What years did Tim Collins play?

Tim Collins played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2019.

Was Tim Collins a pitcher?

Yes. Tim Collins pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 245 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tim Collins hit?

Tim Collins hit 0 career home runs.

What was Tim Collins's career batting average?

Tim Collins batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.

What was Tim Collins's career ERA?

Tim Collins finished with a 3.60 career ERA, going 12-17 with 245 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Tim Collins have?

Tim Collins recorded 245 career strikeouts.

Tim Collins

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2011-2019)

Tim Collins was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2019 for the Kansas City Royals, the Washington Nationals, and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 9 seasons. Across 275 career appearances, he went 12-17 with a 3.60 ERA and 245 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 12–17

ERA 3.60

WHIP 1.41

SO 245

Pitcher PIV -721.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'7" / 166 lb
Born: 8/21/1989 in Worcester, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 2011-03-31
Last Game: 2019-07-23

Full name: Timothy Michael Collins

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tim Collins — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
12	17	275	0	0	0	0	242.1	206	97	24	136	245	3.60	-721.8

Career ERA 3.60 vs. league average 4.04 across their career seasons — 10.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tim Collins — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2011	KCA	AL	4	4	68	67.0	52	27	48	60	3.63	3.94 (+8%)	-839.0
2012	KCA	AL	5	4	72	69.2	55	26	34	93	3.36	4.01 (+16%)	965.8
2013	KCA	AL	3	6	66	53.1	49	21	28	52	3.54	3.87 (+8%)	621.9
2014	KCA	AL	0	3	22	21.0	18	9	11	15	3.86	3.74 (-3%)	-555.6
2018	WAS	NL	0	0	38	22.2	23	11	12	21	4.37	4.15 (-5%)	-915.0
2019	CHN	NL	0	0	9	8.2	9	3	3	4	3.12	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			12	17	275	242.1	206	97	136	245	3.60	—	-722

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

Tim Collins — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
275	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .724 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tim Collins — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2011	KCA	AL	68	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	KCA	AL	72	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	KCA	AL	66	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	KCA	AL	22	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	WAS	NL	38	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	CHN	NL	9	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			275	1	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Tim Collins — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tim Collins — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2014	ALDS1	KCA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2014	WS	KCA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tim Collins — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	4	0	0	5.2	6	2	2	7	3.18

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tim Collins — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2014	ALDS1	KCA	0	0	1	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	1	0.00
2014	WS	KCA	0	0	3	0	0	5.0	6	2	2	6	3.60

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tim Collins — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	139	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	136	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Tim Collins — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	139	115.2	114	59	73	107	4.59
Away	136	126.2	92	38	63	138	2.70

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tim Collins — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2019-07-23	CHC	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-06-18	CHC	CHW	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-06-16	CHC	LAD	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-06-13	CHC	LAD	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	2	1
2019-05-26	CHC	CIN	—	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	0
2019-04-20	CHC	AZ	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2019-04-15	CHC	MIA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2019-04-13	CHC	LAA	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
2019-04-10	CHC	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2018-09-30	WAS	COL	—	0.0	3	3	3	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tim Collins — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	275	0	7	34	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tim Collins — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A
2011	KCA	P	68	0	10
2012	KCA	P	72	3	9
2013	KCA	P	66	2	5
2014	KCA	P	22	1	5
2018	WAS	P	38	1	4
2019	CHN	P	9	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Tim Collins — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	275

Salary History

Tim Collins — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	KCA	AL	$1,475,000
2014	KCA	AL	$1,362,500
2013	KCA	AL	$534,500
2012	KCA	AL	$495,725
2011	KCA	AL	$414,000
Total Career Earnings			$4,281,725

Tim Collins: the record in brief

Between the debut on March 31, 2011 and the final game on July 23, 2019, Tim Collins built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Kansas City Royals (2011 through 2014), the Washington Nationals (2018), and the Chicago Cubs (2019). At 5-foot-7 and 166 pounds, Collins is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Collins batted and threw left-handed. The recorded birth is August 21, 1989, in Worcester, MA, USA. The bio lists the given name Timothy Michael.

Across 275 games (0 starts), Collins recorded 12 wins against 17 losses with a 3.60 ERA. Also on Collins's record: 245 strikeouts. That 3.60 ERA compares with a 4.04 league average across the same seasons, 10.7% better. Collins won 5 games in 2012, the most of any season listed. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.36 in 2012, when the league's was 4.01.

Pitching in the playoffs, Collins went 0-0 with a 3.18 ERA in 4 games. Those appearances came in 2014.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tim Collins

What years did Tim Collins play?: Tim Collins played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2019.
Was Tim Collins a pitcher?: Yes. Tim Collins pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 245 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tim Collins hit?: Tim Collins hit 0 career home runs.
What was Tim Collins's career batting average?: Tim Collins batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was Tim Collins's career ERA?: Tim Collins finished with a 3.60 career ERA, going 12-17 with 245 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Tim Collins have?: Tim Collins recorded 245 career strikeouts.