Collin Balester
| 23-year-old Pitcher |
| Washington Nationals |
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| Date of Birth: June 6, 1986 |
| Height: 6-5 Weight: 190 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 4 of 2004 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | RA9 |
| 2005 | 19 | A | Savannah | 24 | 8 | 6 | 125.0 | 512 | 105 | | | 11 | 62 | 51 | 42 | 95 | 3.67 | 1.17 | 4.46 |
| 2006 | 20 | A+ | Potomac | 23 | 4 | 5 | 117.2 | 518 | 126 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 71 | 68 | 53 | 87 | 5.20 | 1.52 | 5.43 |
| 2006 | 20 | AA | Harrisburg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19.2 | 77 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.83 | 1.06 | 2.29 |
| 2007 | 21 | AA | Harrisburg | 17 | 2 | 7 | 98.2 | 423 | 103 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 47 | 41 | 25 | 77 | 3.74 | 1.29 | 4.29 |
| 2007 | 21 | AAA | Columbus | 10 | 2 | 3 | 51.2 | 226 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 40 | 4.18 | 1.39 | 4.70 |
| 2008 | 22 | AAA | Columbus | 15 | 9 | 3 | 78.2 | 332 | 79 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 35 | 23 | 64 | 4.00 | 1.29 | 4.23 |
| 2008 | 22 | MLB | Washington | 16 | 3 | 7 | 80.0 | 358 | 92 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 53 | 49 | 28 | 50 | 5.51 | 1.50 | 5.96 |
| 2009 | 23 | AAA | Syracuse | 20 | 7 | 10 | 107.1 | 474 | 129 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 58 | 53 | 37 | 71 | 4.44 | 1.54 | 4.86 |
| 2009 | 23 | MLB | Washington | 7 | 1 | 4 | 30.1 | 135 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 6.82 | 1.58 | 7.12 |
| Extended Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 |
| 2005 | 19 | A | Savannah | 8.2% | 18.6% | .283 | | | 4.35 | |
| 2006 | 20 | A+ | Potomac | 10.2% | 16.8% | .324 | 44% | 6% | 4.49 | 5.26 |
| 2006 | 20 | AA | Harrisburg | 7.8% | 13.0% | .278 | 46% | 0% | 3.32 | 2.15 |
| 2007 | 21 | AA | Harrisburg | 5.9% | 18.2% | .313 | 44% | 5% | 3.82 | 4.34 |
| 2007 | 21 | AAA | Columbus | 10.2% | 17.7% | .313 | 34% | 3% | 3.87 | 4.03 |
| 2008 | 22 | AAA | Columbus | 6.9% | 19.3% | .293 | 40% | 10% | 5.06 | 5.15 |
| 2008 | 22 | MLB | Washington | 7.8% | 14.0% | .311 | 40% | 7% | 5.08 | 5.71 |
| 2009 | 23 | AAA | Syracuse | 7.8% | 15.0% | .360 | 47% | 3% | 3.64 | 4.85 |
| 2009 | 23 | MLB | Washington | 10.4% | 14.8% | .264 | 35% | 15% | 7.41 | 7.69 |
Extended Statistics
2009: Washington | 2009: Syracuse | 2008: Washington
| Split Statistics with Washington in 2009 |
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| July | 9.0 | 35 | 2.9% | 14.3% | .222 | 41% | 4.00 |
| August | 21.1 | 100 | 13.0% | 15.0% | .281 | 33% | 8.02 |
| AWAY | 16.2 | 65 | 6.2% | 12.3% | .208 | 45% | 4.86 |
| HOME | 13.2 | 70 | 14.3% | 17.1% | .326 | 25% | 9.22 |
Game Log
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| Date | Level | | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB |
| September 1 | AAA | vs. Scranton/WB | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| August 24 | MLB | vs. Milwaukee | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| August 19 | MLB | vs. Colorado | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| August 13 | MLB | @ Cincinnati | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| August 7 | MLB | vs. Arizona | 4.1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| August 2 | MLB | @ Pittsburgh | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| July 28 | MLB | @ Milwaukee | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| July 23 | MLB | vs. St. Louis | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| July 18 | AAA | @ Columbus | 7.0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| July 12 | AAA | @ Pawtucket | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| July 7 | AAA | vs. Rochester | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| July 2 | AAA | @ Lehigh Valley | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| June 26 | AAA | vs. Scranton/WB | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| June 21 | AAA | vs. Columbus | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| June 15 | AAA | vs. Buffalo | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| June 6 | AAA | @ Rochester | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| June 1 | AAA | vs. Gwinnett | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| May 27 | AAA | vs. Scranton/WB | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| May 22 | AAA | @ Louisville | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| May 17 | AAA | @ Indianapolis | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
