Sonny Collins vs. Bob File — Career Comparison

Sonny Collins
UnknownPhiladelphia Bacharach GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sonny Collins built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob File posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.464 compared to 9.22 and 2.305 for Sonny Collins. By the career numbers, Bob File had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sonny Collins and Bob File

Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.22
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.2
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
15.48
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.48
15.48
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.48
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.45
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
48.73
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.305
2.305
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
42.48
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Sonny Collins and Bob File

Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.63
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.54
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
2.43
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.34
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sonny Collins and Bob File

Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
300
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
91.31
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
105.72
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA