Jimmy Collins vs. Charlie Lau — Career Comparison

Jimmy Collins
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameThird Baseman
Charlie Lau
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Jimmy Collins posted the stronger offensive profile against Charlie Lau. Jimmy Collins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.752 vs .695) and on-base percentage (.343 vs .330). Charlie Lau had the advantage in home run production (16 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jimmy 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 Jimmy Collins and Charlie Lau

Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1725
138.89
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
527
241.19
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7452
600
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
1311
600
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6795
547.1
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
1170
535.47
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
160.95
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
298
136.38
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1466
118.04
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
210
96.11
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
28.34
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
28.83
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
9.34
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.12
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
5.23
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.32
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533
42.91
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
88
40.27
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004.02
80.84
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
139.75
63.96
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2778
223.67
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
427
195.42
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2509
202.01
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
412
188.56
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1055
84.94
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
105
48.05
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
983
79.15
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
140
64.07
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1973
158.86
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
229
104.81
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102.24
88.75
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
143.35
65.6
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
6.76
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.29
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
34.3
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
49.89
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
10.98
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
21.42
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
68.65
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.02
28.02
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
8.74
8.74
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
11.84
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
15
6.86
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.49
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
28
12.81
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
15.62
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.37
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.46
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
15.62
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.83
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Collins and Charlie Lau

Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1719
1.02
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.19
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572
0.34
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.02
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45636
27
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
7311
27
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15212
9
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2437
9
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2434
1.44
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
5.94
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3734
2.21
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
0.28
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6646
3.93
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1733
6.4
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
3.65
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1712
6.32
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.81
92.81
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.79
98.79
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.588
3.588
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.333
5.333
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.28
33.28
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.98
85.98
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.14
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.11
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.24
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.48
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.18