Colby Preston Lewis¡he and his wife, Jenny, have a son, Cade Preston (March 18, 2007), and a daughter, Elizabeth Grace (April 13, 2011), and care for their nephew Jett Oliver (April 15, 2008)¡ hobbies include hunting and fishing¡has rebuilt several vintage automobiles, including a 1963 and 1964 Chevy 2 Novas and a 1960 Chevy Impala¡has a Go Kart track in back yard at his home in Bakersfield, and follows NASCAR¡favorite team growing up was the Los Angeles Dodgers and currently follows the San Francisco 49ers.
2015
The veteran led the Rangers in wins, innings and starts (tied)…went 17-9 with a 4.66 ERA (106 ER/204.2 IP) in 33 games/starts for Texas, career highs in wins, innings, and starts…ranked among A.L. leaders in starts (tied for second), fewest BB per 9 innings (fourth, 1.8), wins (fifth), winning pct. (eighth, .654), quality starts (tied for eighth, 20), and fewest pitches per innings (11th, 15.5)…had 20.9% of his pitches put in play, fourth-highest pct. in the A.L…his 6.20 run support average was second-highest in the A.L. (Mark Buehrle-6.89) and highest for a Ranger since Derek Holland's club-record 7.64 RSA in 2011…266 flyballs induced on the season were most in MLB…finished with highest ERA by a 17-game winner since Tim Wakefield (4.76) for the 2007 Red Sox…ended year among A.L. highs in allowing runs (second, 114), earned runs (second, 106), hits (fourth, 211), and HR (eighth, 26), and was tied for sixth in A.L. with 11 hit batsmen.
2014
Led the Rangers in starts (29), innings (170.1) and wins (tied-10), and ranked 2nd on the staff in strikeouts (133) and quality starts (11)...after not pitching in the majors for 21 months due to elbow and hip surgeries, did not miss a turn after being added to the rotation in mid-April...led the A.L. with career high 14 losses, most by a Ranger since Kevin Millwood (14) in 2007...was first Ranger ever to lead A.L. in losses outright...the only other time a major league (dating to 1876) had seen its league leader in a full season (excluding 1981 and 1994) have so few losses came in the A.L. in 1951, when 6 pitchers tied for most with 14…his 5.18 ERA was the 2nd highest among ML qualifiers (BOS' Clay Buchholz, 5.34), the 6th highest in club history and highest since John Burkett (5.68 in 1998)...had highest opponents' batting average (.304) and 2nd-highest WHIP (1.52) among MLB qualifiers.
2013
Spent the entire season on the disabled list…began the year on 15-day DL in the Arizona extended spring program continuing to rehab from elbow surgery the previous July…was sent to Round Rock (AAA) on rehab assignment and started on May 9 vs. Las Vegas (ND, 2.0 IP, 3 ER)…experienced soreness in triceps and was removed from rehab on May 13…returned to rehab assignment and made one start each at Double-A Frisco
- a ND on May 20 vs. San Antonio (2 ER/2.1 IP) - and Round Rock - loss on May 25 vs. Memphis (3 ER/4.0 IP) - before soreness in right elbow shut down his rehab…was transferred to 60-day DL on June 6…then made 4 rehab starts for Frisco between July 17 and Aug. 3, going 0-1, 6.89 (12 ER/15.2 IP)…last outing was a no decision on Aug. 3 vs. San Antonio (2 ER/5.0 IP) before he was slated for hip surgery…overall was 0-1, 7.00 (14 ER/18.0 IP) in 5 starts at Frisco and 0-1, 9.00 (6 ER/6.0 IP) in 2 starts at Round Rock.
2012
The Rangers' Opening Day starter, Lewis went 6-6 with
a 3.43 ERA (40 ER/105.0 IP) in 16 starts before his season was
cut short due to injury...had a 1.076 WHIP that was lowest figure
of his career, and ratio of 6.64 strikeouts-per-walk was his best in
any ML season...team was 8-8 in his starts...his 10 quality starts
ranked 4th on the staff despite missing half the year...opponents batted .245 (99-404), with RHB at .236 (41-174) and LHB at .252
(58-230)...11 of his 16 HR allowed came on the road...went 0-2
in 4 starts vs. A.L. West clubs despite a 1.71 ERA (5 ER/26.1
IP)...beat Houston twice and is 3-0, 1.26 (4 ER/28.2 IP) in 4
starts vs. Astros the past 2 seasons...TAKE A WALK: Issued walks in team-low 3.3% of plate
appearances against...was the first pitcher in Texas history to
issue as few as 14 walks in 100+ innings, first in the majors to
pull the trick since Milwaukee's Ben Sheets in 2006...issued
multiple walks in just 3 of 16 starts, and permitted free pass to
a right-handed batter only 3 times in 180 plate appearances...
