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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
Both sides hit him about the same

44.8% of the contact right-handers make against Balester is hit hard, against 25% of what left-handers make.

161 pitches to right-handed hitters, 119 to left-handed hitters.
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.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 93.0 mph off the bat against Balester and left-handers 88.3.

29 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 16 from left-handers.
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.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits

The quality of contact against Balester projects a .335 average, 76th percentile.

280 pitches in 2015. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 168th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

31.1% of the contact against Balester is on the ground and 44.4% of it is in the air.

45 tracked batted balls allowed.

Contextual Splits

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