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)
 

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Birth Name:   David S. Collins
Nickname:   The Rapid City Rabbit
Born On:   10-20-1952  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Rapid City, South Dakota
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Stevens High School (Rapid City, SD)
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 GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1975 23 Angels 93 319 41 85 13 4 3 0 29 36 1 55 3 3 1 4 .266 .340 .361
1976 24 Angels 99 365 45 96 12 1 4 0 28 40 2 55 7 1 0 2 .263 .335 .334
1977 25 Mariners 120 402 46 96 9 3 5 0 28 33 0 66 6 3 3 2 .239 .299 .313
1978 26 Reds 102 102 13 22 1 0 0 0 7 15 0 18 1 2 0 2 .216 .311 .225
1979 27 Reds 122 396 59 126 16 4 3 0 35 27 2 48 3 1 2 6 .318 .364 .402
1980 28 Reds 144 551 94 167 20 4 3 0 35 53 2 68 3 3 3 5 .303 .366 .370
1981 29 Reds 95 360 63 98 18 6 3 0 23 41 1 41 3 2 6 6 .272 .355 .381
1982 30 Yankees 111 348 41 88 12 3 3 0 25 28 3 49 9 3 5 6 .253 .315 .330
1983 31 Blue Jays 118 402 55 109 12 4 1 0 34 43 1 67 2 2 2 7 .271 .343 .328
1984 32 Blue Jays 128 441 59 136 24 15 2 0 44 33 0 41 6 3 9 0 .308 .366 .444
1985 33 Athletics 112 379 52 95 16 4 4 1 29 29 2 37 5 4 1 6 .251 .303 .346
1986 34 Tigers 124 419 44 113 18 2 1 0 27 44 0 49 9 2 2 9 .270 .340 .329
1987 35 Reds 57 85 19 25 5 0 0 0 5 11 0 12 2 0 2 1 .294 .388 .353
1988 36 Reds 99 174 12 41 6 2 0 0 14 11 0 27 0 2 2 0 .236 .286 .293
1989 37 Reds 78 106 12 25 4 0 0 0 7 10 0 17 2 0 0 2 .236 .302 .274
1990 38 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 GRSL 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
1975 Angels CF 2 1 33 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.64
1975 Angels LF 74 70 1,854 160 2.2 158 155 3 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.30
1976 Angels CF 19 19 462 59 3.1 58 56 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .983 3.39
1976 Angels LF 52 52 1,302 103 2.0 103 102 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.14
1977 Mariners CF 3 3 78 11 3.7 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.81
1977 Mariners LF 66 57 1,566 121 1.8 119 113 6 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.05
1977 Mariners RF 4 1 63 3 0.8 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.29
1978 Reds CF 16 8 252 29 1.8 28 27 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .966 3.00
1978 Reds LF 3 0 18 2 0.7 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1978 Reds RF 5 1 36 2 0.4 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50
1979 Reds 1B 10 5 166 65 6.5 65 64 1 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 10.57
1979 Reds CF 3 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1979 Reds LF 46 32 870 63 1.4 62 61 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .984 1.92
1979 Reds RF 50 47 1,176 101 2.0 98 96 2 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .970 2.25
1980 Reds CF 119 119 2,604 284 2.4 281 279 2 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .989 2.91
1980 Reds LF 19 17 405 41 2.2 40 38 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .976 2.67
1980 Reds RF 6 5 132 12 2.0 11 11 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 2.25
1981 Reds CF 2 1 27 4 2.0 4 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.00
1981 Reds LF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1981 Reds RF 92 92 2,157 179 1.9 174 168 6 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.18
1982 Yankees 1B 52 37 1,161 413 7.9 407 384 23 6 30 n/a n/a n/a .985 9.47
1982 Yankees CF 20 16 426 39 2.0 39 37 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.47
1982 Yankees LF 20 14 417 36 1.8 35 33 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.27
1982 Yankees RF 25 18 540 44 1.8 44 43 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.20
