Jimmy Collins was born on Sunday, January 16, 1870, in Niagara Falls, New York. Collins was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1895, with the Boston Beaneaters. 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 Jimmy Collins baseball stats page.
"'That's all right,' replied Collins. 'Bunt the ball to me. I'll show you something.' He did precisely that for 16 years, played 18 in all, 14 in the majors. No one has come in on the grass to field bunts with the meat hand quite like Collins. He had to be good, for he faced such expert tappers as Wee Willie Keeler, Jesse Burkett, John McGraw, (Hughie) Jennings, Jack Doyle and Billy Hamilton. It was almost impossible to hit the ball past him." - Sportswriter Grays Grayson in the Evening Citizen (06/02/1943, 'Collins Third Base Stylist; Couldn't Hit the Ball Past Him from The Ottawa Citizen', Page 1)
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Jimmy CollinsJimmy Collins Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Jimmy CollinsJimmy Collins Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1895 | 25 | Beaneaters | 11 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | .211 | .302 | .368 |
| 1895 | 25 | Colonels | 96 | 373 | 65 | 104 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 33 | - | 16 | 3 | - | 9 | - | .279 | .352 | .399 |
| 1896 | 26 | Beaneaters | 84 | 304 | 48 | 90 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 30 | - | 12 | 8 | - | 8 | - | .296 | .374 | .398 |
| 1897 | 27 | Beaneaters | 134 | 529 | 103 | 183 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 132 | 41 | - | - | 8 | - | 7 | - | .346 | .400 | .482 |
| 1898 | 28 | Beaneaters | 152 | 597 | 107 | 196 | 35 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 111 | 40 | - | - | 13 | - | 7 | - | .328 | .377 | .479 |
| 1899 | 29 | Beaneaters | 151 | 599 | 98 | 166 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 92 | 40 | - | - | 9 | - | 12 | - | .277 | .335 | .386 |
| 1900 | 30 | Beaneaters | 142 | 586 | 104 | 178 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 95 | 34 | - | - | 9 | - | 10 | - | .304 | .352 | .394 |
| 1901 | 31 | Americans | 138 | 564 | 108 | 187 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 94 | 34 | - | - | 12 | - | 5 | - | .332 | .375 | .495 |
| 1902 | 32 | Americans | 108 | 429 | 71 | 138 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 24 | - | - | 19 | - | 2 | - | .322 | .360 | .459 |
| 1903 | 33 | Americans | 130 | 540 | 88 | 160 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 72 | 24 | - | - | 13 | - | 2 | - | .296 | .329 | .448 |
| 1904 | 34 | Americans | 156 | 631 | 85 | 171 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 27 | - | - | 13 | - | 5 | - | .271 | .306 | .379 |
| 1905 | 35 | Americans | 131 | 508 | 66 | 140 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 37 | - | - | 9 | - | 4 | - | .276 | .330 | .370 |
| 1906 | 36 | Americans | 37 | 142 | 17 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 0 | - | .275 | .295 | .408 |
| 1907 | 37 | Americans | 41 | 158 | 13 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - | - | 6 | - | 0 | - | .291 | .333 | .342 |
| 1907 | 37 | Athletics | 99 | 364 | 38 | 99 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 24 | - | - | 9 | - | 8 | - | .272 | .331 | .330 |
| 1908 | 38 | Athletics | 115 | 433 | 34 | 94 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | - | - | 13 | - | 4 | - | .217 | .258 | .263 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 14 Years | 1,725 | 6,795 | 1,055 | 1,999 | 352 | 116 | 65 | 2 | 983 | 426 | - | 32 | 147 | - | 84 | - | .294 | .343 | .409 | ||
Jimmy CollinsJimmy Collins Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1895 Beaneaters | RF | 10 | - | - | 14 | 1.4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .714 | 0.00 |
| 1895 Colonels | 2B | 2 | - | - | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1895 Colonels | 3B | 77 | - | - | 337 | 4.4 | 312 | 131 | 181 | 25 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 0.00 |
| 1895 Colonels | SS | 1 | - | - | 6 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 0.00 |
| 1896 Beaneaters | 3B | 80 | - | 102 | 375 | 4.7 | 341 | 134 | 207 | 34 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 90.26 |
| 1896 Beaneaters | SS | 4 | - | 18 | 24 | 6.0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 27.00 |
| 1897 Beaneaters | 3B | 134 | - | 141 | 564 | 4.2 | 517 | 214 | 303 | 47 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 99.00 |
| 1898 Beaneaters | 3B | 152 | - | 126 | 617 | 4.1 | 575 | 243 | 332 | 42 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 123.21 |
| 1899 Beaneaters | 3B | 151 | - | 108 | 629 | 4.2 | 593 | 217 | 376 | 36 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 148.25 |
| 1900 Beaneaters | 3B | 141 | - | 120 | 620 | 4.4 | 580 | 251 | 329 | 40 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 130.50 |
| 1900 Beaneaters | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1901 Americans | 3B | 138 | - | 150 | 581 | 4.2 | 531 | 203 | 328 | 50 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .914 | 95.58 |
| 1902 Americans | 3B | 107 | - | 57 | 417 | 3.9 | 398 | 143 | 255 | 19 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 188.53 |
