What years did Bob Collins play?

Bob Collins played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1944.

Was Bob Collins a pitcher?

No. Bob Collins was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Bob Collins hit?

Bob Collins hit 1 career home runs with 26 hits.

Bob Collins

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1940-1944)

AVG .211

HR 1

RBI 14

H 26

OPS .562

PIV -416

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 176 lb
Born: 9/18/1909 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Died: 4/19/1969 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1940-04-28
Last Game: 1944-09-30

Full name: Robert Joseph Collins

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
50	123	11	26	3	0	1	14	4	15	18	.211	.302	.260	.562	-416

Career AVG .211 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 20.0% below league average.

Career OBP .302 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 8.6% below league average.

Career SLG .260 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 30.2% below league average.

Career OPS .562 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — 20.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1940	CHN	NL	47	120	11	25	3	1	14	4	14	18	.208	.267 (-22%)	.335 (-12%)	.387 (-33%)	.722 (-23%)	-415.8
1944	NYA	AL	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			50	123	11	26	3	1	14	4	15	18	.211	—	—	—	—	-416

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	24	63	9	16	1	11	.254
Away	26	60	2	10	0	3	.167

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1944-09-30	NYY	SLA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1944-05-29	NYY	SLA	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1944-05-02	NYY	PHA	W	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1940-09-29	CHC	STL	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
1940-09-17	CHC	NY1	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-09-15	CHC	BSN	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-09-11	CHC	BRO	W	4	1	1	0	0	1	2
1940-09-08	CHC	CIN	W	4	1	2	0	1	0	2
1940-09-07	CHC	CIN	L	3	0	1	1	0	0	1
1940-09-06	CHC	STL	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	45	0	138	24	8	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1940	CHN	C	42	0	133	23	8	3
1944	NYA	C	3	0	5	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	45

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Collins

What years did Bob Collins play?: Bob Collins played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1944.
Was Bob Collins a pitcher?: No. Bob Collins was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Bob Collins hit?: Bob Collins hit 1 career home runs with 26 hits.