issued just one walk to lead off an inning all year...SUMMARY: Made first career Opening Day start on April 6
vs. CWS, giving him starts in all 5 season-opening rotation slots
in his career...tied Nolan Ryan's club record for Opening Day
strikeouts (9) in earning win that day...went a career-high 25.2
innings without issuing a walk, April 6-28, the 6th-longest streak
in Rangers history...was 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA (7 ER/32.2 IP), 29
strikeouts, and 4 walks in 5 April starts, ranking among A.L. leaders for April in ERA (2nd), strikeouts-to-walks ratio (1st, 7.25),
and walks-per-nine-innings (2nd, 1.10)...recorded a career-high
12 K's, but also allowed a career-high 5 HR in loss May 10 at
Baltimore (G1)...became the first pitcher in ML history to allow
at least 5 HR while recording 10+ K's in the same game...all 5
hits he allowed were HR, making him the 5th pitcher since 1918
to allow at least 5 hits in a game with each hit going for a HR...
permitted 3 consecutive HR to open the game, then retired the
next 18 batters...allowed one run over 8.0 innings May 20 at
Houston and helped his cause by going 2-for-4 with 2 RBI, his
2nd career 2-hit, 2-RBI game (June 13, 2010 at Milwaukee)...he
was the first A.L. pitcher with multiple 2-hit, 2-RBI games in Interleague play (1997-2012)...his 4 career RBI are the most ever
by a Rangers pitcher...pitched consecutive complete games for
the first time in his career June 6 at Oakland (8.0-inning loss)
and June 12 vs. Arizona (9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R-ER, 7 SO)...against the
D-Backs, took a perfect game bid one out into the 6th...on June
17 vs. Houston, had 10 K's in 7.0 innings to win.
2011
Ranked 2nd on the staff in innings (200.1), strikeouts (169),
and starts (32-tied), was 3rd in complete games (2), and tied for
3rd in wins (14), the latter tied for 13th in the A.L....had career bests
for wins and complete games while matching high for starts...his
4.40 ERA was 10th highest among league qualifiers...topped the
A.L. in homers allowed (35), the 2nd-most in the majors behind
Cincinnati's Bronson Arroyo (44)...were the 6th-most allowed by
Ranger in a season, highest total since Rick Helling (38) in 2001...
permitted long balls in each of season's 1st 7 starts, longest to
begin a season in team history (Opening Day rotation members
only)... opponents batted .244 (187-767)...held right-handed batters to a .204(68-333) average, 7th-lowest in the A.L., 70 points
lower than against lefties (.274, 119-434)...totaled 19 quality starts,
including career-best 5 straight from April 30-May 21.
2010
Spent entire season in rotation, going 12-13 with a 3.72
ERA (83 ER/201.0 IP) in 32 games/starts for Texas ... team went
14-18 in his starts, as Lewis had a loss (6) or no-decision (5) in 11
of his 20 quality starts in 2010 ... all other Rangers had 20 combined
losses(4)/no-decisions(16) in quality starts ... established
major league single-season highs in wins, innings, starts, and
strikeouts ... the innings, start, and strikeout totals were his most
in any season as a professional (incl. Japan), while only season
with more wins was 15 with Hiroshima in 2008 ... last season alone,
he surpassed what was his career MLB strikeouts total entering
2010 (155), and nearly bested previous overall MLB career totals
for wins (12), innings (217.1), and starts (34).
2009
Led the NPB Central League with 186 strikeouts and ranked among the league leaders in wins (T7th, 11), ERA (8th, 2.96), and
innings (8th, 176.1) in his second season at Hiroshima...led the Carp in wins, had the second lowest ERA and tied for second in complete
games (2)...opponents batted .236...started the season 1-1, 6.39 (9 ER/12.2 IP) in 3 games/2 starts...was deactivated on April
18 due to paralysis of the facial nerves on his right side...returned to active roster on May 2 and posted a 2.69 ERA over final 26
starts...was 3-0, 1.91 (7 ER/33.0 IP) over 5 starts from July 20-August 14 and won his final 2 starts of the season (1 ER/14.0 IP),
Sept. 30-Oct. 5...issued 3 hits and one run in a CG win on July 8 vs. Hanshin and pitched a 5-hit CG SHO on Sept. 9 at
Yakult...worked 6 or more innings in 20 of 28 starts and allowed more than one walk only 4 times...fanned season high 10 batters
three times and had 9 strikeouts on four other occasions...hit 14 batters...at the plate hit 3 homers as DH is only used in interleague
games by the NPB Central League.
