Tony Balsamo vs. Allan Collamore — Career Comparison

Tony Balsamo
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Allan Collamore
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Allan Collamore built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Balsamo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Allan Collamore posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.351 compared to 6.44 and 1.909 for Tony Balsamo. By the career numbers, Allan Collamore had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Balsamo and Allan Collamore

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
2.1
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.73
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.68
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.78
27.78
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.42
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.3
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171.2
9
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.43
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
8.28
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.14
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.88
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.28
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
2.52
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.42
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.95
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
36.28
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.53
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.15
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.75
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.35
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.51
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
31.98
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.28
36.28

Fielding Stats for Tony Balsamo and Allan Collamore

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
27
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.1
9
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.84
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.76
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.65
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.475
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Balsamo and Allan Collamore

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
2160
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
427.12
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
559.32
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.88
19.11
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
34.43
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.78
7.93
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
152.54
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA