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Eddie Collins

Edward Trowbridge Collins Jr.

Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 23, 1916 in Lansdowne, PA
High School: Episcopal Academy (Merion, PA)
School: Yale University (All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 1939
Team: Athletics 1939-1942

Final Game: May 26, 1942
Died: November 2, 2000 in Jennersville, PA
Buried: Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, PA
Relatives: Son of Eddie Collins
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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
1939 22 PHA AL 32 21 21 6 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .238 .238 .286 .524 35 6 0 0 0 /O947
1941 24 PHA AL 80 240 219 29 53 6 3 0 12 2 1 20 24 .242 .305 .297 .602 61 65 4 0 1 O9/87
1942 25 PHA AL 20 38 34 6 8 2 0 0 4 1 0 4 2 .235 .316 .294 .610 72 10 0 0 0 /O987
3 Seasons 132 299 274 41 66 9 3 0 16 4 1 24 29 .241 .302 .296 .598 61 81 4 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 367 336 50 81 11 4 0 20 5 1 29 36 .241 .302 .296 .598 61 99 5 0 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1939 22 PHA AL 21 -2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /O947
1941 24 PHA AL 240 -12 1 0 0 0 -2 7 -7 -0.7 -6 -0.6 -0.1 $ O9/87
1942 25 PHA AL 38 -1 0 0 0 -3 0 1 -3 -0.3 0 0.0 -0.3 $ /O987
3 Seasons 299 -15 2 0 0 -3 -2 9 -10 -1.0 -6 -0.6 -0.4 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1939 PHA AL 22 OF 6 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.67 .969 2.43
1939 PHA AL 22 RF 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .962 2.08
1939 PHA AL 22 2B 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 .667 2.00 .967 5.60
1939 PHA AL 22 LF 1 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 .966 2.40
1941 PHA AL 24 OF 50 44 43 126 119 3 4 1 .968 2.44 .973 2.41
1941 PHA AL 24 RF 40 38 37 102 95 3 4 1 .961 2.45 .969 2.14
1941 PHA AL 24 CF 7 6 6 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 3.29 .976 2.79
1941 PHA AL 24 LF 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.25 .980 2.30
1942 PHA AL 25 OF 9 7 6 10 8 0 2 0 .800 0.89 .976 2.38
1942 PHA AL 25 RF 6 5 4 7 5 0 2 0 .714 0.83 .969 2.07
1942 PHA AL 25 CF 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.67 .980 2.80
1942 PHA AL 25 LF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .970 2.30
3 Seasons OF 65 51 49 146 137 3 6 1 .959 2.15 .973 2.41
3 Seasons RF 51 43 41 114 105 3 6 1 .947 2.12 .969 2.13
2 Seasons CF 10 8 8 25 25 0 0 0 1.000 2.50 .976 2.79
3 Seasons LF 6 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.17 .969 2.32
1 Season 2B 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 .667 2.00 .967 5.60
3 Seasons TOT 66 51 49 149 138 4 7 1 .953 2.15 .973 2.46
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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