Dave Collins vs. Branch Rickey — Career Comparison

Dave Collins
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Branch Rickey
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcher

On the career numbers, Dave Collins posted the stronger offensive profile against Branch Rickey. Dave Collins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.691 vs .628) and on-base percentage (.340 vs .304). Branch Rickey had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Branch Rickey

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1701
185.33
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
189.47
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5507
600
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
380
600
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
534.63
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
541.58
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
145.45
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
82
129.47
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
115.93
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
65
102.63
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
20.37
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.63
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
5.67
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.47
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
3.49
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.74
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
29.53
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
17
26.84
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643.51
70.11
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
37.63
59.42
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1722
187.62
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
111
175.26
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1840
200.47
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
114
180
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
72.67
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
38
60
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
40.64
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
61.58
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008
109.82
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
116.84
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679.84
74.07
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
41.28
65.18
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.14
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.89
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
50.88
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
27
42.63
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.74
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
660
71.91
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
85.26
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.34
8.34
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
7.04
7.04
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
6.97
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.89
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.38
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
59
6.43
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
43.04
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.63
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
15.14
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
58.18
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.63
Dave Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
73.97
73.97
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dave Collins and Branch Rickey

Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
1.21
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.11
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
1.02
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.01
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27654
27
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2403
27
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9218
9
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
801
9
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2869
2.8
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
4.44
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.08
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.84
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.04
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2989
2.92
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
5.63
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2947
2.88
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.28
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.81
93.81
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.371
2.371
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.748
4.748
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.99
83.99
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.06
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Branch Rickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.24
Dave Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Branch Rickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.63