Dave Collins vs. Walt Preston — Career Comparison

Dave Collins
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Walt Preston
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Walt Preston posted the stronger offensive profile against Dave Collins. Walt Preston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.732 vs .691) and on-base percentage (.366 vs .340). Dave Collins had the advantage in home run production (32 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Walt Preston 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 Walt Preston

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1701
185.33
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
50
133.33
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5507
600
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4907
534.63
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
197
525.33
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1335
145.45
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
146.67
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1064
115.93
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
117.33
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
20.37
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
5.67
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.67
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.49
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
29.53
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
11
29.33
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
643.51
70.11
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31.36
83.63
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1722
187.62
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
192
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1840
200.47
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
218.67
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
667
72.67
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
112
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
40.64
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
64
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008
109.82
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
173.33
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679.84
74.07
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33.71
89.89
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.14
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.67
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
50.88
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
17
45.33
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.74
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
660
71.91
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.33
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
8.34
8.34
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.24
13.24
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.97
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.38
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
59
6.43
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
43.04
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
11
29.33
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
15.14
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
58.18
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
11
29.33
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
73.97
73.97
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dave Collins and Walt Preston

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
1.21
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.13
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
1.02
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27654
27
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9218
9
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2869
2.8
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.57
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.08
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.19
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.04
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2989
2.92
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.49
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2947
2.88
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
2.76
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.11
79.11
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.371
2.371
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.451
2.451
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.99
83.99
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.06
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0