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Jimmy Collins
James Joseph Collins
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: January 16, 1870 in Buffalo, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1895
Final Game: August 29, 1908
Died: March 6, 1943 in Buffalo, NY
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Old Timers Committee as Player in 1945.
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Standard Batting

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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
1895 25 TOT NL 107 462 411 75 112 20 5 7 57 12 37 20 .273 .347 .397 .744 95 163 10 4 5O/46
1895 25 BSN NL 11 44 38 10 8 3 0 1 8 0 4 4 .211 .302 .368 .671 69 14 1 1 O
1895 25 LOU NL 96 418 373 65 104 17 5 6 49 12 33 16 .279 .352 .399 .751 98 149 9 3 5O/46
1896 26 BSN NL 84 350 304 48 90 10 9 1 46 10 30 12 .296 .374 .398 .772 99 121 8 8 5/6
1897 27 BSN NL 134 585 529 103 183 28 13 6 132 14 41 .346 .400 .482 .882 126 255 7 8 *5
1898 28 BSN NL 152 657 597 107 196 35 5 15 111 12 40 .328 .377 .479 .856 140 286 7 13 *5
1899 29 BSN NL 151 660 599 98 166 28 11 5 92 12 40 .277 .335 .386 .721 90 231 12 9 *5
1900 30 BSN NL 142 639 586 104 178 25 5 6 95 23 34 .304 .352 .394 .747 96 231 10 9 *5/6
1901 31 BOS AL 138 615 564 108 187 42 16 6 94 19 34 .332 .375 .495 .869 142 279 5 12 *5
1902 32 BOS AL 108 474 429 71 138 21 10 6 61 18 24 .322 .360 .459 .820 123 197 2 19 *5
1903 33 BOS AL 130 579 540 88 160 33 17 5 72 23 24 .296 .329 .448 .777 126 242 2 13 *5
1904 34 BOS AL 156 676 631 85 171 33 13 3 67 19 27 .271 .306 .379 .685 110 239 5 13 *5
1905 35 BOS AL 131 558 508 66 140 26 5 4 65 18 37 .276 .330 .370 .700 121 188 4 9 *5
1906 36 BOS AL 37 148 142 17 39 8 4 1 16 1 4 .275 .295 .408 .703 119 58 0 2 5
1907 37 TOT AL 140 579 522 51 145 29 0 0 45 8 34 .278 .332 .333 .665 111 174 8 15 *5
1907 37 BOS AL 41 174 158 13 46 8 0 0 10 4 10 .291 .333 .342 .675 116 54 0 6 5
1907 37 PHA AL 99 405 364 38 99 21 0 0 35 4 24 .272 .331 .330 .660 109 120 8 9 5
1908 38 PHA AL 115 470 433 34 94 14 3 0 30 5 20 .217 .258 .263 .521 65 114 4 13 *5
14 Seasons 1725 7452 6795 1055 1999 352 116 65 983 194 426 32 .294 .343 .409 .752 113 2778 84 147
162 Game Avg. 162 700 638 99 188 33 11 6 92 18 40 .294 .343 .409 .752 113 261 8 14
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
BOS (7 yrs) 741 3224 2972 448 881 171 65 25 385 102 160 .296 .336 .423 .759 124 1257 18 74
BSN (6 yrs) 674 2935 2653 470 821 129 43 34 484 71 189 16 .309 .365 .429 .794 110 1138 45 48
PHA (2 yrs) 214 875 797 72 193 35 3 0 65 9 44 .242 .292 .294 .586 85 234 12 22
LOU (1 yr) 96 418 373 65 104 17 5 6 49 12 33 16 .279 .352 .399 .751 98 149 9 3
AL (8 yrs) 955 4099 3769 520 1074 206 68 25 450 111 204 .285 .327 .396 .722 116 1491 30 96
NL (6 yrs) 770 3353 3026 535 925 146 48 40 533 83 222 32 .306 .364 .425 .789 109 1287 54 51

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1903 33 BOS AL WS PIT W 8 37 36 5 9 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 1 .250 .270 .389 .659 14 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 8 37 36 5 9 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 1 .250 .270 .389 .659 14 1 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1895 TOT NL 25 OF 28 59 49 4 6 1 .898 1.89 .919 2.14 0-7-21
1895 BSN NL 25 OF 10 14 9 1 4 0 .714 1.00 .936 2.14 0-7-11
1895 LOU NL 25 3B 77 337 131 181 25 12 .926 4.05 .864 3.38
1895 LOU NL 25 OF 18 45 40 3 2 1 .956 2.39 .913 2.14 0-0-10
1895 LOU NL 25 2B 2 15 3 12 0 0 1.000 7.50 .927 5.65
1895 LOU NL 25 SS 1 6 2 3 1 1 .833 5.00 .900 5.50
1896 BSN NL 26 3B 80 375 134 207 34 16 .909 4.26 .890 3.41
1896 BSN NL 26 SS 4 24 7 11 6 2 .750 4.50 .921 5.52
1897 BSN NL 27 3B 134 564 214 303 47 20 .917 3.86 .889 3.29
1898 BSN NL 28 3B 152 617 243 332 42 20 .932 3.78 .899 3.42
1899 BSN NL 29 3B 151 629 217 376 36 23 .943 3.93 .899 3.52
1900 BSN NL 30 3B 141 620 251 329 40 21 .935 4.11 .890 3.74
1900 BSN NL 30 SS 1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 .900 5.80
1901 BOS AL 31 3B 138 581 203 328 50 24 .914 3.85 .897 3.51
1902 BOS AL 32 3B 107 417 143 255 19 14 .954 3.72 .908 3.52
1903 BOS AL 33 3B 130 460 178 260 22 19 .952 3.37 .919 3.11
1904 BOS AL 34 3B 156 541 191 320 30 15 .945 3.28 .930 3.09
1905 BOS AL 35 3B 131 468 164 268 36 12 .923 3.30 .923 3.10
1906 BOS AL 36 3B 32 124 43 70 11 2 .911 3.53 .921 3.15
1907 TOT AL 37 3B 139 447 143 257 47 13 .895 2.88 .915 3.10
1907 BOS AL 37 3B 41 135 46 72 17 2 .874 2.88 .917 3.10
1907 PHA AL 37 3B 98 312 97 185 30 11 .904 2.88 .914 3.10
1908 PHA AL 38 3B 115 359 117 216 26 14 .928 2.90 .932 3.20
14 Seasons 3B 1683 6539 2372 3702 465 225 .929 3.61 .904 3.33
1 Season OF 28 59 49 4 6 1 .898 1.89 .919 2.14 0-7-21
3 Seasons SS 6 33 10 16 7 3 .788 4.33 .915 5.57
1 Season 2B 2 15 3 12 0 0 1.000 7.50 .927 5.65
14 Seasons TOT 1719 6646 2434 3734 478 229 .928 3.59 .833 3.32 0-7-21
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 BBWAA (25.7%)
1936 Veterans (10.3%)
1937 BBWAA (32.8%)
1938 BBWAA (30.2%)
1939 BBWAA (26.3%)
1942 BBWAA (29.2%)
1945 BBWAA (49.0%)
1945 Old Timers (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1945 by Old Timers Committee

