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Joe
Collins		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 185
 
Born: December 3, 1922 in Usa, PA, SCRANTON
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1949 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 8 8 8 8 8
1950 27 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 8 9 8 8 8 8
1951 28 NYA AL $ 300,000   6 6 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 8 8 8 8 9 9
1952 29 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8
1953 30 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 8 7 7 8 7
1954 31 NYA AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 8 7
1955 32 NYA AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   6 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 9 8 8 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1949 26 NYA AL 50 154 37 42 10 1 12 29 0 2 21 14 .273 .358 .584 .942 29.8 4.6
    AAA   79 250 51 72 9 0 20 61 2 2 55 17 .288 .416 .564 .980 58.1  
1950 27 NYA AL 158 519 74 130 21 6 18 77 2 3 96 44 .250 .364 .418 .782 84.4 13.1
1951 28 NYA AL 139 483 74 119 18 3 9 62 9 11 77 40 .246 .347 .352 .699 63.4 6.3
1952 29 NYA AL 40 38 13 9 0 1 4 10 1 1 3 3 .237 .293 .605 .898 6.7 1.1
    AAA   81 290 53 91 8 0 21 55 13 8 75 26 .314 .455 .559 1.013 73.2  
1953 30 NYA AL 123 263 42 60 9 3 12 50 4 2 40 32 .228 .324 .422 .746 39.3 4.8
1954 31 NYA AL 156 504 67 101 10 4 15 69 4 10 73 67 .200 .300 .325 .626 51.5 4.3
1955 32 NYA AL 90 189 34 54 6 1 8 31 6 7 25 28 .286 .366 .455 .821 29.5 4.3
    AA   31 120 17 38 2 2 7 15 3 7 24 7 .317 .431 .542 .972 25.7  
1956 33 AAA   137 519 98 131 14 8 32 96 13 9 100 70 .252 .373 .495 .868 99.2  
7 Years Sim 756 2150 341 515 74 19 78 328 26 36 335 228 .240 .339 .400 .739 304.6 38.4
3 Years AAA 297 1059 202 294 31 8 73 212 28 19 230 113 .278 .406 .529 .935 230.5  
1 Years AA 31 120 17 38 2 2 7 15 3 7 24 7 .317 .431 .542 .972 25.7  
4 Years Minors 328 1179 219 332 33 10 80 227 31 26 254 120 .282 .409 .530 .939 256.2  
162 Game Average 460 73 110 15 4 16 70 5 7 71 48 .240 .339 .400 .739 65.3  
Career Highs 158 519 74 130 21 6 18 77 9 11 96 67 .286 .366 .605 .942 84.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1270 228 331 37 14 53 215 16 23 221 124 .261 .367 .437 .804 211.5
vs LH   880 113 184 37 5 25 113 10 13 114 104 .209 .297 .348 .645 95.9
Home 376 1032 160 240 38 11 31 136 9 21 179 106 .233 .343 .381 .723 143.2
Away 380 1118 181 275 36 8 47 192 17 15 156 122 .246 .336 .419 .754 164.3
RISP   512 0 127 18 2 25 245 0 0 91 61 .248 .344 .438 .782 86.0
Pinch Hitting   93 20 28 1 1 5 18 2 1 16 12 .301 .400 .495 .895 18.7
Close/Late   225 44 62 7 3 10 36 0 0 40 26 .276 .381 .467 .847 41.5
Mar/Apr 127 321 59 84 14 6 11 47 3 2 55 28 .262 .365 .445 .810 54.5
May 138 375 63 84 14 3 9 49 9 2 58 35 .224 .322 .349 .671 47.9
June 147 459 85 113 13 4 21 78 3 15 78 48 .246 .352 .429 .781 70.3
July 135 398 56 95 18 3 13 61 1 6 63 41 .239 .343 .397 .740 55.9
August 97 288 35 68 5 3 8 38 6 4 46 46 .236 .338 .358 .696 38.6
Sep/Oct 112 309 43 71 10 0 16 55 4 7 35 30 .230 .308 .417 .726 40.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1949 26 NYA AL 1B 27 24 205.0 300 22 0 42 1.000 14.14   0.4
    RF 23 23 182.0 42 0 1 0 .977 2.08   0.4
1950 27 NYA AL 1B 99 95 830.3 1072 85 12 89 .990 12.54   2.1
    RF 58 51 449.3 101 0 0 0 1.000 2.02   0.9
1951 28 NYA AL RF 134 126 1098.7 231 2 2 0 .991 1.91   2.4
    1B 3 0 6.0 7 2 0 0 1.000 13.50   0.0
1952 29 NYA AL 1B 8 4 40.3 43 6 0 6 1.000 10.93   0.1
    RF 2 1 10.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.90   0.0
    CF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1953 30 NYA AL 1B 55 48 423.3 519 43 3 37 .995 11.95   0.8
    RF 28 12 126.7 35 2 0 0 1.000 2.63   0.3
    SS 4 4 33.0 9 10 2 5 .905 5.18   0.1
    CF 3 2 21.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.57    
    2B 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 2 1.000 6.75   0.0
1954 31 NYA AL RF 152 151 1281.0 283 4 6 0 .980 2.02   2.6
1955 32 NYA AL RF 45 44 377.7 72 1 0 0 1.000 1.74   0.8
    1B 11 2 44.7 57 6 0 5 1.000 12.70   0.1
  RF 442 408 3525.3 765 9 9 0 .989 1.98   7.4
  1B 203 173 1549.7 1998 164 15 179 .993 12.56   3.6
  SS 4 4 33.0 9 10 2 5 .905 5.18   0.1
  CF 4 2 23.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.74    
  2B 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 2 1.000 6.75   0.0
Career Totals   654 588 5139.0 2782 186 26 186 .991 5.20   11.1
Career Highs   157 151 1281.0 1173 85 12 89 1.000 9.26    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1950-1-158
1954-8-156
 Triples
1950-7-6
 Stolen Bases
1951-9-9
 Caught Stealing
1951-2-11
1954-4-10
1955-6-7
 Walks
1950-10-96
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Cliff Mapes (953)
  2. Jim Breazeale (953)
  3. Duane Walker (942)
  4. Nate Colbert (933)
  5. Paul O'Neill (927)
  6. Ray Barker (925)
  7. Jim Greengrass (913)
  8. Byron Browne (912)
  9. Norm Zauchin (910)
  10. Harry Agganis (909)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1949
Had first career hit (homerun) on 6/1/1949, off Johnny Gee (MON)
Injured on 3/12/1950 with a Broken Nose, out for one week
Drove in 7 runs against Boston (N) on 6/20/1950
Injured on 9/25/1953 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for 3 weeks
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/1/1956 with a Bruised Foot, out for 5 days
Released by New York (A) on 10/13/1956
 
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