#96 Joe Collins, First Base, 32 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Monday, 10/2/1955 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Collins
12/3/1922 32 USA,PA,SCRANTON 6"0 195
First Base L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 950,100 1956 7 Year(s), 39 Days (1243 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 114 Days (1318 total Days) 7 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 3 4 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 2 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 2 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 2 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 2 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 3
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/2 | @DET | L 1-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/5 | CLE | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/6 | CLE | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/10 | @DET | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/13 | @CHA | L 1-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/14 | @CHA | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/15 | CLE | L 4-9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/17 | CLE | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/20 | BAL | W 13-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/24 | @BOS | L 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 113 | 269 | 70 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 52 | 43 | 17 | .260 | .362 | .394 | .756 | .710 | .134 |
Projected | 119 | 283 | 74 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 55 | 45 | 18 | .260 | .362 | .394 | .756 | .710 | .134 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 55 | 312 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 39.0 | 5.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 53 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .355 | .358 | .713 |
vs. RHP | 216 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 43 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .364 | .403 | .767 |
Close/Late | 52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .305 | .269 | .574 |
Scoring Position | 77 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .419 | .429 | .848 |
Pinch Hitting | 48 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .354 | .436 | .542 | .978 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 56 | 142 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 7 | .254 | .350 | .423 | .772 |
Road | 57 | 127 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 22 | 10 | .268 | .376 | .362 | .738 |
March/April | 18 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .250 | .318 | .425 | .743 |
May | 20 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | .286 | .362 | .452 | .814 |
June | 21 | 66 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 3 | .273 | .392 | .470 | .862 |
July | 20 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | .233 | .378 | .367 | .745 |
August | 23 | 69 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 6 | .246 | .333 | .290 | .623 |
Sept/Oct | 11 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .273 | .407 | .364 | .771 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1949 | 162 | 500 | 116 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 67 | 81 | 65 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 6 | 5 | .232 | .319 | .374 | .693 | NYA |
1950 | 72 | 96 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .292 | .421 | .583 | 1.005 | NYA |
1951 | 119 | 284 | 80 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 44 | 46 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 5 | .282 | .353 | .461 | .814 | NYY |
1952 | 115 | 213 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 5 | .277 | .368 | .451 | .819 | NYY |
1953 | 104 | 190 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 3 | .263 | .406 | .411 | .816 | NYY |
1954 | 103 | 192 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 2 | .276 | .352 | .427 | .779 | NYY |
1955 | 113 | 269 | 70 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 52 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .362 | .394 | .756 | KC |
Total | 788 | 1744 | 456 | 69 | 11 | 63 | 287 | 304 | 266 | 2 | 16 | 175 | 31 | 23 | .261 | .357 | .422 | .779 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1950, AAA | 7 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .370 | .452 | .593 | 1.044 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1950 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .667 | .333 | 1.000 |
Total | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .667 | .333 | 1.000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 19 | 16 | 178 | 13 | 18 | 193 | 2 | .990 | 144.2 | 12.01 | | | | |
Second Base | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 6.00 | | | | |
Leftfield | 18 | 17 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1.000 | 158.0 | 2.05 | | | | |
Centerfield | 9 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 63.0 | 1.71 | | | | |
Rightfield | 20 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | .969 | 160.0 | 1.80 | | | | |
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Awards Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1950... Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/4/1955 to a 2-year deal worth $950,100 per year...
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