Collin Balester played 6 seasons (2008–2015) for WSH, DET and CIN. Career regular-season line: a 8–17 record, 157 strikeouts and a 5.47 ERA.
Sport-specific career totals from the active profile tables, with VAL shown whenever the sport has a value file.
Career boards only, within MLB
Cross-sport prominence: 17.4th percentile among MLB careers — a within-sport percentile, because career value is not comparable across sports.
MLB Advanced — ERA+ & OPS+ LeadersMLB Age Milestones — Youngest to 1,000 Hits, 100 HR, 100 Wins and 1,000 KMLB Breakout Seasons — Biggest Career-High LeapsMLB Career Arc TypesMLB Career Dominance — top-25 in multiple all-time categoriesMLB Clutch Delta — Who Rises in OctoberMLB Compilers vs Comets — Career ShapeMLB Consistency Index — Mr. Reliable vs Boom-BustMLB Era-Adjusted Careers — Greatest Careers on One ScaleMLB Era-Adjusted Seasons — Greatest Seasons in Modern TermsMLB Franchise Mt. Rushmores — Four Faces of Every TeamMLB Greatest Single Seasons by VAL (Hitters and Pitchers)MLB Hall of Very Good — Great Careers on Cooperstown's DoorstepMLB JourneymenMLB League Leader Marks — Most League-Leading SeasonsMLB Loyalty
Bio, rosters, and year-by-year/career stat splits come directly from MLB's own official public StatsAPI.
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Rate Collin Balester — All-Time
2 seasons · peak 0.1 in 2008
VAL (Value Above League) measures each MLB season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
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Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 8 seasons (2008–2015) — a true nomad. The crest trail: