Collin Balester
Collin T. Balester
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: June 6, 1986 in Huntington Beach, CA
High School: Huntington Beach (Huntington Beach, CA)
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the 2004 amateur draft.
Signed July 19, 2004. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 1, 2008
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2008 22 WSN NL 3 7 .300 5.51 15 15 0 0 0 0 80.0 92 53 49 12 28 1 50 6 0 4 358 78 1.500 10.4 1.4 3.2 5.6 1.79
2009 23 WSN NL 1 4 .200 6.82 7 7 0 0 0 0 30.1 34 24 23 10 14 0 20 0 0 0 135 62 1.582 10.1 3.0 4.2 5.9 1.43
2 Seasons 4 11 .267 5.87 22 22 0 0 0 0 110.1 126 77 72 22 42 1 70 6 0 4 493 73 1.523 10.3 1.8 3.4 5.7 1.67
162 Game Avg. 6 17 .267 5.87 34 34 0 0 0 0 170 195 119 111 34 65 2 108 9 0 6 762 73 1.523 10.3 1.8 3.4 5.7 1.67

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2008 22 WSN NL 15 358 319 53 92 21 1 12 3 3 28 50 .288 .354 .473 .827 .308 151 7 6 2 3 1
2009 23 WSN NL 7 135 121 24 34 7 1 10 0 2 14 20 .281 .356 .603 .959 .264 73 2 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 22 493 440 77 126 28 2 22 3 5 42 70 .286 .354 .509 .863 .296 224 9 6 2 3 1
162 Game Avg. 34 762 680 119 195 43 3 34 5 8 65 108 .286 .354 .509 .863 .296 346 14 9 3 5 2
MLB Averages .262 .333 .418 .751 .299

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
2008 22 WSN NL 15 15 3 7 5 3 2 5 10 .333 1 3 0 0 3 20% 44 64 13 14 1 0 10 4.1 3.0 5.3 89 4 8 3 0 105
2009 23 WSN NL 7 7 1 4 2 0 0 3 4 .429 0 2 0 0 1 14% 42 57 29 9 3 0 3 4.0 3.6 4.3 73 4 3 0 0 93
2 Seasons 22 22 4 11 7 3 2 8 14 .364 1 5 0 0 4 18% 43 64 13 23 4 0 13 4.0 3.2 5.0 84 8 11 3 0 105
MLB Averages .500 48% 49 98 -8 4.7 4.7 5.8 95

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
2008 22 WSN NL 358 49% 3.4% 14.0% 7.8% 9.5% 37% 0.66 0.81 73% 18% 8.5% 13% 70 7 10%
2009 23 WSN NL 135 47% 7.4% 14.8% 10.4% 13.3% 53% 0.53 0.82 67% 21% 17.5% 14% 18 2 11%
2 Seasons 493 49% 4.5% 14.2% 8.5% 10.6% 41% 0.62 0.81 71% 19% 11.1% 14% 88 9 10%
MLB Averages 55% 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13% 11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
2008 22 WSN NL 358 1342 3.75 811 60% 27% 14% 25% 34% 73% 1% 44% 81% 50% 6% 20 9 17% 61 24 0 20% 4 10 0 0 0
2009 23 WSN NL 135 511 3.79 320 63% 29% 11% 28% 32% 71% 0% 44% 84% 55% 7% 10 6 17% 23 12 2 35% 3 4 0 0 0
2 Seasons 493 1853 3.76 1131 61% 28% 13% 26% 33% 72% 1% 44% 82% 51% 6% 30 15 17% 84 36 2 24% 7 14 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 58% 5% 22% 25%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
2008 22 WSN NL 358 92 9 1 12 0 5 4 8 8 4 12 11 1 92% 4 4 0 141 3 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
2009 23 WSN NL 135 34 3 0 10 0 4 7 3 5 5 7 2 0 29% 0 0 0 35 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 Seasons 493 126 12 1 22 0 9 11 11 13 9 19 13 1 68% 4 4 0 176 3 5 38% 3 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 0
MLB Averages 52% 72%

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
2008 22 3 7 .300 5.51 15 15 0 0 0 0 80.0 92 53 49 12 28 1 50 6 0 4 358 78 1.500 10.4 1.4 3.2 5.6 1.79 78
2009 23 4 11 .267 5.87 22 22 0 0 0 0 110.1 126 77 72 22 42 1 70 6 0 4 493 73 1.523 10.3 1.8 3.4 5.7 1.67 73

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
2008 22 3 5 .375 5.61 77.0 92 53 48 12 28 48 6 1.558 10.8 3.3 5.6 1.71 1.4 15
2009 23 1 2 .333 6.83 29.0 34 24 22 10 14 19 0 1.655 10.6 4.3 5.9 1.36 3.1 7
2 Seasons 4 7 .364 5.94 106.0 126 77 70 22 42 67 6 1.585 10.7 5.7 1.60 1.9 22

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  6. Willie Adams (985)
  7. Jeremy Powell (984)
  8. Brian Cooper (983)
  9. Trey Moore (983)
  10. Billy Buckner (982)
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  5. Amaury Telemaco (982)
  6. Enrique Gonzalez (981)
  7. Steve Baker (981)
  8. J.P. Howell (980)
  9. Odalis Perez (979)
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