Jimmy Collins vs. Willie Davis — Career Comparison

Jimmy Collins
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameThird Baseman
Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jimmy Collins comes out clearly ahead of Willie Davis across most offensive categories. Jimmy Collins led in home run production (HR/PA+ 175 vs 111), contact rate (K%+ 196 vs 156), and walk rate (BB%+ 79 vs 55). Willie Davis held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 113 vs 112). Jimmy Collins was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Collins and Willie Davis

Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1725
138.89
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
7452
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
6795
547.1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1999
160.95
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2561
156.44
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1466
118.04
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
352
28.34
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
9.34
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
65
5.23
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
533
42.91
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1004.02
80.84
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
2778
223.67
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2509
202.01
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1055
84.94
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
983
79.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1973
158.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1102.24
88.75
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
6.76
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
34.3
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
21.42
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.02
28.02
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
11.84
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
194
15.62
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
194
15.62
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Collins and Willie Davis

Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1719
1.02
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2323
1.05
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
0.34
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45636
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15212
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2434
1.44
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3734
2.21
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
0.28
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6646
3.93
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6168
3.65
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.81
92.81
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.588
3.588
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.28
33.28
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.14
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0