Bartolo Colon was born on Thursday, May 24, 1973, in Altamira, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Colon was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 4, 1997, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bartolo Colon baseball stats page.
"He's (Bartolo Colón) going to bully you with his fastball. You've just got to be patient with him and get a good pitch and allow him to make a mistake." - Monroe, Craig. Post Game Press Conference. Angel Stadium of Anaheim. 15 September 2005.
Bartolo ColonBartolo 'Big Sexy' Colon Autograph on a 1997 Bowman Baseball Card (#94) |
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Bartolo ColonBartolo Colon Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1997 | 24 | Indians | 19 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 94.0 | 427 | 107 | 59 | 66 | 12 | 45 | 1 | 66 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | 25 | Indians | 31 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 3.71 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 204.0 | 883 | 205 | 84 | 91 | 15 | 79 | 5 | 158 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | 26 | Indians | 32 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 5 | .783 | 3.95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 205.0 | 858 | 185 | 90 | 97 | 24 | 76 | 5 | 161 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | 27 | Indians | 30 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.88 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 188.0 | 807 | 163 | 81 | 86 | 21 | 98 | 4 | 212 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | 28 | Indians | 34 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 4.09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 222.1 | 947 | 220 | 101 | 106 | 26 | 90 | 2 | 201 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
2002 | 29 | Indians | 16 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2.55 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 116.1 | 467 | 104 | 33 | 37 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | 29 | Expos | 17 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3.31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 117.0 | 499 | 115 | 43 | 48 | 9 | 39 | 4 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 30 | White Sox | 34 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 3.87 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 242.0 | 984 | 223 | 104 | 107 | 30 | 67 | 3 | 173 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
2004 | 31 | Angels | 34 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 5.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208.1 | 897 | 215 | 116 | 122 | 38 | 71 | 1 | 158 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | 32 | Angels | 33 | 33 | 0 | 21 | 8 | .724 | 3.48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 222.2 | 906 | 215 | 86 | 93 | 26 | 43 | 0 | 157 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
2006 | 33 | Angels | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5.11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56.1 | 251 | 71 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | 34 | Angels | 19 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 6.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99.1 | 453 | 132 | 70 | 74 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 76 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
2008 | 35 | Red Sox | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 173 | 44 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | 36 | White Sox | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.1 | 276 | 69 | 29 | 42 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | 38 | Yankees | 29 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 164.1 | 694 | 172 | 73 | 85 | 21 | 40 | 3 | 135 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | 39 | Athletics | 24 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.1 | 636 | 161 | 58 | 62 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 40 | Athletics | 30 | 30 | 0 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 2.65 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 190.1 | 769 | 193 | 56 | 60 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | 41 | Mets | 31 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 4.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202.1 | 846 | 218 | 92 | 97 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 151 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 42 | Mets | 33 | 31 | 1 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 4.16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 194.2 | 815 | 217 | 90 | 94 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 136 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 43 | Mets | 34 | 33 | 0 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191.2 | 791 | 200 | 73 | 81 | 24 | 32 | 2 | 128 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 44 | Braves | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 8.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.0 | 299 | 92 | 57 | 66 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 44 | Twins | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 | 349 | 100 | 46 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 45 | Rangers | 28 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 5.78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 146.1 | 628 | 172 | 94 | 97 | 32 | 25 | 1 | 81 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
21 Years | 565 | 552 | 2 | 247 | 188 | .568 | 4.12 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 3,461.2 | 14,655 | 3,593 | 1,584 | 1,719 | 439 | 948 | 47 | 2,535 | 45 | 64 | 6 | 1 |
Bartolo ColonBartolo Colon Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1997 | 24 | Indians | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1998 | 25 | Indians | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
1999 | 26 | Indians | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
2000 | 27 | Indians | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2001 | 28 | Indians | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
2002 | 29 | Indians | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
2002 | 29 | Expos | 17 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .128 | .146 | .128 |
2003 | 30 | White Sox | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2004 | 31 | Angels | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2005 | 32 | Angels | 33 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
2006 | 33 | Angels | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2007 | 34 | Angels | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2008 | 35 | Red Sox | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2009 | 36 | White Sox | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2011 | 38 | Yankees | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2012 | 39 | Athletics | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2013 | 40 | Athletics | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2014 | 41 | Mets | 31 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .032 | .032 | .048 |
2015 | 42 | Mets | 33 | 58 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .138 | .150 | .155 |
2016 | 43 | Mets | 34 | 60 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .083 | .098 | .167 |
2017 | 44 | Braves | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2017 | 44 | Twins | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2018 | 45 | Rangers | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
21 Years | 565 | 299 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .084 | .092 | .107 |
Bartolo ColonBartolo Colon Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1997 Indians | P | 19 | 17 | 282 | 28 | 1.5 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .821 | 2.20 |
1998 Indians | P | 31 | 31 | 612 | 48 | 1.5 | 47 | 13 | 34 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.07 |
1999 Indians | P | 32 | 32 | 615 | 54 | 1.7 | 52 | 21 | 31 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.28 |
2000 Indians | P | 30 | 30 | 564 | 39 | 1.3 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 1.77 |
2001 Indians | P | 34 | 34 | 667 | 40 | 1.2 | 39 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 1.58 |
2002 Indians | P | 16 | 16 | 349 | 26 | 1.6 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.86 |
2002 Expos | P | 17 | 17 | 351 | 22 | 1.3 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 1.62 |
2003 White Sox | P | 34 | 34 | 726 | 32 | 0.9 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .906 | 1.08 |
2004 Angels | P | 34 | 34 | 625 | 41 | 1.2 | 38 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .927 | 1.64 |
2005 Angels | P | 33 | 33 | 669 | 24 | 0.7 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.97 |
2006 Angels | P | 10 | 10 | 168 | 12 | 1.2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 1.77 |
2007 Angels | P | 19 | 18 | 297 | 12 | 0.6 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 1.00 |
2008 Red Sox | P | 7 | 7 | 117 | 8 | 1.1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 1.38 |
2009 White Sox | P | 12 | 12 | 186 | 14 | 1.2 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 1.89 |
2011 Yankees | P | 29 | 26 | 492 | 29 | 1.0 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 1.54 |
2012 Athletics | P | 24 | 24 | 457 | 28 | 1.2 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 1.42 |
2013 Athletics | P | 30 | 30 | 570 | 29 | 1.0 | 28 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 1.33 |
2014 Mets | P | 31 | 31 | 606 | 43 | 1.4 | 38 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .884 | 1.69 |
2015 Mets | P | 33 | 31 | 584 | 44 | 1.3 | 41 | 9 | 32 | 3 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 1.90 |
2016 Mets | P | 34 | 33 | 575 | 55 | 1.6 | 52 | 12 | 40 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 2.44 |
2017 Braves | P | 13 | 13 | 189 | 24 | 1.8 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 3.14 |
2017 Twins | P | 15 | 15 | 240 | 10 | 0.7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
2018 Rangers | P | 28 | 24 | 439 | 33 | 1.2 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .879 | 1.78 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 565 | 552 | 10,380 | 695 | 1.2 | 647 | 189 | 458 | 48 | 48 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 1.68 | |
21 Years | 565 | 552 | 10,380 | 695 | 1.2 | 647 | 189 | 458 | 48 | 48 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 1.68 |
Bartolo ColonBartolo Colon Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1997 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.47 | 6.32 | 4.31 |
1998 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 6.97 | 3.49 |