2008
In his first NPB season, topped the Central League with 183 strikeouts, 20 more than any other pitcher...ranked second in ERA
(2.68) and wins (15) and pitched the fourth most innings (178.0)...issued just 27 walks, including 5 in final 47.0 innings over last 6
starts...held opposition to .232 batting average, .200 (69-345) by RHB...was 8-3, 2.28 in 13 home starts...won 5 straight starts with
2.19 ERA (9 ER/37.0 IP), May 24-June 15...had a pair of CG SHO, 6-hitter on May 1 at Yomiuri and 4-hitter on Sept. 27 vs.
Yakult...recorded 10 or more strikeouts 4 times with season best 13 on June 4 at Yokohama....worked at least 7.0 innings in 19 of
26 starts including 14 straight outings, April 9-June 15...received just 2.4 runs per start...did not pitch between July 4 and August 20
due to right forearm tendinitis.
2007
Split his season between Oakland and Triple-A Sacramento and had two
stints with the A's...was 0-2 with a 6.45 ERA in 26 games, one start, with
the A's and 8-3 with a 1.88 ERA in 15 starts with the River Cats...is now
12-15 with a 6.71 ERA in 72 career outings in the Majors...the ERA is
second highest among Major League pitchers with 200 or more innings
pitched in the post-World War II era (Mike Johnson, 6.85 from 1997-
2001)...his 26 games pitched with the A's matched his career high from
2003 with Texas...allowed a .293 opponents batting average, which included
a .255 (27 for 106) average against right-handed hitters and .386
(17 for 44) against left-handers...yielded seven doubles and two home
runs to left-handers for a .682 slugging percentage...his .361 opponents
on-base percentage was a career low...allowed a .349 average with runners
in scoring position and .225 with the bases empty...allowed five of
his seven home runs with runners on base...opponents hit .203 over his 15
pitches in a game and .370 after that...compiled a 3.86 ERA and .254
opponents batting average in 13 outings in Oakland and had an 8.44 ERA
and .322 opponents batting average in 13 appearances on the road...did
not commit an error in 26 games and has no errors in 72 career games...first
batters faced were 3 for 21 (.143) with two walks in his relief appearances
but he allowed 11 of 21 (52.4%) inherited runners to score...was 5-1 with
a 2.31 ERA in eight starts at Sacramento when he was selected by the A's
on May 22...started that night at Chicago and allowed 10 runs on 12 hits
and two walks in 3.1 innings in the A's 10-4 loss...the runs and hits were
both career highs and it was just the eighth time in Oakland history a pitcher
allowed at least 10 earned runs in a game...was moved to the bullpen
following that game and posted a 4.46 ERA and .248 opponents batting
average in his 25 relief appearances...is now 11-12 with a 7.15 ERA (133 er in 167.1 ip) in 34 career starts and 1-3 with a 5.22 ERA (29 er in 50.0 ip)
in 38 relief appearances...did not allow a run in his first 10 relief appearances
from May 26 to June 14 (10.0 ip, 2 h, 0 bb, 5 so) and held the
opposition to a .067 batting average...retired an A's season high 24 consecutive
batters from June 1 to 17...that was the longest streak by an A's
pitcher since Mike Mohler retired 27 in a row from April 15 to 28, 1996...it
was the third longest in Oakland history by a reliever...the streak came to
an end on June 17 against St. Louis when he allowed four runs on four hits
in 1.0 innings and took the loss...allowed at least one run in seven consecutive
games from June 17 to July 6 and allowed 14 runs total over that
span for a 10.32 ERA and .377 opponents batting average...tossed a scoreless
inning of relief on July 13 at Minnesota but was designated for assignment
on July 16 and sent outright to Sacrament on July 19...was 0-2 with
an 8.06 ERA in 19 games with Oakland during his first stint...went 3-2
with a 3.40 ERA in seven starts with Sacramento in July and August and
was brought back to Oakland on August 29...posted a 3.00 ERA in seven
relief appearances in September...tossed 4.0 innings on September 9 at
Texas, his longest outing ever as a reliever...his 1.88 ERA at Sacramento
was the best among River Cats pitchers with 25 or more innings...tied for
second on the staff in wins (8) and was third in strikeouts (97)...walked
just 23 for a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.22...allowed just eight home runs
or one per 12.0 innings...opponents hit .202, which included .190 (28 for
147) by left-handers and .210 (42 for 200) by right-handers...allowed six
of his eight home runs against righties...his opponents average dropped to
.167 with runners in scoring position...was 7-0 with a 1.59 ERA in nine
starts on the road compared to 1-3 with a 2.31 ERA in six starts at home...the
River Cats were 12-3 in his starting assignments...tossed seven or more
innings in six of his 15 starts, allowed two runs or fewer 11 times and
walked two or fewer 11 times...was the losing pitcher in his first start on
April 8 against Tacoma but then put together a seven-game winning streak
over his next 10 Triple-A starts from April 13 to August 2...had a 1.84
ERA and .179 opponents batting average during the streak...struck out a
season high 12 batters in 6.0 innings on April 23 against Las Vegas...had
three straight 10 strikeout games on August 8 against Oklahoma, August
14 at Portland and August 20 at Tacoma and had more strikeouts than
innings pitched in seven of his 15 starts.
