Collin McHugh
Born: 6/19/1987 in Covington, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-08-23 | Final Game: 2023-09-05
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 191 lbs
Full name: Collin Alexander McHugh
Biography
Collin McHugh was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 2012 to 2023. Born in 1987, McHugh showcased his skills on the mound with a career record of 71 wins and 47 losses, maintaining a respectable earned run average (ERA) of 3.72. Over the course of his career, he recorded 967 strikeouts, demonstrating his ability to overpower hitters and contribute significantly to his teams' successes. McHugh also achieved one save, highlighting his versatility as a pitcher capable of closing out games when needed.
Throughout his career, McHugh was recognized for his pitching prowess, earning accolades such as Rookie of the Month during his debut season. He played in an era characterized by a mix of traditional pitching styles and the increasing reliance on analytics, which emphasized efficiency and strikeout capability. McHugh's adaptability on the mound and his strategic approach to pitching made him a valuable asset to every team he played for, ultimately leaving a lasting impact on the game as he retired in September 2023.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 47 | 346 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 992.7 | 940 | 410 | 106 | 280 | 967 | 3.72 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NYN | NL | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.3 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 7.59 | -1038.9 |
| 2013 | COL | NL | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 9.95 | -664.2 |
| 2013 | NYN | NL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10.29 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | HOU | AL | 11 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.7 | 117 | 47 | 41 | 157 | 2.73 | 2530.5 |
| 2015 | HOU | AL | 19 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203.7 | 207 | 88 | 53 | 171 | 3.89 | 2021.7 |
| 2016 | HOU | AL | 13 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 184.7 | 206 | 89 | 54 | 177 | 4.34 | 1159.2 |
| 2017 | HOU | AL | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.3 | 62 | 25 | 20 | 62 | 3.55 | 861.7 |
| 2018 | HOU | AL | 6 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.3 | 45 | 16 | 21 | 94 | 1.99 | 2625.6 |
| 2019 | HOU | AL | 4 | 5 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74.7 | 62 | 39 | 30 | 82 | 4.70 | 136.9 |
| 2021 | TBR | AL | 6 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64.0 | 48 | 11 | 12 | 74 | 1.55 | - |
| 2022 | ATL | NL | 3 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.3 | 51 | 20 | 14 | 75 | 2.60 | 2214.7 |
| 2023 | ATL | NL | 4 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.7 | 70 | 28 | 22 | 47 | 4.30 | 358.4 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 346 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.071 | 0.071 | 0.071 | 0.143 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NYN | NL | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | COL | NL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | NYN | NL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | HOU | AL | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | HOU | AL | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.125 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | HOU | AL | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | HOU | AL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | HOU | AL | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | HOU | AL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | TBR | AL | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | ATL | NL | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | ATL | NL | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NLDS1 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2021 | ALDS2 | TBA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2018 | ALCS | HOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2018 | ALDS2 | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | WS | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | ALCS | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | ALDS1 | HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 27.0 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 4.00 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NLDS1 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.70 |
| 2021 | ALDS2 | TBA | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.36 |
| 2018 | ALCS | HOU | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | ALDS2 | HOU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | ALCS | HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | WS | HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13.50 |
| 2015 | ALDS1 | HOU | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4.50 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 346 | 127 | 61 | 107 | 6 | 12 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NYN | P | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | COL | P | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | NYN | P | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | HOU | P | 25 | 25 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | HOU | P | 32 | 32 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | HOU | P | 33 | 33 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | HOU | P | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | HOU | P | 58 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | HOU | P | 35 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | TBA | P | 37 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | ATL | P | 58 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | ATL | P | 41 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 346 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Rookie of the Month | September |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | HOU | AL | $529,000 |
| 2015 | HOU | AL | $516,300 |
| Total Career Earnings | $1,045,300 | ||
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Cy Young Award | AL | 8th | 5.0 | 210 | 0 |
| 2014 | Rookie of the Year | AL | 4th | 21.0 | 150 | 0 |