Collins was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He started his professional baseball career in the minor leagues in 1885, and he started his major league career with the Louisville Colonels of the American Association in 1886. Near the end of the 1888 season, he was purchased by the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.
Collins was the National League leader in runs scored in 1890 with Brooklyn. For his career, he compiled a .284 batting average, a 117 OPS+, 653 runs scored, 319 runs batted in, and 335 stolen bases. He was considered to be very fast.
In April 1892, Collins became ill with typhoid fever. He died in Brooklyn the following month at age 28.

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