2006
Enjoyed two stints with DET sandwiched around 24 starts with Toledo of the Triple-A International League...tossed 147.2
innings after missing the entire '05 campaign with a sore right shoulder...posted a 3.70 ERA in 18 starts before the All-Star break and a 5.03 ERA in 6 starting assignments thereafter...had contract purchased by DET on July 26, but did
not appear before being optioned to Toledo, July 29...returned to DET August 21, and made 2 appearances for DET.
2005
Lewis, claimed off waivers from Texas following the 2004 season, spent the entire 2005 season on the disabled list. Originally recovering from rotator cuff surgery conducted in May 2004, he began throwing again in the summer before being diagnosed with more shoulder problems which required additional surgery.
2004
Season was cut short after undergoing right rotator-cuff surgery on May 19...procedure was performed by Dr. John Conway
in Fort Worth, TX...made 3 starts for TEX, before being placed on the 15-Day DL April 18 (right shoulder tendinitis).
2003
Finished second on the staff in wins (10), starts (26) and innings (127), and ranked fourth in strikeouts (88)...led all American League rookies in wins and had the second-highest winning percentage (.526), going 6-2 in his final 9 starts of the season...opened the year in the Rangers rotation and was 3-0, 4.43 in his first 4 starts through April 20...the first Texas rookie starter to begin April at 3-0 or better since Rick Helling went 3-0 in first 5 starts in 1994...streak ended with a loss on April 25 vs. New York, the beginning of 0-3, 12.31 (31 ER/22.2 IP) span over 6 starts...1-5, 11.37 (48 ER/38 IP) in next 10 starts after 3-0 start, working 4 or fewer innings 6 times in that span...optioned to Oklahoma (AAA) June 13 at 4-5, 8.80 in 14 overall starts...recalled on July 26 and was 0-2, 6.06 (11 ER/16.1 IP) in first 3 games, increasing losing streak to career-high 4 consecutive decisions...won next 2 starts (6 ER/12.2 IP), ending loss streak with victory on August 10 at Toronto...dropped his final 2 starts in August (12 ER/7 IP), then was 4-0, 4.55 (15 ER/29.2 IP) in 5 September starts...tied team record for wins in a month by a rookie (R.A. Dickey in August, 2003) and was the longest winning streak of major league career...worked 6 or more innings 10 times with long of 7.2 frames, August 15 vs. Chicago...retired 15 consecutive batters in start on September 20 vs. Anaheim...6-1 in 8 starts versus AL West teams...opponents batted .317, .320 (90-281) vs. left-handed batters and .312 (73-234) against right-handers...ranked 10th in the AL with walks (70) with career-high 8, April 10 vs. Oakland...his 7.30 ERA was the second-highest in team history (100 or more IP) behind Darren Oliver (7.42 in 108 IP) in 2000 and was highest in major league history by a pitcher with at least 10 wins...Texas was 15-11 in his 26 starts...his 10 victories were the most for a Ranger rookie since Danny Patterson (10) in 1997 and was the sixth time a Texas first-year pitcher won at least 10 games...ranked fourth among AL rookies in starts and innings and tied for fourth in strikeouts...made the most starts by a Texas rookie since Kevin Brown (28) in 1989...fanned career-high 10 batters on August 15 vs. Chicago in win over Esteban Loaiza...first Texas pitcher to record at least 10 strikeouts in a game since Loaiza (10), April 16, 2000 at Cleveland, a span of 595 games, the second-longest in team history...first Texas rookie to accomplish feat since Edwin Correa (10), October 4, 1986 vs. California...appeared in 7 games (all starts) at Oklahoma and was 5-1, 3.02 (16 ER/47.2 IP)...held opponents to .208 average (36-173) including .189 (14-74) vs. left-handers and .222 (22-99) vs. right-handers...in 4 starts in July went 3-0, 2.36 (7 ER/26.2 IP)...struck out 11 in final start at New Orleans on July 19...pitched 6 scoreless innings in win vs. Memphis on July 3...with runners on base, opponents batted .117 (9-77).
