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Bill Collins

William J. Collins

Positions: Catcher, Shortstop and Rightfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Unknown
Weight: 150 lb.

Born: 1863 in Dublin, Ireland (All Transactions)
Debut: August 1, 1887
Teams (by GP): Spiders/Athletics/Metropolitans 1887-1891

Final Game: September 19, 1891
Died: June 8, 1893 in Brooklyn, NY
Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, NY
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1887 24 NYP AA 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 1 0 /2
1889 26 PHA AA 1 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 89 1 0 /2
1890 27 PHA AA 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 /6
1891 28 CLV NL 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 /2O
4 Yrs 5 13 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .167 .231 .167 .397 15 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 421 389 0 65 0 0 0 32 32 32 .167 .231 .167 .397 15 65 0
PHA (2 yrs) 2 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 56 1 0
NYP (1 yr) 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 1 0
CLV (1 yr) 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
AA (3 yrs) 3 10 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .222 .300 .222 .522 50 2 0
NL (1 yr) 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1887 24 NYP AA 1 4 -0 0 0 -2 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.1 .349 .499 0.0 -0.1 -0 $ /2
1889 26 PHA AA 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .524 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /2
1890 27 PHA AA 1 1 -0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .392 .499 0.0 -0.1 -0 $ /6
1891 28 CLV NL 2 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .464 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /2O
4 Seasons 5 13 -1 0 0 -3 0 -4 -0.3 0 -4 -0.3 .439 .500 -0.1 -0.2 -1 $
PHA (2 yrs) 2 6 -0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .458 .500 0.0 -0.1 0 $
NYP (1 yr) 1 4 -0 0 0 -2 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.1 .349 .499 0.0 -0.1 -0 $
CLV (1 yr) 2 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .464 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1887 24 NYP AA 4 3 0 0.0 94 .250 .250 .275 .250 .338 .250 .371 .500 .710 41 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
1889 26 PHA AA 5 3 0 0.0 90 .250 .250 .264 .400 .336 .250 .359 .650 .695 89 .000 0.0 0.0 1.000 .500 .000 .0
1890 27 PHA AA 1 1 0 0.0 86 .000 .000 .259 .000 .337 .000 .341 .000 .678 -100 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1891 28 CLV NL 3 3 0 0.0 90 .000 .000 .262 .000 .337 .000 .357 .000 .693 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
4 Yrs 13 10 0 0.0 91 .167 .167 .267 .231 .337 .167 .361 .397 .698 15 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .400 .167 .000 .0
162 Game Avg. 421 324 0 0.0 91 .167 .167 .267 .231 .337 .167 .361 .397 .698 15 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .400 .167 .000
PHA (2 yrs) 6 4 0 0.0 89 .200 .200 .263 .333 .336 .200 .355 .533 .691 56 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .750 .400 .000 .0
NYP (1 yr) 4 3 0 0.0 94 .250 .250 .275 .250 .338 .250 .371 .500 .710 41 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
CLV (1 yr) 3 3 0 0.0 90 .000 .000 .262 .000 .337 .000 .357 .000 .693 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
AA (3 yrs) 10 7 0 0.0 91 .222 .222 .268 .300 .337 .222 .362 .522 .699 50 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .571 .222 .000 .0
NL (1 yr) 3 3 0 0.0 90 .000 .000 .262 .000 .337 .000 .357 .000 .693 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1887 24 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 1 0
1888 25 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 1 0
1889 26 2 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .250 .333 .250 .583 67 2 0
1890 27 3 10 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .222 .300 .222 .522 50 2 0
1891 28 5 13 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .167 .231 .167 .397 15 2 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1887 24 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1889 26 1 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 1
1890 27 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1891 28 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
4 Yrs 5 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .063 .000 .063 0 5
162 Game Avg. 162 518 486 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 32 .000 .063 .000 .063 0 5

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