Dave Collins vs. Herm Merritt — Career Comparison

Dave Collins
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Herm Merritt
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Herm Merritt posted the stronger offensive profile against Dave Collins. Herm Merritt posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .691) and on-base percentage (.396 vs .340). Dave Collins had the advantage in home run production (32 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Herm Merritt 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 Herm Merritt

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1701
185.33
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
244.9
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5507
600
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
534.63
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
563.27
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.892
0.892
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1335
145.45
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1064
115.93
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
20.37
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
5.67
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.49
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
29.53
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
643.51
70.11
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.58
105.04
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1722
187.62
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
269.39
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1840
200.47
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
232.65
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.874
0.874
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
72.67
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
40.64
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008
109.82
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679.84
74.07
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.67
118.42
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.14
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
50.88
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.74
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
660
71.91
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
8.34
8.34
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
6.97
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.38
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
59
6.43
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
43.04
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
15.14
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
58.18
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
73.97
73.97
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dave Collins and Herm Merritt

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
1.21
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
1.02
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27654
27
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9218
9
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2869
2.8
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.08
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.04
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2989
2.92
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2947
2.88
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.24
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.371
2.371
Herm Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.647
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.99
83.99
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.06
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0