Collin Balester
Collin Thomas Balester
Born: June 6, 1986
Huntington Beach, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 4 (2004 June Amateur Draft, Montreal Expos)
School: Huntington Beach HS (CA)
Career: 2004-2017
Major League Statistics
Collin Balester compiled a career record of 45 wins and 54 losses, with 15 saves, and a 4.28 ERA in his 303-game pitching career with the Expos, Savannah Sand Gnats, Potomac Nationals, Harrisburg Senators, Columbus Clippers, Syracuse Chiefs, Toledo Mud Hens, Round Rock Express, Pirates, Bristol Pirates, Altoona Curve, Louisville Bats, Indianapolis Indians, Richmond Flying Squirrels and Sacramento River Cats. He began playing during the 2004 season and last took the field during the 2017 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | GULF | Expos | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.7 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 101 |
| 2005 | A | SALL3 | Savannah Sand Gnats | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.67 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 125.0 | 105 | 62 | 51 | 11 | 42 | 0 | 95 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 521 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CARL | Potomac Nationals | 4 | 5 | .444 | 5.20 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117.7 | 126 | 71 | 68 | 12 | 53 | 0 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 518 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.83 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 77 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 2 | 7 | .222 | 3.74 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98.7 | 103 | 47 | 41 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 423 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.18 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.7 | 49 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 226 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 9 | 3 | .750 | 4.00 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.7 | 79 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 332 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 7 | 10 | .412 | 4.44 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107.3 | 129 | 58 | 53 | 5 | 37 | 3 | 71 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 474 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5.87 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 | 74 | 47 | 45 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 309 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.35 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39.3 | 47 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 174 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.64 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47.0 | 38 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 188 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 1 | 4 | .200 | 7.33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 122 |
| 2014 | R | APPY | Bristol Pirates | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | |
| 2014 | R | GULF | Pirates | 0 | 1 | .000 | 54.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2014 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6.55 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 0 | 0 | 3.07 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 | |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 0 | 0 | 2.05 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22.0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 83 | |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.77 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20.3 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 79 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.79 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.3 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 108 |
| 2017 | AA | EL | Richmond Flying Squirrels | 1 | 4 | .200 | 2.75 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.7 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 76 |
| Totals | 45 | 54 | .455 | 4.28 | 303 | 125 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 924.7 | 935 | 485 | 440 | 84 | 319 | 17 | 727 | 42 | 6 | 68 | 3975 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 17 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 20 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 35 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AA | EL | Richmond Flying Squirrels | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 159 | 63 | 55 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | .073 | .089 | .073 | .162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | GULF | Expos | P | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .600 |
| 2005 | A | SALL3 | Savannah Sand Gnats | P | 24 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .458 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | P | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CARL | Potomac Nationals | P | 23 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 2 | .871 | 1.174 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | P | 17 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.294 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | P | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | P | 15 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .900 | 1.200 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 20 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 35 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .944 | .486 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 28 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .714 | .179 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .194 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | P | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .333 |
| 2014 | R | APPY | Bristol Pirates | P | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2014 | R | GULF | Pirates | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2014 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | P | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .300 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .250 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | P | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .238 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | P | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .308 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | P | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .214 |
| 2017 | AA | EL | Richmond Flying Squirrels | P | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| Totals | 303 | 45 | 126 | 15 | 5 | .919 | .564 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | Gulf Coast League | Expos | MON | July 20, 2004 | August 23, 2004 |
| 2005 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Sand Gnats | WAS | April 10, 2005 | September 2, 2005 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Potomac Nationals | WAS | April 6, 2006 | August 18, 2006 |
| 2006 | AA | Eastern League | Harrisburg Senators | WAS | August 23, 2006 | September 4, 2006 |
| 2007 | AA | Eastern League | Harrisburg Senators | WAS | April 6, 2007 | July 3, 2007 |
| 2007 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | WAS | July 16, 2007 | September 3, 2007 |
| 2008 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | WAS | April 5, 2008 | June 24, 2008 |
| 2009 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | WAS | April 10, 2009 | September 1, 2009 |
| 2010 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | WAS | April 10, 2010 | September 4, 2010 |
| 2011 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | WAS | April 7, 2011 | July 30, 2011 |
| 2012 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | June 3, 2012 | September 2, 2012 |
| 2013 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Round Rock Express | TEX | April 5, 2013 | April 30, 2013 |
| 2014 | R | Gulf Coast League | Pirates | PIT | June 30, 2014 | July 3, 2014 |
| 2014 | R | Appalachian League | Bristol Pirates | PIT | July 9, 2014 | July 27, 2014 |
| 2014 | AA | Eastern League | Altoona Curve | PIT | August 1, 2014 | August 31, 2014 |
| 2015 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | April 10, 2015 | June 12, 2015 |
| 2015 | AA | Eastern League | Altoona Curve | PIT | April 16, 2015 | May 21, 2015 |
| 2015 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | June 20, 2015 | August 18, 2015 |
| 2017 | AA | Eastern League | Richmond Flying Squirrels | SFN | May 24, 2017 | June 28, 2017 |
| 2017 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | SFN | July 1, 2017 | September 3, 2017 |
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