Ripper Collins vs. Vic Wertz — Career Comparison

Ripper Collins
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Vic Wertz
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Ripper Collins and Vic Wertz are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 111 for Ripper Collins, 110 for Vic Wertz), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 130 vs 128). The overall lean goes to Ripper Collins, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ripper Collins and Vic Wertz

Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1084
154.67
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
159.12
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
4205
600
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7021
600
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3784
539.93
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6099
521.21
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
0.84
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1121
159.95
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1692
144.59
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
716
102.16
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1095
93.58
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
29.25
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
24.7
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
9.27
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.59
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
135
19.26
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
22.73
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
405
57.79
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
597
51.02
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
655.96
93.6
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1047.09
89.48
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1861
265.54
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2863
244.67
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1500
214.03
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2547
217.66
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.852
0.852
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.833
0.833
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.829
0.829
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.816
0.816
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
615
87.75
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
867
74.09
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
659
94.03
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1178
100.67
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1139
162.52
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1779
152.03
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
688.99
98.31
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1072.58
91.66
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.28
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
2.31
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
356
50.8
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
828
70.76
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.82
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
53.22
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
842
71.96
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.27
11.27
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
8.34
8.34
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
0.95
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
0.98
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
5.99
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.05
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
3.67
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
8.56
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
143
12.22
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.57
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.77
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
1.62
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.57
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
2.39
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
32.14
32.14

Fielding Stats for Ripper Collins and Vic Wertz

Ripper Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
969
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
2.46
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.11
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17608
27
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5869.1
9
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7867
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6807
10.44
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
0.8
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.17
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8558
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7438
11.41
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8483
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7326
11.23
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.12
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8.754
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.567
4.567
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vic Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.07
45.07
Ripper Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
0.85
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ripper Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vic Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0