Joe Collins was born on Sunday, December 3, 1922, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Collins was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 25, 1948, with the New York Yankees. 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 Joe Collins baseball stats page.
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Joe Collins![]() Joe Collins Autograph on a 1954 Topps (#83) |
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Joe CollinsJoe 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 | ||
Joe CollinsJoe 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 |
| 1948 | 26 | Yankees | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| 1949 | 27 | Yankees | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .100 | .438 | .100 |
| 1950 | 28 | Yankees | 108 | 205 | 47 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 2 | 34 | 3 | - | 0 | 4 | .234 | .335 | .420 |
| 1951 | 29 | Yankees | 125 | 262 | 52 | 75 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 48 | 34 | 1 | 23 | 2 | - | 0 | 6 | .286 | .368 | .458 |
| 1952 | 30 | Yankees | 122 | 428 | 69 | 120 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 59 | 55 | 8 | 47 | 5 | - | 1 | 11 | .280 | .364 | .481 |
| 1953 | 31 | Yankees | 127 | 387 | 72 | 104 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 44 | 59 | 1 | 36 | 4 | - | 0 | 6 | .269 | .365 | .439 |
| 1954 | 32 | Yankees | 130 | 343 | 67 | 93 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 46 | 51 | 3 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .271 | .365 | .446 |
| 1955 | 33 | Yankees | 105 | 278 | 40 | 65 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 45 | 44 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .234 | .339 | .414 |
| 1956 | 34 | Yankees | 100 | 262 | 38 | 59 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 34 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .225 | .313 | .347 |
| 1957 | 35 | Yankees | 79 | 149 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .201 | .310 | .248 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 10 Years | 908 | 2,329 | 404 | 596 | 79 | 24 | 86 | 1 | 329 | 338 | 22 | 263 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 48 | .256 | .350 | .421 | ||
Joe CollinsJoe 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 |
| 1949 Yankees | 1B | 5 | 3 | 81 | 25 | 5.0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 7.67 |
| 1950 Yankees | 1B | 99 | 50 | 1,594 | 523 | 5.3 | 516 | 480 | 36 | 7 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 8.74 |
| 1950 Yankees | RF | 2 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.53 |
| 1951 Yankees | 1B | 114 | 54 | 1,755 | 620 | 5.4 | 612 | 556 | 56 | 8 | 65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 9.42 |
| 1951 Yankees | RF | 15 | 13 | 307 | 21 | 1.4 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 1.76 |
| 1952 Yankees | 1B | 119 | 111 | 2,978 | 1,131 | 9.5 | 1,120 | 1,047 | 73 | 11 | 123 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 10.15 |
| 1953 Yankees | 1B | 113 | 92 | 2,523 | 901 | 8.0 | 891 | 826 | 65 | 10 | 100 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 9.54 |
| 1953 Yankees | RF | 4 | 3 | 81 | 12 | 3.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 3.67 |
| 1954 Yankees | 1B | 117 | 75 | 2,278 | 826 | 7.1 | 819 | 759 | 60 | 7 | 105 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.71 |
| 1955 Yankees | 1B | 73 | 44 | 1,363 | 438 | 6.0 | 437 | 395 | 42 | 1 | 63 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .998 | 8.66 |
| 1955 Yankees | RF | 27 | 23 | 597 | 47 | 1.7 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.08 |
| 1956 Yankees | 1B | 43 | 25 | 769 | 281 | 6.5 | 281 | 251 | 30 | 0 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.87 |
| 1956 Yankees | CF | 7 | 1 | 60 | 8 | 1.1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
| 1956 Yankees | LF | 26 | 20 | 552 | 47 | 1.8 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.30 |
| 1956 Yankees | RF | 23 | 16 | 402 | 42 | 1.8 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.75 |
| 1957 Yankees | 1B | 32 | 23 | 615 | 235 | 7.3 | 232 | 218 | 14 | 3 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 10.19 |
| 1957 Yankees | CF | 2 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.69 |
| 1957 Yankees | LF | 2 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 |
| 1957 Yankees | RF | 11 | 5 | 156 | 12 | 1.1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1B Totals | 715 | 477 | 13,956 | 4,980 | 7.0 | 4,931 | 4,555 | 376 | 49 | 580 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.54 | |
| RF Totals | 82 | 62 | 1,594 | 135 | 1.6 | 131 | 127 | 4 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.22 | |
| LF Totals | 28 | 22 | 594 | 51 | 1.8 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.32 | |
| CF Totals | 9 | 2 | 99 | 9 | 1.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 | |
| 9 Years | 834 | 563 | 16,243 | 5,175 | 6.2 | 5,122 | 4,740 | 382 | 53 | 580 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 8.51 | |
Joe CollinsJoe 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 |
| 1948 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | - | - | - |
| 1949 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | - | - | - |
| 1950 Yankees | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 17 | n/a | 25.6 | 6.0 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1951 Yankees | 9 | 7 | .563 | 8 | 16 | n/a | 29.1 | 11.4 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
| 1952 Yankees | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3 | 2 | n/a | 23.8 | 9.1 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1953 Yankees | 2 | 6 | .250 | 13 | 5 | n/a | 22.8 | 10.8 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
| 1954 Yankees | 2 | 2 | .500 | 31 | 3 | n/a | 28.6 | 9.3 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
| 1955 Yankees | 0 | 2 | .000 | 21 | 1 | n/a | 21.4 | 8.7 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
| 1956 Yankees | 3 | 1 | .750 | 24 | 0 | n/a | 37.4 | 7.9 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
| 1957 Yankees | 2 | 1 | .667 | 39 | 1 | n/a | 74.5 | 8.3 | 14.9 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 10 Years | 27 | 21 | .563 | 152 | 45 | n/a | 27.1 | 8.9 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
Joe CollinsJoe Collins Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1948 New York Yankees | 42 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1949 New York Yankees | 41 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1950 New York Yankees | 41 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1951 New York Yankees | 41 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1952 New York Yankees | 41 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1953 New York Yankees | 15 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1954 New York Yankees | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1955 New York Yankees | 15 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1956 New York Yankees | 15 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1957 New York Yankees | 15 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
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