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Don Collins

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: September 15, 1952 in Lyons, GA us

Died: May 22, 2022 in Sharpsburg, GA

Buried: Unknown Cemetery, Senoia, GA

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (5th) of the 1971 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from South Georgia College (Douglas, GA), the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1971 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from South Georgia College (Douglas, GA), the Cleveland Indians in the 2nd round of the 1972 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from South Georgia College (Douglas, GA) and the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 1972 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from South Georgia College (Douglas, GA).

High School: Lyons HS (Lyons, GA)

School: South Georgia College (Douglas, GA)

Last Game: July 4, 1980 (Age 27-293d)
vs. NYY 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Donald Edward Collins

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.7

ERA

5.28

76.2

WHIP

1.813

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1972	19	-0.7	Wytheville	APPY	Rk	ATL	5	1	.833	2.88	3.42	8	8		0	0	0	50.0	34	19	16	3	19	0	57	1	0	2		1.060	6.1	0.5	3.4	10.3	3.00
1973	20	-0.2	Greenwood	WCRS	A	ATL	4	10	.286	3.24	4.26	22	20		4	0	0	114.0	117	54	41	6	83	4	107	6	2	14		1.754	9.2	0.5	6.6	8.4	1.29
1974	21	-1.4	Savannah	SOUL	AA	ATL	6	8	.429	4.83	6.30	22	22		2	1	0	110.0	116	77	59	11	83	0	65	2	1	11		1.809	9.5	0.9	6.8	5.3	0.78
1975	22	-0.2	Savannah	SOUL	AA	ATL	8	7	.533	3.15	3.78	24	24		8	0	0	157.0	153	66	55	6	69	0	79	3	0	10		1.414	8.8	0.3	4.0	4.5	1.14
1976	23	-1.3	Richmond	IL	AAA	ATL	4	6	.400	5.01	5.93	23	14		4	0	0	88.0	109	58	49	9	50	1	40	1	0	8		1.807	11.1	0.9	5.1	4.1	0.80
1977	24	-0.6	Richmond	IL	AAA	ATL	1	0	1.000	3.32	4.26	3	3		1	0	0	19.0	14	9	7	1	7	0	7	0	0	0		1.105	6.6	0.5	3.3	3.3	1.00
1977	24	-3.3	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	3	9	.250	5.09	5.48	40	6	8	0	0	2	70.2	82	43	40	8	41	8	27	1	3	3	324	1.741	10.4	1.0	5.2	3.4	0.66
1978	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	ATL	3	6	.333	3.97	5.03	22	19		2	0	0	118.0	123	66	52	7	57	0	90	2	0	5		1.525	9.4	0.5	4.3	6.9	1.58
1978	25	0.2	Richmond	IL	AAA	ATL	1	5	.167	6.05	6.52	10	10		1	0	0	58.0	69	42	39	6	29	0	39	0	0	3		1.690	10.7	0.9	4.5	6.1	1.34
1978	25	2.4	Savannah	SOUL	AA	ATL	2	1	.667	1.95	3.60	12	9		1	0	0	60.0	54	24	13	1	28	0	51	2	0	2		1.367	8.1	0.2	4.2	7.7	1.82
1979	26	1.1	Richmond	IL	AAA	ATL	12	7	.632	3.47	4.04	34	25		5	3	0	187.0	203	84	72	9	64	3	119	1	0	16		1.428	9.8	0.4	3.1	5.7	1.86
1980	27	1.9	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	CLE	10	8	.556	4.39	5.64	25	25		6	2	0	158.0	175	99	77	9	78	2	74	4	0	9		1.601	10.0	0.5	4.4	4.2	0.95
1980	27	-0.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	0		7.50	7.50	4	0	2	0	0	0	6.0	9	5	5	0	7	1	0	0	0	1	33	2.667	13.5	0.0	10.5	0.0	0.00
1981	28	2.8	Charleston	IL	AAA	CLE	0	2	.000	8.64	11.16	6	5	0	0	0	0	25.0	41	31	24	7	13	1	17	0	1	2		2.160	14.8	2.5	4.7	6.1	1.31
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (2 seasons)					Majors		3	9	.250	5.28	5.63	44	6	10	0	0	2	76.2	91	48	45	8	48	9	27	1	3	4	357	1.813	10.7	0.9	5.6	3.2	0.56
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		53	55	.491	3.96	4.94	189	165	0	32	6	0	1026.0	1085	563	452	68	523	11	655	20	4	77		1.567	9.5	0.6	4.6	5.7	1.25
All Levels (10 Seasons)							56	64	.467	4.06	4.99	233	171	10	32	6	2	1102.2	1176	611	497	76	571	20	682	21	7	81	357	1.584	9.6	0.6	4.7	5.6	1.19

AAA (6 seasons)					Minors		28	28	.500	4.51	5.43	101	82	0	17	5	0	535.0	611	323	268	41	241	7	296	6	1	38		1.593	10.3	0.7	4.1	5.0	1.23
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		16	16	.500	3.50	4.60	58	55		11	1	0	327.0	323	167	127	18	180	0	195	7	1	23		1.538	8.9	0.5	5.0	5.4	1.08
A (1 season)					Minors		4	10	.286	3.24	4.26	22	20		4	0	0	114.0	117	54	41	6	83	4	107	6	2	14		1.754	9.2	0.5	6.6	8.4	1.29
Rk (1 season)					Minors		5	1	.833	2.88	3.42	8	8		0	0	0	50.0	34	19	16	3	19	0	57	1	0	2		1.060	6.1	0.5	3.4	10.3	3.00