#96 Joe Collins, First Base, 33 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Collins
12/3/1922 33 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 8 Year(s), 39 Days (1415 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 114 Days (1490 total Days) 8 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 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 | | |
9/12 | DET | L 4-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/13 | DET | W 4-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/15 | @NYY | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/16 | @NYY | L 4-7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/17 | @NYY | L 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/18 | @BAL | W 16-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/20 | @BAL | L 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/22 | CHA | L 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/23 | CHA | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/24 | CHA | L 5-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 124 | 331 | 94 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 49 | 42 | 37 | .284 | .367 | .420 | .787 | .747 | .136 |
Projected | 130 | 348 | 99 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 57 | 52 | 44 | 39 | .284 | .367 | .420 | .787 | .747 | .136 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 75 | 376 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 53.1 | 5.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 118 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .323 | .441 | .764 |
vs. RHP | 213 | 64 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .390 | .408 | .799 |
Close/Late | 62 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .254 | .274 | .528 |
Scoring Position | 91 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .374 | .453 | .484 | .936 |
Pinch Hitting | 40 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .383 | .400 | .783 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 60 | 160 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 24 | .306 | .380 | .425 | .805 |
Road | 64 | 171 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 13 | .263 | .355 | .415 | .771 |
March/April | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .417 | .588 | .667 | 1.255 |
May | 25 | 91 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 16 | .242 | .324 | .429 | .752 |
June | 27 | 91 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 6 | .286 | .375 | .341 | .716 |
July | 20 | 59 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | .237 | .308 | .339 | .647 |
August | 22 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | .340 | .429 | .489 | .918 |
Sept/Oct | 16 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .355 | .375 | .581 | .956 |
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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 |
1956 | 124 | 331 | 94 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 49 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .367 | .420 | .787 | KC |
Total | 912 | 2075 | 550 | 80 | 13 | 73 | 341 | 353 | 308 | 4 | 17 | 212 | 31 | 24 | .265 | .359 | .422 | .780 | |
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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% |
Catcher | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 4.15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
First Base | 28 | 20 | 249 | 14 | 20 | 264 | 1 | .996 | 190.2 | 12.46 | | | | |
Leftfield | 16 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | .967 | 137.1 | 1.97 | | | | |
Centerfield | 23 | 19 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2 | .960 | 182.1 | 2.47 | | | | |
Rightfield | 18 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1.000 | 147.2 | 1.65 | | | | |
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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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