1983 Blue Jays 1B 5 2 66 20 4.0 20 19 1 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 8.18
1983 Blue Jays CF 1 1 21 5 5.0 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.43
1983 Blue Jays LF 111 92 2,481 250 2.3 247 239 8 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.69
1983 Blue Jays RF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1984 Blue Jays 1B 6 5 126 37 6.2 37 34 3 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.93
1984 Blue Jays CF 2 2 48 9 4.5 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.06
1984 Blue Jays LF 106 100 2,646 206 1.9 204 196 8 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .990 2.08
1985 Athletics LF 91 86 2,334 227 2.5 223 222 1 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .982 2.58
1986 Tigers CF 10 7 195 25 2.5 25 25 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.46
1986 Tigers LF 76 73 1,878 169 2.2 168 166 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .994 2.42
1986 Tigers RF 11 9 255 18 1.6 18 18 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.91
1987 Reds CF 2 1 30 8 4.0 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.20
1987 Reds LF 18 8 315 29 1.6 29 29 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.49
1987 Reds RF 1 0 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1988 Reds 1B 3 1 48 15 5.0 13 13 0 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .867 7.31
1988 Reds CF 5 4 105 11 2.2 11 10 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.83
1988 Reds LF 13 7 252 21 1.6 20 20 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .952 2.14
1988 Reds RF 18 13 351 24 1.3 23 22 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 1.77
1989 Reds LF 16 13 324 38 2.4 38 38 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.17
1990 Cardinals 1B 49 1 261 80 1.6 80 80 0 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 8.28
1990 Cardinals CF 1 0 3 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1990 Cardinals LF 4 3 81 4 1.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.33
1990 Cardinals RF 8 0 42 5 0.6 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.21
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
LF Totals 716 624 16,746 1,470 2.1 1,452 1,418 34 18 9 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.34
RF Totals 221 186 4,767 388 1.8 378 368 10 10 4 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.14
CF Totals 205 182 4,290 487 2.4 481 472 9 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .988 3.03
1B Totals 125 51 1,828 630 5.0 622 594 28 8 49 n/a n/a n/a .987 9.19
16 Years 1,371 1,128 27,631 3,361 2.5 3,316 2,852 81 42 64 n/a n/a n/a .986 2.87
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 6 5 12 106.3 5.8 11.0 - - -
1976 Angels 32 19 .627 2 7 22 91.3 6.6 13.0 - - -
1977 Mariners 25 10 .714 8 14 40 80.4 6.1 14.4 - - -
1978 Reds 7 7 .500 74 12 n/a 0.0 5.7 14.6 - - -
1979 Reds 16 9 .640 30 2 n/a 132.0 8.3 11.3 - - -
1980 Reds 79 21 .790 3 0 n/a 183.7 8.1 15.7 - - -
1981 Reds 26 10 .722 1 0 n/a 120.0 8.8 15.7 - - -
1982 Yankees 13 8 .619 9 7 1 116.0 7.1 13.9 - - -
1983 Blue Jays 31 7 .816 21 2 1 402.0 6.0 11.8 - - -
1984 Blue Jays 60 14 .811 18 2 4 220.5 10.8 10.0 - - -
1985 Athletics 29 8 .784 22 3 0 94.8 10.2 13.1 - - -
1986 Tigers 27 12 .692 11 0 24 419.0 8.6 15.5 - - -
1987 Reds 9 0 1.000 41 3 n/a 0.0 7.1 17.0 - - -
1988 Reds 7 2 .778 65 1 n/a 0.0 6.4 12.4 - - -
1989 Reds 3 1 .750 62 0 n/a 0.0 6.2 15.1 - - -
1990 Cardinals 7 1 .875 32 33 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 .740 405 91 104 153.3 7.4 13.2 - - -
Dave Collins

Dave Collins Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1975 California Angels 28 $15,000.00 - -
1976 California Angels 28 $19,000.00 - -
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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