Dave Collins stats

Last played for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1990

First Baseman

Age 74 · 5' 10"

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Dave Collins played 16 MLB seasons, 1975 to 1990.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,701
AB
4,907
R
667
H
1,335
HR
32
RBI
373
SB
395
AVG
.272

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1975LAA93319418532924.266
1976LAA99365459642832.263
1977SEA120402469652825.239
1978CIN1021021322077.216
1979CIN1223965912633516.318
1980CIN1445519416733579.303
1981CIN95360639832326.272
1982NYY111348418832513.253
1983TOR1184025510913431.271
1984TOR1284415913624460.308
1985ATH112379529542929.251
1986DET1244194411312727.270
1987CIN57851925059.294
1988CIN9917412410147.236
1989CIN781061225073.236
1990STL99581213037.224

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
3
AB
14
R
0
H
5
HR
0
RBI
1
SB
2
AVG
.357

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
5,507
TB
1,722
XBH
271
HBP
38
IBB
16
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1975LAA362115201100
1976LAA413122170200
1977SEA447126173000
1978CIN1202310000
1979CIN429159232200
1980CIN613204273200
1981CIN412137276100
1982NYY393115185300
1983TOR451132172100
1984TOR492196419000
1985ATH418131241200
1986DET476138212000
1987CIN1003052000
1988CIN1895182000
1989CIN1182940000
1990STL741410200

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
13.6
RC
659.4
RC/27
4.70
ISOP
.079
SECA
.226
BB/K
0.71
AB/HR
153.3
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1975LAA0.943.74.7.0940.30.7106.30
1976LAA2.144.14.0710.20.791.30
1977SEA-0.641.73.5.0750.20.580.40
1978CIN-0.67.52.3.0100.20.800
1979CIN1.459.85.7.0830.20.61320
1980CIN3.0885.8.0670.30.8183.70
1981CIN2.154.55.3.1080.311200
1982NYY-0.839.23.8.0780.20.61160
1983TOR1.453.54.7.0570.20.64020
1984TOR2.9816.7.1360.30.8220.50
1985ATH1.245.14.0950.20.894.80
1986DET1.2534.4.0600.20.94190
1987CIN0.9156.5.0590.30.900
1988CIN-0.9163.2.0570.10.400
1989CIN-0.29.73.1.0380.20.600
1990STL-0.484.4.0170.31.300

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
74 yearsOct 20, 1952
Height
5' 10"
Debut
1975
Birthplace
Rapid City, SD

What were Dave Collins's career stats?

Dave Collins played 16 seasons for the Angels, the Mariners, the Reds, the Yankees, the Blue Jays, the Athletics, the Tigers and the Cardinals. He was a career .272 hitter with 1,335 hits, 32 home runs and 373 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .318 batting average, 3 home runs and 35 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 1 postseason, 1975 to 1990

Dave Collins finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

All-time career rank

  • 78th in stolen bases (395)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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