| 1903 Americans | 3B | 130 | - | 66 | 460 | 3.5 | 438 | 178 | 260 | 22 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 179.18 |
| 1904 Americans | 3B | 156 | - | 90 | 541 | 3.5 | 511 | 191 | 320 | 30 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 153.30 |
| 1905 Americans | 3B | 131 | - | 108 | 468 | 3.6 | 432 | 164 | 268 | 36 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 108.00 |
| 1906 Americans | 3B | 32 | - | 33 | 124 | 3.9 | 113 | 43 | 70 | 11 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .911 | 92.45 |
| 1907 Americans | 3B | 41 | - | 51 | 135 | 3.3 | 118 | 46 | 72 | 17 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .874 | 62.47 |
| 1907 Athletics | 3B | 98 | 97 | 90 | 312 | 3.2 | 282 | 97 | 185 | 30 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .904 | 84.60 |
| 1908 Athletics | 3B | 115 | - | 78 | 359 | 3.1 | 333 | 117 | 216 | 26 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .928 | 115.27 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 3B Totals | 1,683 | 97 | 1,320 | 6,539 | 3.9 | 6,074 | 2,372 | 3,702 | 465 | 225 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 124.24 | |
| RF Totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .714 | 0.00 | |
| SS Totals | 6 | 1 | 18 | 33 | 5.5 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .788 | 39.00 | |
| 2B Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
| 14 Years | 1,701 | 98 | 1,338 | 6,601 | 3.9 | 6,125 | 2,394 | 3,731 | 476 | 228 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .928 | 123.60 | |
Jimmy CollinsJimmy Collins Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1895 Beaneaters | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 38.0 | 9.5 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
| 1895 Colonels | 12 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 62.2 | 23.3 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
| 1896 Beaneaters | 10 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 304.0 | 25.3 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
| 1897 Beaneaters | 14 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 88.2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - |
| 1898 Beaneaters | 12 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 39.8 | 0.0 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
| 1899 Beaneaters | 12 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 119.8 | 0.0 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
| 1900 Beaneaters | 23 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 97.7 | 0.0 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
| 1901 Americans | 19 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 94.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
| 1902 Americans | 18 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 71.5 | 0.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 1903 Americans | 23 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 108.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
| 1904 Americans | 19 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 210.3 | 0.0 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
| 1905 Americans | 18 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 127.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
| 1906 Americans | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 142.0 | 0.0 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
| 1907 Americans | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.8 | - | - | - |
| 1907 Athletics | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
| 1908 Athletics | 5 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.4 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 14 Years | 194 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 104.5 | 212.3 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
Jimmy CollinsJimmy Collins Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1895 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1895 Louisville Colonels | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1896 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1897 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1898 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1899 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | $2,400.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1900 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1901 Boston Americans | n/a | $4,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1902 Boston Americans | n/a | $4,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1903 Boston Americans | n/a | $4,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
| 1904 Boston Americans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1905 Boston Americans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1906 Boston Americans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1907 Boston Americans | n/a | $8,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1907 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | " " | n/a | - |
| 1908 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | $8,500.00 | n/a | - |
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