Was Gene Collins a pitcher?

Yes. Gene Collins pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 85 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Gene Collins hit?

Gene Collins hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

Gene Collins

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 5–5

ERA 5.21

WHIP 1.83

SO 85

Pitcher PIV -474.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 168 lb
Born: 1/7/1925 in Kansas City, KS, USA
Died: 2/9/1998 in Detroit, MI, USA

Full name: Eugene Marvin Collins

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
102.0	98.0	16.0	28.0	4.0	3.0	2.0	10.0	3.0	0	1.0	.286	.314	.449	.763

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
21	16	40	25	8	2	297.0	194	155	57	3	168	284	1.73	1.22

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1949	51.0	50.0	8.0	13.0	1.0	0	2.0	5.0	1.0	0	1.0	.260	.275	.400	.675
Listed seasons · 1	51	50	8	13	1	0	2	5	1	0	1	.260	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1949	7	9	15	11	3	0	114.0	79	46	30	0	59	133	2.37	1.21
Listed seasons · 1	7	9	15	11	3	0	114.0	79	46	30	0	59	133	2.37	1.21

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	5	15	10	5	1	1	76.0	54	44	1	85	85	5.21	-474.6

Career ERA 5.21 vs. league average 4.04 across their career seasons — 29.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1947	KCM	NAL	1	1	4	3	1	0	0	20.0	21	18	25	23	8.10	3.97 (-104%)	-562.2
1948	KCM	NAL	4	4	11	7	4	1	1	56.0	33	26	60	62	4.18	4.10 (-2%)	87.6
Career · 2 seasons			5	5	15	10	5	1	1	76.0	54	44	85	85	5.21	—	-475

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
20	31	5	8	3	0	0	1	0	3	0	.258	.343	.355	.698	0

Career AVG .258 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .343 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .355 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 6.0% below league average.

Career OPS .698 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1947	KCM	NAL	8	11	1	2	0	0	1	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	KCM	NAL	12	20	4	6	3	1	2	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			20	31	5	8	3	1	3	.258	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1948	ALC	KCM	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	2	0	8.0	5	4	10	6	4.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1948	ALC	KCM	0	0	2	2	0	8.0	5	4	10	6	4.50

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (87 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	31	55	9	15	0	5	.273
Away	16	19	4	6	1	3	.316

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	26	144.1	99	38	108	170	2.37
Away	14	90.2	46	5	24	69	0.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB
1949-09-05	KCM	NY6	L	2	0	0	1
1949-08-28	KCM	BLG	L	4	0	1	0
1949-08-21	KCM	BIR	W	0	1	1	0
1949-08-11	KCM	HOE	L	4	0	0	0
1949-08-07	KCM	HOE	L	0	0	0	0
1949-07-29	KCM	CAG	L	3	0	0	0
1949-07-25	KCM	CAG	W	0	0	0	0
1949-07-24	KCM	CAG	L	0	0	0	0
1949-07-24	KCM	CAG	L	1	0	0	0
1949-07-18	KCM	BLG	W	4	1	2	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1949-08-07	KCM	HOE	L	0.2	5	5	5	1	0
1949-07-29	KCM	CAG	L	9.0	7	1	1	3	12
1949-07-25	KCM	CAG	W	9.0	6	1	0	0	10
1949-07-24	KCM	CAG	L	1.0	2	5	3	5	1
1949-07-18	KCM	BLG	W	9.0	8	1	1	4	9
1949-07-10	KCM	LCB	W	9.0	4	0	0	2	7
1949-07-03	KCM	CAG	L	8.0	8	5	0	3	0
1949-06-29	KCM	BIR	L	4.2	7	4	3	4	5
1949-06-26	KCM	BIR	L	9.0	6	5	5	7	9
1949-06-21	KCM	MEM	L	8.1	4	6	5	7	14

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	15	10	1	19	4	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1947	KCM	P	4	3	0	7	0	0
1948	KCM	P	11	7	1	12	4	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	15

Frequently Asked Questions about Gene Collins

Was Gene Collins a pitcher?: Yes. Gene Collins pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 85 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Gene Collins hit?: Gene Collins hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.