1999 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.12 | 7.07 | 3.34 |
2000 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.16 | 10.15 | 4.69 |
2001 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.23 | 8.14 | 3.64 |
2002 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.42 | 5.80 | 2.40 |
2002 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 1.90 | 5.69 | 3.00 |
2003 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.58 | 6.43 | 2.49 |
2004 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.23 | 6.83 | 3.07 |
2005 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.65 | 6.35 | 1.74 |
2006 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.82 | 4.95 | 1.76 |
2007 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.62 | 6.89 | 2.63 |
2008 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.70 | 6.23 | 2.31 |
2009 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.81 | 5.49 | 3.03 |
2011 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.38 | 7.39 | 2.19 |
2012 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.96 | 5.38 | 1.36 |
2013 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.03 | 5.53 | 1.37 |
2014 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 5.03 | 6.72 | 1.33 |
2015 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 14.5 | 5.67 | 6.29 | 1.11 |
2016 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 1.5 | 30.0 | 4.00 | 6.01 | 1.50 |
2017 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2.10 | 6.00 | 2.86 |
2017 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.13 | 5.29 | 1.69 |
2018 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.24 | 4.98 | 1.54 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
21 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299.0 | 1.8 | 27.2 | 2.67 | 6.59 | 2.46 |
Bartolo ColonBartolo Colon Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1997 Cleveland Indians | 40 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Cleveland Indians | 40 | $180,000.00 | Stats | - |
1999 Cleveland Indians | 40 | $625,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Cleveland Indians | 40 | $1,125,000.00 | - | - |
2001 Cleveland Indians | 40 | $2,625,000.00 | - | - |
2002 Cleveland Indians | 40 | $4,925,000.00 | - | - |
2002 Montreal Expos | 40 | " " | - | - |
2003 Chicago White Sox | 40 | $8,250,000.00 | - | - |
2004 Anaheim Angels | 21 | $11,000,000.00 | - | - |
2005 Los Angeles Angels | 40 | $10,000,000.00 | Stats | - |
2006 Los Angeles Angels | 40 | $14,000,000.00 | - | - |
2007 Los Angeles Angels | 40 | $16,000,000.00 | - | - |
2008 Boston Red Sox | 40 | $1,250,000.00 | - | - |
2009 Chicago White Sox | 40 | $1,000,000.00 | - | - |
2011 New York Yankees | 40 | $900,000.00 | - | - |
2012 Oakland Athletics | 21 | $2,000,000.00 | - | - |
2013 Oakland Athletics | 40 | $3,000,000.00 | Stats | - |
2014 New York Mets | 40 | $9,000,000.00 | - | - |
2015 New York Mets | 40 | $9,000,000.00 | - | Stats |
2016 New York Mets | 40 | $7,250,000.00 | Stats | - |
2017 Atlanta Braves | 40 | $12,500,000.00 | - | - |
2017 Minnesota Twins | 40 | " " | - | - |
2018 Texas Rangers | 40 | $1,750,000.00 | - | - |
Bartolo Colon Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Bartolo Colón was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Cleveland Indians (1997-2002), Montreal Expos (2002), Chicago White Sox (2003), Los Angeles Angels (2004-2007), Boston Red Sox (2008), Chicago White Sox (2009), New York Yankees (2011), Oakland Athletics (2012-2013), New York Mets (2014-2016), Atlanta Braves (2017), Minnesota Twins (2017), and Texas Rangers (2018). Did you know that Big Sexy, his nickname, went to four All-Star Games with four different teams; Indians (1998), Angels (2005), Athletics (2013), and Mets (2016)?
Bartolo Colon Rookie Card | 1995 Bowman Baseball Card (#22)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that only eighteen pitchers in Major League Baseball history have earned a win against all thirty Major League teams? Sportswriter AJ Cassavell once wrote, "Beating one Major League team figures to be difficult enough for a starting pitcher. Beating all 30 of them, however, is nothing short of pitching history." We agree and are pleased to present the I've Beaten Every Major League Team "club" that includes these 18 twirlers: Kevin Brown, A.J. Burnett, Bartolo Colon, Dan Haren, Tim Hudson, Randy Johnson, John Lackey, Al Leiter (who started the "club"), Kyle Lohse, Derek Lowe, Jamie Moyer, Terry Mulholland, Vicente Padilla, Max Scherzer, Curt Schilling, Javier Vazquez, Woody Williams and Barry Zito.
Bartolo Colon set a new Major League record on May 7, 2016, becoming the oldest player (42 years, 349 days) in Major League Baseball history to hit his first career home run! The previous record holder, hall of famer Randy Johnson, was "only" 40 years, 9 days old, when he hit his first career home run on September 19, 2003!
Bartolo Colon Video | First Career Home Run | 7 May 2016
On August 8, 2014, Bartolo Colon recorded his two-hundredth career win, a 5–4 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies, becoming the third Dominican-born pitcher to reach the 200-wins plateau, joining hall of famers Juan Marichal (243 Wins) and Pedro Martinez (219 Wins). Four years later, on August 7, 2018, Big Sexy won his 246th career game, making Bartolo the winningest pitcher born in Latin America! Do you know what 4x All-Star he passed? Clues: He was born in Nicaragua. [Answer]