Jimmy Collins

Hall of Fame

Third Base

1895—1908

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Third Base RANK
#41

Player Detail

James Joseph
GIVEN NAME
Collins
SURNAME
January 16, 1870, in Buffalo, NY
BORN
March 6, 1943, in Buffalo, NY, USA
DIED
1895—1908
Playing Career
Played from 31-38
PLAYING AGE
Boston Braves
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia A's
Teams Played For
Third Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Boston Americans
PRIMARY TEAM
1903
World Series titles
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NICKNAME
none
UNIFORM NUMBER
#4 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-9 / 178
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
April 19, 1895
Major League Debut
August 29, 1908
FINAL GAME
— MEMBER OF THE Hall of Fame —
— Top 50 Third Baseman —

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WHO IS Jimmy Collins?

Hall of Fame third baseman credited with perfecting the scoop-and-throw play on the bunted ball.
Collins was the first manager of the Boston Red Sox franchise, then known as the Boston Americans. He was the winning manager in the first “modern” World Series in 1903.
  • Jimmy Collins Scouting Report

60

HITTING

40

POWER

50

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1725
1074
25
450
.285

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
45.9
57.0

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.722
.687
109.5

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.285
.327
.396

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Bill Bradley

HOME BATTING

AVG OBP SLG
UNK
UNK
UNK

TEAMMATE TEAM

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Ossee Schrecongost
Harry Davis
Eddie Collins
Freddy Parent
Red Morgan
Topsy Hartsel
Billy Hamilton
Patsy Dougherty
Cy Young
Eddie Plank
Connie Mack

Jimmy Collins Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Collins
547
161
85
28
9
5
79
34
21
16
224
202
.285
.327
.396
722
AVG 3B
538
146
78
21
8
3
41
40
22
192
193
.271
.330
.357
.687

Jimmy Collins Rankings

AT Third Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
41
19
52
20
13
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Third Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
23
24
29
29
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Jimmy Collins PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
53.4
38.4
26.0
18.9
5.01
70.0
44.1
31.5
21.6
5.03
BLUE = Jimmy Collins
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
272.7
183.7
125.9
86.4
25.6
347.8
200.2
143.2
95.5
25.6
BLUE = Jimmy Collins
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B