2002
Made 15 appearances (4 starts) and was 1-3, 6.29 for Texas...1-2, 7.82 (11 ER/12.2 IP) in 11 relief appearances and 0-1, 5.40 (13 ER/21.2 IP) in 4 starts over 3 stints in his rookie year with the Rangers...allowed a run in 5 of 11 appearances out of the bullpen...permitted one of 7 inherited runners to score with first batters batting .444 (4-9)...0-2 in save opportunities...opened the year in the Texas bullpen with major league debut coming in season opener on April 1 in Oakland...posted a 7.37 ERA (6 ER/7.1 IP) in 5 appearances and was optioned to Oklahoma on April 15...recalled on June 25...1-2, 8.44 (5 ER/5.1 IP) in 6 games, recording first major league win on July 4 against Tampa Bay...returned to Oklahoma on July 19...promoted again on September 9 and entered the rotation, going 0-1 in 4 starts...longest outing was 7+ innings in a no decision in first big league start, September 11 vs. Seattle...fanned high of 5 batters in consecutive starts, September 16 at Seattle and September 21 at Oakland...lost his final 3 decisions...opposition hit .304, .320 (24-75) by left-handers and .286 (18-63) by right-handed batters...led Oklahoma in starts (20) and ranked fourth in innings (106.2) and strikeouts (99)...1-5, 4.64 (28 ER/54.1 IP) in first 11 starts through June 11...0-1 in first 4 outings before defeating Las Vegas on May 8, then went 0-4 in next 6 starts...3-1, 2.74 (14 ER/46 IP) in 8 games in second stint at Oklahoma, winning his last 3 starts...opponents batted .245 (100-408)...allowed 2 or fewer runs in 13 of 20 starts...fanned season-high 10 batters, May 13 vs. Fresno...issued just 4 homers in 106.2 innings...starter and loser in Game 2 of PCL playoff series against Salt Lake City...pitched first half of season for Azucareros in the Dominican Republic, going 1-4, 4.76 in 5 appearances.
2001
Led the Texas organization in strikeouts (170) and tied for 1st among minor leaguers in wins (11)...Was bothered by right shoulder soreness in spring training and started season in extended spring program...Was assigned to Charlotte and defeated Dunedin in only appearance on April 16, retiring all 13 batters faced in 4.1 innings of relief with 8 strikeouts...Was promoted to Tulsa the following day and went on to rank 4th in the Texas League in strikeouts (162), 11 shy of the league lead...Topped the circuit in hit by pitches (16) and wild pitches (16) and was 5th in walks (62)...Led Tulsa in wins (10) and strikeouts and was 2nd in starts (25) and innings (156)...Pitched in Texas League all-star game.
Produced a 0.93 era (1 er/9.2 ip) in 1st 2 starts with the Drillers to win Rangers' April minor league pitcher of the month honors, going 2-0, 0.64 (1 er/14 ip) in 3 overall games...Was 2-1, 2.58 (11 er/38 ip) in 1st 7 starts with Drillers through end of May...Went 3-1, 3.19 (11 er/31 ip) in last 4 outings, including 5-hit, 9-inning complete game in final start on Sept. 1 at Wichita...Worked 7 shutout frames to win at Round Rock on Aug. 17...Fanned 8 or more batters 7 times with highs of 12 on July 27 at Wichita and 11 on June 26 vs. Midland...Worked 6 or more innings in 17 of last 21 starts...Opposition batted .253 (150-594) at Tulsa...Was 8-3 on the road but just 2-7 at Drillers Stadium...Was scheduled to pitch for Peoria in Arizona Fall League but was held out as precaution due to tender right shoulder...Is expected to be ready for spring training.
2000
Was among the Florida State League leaders in strikeouts (2nd, 153), complete games (T2nd, 3), wins (T4th, 11), and innings (4th, 163.2) at Charlotte...Topped Rangers in innings and strikeouts, tied for 1st in starts (27) and complete games, and ranked 2nd in wins...Pitched in FSL all-star game...Pitched 4-hit cg sho with 10 strikeouts in season's final start on Aug. 31.
1999
Had the Appalachian League's second lowest ERA (1.95) at
Pulaski (rookie) in first pro season...finished among Rangers' staff leaders in wins (T2nd, 7), strikeouts (3rd, 84), and innings (4th,
64.2)...pitched a one-hit CG SHO on August 23...fanned 24 batters in last 2 starts.
