What years did Bill Collins play?

Bill Collins played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1914.

Was Bill Collins a pitcher?

No. Bill Collins was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Bill Collins hit?

Bill Collins hit 3 career home runs with 173 hits.

Bill Collins

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1910-1914)

AVG .224

HR 3

RBI 54

H 173

OPS .563

PIV -935

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 170 lb
Born: 3/27/1882 in Chesterton, IN, USA
Died: 6/26/1961 in San Bernardino, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1910-04-14
Last Game: 1914-10-05

Full name: William Shirley Collins

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
228	773	91	173	11	10	3	54	42	54	75	.224	.287	.276	.563	-935

Career AVG .224 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 13.1% below league average.

Career OBP .287 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 11.6% below league average.

Career SLG .276 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 19.4% below league average.

Career OPS .563 vs. league average .667 across their career seasons — 15.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1910	BSN	NL	151	584	67	141	6	7	3	40	36	43	48	.241	.249 (-3%)	.317 (-3%)	.326 (-11%)	.644 (-7%)	-529.3
1911	BSN	NL	17	44	8	6	1	1	0	8	4	1	8	.136	—	—	—	—	0.0
1911	CHN	NL	7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	BRO	NL	32	95	8	18	1	0	0	4	2	8	11	.189	.259 (-27%)	.325 (-18%)	.345 (-42%)	.670 (-30%)	-406.0
1914	BUF	FL	21	47	6	7	2	2	0	2	0	1	8	.149	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			228	773	91	173	11	10	3	54	42	54	75	.224	—	—	—	—	-935

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	121	390	54	84	2	28	.215
Away	109	385	37	89	1	30	.231

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1914-10-05	BUF	BRF	W	0	1	0	0
1914-09-28	BUF	KCF	L	2	0	0	1
1914-09-25	BUF	KCF	L	1	1	0	0
1914-09-21	BUF	IND	L	0	0	0	0
1914-09-16	BUF	SLF	W	4	0	1	1
1914-09-12	BUF	CHF	L	1	0	0	0
1914-09-12	BUF	CHF	L	1	0	0	0
1914-08-31	BUF	BRF	L	1	0	0	0
1914-08-29	BUF	BRF	L	1	0	0	1
1914-08-27	BUF	BRF	L	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	1	0	2	1	0	0
OF	210	149	458	30	17	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1910	BSN	OF	151	149	355	23	9	2
1911	BSN	3B	1	0	2	1	0	0
1911	BSN	OF	13	0	31	1	0	0
1911	CHN	OF	4	0	1	0	0	0
1913	BRO	OF	27	0	57	1	5	0
1914	BUF	OF	15	0	14	5	3	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Third Base	1
Left Field	151
Center Field	35
Right Field	29

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Collins

What years did Bill Collins play?: Bill Collins played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1914.
Was Bill Collins a pitcher?: No. Bill Collins was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Bill Collins hit?: Bill Collins hit 3 career home runs with 173 hits.