Loading games...

Collin Balester

Nationals Career team 2008–2011
Number #51
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 40
Height 6' 4"
Weight 190 lbs
Birth Place Huntington Beach, CA
Born Jun 6, 1986

Key Insights

2015
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Balester goes to the curveball: 35.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 16% the rest of the time.

67 two-strike pitches in 2015.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Balester throws a fastball 87.8% of the time, against 60.3% when he is ahead.

90 pitches behind in the count, 68 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Balester works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball, Sinker and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 63.9% of everything he throws.

280 classified pitches in 2015.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work

14.6 mph separates Balester's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.9 against 77.3.

179 and 58 of them respectively.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard

Hitters average 91.3 mph off the bat against Balester, 11th percentile.

280 pitches in 2015. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 611th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Balester's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 87.4 off his curveball.

179 and 58 of them thrown.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Jun 6, 1986
Birth Place Huntington Beach, CA
Height 6' 4"
Weight 190 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right