Dave Collins vs. Bill Merritt — Career Comparison

Dave Collins
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Bill Merritt
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Dave Collins posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Merritt. Dave Collins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.691 vs .661) and on-base percentage (.340 vs .327). By the career numbers, Dave Collins had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dave Collins and Bill Merritt

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1701
185.33
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
401
154.63
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5507
600
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1556
600
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
534.63
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1414
545.24
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1335
145.45
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
384
148.07
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1064
115.93
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324
124.94
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
20.37
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
40
15.42
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.67
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.63
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.49
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.08
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
29.53
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
60
23.14
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643.51
70.11
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
164.87
63.58
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1722
187.62
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
472
182.01
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1840
200.47
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
501
193.19
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
72.67
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
182
70.18
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
40.64
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
75.58
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008
109.82
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
142.67
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679.84
74.07
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
190.43
73.43
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.14
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.7
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
50.88
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
110
42.42
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.74
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
660
71.91
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
31.62
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
8.34
8.34
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.98
18.98
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
6.97
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.64
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.38
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
59
6.43
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
43.04
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
8.1
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
15.14
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
58.18
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
8.1
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
73.97
73.97
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dave Collins and Bill Merritt

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
1.21
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
1.1
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
1.02
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27654
27
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9663
27
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9218
9
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3221
9
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2869
2.8
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
4.06
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.08
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.11
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.04
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.31
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2989
2.92
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
5.48
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2947
2.88
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
5.17
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
94.34
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.371
2.371
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.717
4.717
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.99
83.99
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.06
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.15
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.3
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
1.84
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.01