Dave Collins Stats

Dave Collins was born on Monday, October 20, 1952, in Rapid City, South Dakota. Collins was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 7, 1975, with the California Angels. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dave Collins baseball stats page.

"I was out mowing the front lawn during the strike. I got the front yard done and half the back yard and I kept waiting for Sam Mejias (his 'usual' defensive replacement) to come out and finish it for me." - Outfielder Dave Collins (1981)

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Dave Collins

Dave Collins Autograph on a 1986 Donruss (#218)

Dave Collins Autograph on a 1986 Donruss (#218)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   David S. Collins
Nickname:   The Rapid City Rabbit
Born On:   10-20-1952
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Rapid City, South Dakota
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Mesa Community College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   06-07-1975 (Age 22)
Last Game:   10-03-1990
Draft:   1971 : 23rd Round (543rd)
Dave Collins

Dave Collins Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Dave Collins

Dave Collins Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1975 Angels 93 319 41 85 13 4 3 0 29 36 1 55 3 3 1 4 .266 .340 .361
1976 Angels 99 365 45 96 12 1 4 0 28 40 2 55 7 1 0 2 .263 .335 .334
1977 Mariners 120 402 46 96 9 3 5 0 28 33 0 66 6 3 3 2 .239 .299 .313
1978 Reds 102 102 13 22 1 0 0 0 7 15 0 18 1 2 0 2 .216 .311 .225
1979 Reds 122 396 59 126 16 4 3 0 35 27 2 48 3 1 2 6 .318 .364 .402
1980 Reds 144 551 94 167 20 4 3 0 35 53 2 68 3 3 3 5 .303 .366 .370
1981 Reds 95 360 63 98 18 6 3 0 23 41 1 41 3 2 6 6 .272 .355 .381
1982 Yankees 111 348 41 88 12 3 3 0 25 28 3 49 9 3 5 6 .253 .315 .330
1983 Blue Jays 118 402 55 109 12 4 1 0 34 43 1 67 2 2 2 7 .271 .343 .328
1984 Blue Jays 128 441 59 136 24 15 2 0 44 33 0 41 6 3 9 0 .308 .366 .444
1985 Athletics 112 379 52 95 16 4 4 1 29 29 2 37 5 4 1 6 .251 .303 .346
1986 Tigers 124 419 44 113 18 2 1 0 27 44 0 49 9 2 2 9 .270 .340 .329
1987 Reds 57 85 19 25 5 0 0 0 5 11 0 12 2 0 2 1 .294 .388 .353
1988 Reds 99 174 12 41 6 2 0 0 14 11 0 27 0 2 2 0 .236 .286 .293
1989 Reds 78 106 12 25 4 0 0 0 7 10 0 17 2 0 0 2 .236 .302 .274
1990 Cardinals 99 58 12 13 1 0 0 0 3 13 2 10 3 0 0 1 .224 .366 .241
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
16 Years 1,701 4,907 667 1,335 187 52 32 1 373 467 16 660 64 31 38 59 .272 .338 .351
Dave Collins

Dave Collins Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1975 Angels OF 75 - - 164 2.2 162 159 3 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1976 Angels OF 71 - - 164 2.3 163 160 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1977 Mariners OF 73 - - 132 1.8 130 124 6 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1978 Reds OF 24 - - 32 1.3 31 30 1 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1979 Reds 1B 10 - - 65 6.5 65 64 1 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1979 Reds OF 91 - - 165 1.8 161 159 2 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1980 Reds OF 141 - - 347 2.5 342 337 5 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1981 Reds OF 94 - - 175 1.9 171 167 4 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1982 Yankees 1B 52 - - 413 7.9 407 384 23 6 30 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1982 Yankees OF 60 - - 120 2.0 119 114 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1983 Blue Jays 1B 5 - - 20 4.0 20 19 1 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1983 Blue Jays OF 112 - - 262 2.3 259 251 8 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1984 Blue Jays 1B 6 - - 37 6.2 37 34 3 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1984 Blue Jays OF 108 - - 213 2.0 211 203 8 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
1985 Athletics LF 91 - - 227 2.5 222 221 1 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1986 Tigers OF 94 - - 214 2.3 213 211 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .995 0.00 -
1987 Reds OF 21 - - 36 1.7 36 36 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1988 Reds 1B 3 - - 15 5.0 13 13 0 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .867 0.00 -
1988 Reds OF 35 - - 57 1.6 55 53 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1989 Reds LF 16 - - 41 2.6 41 41 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1990 Cardinals 1B 49 - - 80 1.6 80 80 0 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1990 Cardinals OF 12 - - 10 0.8 9 9 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 1,011 0 0 2,091 2.1 2,062 2,013 49 29 17 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 --
1B Totals 125 0 0 630 5.0 622 594 28 8 49 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 --
LF Totals 107 0 0 268 2.5 263 262 1 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 --
16 Years 1,347 - 0 2,989 2.2 2,947 2,869 78 42 66 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 --
Dave Collins

Dave Collins Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1975 Angels 24 10 .706 - - 12 106.3 5.8 11.0 - - -
1976 Angels 32 19 .627 - - 22 91.3 6.6 13.0 - - -
1977 Mariners 25 10 .714 - - 40 80.4 6.1 14.4 - - -
1978 Reds 7 7 .500 - - n/a 0.0 5.7 14.6 - - -
1979 Reds 16 9 .640 - - n/a 132.0 8.3 11.3 - - -
1980 Reds 79 21 .790 - - n/a 183.7 8.1 15.7 - - -
1981 Reds 26 10 .722 - - n/a 120.0 8.8 15.7 - - -
1982 Yankees 13 8 .619 - - 1 116.0 7.1 13.9 - - -
1983 Blue Jays 31 7 .816 - - 1 402.0 6.0 11.8 - - -
1984 Blue Jays 60 14 .811 - - 4 220.5 10.8 10.0 - - -
1985 Athletics 29 8 .784 - - 0 94.8 10.2 13.1 - - -
1986 Tigers 27 12 .692 - - 24 419.0 8.6 15.5 - - -
1987 Reds 9 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 7.1 17.0 - - -
1988 Reds 7 2 .778 - - n/a 0.0 6.4 12.4 - - -
1989 Reds 3 1 .750 - - n/a 0.0 6.2 15.1 - - -
1990 Cardinals 7 1 .875 - - n/a 0.0 5.8 19.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
16 Years 395 139 .740 - - 104 153.3 7.4 13.2 - - -
Dave Collins

Dave Collins Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1975 California Angels 28 Undetermined - -
1976 California Angels 28 Undetermined - -
1977 Seattle Mariners 5 $65,000.00 - -
1978 Cincinnati Reds 29 Undetermined - -
1979 Cincinnati Reds 29 Undetermined - -
1980 Cincinnati Reds 29 Undetermined - -
1981 Cincinnati Reds 29 Undetermined - -
1982 New York Yankees 29 Undetermined - -
1983 Toronto Blue Jays 10 Undetermined - -
1984 Toronto Blue Jays 10 Undetermined - -
1985 Oakland Athletics 11 $700,000.00 - -
1986 Detroit Tigers 29 $700,000.00 - -
1987 Cincinnati Reds 22 Undetermined - -
1988 Cincinnati Reds 22 Undetermined - -
1989 Cincinnati Reds 22 Undetermined - -
1990 St. Louis Cardinals 15 Undetermined - -


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