Dave Collins vs. Jack Merson — Career Comparison

Dave Collins
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Jack Merson
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dave Collins and Jack Merson are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Collins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.691 vs .657) and on-base percentage (.340 vs .294). Jack Merson had the advantage in slugging (.363 vs .351). 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 Jack Merson

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1701
185.33
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
125
156.25
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5507
600
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
480
600
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
534.63
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
452
565
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
145.45
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
145
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
115.93
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
84
105
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
20.37
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
27.5
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.67
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
3.49
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.5
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
29.53
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
40
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Jack Merson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Jack Merson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jack Merson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643.51
70.11
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
45.97
57.47
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1722
187.62
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
205
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1840
200.47
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
140
175
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Jack Merson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Jack Merson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
72.67
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
58.75
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
40.64
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
65
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008
109.82
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
116.25
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679.84
74.07
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
49.26
61.58
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.14
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.25
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
50.88
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
28.75
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.74
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
660
71.91
Jack Merson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
56.25
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
8.34
8.34
Jack Merson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.67
10.67
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.97
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.38
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.43
Jack Merson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.75
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
43.04
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.25
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
15.14
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.25
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
58.18
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.5
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.97
73.97
Jack Merson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Dave Collins and Jack Merson

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Merson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
1.21
Jack Merson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
1.02
Jack Merson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27654
27
Jack Merson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9218
9
Jack Merson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2869
2.8
Jack Merson
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.08
Jack Merson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.04
Jack Merson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2989
2.92
Jack Merson
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2947
2.88
Jack Merson
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Jack Merson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.371
2.371
Jack Merson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.664
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.99
83.99
Jack Merson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.06
Jack Merson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Merson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Merson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Merson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Merson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0