Home Run Baker vs Jimmy Collins: Career Stats Comparison
Home Run Baker (1908–1922) and Jimmy Collins (1895–1908) — they broke in during the 1900s and the 1890s respectively, which makes the side-by-side worth doing carefully. Home Run Baker finished with 1,838 hits and 96 home runs; Jimmy Collins finished with 1,999 hits and 65 home runs. Below is the full career table, PIV adjustment, peak seasons, and a verdict.
Home Run Baker
Jimmy Collins
Career Stats Side-by-Side
Every cell below is a career total or career rate for Home Run Baker and Jimmy Collins. Cells highlighted in green mark the category leader. Counting stats reward longevity; the rate stats at the bottom are era-agnostic.
| Statistic | Home Run Baker | Jimmy Collins |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 1,575 | 1,725 |
| At-Bats | 5,984 | 6,795 |
| Runs | 887 | 1,055 |
| Hits | 1,838 | 1,999 |
| Doubles | 315 | 352 |
| Triples | 103 | 116 |
| Home Runs | 96 | 65 |
| RBI | 987 | 983 |
| Walks | 473 | 426 |
| Strikeouts | 344 | 266 |
| Stolen Bases | 235 | 194 |
| Batting Avg | .307 | .294 |
| On-Base % | .363 | .343 |
| Slugging % | .442 | .409 |
| OPS | .805 | .752 |
PIV Comparison
By PIV (Player Impact Value), Home Run Baker outpaces Jimmy Collins 22,634 to 13,677 — a gap driven primarily by per-season impact (1,741 vs 855 per year). PIV adjusts each season to league baselines, so it's the cleanest way to compare careers across eras.
Peak Seasons
The best single seasons each player produced, ranked by OPS among qualified workloads (300+ at-bats).
Home Run Baker — top 3 seasons by OPS
Jimmy Collins — top 3 seasons by OPS
Verdict
On the head-to-head card, Home Run Baker leads in home runs, RBI, stolen bases, and batting average, while Jimmy Collins owns hits and runs. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Home Run Baker. PIV agrees: Home Run Baker grades out higher across their careers. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.