Hub Collins

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1886-1892)

Hub Collins was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1886 to 1892 for the Louisville Colonels, the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, and the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 7 seasons. In 680 career games, he hit .284 with 790 hits, 11 home runs, and 319 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 5,419.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .284
HR 11
RBI 319
H 790
OPS .734
PIV 5,419
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'8" / 160 lb
Born
4/15/1864 in Louisville, KY, USA
Died
5/21/1892 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1886-09-04
Last Game
1892-05-14

Full name: Hubert B. Collins

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Career Batting Statistics

Hub Collins — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
680 2,779 653 790 127 38 11 319 335 332 252 .284 .365 .369 .734 5,419

Career AVG .284 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — +11.6% above league average.

Career OBP .365 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — +13.2% above league average.

Career SLG .369 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — +7.2% above league average.

Career OPS .734 vs. league average .667 across their career seasons — +10.1% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Hub Collins — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1886 LS2 AA 27 101 12 29 3 2 0 10 7 5 0 .287 .246 (+16%) .302 (+6%) .331 (+7%) .634 (+7%) 87.5
1887 LS2 AA 130 559 122 162 22 8 1 66 71 39 33 .290 .270 (+7%) .331 (+2%) .373 (-3%) .705 (-1%) -38.9
1888 LS2 AA 116 485 117 149 26 11 2 50 62 41 48 .307 .238 (+29%) .290 (+26%) .319 (+31%) .610 (+29%) 2377.9
1888 BR3 AA 12 42 16 13 5 1 0 3 9 9 7 .310 — — — — 2377.9
1889 BR3 AA 138 560 139 149 18 3 2 73 65 80 41 .266 .263 (+1%) .334 (+9%) .357 (-11%) .691 (-1%) 232.3
1890 BRO NL 129 510 148 142 32 7 3 69 85 85 47 .278 .260 (+7%) .336 (+14%) .351 (+10%) .687 (+12%) 1427.6
1891 BRO NL 107 435 82 120 16 5 3 31 32 59 63 .276 .254 (+9%) .331 (+10%) .343 (+4%) .675 (+7%) 675.6
1892 BRO NL 21 87 17 26 5 1 0 17 4 14 13 .299 .244 (+22%) .316 (+25%) .327 (+16%) .644 (+20%) 309.6
Career · 8 seasons 680 2,779 653 790 127 38 11 319 335 332 252 .284 — — — — 7,450

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

Hub Collins — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
16 64 20 22 3 1 1 3 10 5 .344

Playoff Batting by Year

Hub Collins — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1890 WS BRO 7 29 7 9 0 1 0 1 3 0 .310
1889 WS BR3 9 35 13 13 3 0 1 2 7 5 .371

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Hub Collins — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 9 0 87 2 5 3
2B 381 0 968 1157 164 141
3B 3 0 3 2 1 0
OF 271 0 494 42 68 7
SS 20 0 46 35 22 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Hub Collins — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1886 LS2 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1886 LS2 2B 1 0 4 1 1 0
1886 LS2 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0
1886 LS2 OF 24 0 44 2 6 0
1886 LS2 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1887 LS2 1B 8 0 87 2 5 3
1887 LS2 2B 10 0 19 22 5 2
1887 LS2 3B 1 0 2 1 1 0
1887 LS2 OF 109 0 192 19 27 1
1887 LS2 SS 4 0 5 3 5 0
1888 LS2 2B 19 0 52 51 8 4
1888 LS2 OF 82 0 175 20 24 6
1888 LS2 SS 15 0 41 32 17 4
1888 BR3 2B 12 0 30 31 7 4
1889 BR3 2B 138 0 385 410 61 56
1890 BRO 2B 129 0 298 420 42 56
1891 BRO 2B 72 0 180 222 40 19
1891 BRO OF 35 0 46 1 8 0
1892 BRO OF 21 0 37 0 3 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Hub Collins — Career Games by Position
Position Games
First Base 9
Second Base 381
Third Base 3
Shortstop 20
Left Field 241
Center Field 31

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Hub Collins (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Sammy Strang
    .269 avg, 16 HR
  2. 97
    Bip Roberts
    .294 avg, 30 HR
  3. 97
    Ray Chapman
    .278 avg, 17 HR
  4. 96
    Quilvio Veras
    .270 avg, 32 HR
  5. 90
    Gene DeMontreville
    .303 avg, 17 HR
  6. 89
    Bill Sweeney
    .272 avg, 11 HR

Hub Collins: the record in brief

Hub Collins played a first major league game on September 4, 1886 and a last one on May 14, 1892. Collins played for the Louisville Colonels (1886 through 1888), the Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888 through 1890), and the Brooklyn Grooms (1891 to 1892). Collins, born on April 15, 1864, in Louisville, KY, USA, is listed as a second baseman and both batted and threw right-handed. Collins's listed size is 160 pounds on a 5-foot-8 frame. The bio records the death on May 21, 1892, in Brooklyn, NY, USA. On the record, Hub Collins was born Hubert B. Collins.

Collins finished with 790 hits from 2,779 at bats in 680 games, which works out to .284; the totals also include 11 home runs, 319 RBI, and 335 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .365 clip and slugging .369, Collins finished with a .734 OPS. The league as a whole hit .255 across Collins's seasons, which puts the .284 career mark 11.6% above average. No season topped the 162 hits of 1887.

Frequently Asked Questions about Hub Collins

What years did Hub Collins play?
Hub Collins played in Major League Baseball from 1886 to 1892.
Was Hub Collins a pitcher?
No. Hub Collins was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Hub Collins hit?
Hub Collins hit 11 career home runs with 790 hits.
What was Hub Collins's career batting average?
Hub Collins batted .284 over his career, with 790 hits in 2,779 at bats.
How many RBI did Hub Collins have?
Hub Collins drove in 319 runs in his career.
Is Hub Collins in the Hall of Fame?
No. Hub Collins has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.