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Zip Collins
John Edgar Collins

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 11", Weight 152 lb.

Debut July 31, 1914
Final Game September 27, 1921
Born May 4, 1892 in Brooklyn, NY
Died December 19, 1983 in Manassas, VA

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1914 22 PIT NL  49  182   14   44   2  0   0   15   3      8  10  .242  .277  .253   61   46   5           1    
 1915 23 TOT NL 106  368   54  108   9  6   1   23   7  7  26  39  .293  .342  .359  113  132  14           1    
         PIT NL 101  354   51  104   8  5   1   23   6  7  24  38  .294  .340  .353  111  125  14           1    
         BSN NL   5   14    3    4   1  1   0    0   1      2   1  .286  .375  .500  166    7   0           0    
 1916 24 BSN NL  93  268   39   56   1  6   1   18   4     18  42  .209  .261  .269   66   72   9           1    
 1917 25 BSN NL   9   27    3    4   0  1   0    2   0      0   4  .148  .148  .222   16    6   0           0    
 1921 29 PHA AL  24   71   14   20   5  1   0    5   1  2   6   5  .282  .354  .380   87   27   1           2    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      281  916  124  232  17 14   2   63  15  9  58 100  .253  .301  .309   84  283  29   0   0   5   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        528   71  134  10  8   1   36   9  5  33  58  .253  .301  .309   84  163  17   0   0   3   0
 Career High    106  368   54  108   9  6   1   23   7  7  26  42  .293  .342  .359  113  132  14   0   0   2   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1914 22 PIT NL  196  143   13   2.4    81| .242  .254| .277  .321| .253  .340| .530  .661|  61  .340  -9.0  -1.0     
 1915 23 TOT NL  409  281   44   4.2    80| .293  .255| .342  .317| .359  .341| .701  .658| 113  .611   5.1   0.6  50%
         PIT NL  393  271   41   4.1    80| .294  .255| .340  .317| .353  .341| .693  .658| 111  .596   4.0   0.5  46%
         BSN NL   16   10    3   8.0    79| .286  .253| .375  .316| .500  .339| .875  .656| 166  .838   1.1   0.1     
 1916 24 BSN NL  296  221   19   2.3    74| .209  .248| .261  .306| .269  .332| .530  .638|  66  .345 -11.2  -1.3     
 1917 25 BSN NL   27   23    1   1.2    74| .148  .250| .148  .306| .222  .329| .370  .635|  16  .129  -2.8  -0.3     
 1921 29 PHA AL   80   54    9   4.5   114| .282  .300| .354  .365| .380  .421| .734  .786|  87  .441  -1.2  -0.1  33%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons      1008  722   86   3.2    81| .253  .256| .301  .318| .309  .344| .610  .662|  84  .462 -19.1  -2.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1914 22 PIT NL OF 49 92 8 4 2 .962 .957 2.04 1.97 0 11 40 1915 23 TOT NL OF 93 223 12 14 3 .944 .959 2.53 2.01 4 89 0 PIT NL OF 89 217 11 14 3 .942 .959 2.56 2.01 0 89 0 BSN NL OF 4 6 1 0 0 1.000 .959 1.75 2.00 4 0 0 1916 24 BSN NL OF 78 114 10 7 3 .947 .967 1.59 2.00 26 27 27 1917 25 BSN NL OF 5 13 0 0 0 1.000 .963 2.60 2.08 1 0 4 1921 29 PHA AL OF 20 51 3 5 0 .915 .959 2.70 2.21 0 20 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1914 22 PIT NL OF 49 92 8 4 2 .962 .957 2.04 1.97 0 11 40 1915 23 TOT NL OF 93 223 12 14 3 .944 .959 2.53 2.01 4 89 0 PIT NL OF 89 217 11 14 3 .942 .959 2.56 2.01 0 89 0 BSN NL OF 4 6 1 0 0 1.000 .959 1.75 2.00 4 0 0 1916 24 BSN NL OF 78 114 10 7 3 .947 .967 1.59 2.00 26 27 27 1917 25 BSN NL OF 5 13 0 0 0 1.000 .963 2.60 2.08 1 0 4 1921 29 PHA AL OF 20 51 3 5 0 .915 .959 2.70 2.21 0 20 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 245 493 33 30 8 .946 .961 2.15 2.02 31 147 71 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 245 493 33 30 8 .946 .961 2.15 2.02
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Transactions 

September 3, 1915: Purchased by the Boston Braves from the Pittsburgh Pirates.


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