Bartolo Colon

Q: When was Bartolo Colon born?

Bartolo Colon was born on May 24, 1973.

Q: Where was Bartolo Colon born?

Bartolo Colon was born in Altamira, Puerto Plata.

Q: How tall is Bartolo Colon?

Bartolo Colon is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Bartolo Colon weigh when playing?

Bartolo Colon weighed 285 lbs (129 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Bartolo Colon play?

Bartolo Colon played 21 seasons.

Q: Is Bartolo Colon in the Hall of Fame?

Bartolo Colon has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Bartolo Colon have?

Bartolo Colon had 2,535 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Bartolo Colon played for?

Bartolo Colon played for 12 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, Chicago White Sox, Anaheim Angels, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers.

Q: How many World Series has Bartolo Colon won?

Bartolo Colon has never won a World Series.

Q: When did Bartolo Colon retire?

Bartolo Colon last played in 2018.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 285lb (180cm, 129kg)

Born: May 24, 1973 in Altamira, Dominican Republic do

High School: Puerto Plata (Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic)

Debut: April 4, 1997 (Age 23-315d, 17,021st in major league history)
vs. ANA 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: September 22, 2018 (Age 45-121d)
vs. SEA 0.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Agents: Wasserman

Full Name: Bartolo Colon

Nicknames: Big Bart, Big Sexy or Morales

Pronunciation: \ko-LONE\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.2

247

188

ERA

4.12

565

552

3461.2

2535

WHIP

1.312

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1994	21	CLE-min	Rk	7	4	.636	3.14	12	12	0	0	0	0	66.0	46	32	23	3	44	0	84	4	2	6	291			1.364	6.3	0.4	6.0	11.5	1.91	BRL APPY
1995	22	CLE-min	A+	13	3	.813	1.96	21	21	0	0	0	0	128.2	91	31	28	8	39	0	152	0	3	4	493			1.010	6.4	0.6	2.7	10.6	3.90	KIN CARL
1996	23	CLE-min	AA,AAA	2	2	.500	2.57	21	12	1	0	0	0	77.0	60	27	22	4	33	0	75	2	1	5	322			1.208	7.0	0.5	3.9	8.8	2.27	CAK,BFL EL,AA
1997	24	CLE-min	AAA	7	1	.875	2.22	10	10	0	1	1	0	56.2	45	15	14	4	23	0	54	0	1	1	230			1.200	7.1	0.6	3.7	8.6	2.35	BFL AA
1997	24	CLE	AL	4	7	.364	5.65	19	17	0	1	0	0	94.0	107	66	59	12	45	1	66	3	0	5	427	83	4.90	1.617	10.2	1.1	4.3	6.3	1.47
1998	25	CLE	AL	14	9	.609	3.71	31	31	0	6	2	0	204.0	205	91	84	15	79	5	158	3	0	4	883	128	3.75	1.392	9.0	0.7	3.5	7.0	2.00	AS
1999	26	CLE	AL	18	5	.783	3.95	32	32	0	1	1	0	205.0	185	97	90	24	76	5	161	7	0	4	858	126	4.30	1.273	8.1	1.1	3.3	7.1	2.12	CYA-4
2000	27	CLE-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	1.80	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	6	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	21			1.200	10.8	0.0	0.0	7.2		BFL IL
2000	27	CLE	AL	15	8	.652	3.88	30	30	0	2	1	0	188.0	163	86	81	21	98	4	212	4	0	4	807	127	3.96	1.388	7.8	1.0	4.7	10.1	2.16
2001	28	CLE	AL	14	12	.538	4.09	34	34	0	1	0	0	222.1	220	106	101	26	90	2	201	2	1	4	947	110	4.00	1.394	8.9	1.1	3.6	8.1	2.23
2002	29	TOT	MLB	20	8	.714	2.93	33	33	0	8	3	0	233.1	219	85	76	20	70	5	149	2	0	4	966	147	3.72	1.239	8.4	0.8	2.7	5.7	2.13	CYA-6
2002	29	CLE	AL	10	4	.714	2.55	16	16	0	4	2	0	116.1	104	37	33	11	31	1	75	2	0	3	467	172	3.75	1.160	8.0	0.9	2.4	5.8	2.42
2002	29	MON	NL	10	4	.714	3.31	17	17	0	4	1	0	117.0	115	48	43	9	39	4	74	0	0	1	499	129	3.70	1.316	8.8	0.7	3.0	5.7	1.90
2003	30	CHW	AL	15	13	.536	3.87	34	34	0	9	0	0	242.0	223	107	104	30	67	3	173	5	3	8	984	120	4.11	1.198	8.3	1.1	2.5	6.4	2.58
2004	31	ANA	AL	18	12	.600	5.01	34	34	0	0	0	0	208.1	215	122	116	38	71	1	158	3	0	1	897	89	4.97	1.373	9.3	1.6	3.1	6.8	2.23
2005	32	LAA	AL	21	8	.724	3.48	33	33	0	2	0	0	222.2	215	93	86	26	43	0	157	3	1	2	906	122	3.75	1.159	8.7	1.1	1.7	6.3	3.65	AS,CYA-1,MVP-23
2006	33	LAA-min	AAA,A+	0	1	.000	4.60	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.2	16	8	8	4	3	0	6	1	0	0	63			1.213	9.2	2.3	1.7	3.4	2.00	SLK,RCU PCL,CALL
2006	33	LAA	AL	1	5	.167	5.11	10	10	0	1	1	0	56.1	71	39	32	11	11	0	31	3	0	1	251	89	5.33	1.456	11.3	1.8	1.8	5.0	2.82
2007	34	LAA-min	AAA,A+	3	0	1.000	2.19	5	5	0	0	0	0	24.2	18	6	6	0	4	0	18	0	0	0	98			0.892	6.6	0.0	1.5	6.6	4.50	SLK,RCU PCL,CALL
2007	34	LAA	AL	6	8	.429	6.34	19	18	0	0	0	0	99.1	132	74	70	15	29	1	76	5	0	1	453	71	4.70	1.621	12.0	1.4	2.6	6.9	2.62
2008	35	BOS-min	AAA	3	1	.750	2.27	9	9	0	0	0	0	31.2	23	9	8	2	6	0	21	0	1	0	123			0.916	6.5	0.6	1.7	6.0	3.50	PAW IL
2008	35	BOS	AL	4	2	.667	3.92	7	7	0	0	0	0	39.0	44	23	17	5	10	0	27	2	0	0	173	119	4.34	1.385	10.2	1.2	2.3	6.2	2.70
2009	36	CHW-min	AAA,A	1	2	.333	3.32	3	3	0	0	0	0	19.0	17	7	7	2	5	0	9	0	0	1	73			1.158	8.1	0.9	2.4	4.3	1.80	CHR,KAN IL,SALL
2009	36	CHW	AL	3	6	.333	4.19	12	12	0	0	0	0	62.1	69	42	29	13	21	3	38	2	0	1	276	113	5.70	1.444	10.0	1.9	3.0	5.5	1.81

