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Don Collins

Donald Edward Collins

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: September 15, 1952 in Lyons, GA
School: South Georgia College (Douglas, GA)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: May 4, 1977
Teams (by GP): Braves/Indians 1977-1980

Final Game: July 4, 1980
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1977 24 ATL NL 3 9 .250 5.09 40 6 8 0 0 2 70.2 82 43 40 8 41 8 27 1 3 3 324 88 1.741 10.4 1.0 5.2 3.4 0.66
1980 27 CLE AL 0 0 7.50 4 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 9 5 5 0 7 1 0 0 0 1 33 58 2.667 13.5 0.0 10.5 0.0 0.00
2 Yrs 3 9 .250 5.28 44 6 10 0 0 2 76.2 91 48 45 8 48 9 27 1 3 4 357 85 1.813 10.7 0.9 5.6 3.2 0.56
162 Game Avg. 4 12 .250 5.28 60 8 14 0 0 3 104 124 65 61 11 65 12 37 1 4 5 486 85 1.813 10.7 0.9 5.6 3.2 0.56
ATL (1 yr) 3 9 .250 5.09 40 6 8 0 0 2 70.2 82 43 40 8 41 8 27 1 3 3 324 88 1.741 10.4 1.0 5.2 3.4 0.66
CLE (1 yr) 0 0 7.50 4 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 9 5 5 0 7 1 0 0 0 1 33 58 2.667 13.5 0.0 10.5 0.0 0.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1977 24 ATL NL 70.2 40 6 43 5.48 4.50 -0.92 -0.20 115.4 6.02 4 0.4 1.2 -0.1 0.9 11 .510 .502 $
1980 27 CLE AL 6.0 4 0 5 7.50 5.12 -0.38 -0.41 101.6 5.17 -2 -0.2 .1 0.1 -0.1 -1 .460 .499 $
2 Seasons 76.2 44 6 48 5.63 4.55 -0.87 -0.22 114.3 5.95 2 0.2 1.1 -0.0 0.8 10 .505 .501 $
ATL (1 yr) 70.2 40 6 43 5.48 4.50 -0.92 -0.20 115.4 6.02 4 0.4 1.2 -0.1 0.9 11 .510 .502 $
CLE (1 yr) 6.0 4 0 5 7.50 5.12 -0.38 -0.41 101.6 5.17 -2 -0.2 .1 0.1 -0.1 -1 .460 .499 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1977 24 ATL NL 40 324 274 43 82 14 5 8 10 7 41 27 .299 .389 .474 .863 .306 130 7 1 5 3 8 7
1980 27 CLE AL 4 33 26 5 9 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 .346 .485 .423 .908 .346 11 2 0 0 0 1 1
2 Yrs 44 357 300 48 91 16 5 8 10 7 48 27 .303 .398 .470 .868 .310 141 9 1 5 3 9 8
162 Game Avg. 60 486 408 65 124 22 7 11 14 10 65 37 .303 .398 .470 .868 .310 192 12 1 7 4 12 11
MLB Averages .263 .327 .391 .719 .285

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1977 24 ATL NL -3.4 -0.4 345 -1.6 4.9 -6.5 1.01 -0.7 -0.9 -5.6 -0.5 1.01 -6.4 13 6 14
1980 27 CLE AL -1.8 -0.2 34 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .09 -0.3 0.0 -4.5 -0.4 0.09 -3.2 0 0 4
2 Yrs -5.2 -0.5 379 -1.6 5.0 -6.6 .93 -1.0 -0.8 -10.1 -0.9 0.93 -9.7 13 6 18

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1977 24 ATL NL 40 6 0 5 1 0 2 0 6 .000 0 1 0 0 2 33% 37.7 51 22 22 7 4 2 2.3 0.5 3.4
1 Yr 40 6 0 5 1 0 2 0 6 .000 0 1 0 0 2 33% 38 51 22 22 7 4 2 2.3 0.5 3.4
MLB Averages .500 52% 51 99 -13 4.4 4.3 6.4

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1977 24 ATL NL 40 34 8 3 4 3 2 1 67% 3 0 30 13 43% 7 1.011 13 6 14 6 9 19 16 18 15 8 19 7 4.4
1980 27 CLE AL 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 8 .095 0 0 4 0 0 4 3 1 3 1 3 1 4.5
2 Yrs 44 38 10 3 4 3 2 1 67% 3 0 35 16 46% .926 13 6 18 6 9 23 19 19 18 9 22 8 4.4

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1977 24 ATL NL 324 32% 2.5% 8.3% 12.7% 8.3% 33% 1.18 75% 72 7 10%
1980 27 CLE AL 33 61% 0.0% 0.0% 21.2% 6.1% 22% 0.64 79% 14 2 14%
2 Yrs 357 35% 2.2% 7.6% 13.5% 8.1% 32% 1.11 75% 86 9 10%
MLB Averages 44% 2.0% 12.8% 8.4% 6.7% 28% 1.10 75% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1977 24 ATL NL 324 82 8 0 11 4 4 6 2 26 16 4 62% 7 3 0 132 10 7 59% 8 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 11 0
1980 27 CLE AL 33 9 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 40% 1 1 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 Yrs 357 91 8 0 14 4 4 6 2 31 18 4 58% 8 4 0 150 10 7 59% 8 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 0
MLB Averages 53% 65%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1977 24 3 9 .250 5.09 40 6 8 0 0 2 70.2 82 43 40 8 41 8 27 1 3 3 324 88 1.741 10.4 1.0 5.2 3.4 0.66 88
1978 25 3 9 .250 5.09 40 6 8 0 0 2 70.2 82 43 40 8 41 8 27 1 3 3 324 88 1.741 10.4 1.0 5.2 3.4 0.66 88
1979 26 3 9 .250 5.09 40 6 8 0 0 2 70.2 82 43 40 8 41 8 27 1 3 3 324 88 1.741 10.4 1.0 5.2 3.4 0.66 88
1980 27 3 9 .250 5.28 44 6 10 0 0 2 76.2 91 48 45 8 48 9 27 1 3 4 357 85 1.813 10.7 0.9 5.6 3.2 0.56 85

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1977 24 3 4 .429 4.57 69.0 77 39 35 8 38 26 1 1.667 10.0 5.0 3.4 0.68 1.0 40
1980 27 0 0 7.50 6.0 9 6 5 0 7 0 0 2.667 13.5 10.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 4
2 Yrs 3 4 .429 4.80 75.0 86 45 40 8 45 26 1 1.747 10.3 3.1 0.58 1.0 44

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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