Lou
Collins
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 260
 
Born: April 22, 1939 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Owner's Choice - Hitter Award 1973   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 34 SLC FL $ 8,380,000 5 6 6 3 3 3 4 4 4 11 12 12 5 6 6 5 5 5
1974 35 SLC FL $ 8,380,000 4 6 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 9 10 10 5 5 5 5 4 5
1975 36 SLC FL $ 8,380,000 3 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 7 8 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1976 37 SLC FL $ 8,380,000 2 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2
1977 38 SLC FL   1 2 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings   1 2 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 8,380,000 5 6 6 3 3 3 4 4 4 11 12 12 5 6 6 5 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 34 SLC FL 162 607 121 194 20 4 48 131 4 0 89 82 .320 .409 .603 1.012 137.6 31.0
1974 35 SLC FL 156 584 102 158 16 0 34 94 0 0 64 99 .271 .343 .473 .816 96.5 17.5
1975 36 SLC FL 153 544 63 140 18 1 20 66 1 0 60 116 .257 .331 .404 .736 72.3 12.1
1976 37 SLC FL 56 180 21 37 7 0 6 25 0 0 17 51 .206 .280 .344 .624 18.6 2.1
    AAA   32 123 19 34 3 0 6 24 0 1 12 32 .276 .341 .447 .788 18.5  
1977 38 A   94 92 17 30 5 0 5 20 0 0 15 19 .326 .421 .543 .964 19.9  
4 Years Sim 527 1915 307 529 61 5 108 316 5 0 230 348 .276 .355 .483 .838 324.9 62.7
1 Years AAA 32 123 19 34 3 0 6 24 0 1 12 32 .276 .336 .447 .783 18.5  
1 Years A 94 92 17 30 5 0 5 20 0 0 15 19 .326 .422 .543 .965 19.9  
2 Years Minors 126 215 36 64 8 0 11 44 0 1 27 51 .298 .374 .488 .862 38.5  
162 Game Average 588 94 162 18 1 33 97 1 0 70 106 .276 .355 .483 .838 99.9  
Career Highs 162 607 121 194 20 4 48 131 4 0 89 116 .320 .409 .603 1.012 137.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1380 225 406 50 5 81 246 3 0 170 271 .294 .374 .514 .887 257.7
vs LH   535 82 123 11 0 27 70 2 0 60 77 .230 .308 .402 .710 70.5
Home 262 925 150 263 29 3 54 148 3 0 116 162 .284 .367 .497 .864 166.7
Away 265 990 157 266 32 2 54 168 2 0 114 186 .269 .345 .469 .814 161.5
RISP   452 0 125 18 1 20 195 0 0 94 78 .277 .395 .454 .848 86.4
Pinch Hitting   20 3 6 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 2 .300 .348 .450 .798 3.3
Close/Late   240 36 78 8 0 16 42 0 0 43 52 .325 .429 .558 .987 54.9
Mar/Apr 98 367 57 87 11 2 22 56 0 0 45 87 .237 .320 .458 .778 56.1
May 102 354 53 83 6 0 18 55 0 0 53 61 .234 .337 .404 .741 51.7
June 91 309 41 87 12 0 13 48 1 0 35 39 .282 .362 .447 .808 49.1
July 76 285 54 96 10 0 22 59 1 0 26 56 .337 .391 .604 .994 61.8
August 79 294 53 80 10 1 17 49 3 0 44 57 .272 .368 .486 .854 53.7
Sep/Oct 81 306 49 96 12 2 16 49 0 0 27 48 .314 .368 .523 .891 55.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 34 SLC FL 1B 162 158 1421.7 1393 113 14 110 .991 9.53   2.9
1974 35 SLC FL 1B 150 144 1306.7 1271 111 10 114 .993 9.52   2.1
    3B 3 3 26.0 3 5 0 1 1.000 2.77   0.1
1975 36 SLC FL 1B 152 145 1290.0 1271 96 6 100 .996 9.54   3.2
1976 37 SLC FL 1B 52 51 446.0 423 29 2 40 .996 9.12   0.9
  1B 516 498 4464.3 4358 349 32 364 .993 9.49   9.1
  3B 3 3 26.0 3 5 0 1 1.000 2.77   0.1
Career Totals   519 501 4490.3 4361 354 32 365 .993 9.45   9.2
Career Highs   162 158 1421.7 1393 116 14 115 .996 9.54    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1973 34 SLC FL 4 11 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 .182 .438 .455 .892
1974 35 SLC FL 8 29 4 5 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 8 .172 .167 .483 .649
1975 36 SLC FL 9 37 4 13 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 13 .351 .368 .459 .828
Career Post-Season Batting 21 77 10 20 1 0 5 9 0 0 5 22 .260 .310 .468 .777
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1973-8-.320
On-Base Pct
1973-3-.409
Slugging Pct
1973-1-.603
OPS
1973-1-1.012
XR
1973-1-137.6
Games
1973-1-162
1974-7-156
At-Bats
1974-8-584
Runs
1973-1-121
1974-5-102
Hits
1973-8-194
Total Bases
1973-1-366
Homeruns
1973-1-48
1974-6-34
RBIs
1973-2-131
1974-8-94
Walks
1973-6-89
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 11    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 37    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 20    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 41st overall pick, by Salt Lake City in 1973
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/1/1973, off Jamaal Jumboni (SEA)
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1973, hitting .447 with 10 HR, 28 RBI
Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 8/9/1973
Drove in 6 runs against Las Vegas on 8/25/1973
Had 25-game hitting streak snapped on 10/5/1973
Won Silver Slugger Award in 1973, hitting .320 with 48 HR, 131 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/22/1974, hitting .400 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1974, hitting .398 with 6 HR, 18 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1974, hitting .398 with 6 HR, 18 RBI