Jimmy Collins vs. Babe Twombly — Career Comparison

Jimmy Collins
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameThird Baseman
Babe Twombly
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Jimmy Collins and Babe Twombly are closely matched on the surface stats. Jimmy Collins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.752 vs .723) and slugging (.409 vs .366). Babe Twombly had the advantage in on-base percentage (.357 vs .343). 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 Babe Twombly

Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1725
138.89
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
250.63
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7452
600
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
395
600
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6795
547.1
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
358
543.8
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1999
160.95
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
165.57
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1466
118.04
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
144.3
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
28.34
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.67
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
9.34
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.04
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
5.23
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.56
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533
42.91
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
14
21.27
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004.02
80.84
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
44.49
67.59
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2778
223.67
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
131
198.99
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2509
202.01
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
209.62
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1055
84.94
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
47
71.39
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
983
79.15
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
32
48.61
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1973
158.86
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
76
115.44
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102.24
88.75
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
51.74
78.59
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
6.76
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
34.3
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.53
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
21.42
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
45.57
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.02
28.02
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
13.17
13.17
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.93
0.93
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
11.84
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.15
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
15.62
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.67
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.78
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
15.62
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
36.46
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Collins and Babe Twombly

Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
1.02
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
0.34
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45636
27
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15212
9
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2434
1.44
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3734
2.21
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
0.28
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6646
3.93
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6168
3.65
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.81
92.81
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.94
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.588
3.588
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.065
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.28
33.28
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.14
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0