Dave Collins

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: October 20, 1952 in Rapid City, SD us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 23rd round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stevens HS (Rapid City, SD), the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (9th) of the 1972 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ) and the California Angels in the 1st round (6th) of the 1972 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ).

High School: Stevens HS (Rapid City, SD)

School: Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ)

Debut: June 7, 1975 (Age 22-230d, 11,248th in MLB history)
vs. MIL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1990 (Age 37-348d)
vs. MON 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Richie Bry

Full Name: David S. Collins

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.8

AB

4907

R

667

H

1335

BA

.272

HR

RBI

373

SB

395

OBP

.338

SLG

.351

OPS

.689

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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
1972	19	ANA-min	Rk	68	295	252	40	69	8	8	1	27	21	7	41	51	.274	.375	.381	.756		96		0	2	0			IDF · PION
1973	20	ANA-min	A	110	477	387	61	100	15	7	4	49	32	6	82	58	.258	.387	.364	.752		141		2	2	4			QDS · MIDW
1974	21	ANA-min	AA,A	121	532	467	94	163	18	9	5	70	61	13	58	53	.349	.420	.458	.878		214	1	2	1	4	0		ELP,SLS · TL,CALL
1975	22	ANA-min	AAA	51	217	193	41	60	7	6	0	24	32	7	23	26	.311	.387	.409	.796		79		1	0	0			SLC · PCL
1975	22	CAL	AL	93	362	319	41	85	13	4	3	29	24	10	36	55	.266	.340	.361	.700	106	115	4	1	3	3	1	7D/8
1976	23	ANA-min	AAA	35	160	136	28	49	13	4	0	12	19	7	18	14	.360	.433	.515	.948		70		1	3	2			SLC · PCL
1976	23	CAL	AL	99	413	365	45	96	12	1	4	28	32	19	40	55	.263	.335	.334	.669	103	122	2	0	7	1	2	7D8
1977	24	SEA	AL	120	447	402	46	96	9	3	5	28	25	10	33	66	.239	.299	.313	.613	69	126	2	3	6	3	0	7D/98
1978	25	CIN	NL	102	120	102	13	22	1	0	0	7	7	7	15	18	.216	.311	.225	.536	53	23	2	0	1	2	0	8/97
1979	26	CIN	NL	122	429	396	59	126	16	4	3	35	16	9	27	48	.318	.364	.402	.765	109	159	6	2	3	1	2	973/8	MVP-27
1980	27	CIN	NL	144	613	551	94	167	20	4	3	35	79	21	53	68	.303	.366	.370	.736	106	204	5	3	3	3	2	*87/9
1981	28	CIN	NL	95	412	360	63	98	18	6	3	23	26	10	41	41	.272	.355	.381	.735	108	137	6	6	3	2	1	*9/87
1982	29	NYY	AL	111	393	348	41	88	12	3	3	25	13	8	28	49	.253	.315	.330	.646	80	115	6	5	9	3	3	3987/D
1983	30	TOR	AL	118	451	402	55	109	12	4	1	34	31	7	43	67	.271	.343	.328	.671	82	132	7	2	2	2	1	*7/38D9
1984	31	TOR	AL	128	492	441	59	136	24	15	2	44	60	14	33	41	.308	.366	.444	.811	120	196	0	9	6	3	0	7/3D8
1985	32	OAK	AL	112	418	379	52	95	16	4	4	29	29	8	29	37	.251	.303	.346	.648	84	131	6	1	5	4	2	7
1986	33	DET	AL	124	476	419	44	113	18	2	1	27	27	12	44	49	.270	.340	.329	.670	84	138	9	2	9	2	0	7D98
1987	34	CIN-min	AAA	13	48	40	8	8	6	0	0	9	1	0	7	5	.200	.313	.350	.663		14		0	0	1	1		NVL · AA
1987	34	CIN	NL	57	100	85	19	25	5	0	0	5	9	0	11	12	.294	.388	.353	.741	96	30	1	2	2	0	0	7/89
1988	35	CIN	NL	99	189	174	12	41	6	2	0	14	7	2	11	27	.236	.286	.293	.579	64	51	0	2	0	2	0	97/83
1989	36	CIN	NL	78	118	106	12	25	4	0	0	7	3	1	10	17	.236	.302	.274	.575	64	29	2	0	2	0	0	7
1990	37	STL	NL	99	74	58	12	13	1	0	0	3	7	1	13	10	.224	.366	.241	.608	72	14	1	0	3	0	2	3/978
16 Yrs				1701	5507	4907	667	1335	187	52	32	373	395	139	467	660	.272	.338	.351	.689	93	1722	59	38	64	31	16
162 Game Avg.				162	524	467	64	127	18	5	3	36	38	13	44	63	.272	.338	.351	.689	93	164	6	4	6	3	2

CIN (7 yrs)				697	1981	1774	272	504	70	16	9	126	147	50	168	231	.284	.349	.357	.706	97	633	22	15	14	10	5
CAL (2 yrs)				192	775	684	86	181	25	5	7	57	56	29	76	110	.265	.337	.346	.684	105	237	6	1	10	4	3
TOR (2 yrs)				246	943	843	114	245	36	19	3	78	91	21	76	108	.291	.355	.389	.744	102	328	7	11	8	5	1
STL (1 yr)				99	74	58	12	13	1	0	0	3	7	1	13	10	.224	.366	.241	.608	72	14	1	0	3	0	2
OAK (1 yr)				112	418	379	52	95	16	4	4	29	29	8	29	37	.251	.303	.346	.648	84	131	6	1	5	4	2
NYY (1 yr)				111	393	348	41	88	12	3	3	25	13	8	28	49	.253	.315	.330	.646	80	115	6	5	9	3	3
SEA (1 yr)				120	447	402	46	96	9	3	5	28	25	10	33	66	.239	.299	.313	.613	69	126	2	3	6	3	0
DET (1 yr)				124	476	419	44	113	18	2	1	27	27	12	44	49	.270	.340	.329	.670	84	138	9	2	9	2	0

NL (8 yrs)				796	2055	1832	284	517	71	16	9	129	154	51	181	241	.282	.350	.353	.703	96	647	23	15	17	10	7
AL (8 yrs)				905	3452	3075	383	818	116	36	23	244	241	88	286	419	.266	.331	.350	.681	91	1075	36	23	47	21	9

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Dave Collins

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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