Dave Collins vs. Paul Ratliff — Career Comparison

Dave Collins
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Paul Ratliff
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Dave Collins and Paul Ratliff are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Collins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.691 vs .677) and on-base percentage (.340 vs .303). Paul Ratliff had the advantage in slugging (.374 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 Paul Ratliff

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1701
185.33
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
258.93
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5507
600
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
336
600
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4907
534.63
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
297
530.36
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
145.45
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
61
108.93
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
115.93
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
37
66.07
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
20.37
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
10
17.86
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.67
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.57
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
3.49
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.43
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
29.53
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.86
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Paul Ratliff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Paul Ratliff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Paul Ratliff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643.51
70.11
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
36.79
65.7
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1722
187.62
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
198.21
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1840
200.47
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
98
175
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Paul Ratliff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Paul Ratliff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
72.67
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
28
50
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
40.64
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
75
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1008
109.82
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
58
103.57
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679.84
74.07
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
34.05
60.8
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.14
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.07
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
50.88
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
28
50
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
1.74
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.93
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
660
71.91
Paul Ratliff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
212.5
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.34
8.34
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.97
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.38
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
59
6.43
Paul Ratliff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.57
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
43.04
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
15.14
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
58.18
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.97
73.97
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Dave Collins and Paul Ratliff

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243
1.21
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.41
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044
1.02
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.06
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27654
27
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1935
27
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9218
9
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
9
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2869
2.8
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
5.36
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.08
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.04
Paul Ratliff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2989
2.92
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
5.86
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2947
2.88
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
5.76
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.33
98.33
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.371
2.371
Paul Ratliff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.089
4.089
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.99
83.99
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.25
75.25
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.06
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Ratliff
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Ratliff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18