Jackie Collum

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1951-1962)

Jackie Collum was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1962 for 7 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 12 seasons. Across 171 career appearances, he went 32-28 with a 4.15 ERA and 171 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

W–L 32–28
ERA 4.15
WHIP 1.41
SO 171
Pitcher PIV -1195.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'7" / 160 lb
Born
6/21/1927 in Victor, IA, USA
Died
8/29/2009 in Grinnell, IA, USA
MLB Debut
1951-09-21
Last Game
1962-08-23

Full name: Jack Dean Collum

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jackie Collum — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
32 28 171 37 11 2 12 464.0 480 214 44 173 171 4.15 -1195.8

Career ERA 4.15 vs. league average 3.93 across their career seasons — 5.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Jackie Collum Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1951 SLN NL 2 1 3 2 1 1 0 17.0 11 3 10 5 1.59 4.04 (+61%) 163.8
1952 SLN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 1 0 0.00 — 0.0
1953 SLN NL 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 11.1 15 8 4 5 6.35 4.14 (-54%) 63.2
1953 CIN NL 7 11 30 12 4 1 3 124.2 123 52 39 51 3.75 4.14 (+9%) 1431.5
1954 CIN NL 7 3 36 2 1 0 0 79.0 86 33 32 28 3.76 3.90 (+4%) -1014.0
1955 CIN NL 9 8 32 17 5 0 1 134.0 128 54 37 49 3.63 4.00 (+9%) -538.1
1956 SLN NL 6 2 38 1 0 0 7 60.0 63 28 27 17 4.20 3.96 (-6%) -882.3
1957 CHN NL 1 1 9 0 0 0 1 10.2 8 8 9 7 6.75 3.83 (-76%) -32.9
1957 BRO NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4.1 7 4 1 3 8.31 — 0.0
1958 LAN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.1 4 3 2 0 8.10 — 0.0
1962 MIN AL 0 2 8 3 0 0 0 15.1 29 19 11 5 11.15 3.96 (-182%) -387.1
1962 CLE AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 4 2 0 1 13.50 — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 32 28 171 37 11 2 12 464.0 480 214 173 171 4.15 — -1,196

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

Jackie Collum — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
171 118 15 29 5 0 1 13 0 13 9 .246 .321 .314 .634 0

Career AVG .246 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .321 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .314 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 19.7% below league average.

Career OPS .634 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — 11.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Jackie Collum Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1951 SLN NL 3 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 — — — — 0.0
1952 SLN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1953 SLN NL 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1953 CIN NL 30 36 3 10 2 0 0 3 0 3 1 .278 — — — — 0.0
1954 CIN NL 36 13 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 2 2 .231 — — — — 0.0
1955 CIN NL 32 40 8 10 2 0 0 5 0 5 3 .250 — — — — 0.0
1956 SLN NL 38 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .214 — — — — 0.0
1957 CHN NL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1957 BRO NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1958 LAN NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1962 MIN AL 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1962 CLE AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 171 118 15 29 5 0 1 13 0 13 9 .246 — — — — 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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jackie Collum — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home816091604.267
Away905861319.224

Pitching — Home / Away

Jackie Collum — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home81237.12189080933.41
Away90227.026212492784.92

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jackie Collum — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1962-08-23 CLEDETL 000000000
1962-08-18 MINBOSL 100000001
1962-08-17 MINBOSL 000000000
1962-08-15 MINNYYL 000000000
1962-08-07 MINNYYL 100000100
1962-08-05 MINDETL 000000000
1962-08-04 MINDETW 100000000
1962-07-31 MINBALL 100000000
1962-07-29 MINCLEL 000000000
1958-05-05 LADPHIL 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jackie Collum — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1962-08-23 CLEDET — 1.1422010
1962-08-18 MINBOS — 3.0522110
1962-08-17 MINBOS — 0.1100000
1962-08-15 MINNYY — 0.1000000
1962-08-07 MINNYY — 4.21077100
1962-08-05 MINDET L 1.2552121
1962-08-04 MINDET — 1.2433410
1962-07-31 MINBAL L 3.1455410
1962-07-29 MINCLE — 0.1000000
1958-05-05 LADPHI — 2.2333102

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jackie Collum — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 171 23 30 109 7 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jackie Collum — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1951 SLN P 3 0 2 4 0 0
1952 SLN P 2 0 0 2 0 0
1953 SLN P 7 0 1 7 0 0
1953 CIN P 30 0 3 26 0 3
1954 CIN P 36 2 11 24 1 0
1955 CIN P 32 17 6 24 3 0
1956 SLN P 38 1 4 16 2 1
1957 CHN P 9 0 2 1 0 0
1957 BRO P 3 0 0 0 0 0
1958 LAN P 2 0 0 1 0 1
1962 MIN P 8 3 1 4 1 0
1962 CLE P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Jackie Collum Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 171

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Jackie Collum (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Clyde King
    32-25, 4.14 ERA
  2. 88
    Al Aber
    24-25, 4.18 ERA
  3. 81
    Andy Hansen
    23-30, 4.22 ERA
  4. 80
    Xavier Rescigno
    19-22, 4.13 ERA
  5. 80
    Johnny Hetki
    18-26, 4.39 ERA
  6. 80
    Pete Filson
    15-18, 4.18 ERA

Jackie Collum: the record in brief

Jackie Collum played a first major league game on September 21, 1951 and a last one on August 23, 1962. Club by club, the record runs the St. Louis Cardinals (1951 through 1956), the Cincinnati Reds (1953), the Cincinnati Redlegs (1954 to 1955), the Chicago Cubs (1957), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1957), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1958), the Minnesota Twins (1962), and the Cleveland Indians (1962). Listed as a pitcher, Collum threw and hit left-handed. The recorded size is 5 feet, 7 inches and 160 pounds. The birth record reads June 21, 1927, in Victor, IA, USA. Collum's death is recorded on August 29, 2009, in Grinnell, IA, USA. Jackie Collum was the playing name; the full given name is Jack Dean.

Collum went 32-28 with a 4.15 ERA in 171 games, 37 of them starts. The same table counts 171 strikeouts, 11 complete games, and 12 saves. The league ERA over Collum's seasons was 3.93, so the 4.15 figure ran 5.5% worse than average. No season topped the 9 wins of 1955. 1953 produced Collum's most strikeouts, 51.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackie Collum

What years did Jackie Collum play?
Jackie Collum played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1962.
Was Jackie Collum a pitcher?
Yes. Jackie Collum pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 171 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jackie Collum hit?
Jackie Collum hit 1 career home runs with 29 hits.
What was Jackie Collum's career batting average?
Jackie Collum batted .246 over his career, with 29 hits in 118 at bats.
How many RBI did Jackie Collum have?
Jackie Collum drove in 13 runs in his career.
What was Jackie Collum's career ERA?
Jackie Collum finished with a 4.15 career ERA, going 32-28 with 171 strikeouts.