2011	38	NYY	AL	8	10	.444	4.00	29	26	0	1	1	0	164.1	172	85	73	21	40	3	135	3	0	0	694	107	3.83	1.290	9.4	1.2	2.2	7.4	3.38
2012	39	OAK	AL	10	9	.526	3.43	24	24	0	0	0	0	152.1	161	62	58	17	23	3	91	1	0	0	636	114	3.82	1.208	9.5	1.0	1.4	5.4	3.96
2013	40	OAK	AL	18	6	.750	2.65	30	30	0	3	3	0	190.1	193	60	56	14	29	0	117	0	0	1	769	147	3.23	1.166	9.1	0.7	1.4	5.5	4.03	AS,CYA-6
2014	41	NYM	NL	15	13	.536	4.09	31	31	0	0	0	0	202.1	218	97	92	22	30	3	151	5	0	2	846	84	3.57	1.226	9.7	1.0	1.3	6.7	5.03
2015	42	NYM	NL	14	13	.519	4.16	33	31	1	1	1	0	194.2	217	94	90	25	24	5	136	4	0	0	815	91	3.84	1.238	10.0	1.2	*1.1*	6.3	5.67
2016	43	NYM	NL	15	8	.652	3.43	34	33	0	0	0	0	191.2	200	81	73	24	32	2	128	3	0	0	791	117	3.99	1.210	9.4	1.1	1.5	6.0	4.00	AS
2017	44	MIN-min	AAA	0	1	.000	9.82	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.2	4	4	4	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	17			1.636	9.8	2.5	4.9	12.3	2.50	ROC IL
2017	44	TOT	MLB	7	14	.333	6.48	28	28	0	1	0	0	143.0	192	112	103	28	35	0	89	1	1	1	648	68	5.21	1.587	12.1	1.8	2.2	5.6	2.54
2017	44	ATL	NL	2	8	.200	8.14	13	13	0	0	0	0	63.0	92	66	57	11	20	0	42	1	0	1	299	54	5.09	1.778	13.1	1.6	2.9	6.0	2.10
2017	44	MIN	AL	5	6	.455	5.18	15	15	0	1	0	0	80.0	100	46	46	17	15	0	47	0	1	0	349	86	5.31	1.438	11.3	1.9	1.7	5.3	3.13
2018	45	TEX	AL	7	12	.368	5.78	28	24	1	1	0	0	146.1	172	97	94	32	25	1	81	3	0	2	628	82	5.47	1.346	10.6	2.0	1.5	5.0	3.24
21 Yrs				247	188	.568	4.12	565	552	2	38	13	0	3461.2	3593	1719	1584	439	948	47	2535	64	6	45	14655	106	4.15	1.312	9.3	1.1	2.5	6.6	2.67
162 Game Avg.				15	11	.568	4.12	34	34	0	2	1	0	211	219	105	96	27	58	3	154	4	0	3	892	106	4.15	1.312	9.3	1.1	2.5	6.6	2.67
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CLE (6 yrs)				75	45	.625	3.92	162	160	0	15	6	0	1029.2	984	483	448	109	419	18	873	21	1	24	4389	121	4.06	1.363	8.6	1.0	3.7	7.6	2.08
LAA (4 yrs)				46	33	.582	4.66	96	95	0	3	1	0	586.2	633	328	304	90	154	2	422	14	1	5	2507	94	4.49	1.341	9.7	1.4	2.4	6.5	2.74
NYM (3 yrs)				44	34	.564	3.90	98	95	1	1	1	0	588.2	635	272	255	71	86	10	415	12	0	2	2452	96	3.79	1.225	9.7	1.1	1.3	6.3	4.83
OAK (2 yrs)				28	15	.651	2.99	54	54	0	3	3	0	342.2	354	122	114	31	52	3	208	1	0	1	1405	130	3.49	1.185	9.3	0.8	1.4	5.5	4.00
CHW (2 yrs)				18	19	.486	3.93	46	46	0	9	0	0	304.1	292	149	133	43	88	6	211	7	3	9	1260	118	4.43	1.249	8.6	1.3	2.6	6.2	2.40
MIN (1 yr)				5	6	.455	5.18	15	15	0	1	0	0	80.0	100	46	46	17	15	0	47	0	1	0	349	86	5.31	1.438	11.3	1.9	1.7	5.3	3.13
ATL (1 yr)				2	8	.200	8.14	13	13	0	0	0	0	63.0	92	66	57	11	20	0	42	1	0	1	299	54	5.09	1.778	13.1	1.6	2.9	6.0	2.10
BOS (1 yr)				4	2	.667	3.92	7	7	0	0	0	0	39.0	44	23	17	5	10	0	27	2	0	0	173	119	4.34	1.385	10.2	1.2	2.3	6.2	2.70
TEX (1 yr)				7	12	.368	5.78	28	24	1	1	0	0	146.1	172	97	94	32	25	1	81	3	0	2	628	82	5.47	1.346	10.6	2.0	1.5	5.0	3.24
MON (1 yr)				10	4	.714	3.31	17	17	0	4	1	0	117.0	115	48	43	9	39	4	74	0	0	1	499	129	3.70	1.316	8.8	0.7	3.0	5.7	1.90
NYY (1 yr)				8	10	.444	4.00	29	26	0	1	1	0	164.1	172	85	73	21	40	3	135	3	0	0	694	107	3.83	1.290	9.4	1.2	2.2	7.4	3.38