Batting Average s c a p y
1898 NL  .328 (7th)
1901 AL  .332 (5th)
1902 AL  .322 (9th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1897 NL  .482 (10th)
1898 NL  .479 (2nd)
1901 AL  .495 (5th)
1902 AL  .459 (9th)
1903 AL  .448 (8th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1898 NL  .856 (7th)
1901 AL  .869 (6th)
1902 AL  .820 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1897 NL  134 (4th)
1898 NL  152 (5th)
1899 NL  151 (6th)
1900 NL  142 (1st)
1901 AL  138 (3rd)
1904 AL  156 (5th)

At Bats s c a p y
1898 NL  597 (10th)
1899 NL  599 (8th)
1900 NL  586 (1st)
1901 AL  564 (4th)
1903 AL  540 (10th)
1904 AL  631 (2nd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1899 NL  660 (9th)
1900 NL  639 (4th)
1901 AL  615 (8th)
1904 AL  676 (4th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1900 NL  104 (10th)
1901 AL  108 (6th)
1903 AL  88 (8th)
1904 AL  85 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
1898 NL  196 (5th)
1900 NL  178 (7th)
1901 AL  187 (3rd)
1903 AL  160 (10th)
1904 AL  171 (8th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1897 NL  255 (9th)
1898 NL  286 (1st)
1900 NL  231 (9th)
1901 AL  279 (2nd)
1903 AL  242 (8th)
1904 AL  239 (8th)

Doubles s c a p y
1898 NL  35 (3rd)
1899 NL  28 (6th)
1901 AL  42 (3rd)
1903 AL  33 (6th)
1904 AL  33 (2nd)
1907 AL  29 (4th)

Triples s c a p y
1901 AL  16 (4th)
1903 AL  17 (4th)
Career  116 (106th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1897 NL  6 (7th)
1898 NL  15 (1st)
1900 NL  6 (10th)
1901 AL  6 (9th)
1902 AL  6 (10th)
1903 AL  5 (10th)
1905 AL  4 (9th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1897 NL  132 (2nd)
1898 NL  111 (2nd)
1900 NL  95 (4th)
1901 AL  94 (6th)
1905 AL  65 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
1900 NL  142 (8th)
Career  1466 (214th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1898 NL  140 (9th)
1901 AL  142 (4th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1898 NL  106 (1st)
1901 AL  103 (2nd)
1903 AL  79 (8th)
1904 AL  72 (10th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1898 NL  30 (8th)
1901 AL  31 (4th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1898 NL  3.1 (8th)
1901 AL  3.0 (3rd)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1897 NL  47 (9th)
1898 NL  55 (3rd)
1899 NL  44 (8th)
1901 AL  64 (2nd)
1903 AL  55 (5th)
1904 AL  49 (5th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1901 AL  226 (7th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1898 NL  .723 (8th)
1901 AL  .703 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1895 NL  10 (10th)
1907 AL  8 (9th)
Career  84 (121st)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1902 AL  19 (8th)
Career  147 (176th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1898 NL  13.3 (3rd)
1900 NL  9.5 (8th)
1901 AL  9.1 (9th)
1903 AL  8.2 (7th)
1905 AL  6.5 (10th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1898 NL  39.8 (1st)

Outs Made s c a p y
1899 NL  442 (4th)
1900 NL  417 (4th)
1904 AL  473 (2nd)

Oldest s c a p y
1908 AL  born 1870-01-16 (3rd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 6 (334), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 128 (138), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 40 (468), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 26 (434), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Paul Hines (887)
  7. Marty McManus (881)
  8. Gee Walker (879)
  9. Ben Chapman (878)
  10. Carney Lansford (877)
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  6. Bug Holliday (915)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Hardy Richardson (922)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Frank Baker (910) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Frank Baker (940) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Frank Baker (940) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Frank Baker (930) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  13. Larry Gardner (893)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

November 14, 1894: Purchased by the Boston Beaneaters from Buffalo (Eastern) for $500.

May 19, 1895: Loaned to the Louisville Colonels by the Boston Beaneaters for $500.

Before 1896 Season: Returned to the Boston Beaneaters by the Louisville Colonels as part of earlier loan.

February 11, 1901: Jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Boston Americans.

June 7, 1907: Traded by the Boston Americans to the Philadelphia Athletics for John Knight.

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