#6 Collin Balester, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Toronto Blue Jays Monday, 7/12/2018 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Collin Balester
6/6/1986 32 United States 6"4 190
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average Some ability 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 350,000 2018 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 120 Days (808 total Days) 1 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 58 Days (918 total Days) 15 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 7 | 3 | 7 | 91-94 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 7 | 3 | 6 | |
| Versus RHB | 8 | 4 | 9 | |
| Talent | 8 | 3 | 7 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 60 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Talent | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 4 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .950 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 2013 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 6.19 | 107.2 | 122 | 85 | 74 | 20 | 68 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1.76 | .327 | ATL |
| 2014 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 7.17 | 185.2 | 196 | 159 | 148 | 39 | 118 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | .305 | ATL |
| 2015 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 6.42 | 175.1 | 208 | 139 | 125 | 30 | 116 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 1.85 | .340 | ATL |
| 2016 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 5.80 | 184.2 | 199 | 127 | 119 | 28 | 100 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 1.62 | .299 | TOR |
| 2017 | 35 | 35 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 6.28 | 173.1 | 199 | 143 | 121 | 29 | 96 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 1.70 | .315 | TOR |
| Total | 166 | 166 | 27 | 99 | 0 | 6.39 | 826.2 | 924 | 653 | 587 | 146 | 498 | 696 | 0 | 0 | 1.72 | .316 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 2004, A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 | .333 |
| 2005, A | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.72 | 46.0 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | .272 |
| 2006, A | 29 | 29 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3.97 | 172.1 | 146 | 87 | 76 | 14 | 84 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | .263 |
| 2007, A | 30 | 30 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2.81 | 192.1 | 155 | 67 | 60 | 9 | 71 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 | .264 |
| 2008, A | 30 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3.17 | 190.1 | 127 | 73 | 67 | 10 | 66 | 157 | 1 | 1 | 1.01 | .226 |
| 2009, AA | 30 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 3.68 | 171.1 | 159 | 76 | 70 | 7 | 71 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 1.34 | .333 |
| 2010, AA | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.52 | 35.2 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 | .286 |
| 2010, AAA | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4.15 | 65.0 | 63 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 38 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1.55 | .329 |
| 2011, AAA | 29 | 29 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 5.44 | 149.0 | 173 | 104 | 90 | 15 | 79 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | .350 |
| 2012, AAA | 29 | 29 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4.48 | 162.2 | 146 | 86 | 81 | 20 | 95 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 1.48 | .303 |
| 2013, AAA | 13 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.15 | 73.1 | 74 | 45 | 42 | 12 | 30 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | .341 |
| 2018, AAA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23.15 | 2.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | .615 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2013 | 22 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .156 | .226 | .382 | ATL |
| 2014 | 37 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .078 | .113 | .157 | .270 | ATL |
| 2015 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ATL |
| 2016 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | TOR |
| 2017 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | TOR |
| Total | 166 | 86 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | .093 | .124 | .174 | .298 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
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Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 3/4/2004 to a minor league deal... Injured on 5/7/2010 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 9 weeks... Traded from Atlanta to Chicago (W) on 4/5/2012 (Going to ATL: P A.J. Burnett, P Raul Alcantara. Going to CHW: P Collin Balester)... Traded from Chicago (W) to Atlanta on 4/5/2012 (Going to ATL: P Collin Balester. Going to CHW: P Raul Alcantara)... Had first career hit (double) on 6/18/2013, off Adam Wainwright (STL)... Earned first career win on 7/28/2013... 1/31/2017: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/2018: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Losses 2014 - 28 - 1st 2015 - 20 - 1st 2016 - 20 - 9th 2017 - 20 - 8th
| BB 2014 - 118 - 1st 2015 - 116 - 3rd 2016 - 100 - 4th 2017 - 96 - 8th
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