Players · B · Pitcher · 2015
Collin Balester
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Number
- #40
- Born
- June 6, 1986 in Huntington Beach, CA, United States
- MLB debut
- July 1, 2008
- dbWAR
- -.4 2 season(s)
- IP
- 15.2
- ERA
- 7.47
- FIP
- 6.64
- K/9
- 7.5
- FIP−
- 168 100 = avg
Collin Balester was a relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. In 2015 he struck out 13 batters over 15.2 innings across 15 appearances, going 1-1. His ERA of 7.47 was 88.5% higher than the league average of 3.96. Stripping out defence, his 6.64 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 24.6% of swings (10.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 16.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 16.9%. His -0.4 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2015.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CIN | 15 | 0 | 15.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7.47 | 6.64 | 1.91 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 189 | 168 | -0.4 | — |
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 | -0.3 | -119 | -0.0 | — |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 31 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | .174 | .387 | .217 | .310 | 16.1% |
| vs RHB | 46 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | .333 | .413 | .692 | .463 | 17.4% |
Spray chart
Where every ball he put in play landed, 2015.
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Hot and cold zones
Batting average by pitch location, 2015.
Pitch sequencing
What Collin Balester throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 179 | 91.9 | 2,013 | 38.5% | 18.3% | 41 | .220 | .792 | |
| Curveball | 58 | 77.3 | 1,194 | 50.0% | 40.0% | 14 | — | — | |
| Sinker | 22 | 92.2 | 2,141 | 31.8% | 12.5% | 4 | — | — | |
| Changeup | 21 | 84.6 | 1,428 | 28.6% | 57.1% | 3 | — | — |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.