AL (18 yrs)				191	142	.574	4.11	437	427	1	33	11	0	2693.0	2751	1333	1229	348	803	33	2004	51	6	41	11405	110	4.23	1.320	9.2	1.2	2.7	6.7	2.50
NL (5 yrs)				56	46	.549	4.16	128	125	1	5	2	0	768.2	842	386	355	91	145	14	531	13	0	4	3250	93	3.89	1.284	9.9	1.1	1.7	6.2	3.66

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Bartolo Colon?

Bartolo Colon is 51 years old.

When was Bartolo Colon born?

Bartolo Colon was born on May 24, 1973.

Where was Bartolo Colon born?

Bartolo Colon was born in Altamira, Puerto Plata.

How tall is Bartolo Colon?

Bartolo Colon is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Bartolo Colon weigh when playing?

Bartolo Colon weighed 285 lbs (129 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Bartolo Colon play?

Bartolo Colon played 21 seasons.

Is Bartolo Colon in the Hall of Fame?

Bartolo Colon has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Bartolo Colon play?

Bartolo Colon was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Bartolo Colon have?

Bartolo Colon had 2,535 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Bartolo Colon played for?

Bartolo Colon played for 12 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, Chicago White Sox, Anaheim Angels, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers.

How many World Series has Bartolo Colon won?

Bartolo Colon has never won a World Series.

When did Bartolo Colon retire?

Bartolo Colon last played in 2018.

What are Bartolo Colon's nicknames?

Big Bart, Big Sexy, Morales are nicknames for Bartolo Colon.

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