Cole Sulser
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 190LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2013 | Rd: 25, #741, Cleveland Indians | Dartmouth
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 1 4 5.29 39 0 2 34 38 1.62
2023 0 0 6.75 4 0 0 5.1 4 1.50
2024 1 0 2.76 10 2 0 16.1 15 1.10
6 Seasons 8 13 3.74 139 2 15 149 158 1.30
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 39 1-4 5.29 34 38 1.62
2023 4 0-0 6.75 5.1 4 1.50
2024 10 1-0 2.76 16.1 15 1.10
6 Seasons 139 8-13 3.74 149 158 1.30
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2019 29 130 17 1 5.9 3.4 89.9 107.0 18.3 23.5 .120 .207 .233 .194 .210 23.5 31.0 10.3 0.00 1.66
2020 30 416 64 3 4.7 3.0 86.9 107.3 17.3 34.4 .218 .372 .314 .325 .329 31.3 19.0 17.0 5.56 4.51
2021 31 1070 161 13 8.1 5.1 88.1 113.2 14.9 29.2 .207 .341 .264 .274 .339 39.8 28.4 8.9 2.70 3.13
2022 32 619 95 8 8.4 5.4 90.2 113.4 13.9 40.0 .261 .445 .374 .342 .426 43.2 25.5 10.7 5.29 4.97
2023 33 84 16 2 12.5 8.7 90.3 107.4 21.4 43.8 .299 .606 .396 .418 .470 50.0 17.4 13.0 6.75 8.17
2024 34 292 42 2 4.8 3.0 88.9 109.9 18.6 33.3 .207 .326 .245 .285 .310 38.1 22.7 13.6 2.75 3.29
Player 2611 395 29 7.3 4.6 88.7 113.4 15.9 33.4 .221 .372 .300 .301 .355 38.7 25.3 11.4
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Sulser relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(49.0%) ,
Changeup
(25.7%) ,
Cutter
(17.1%) ,
Slider
(8.2%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2019 35.3 41.2 11.8 11.8 23.5 17.6 58.8 0.0 29.4 47.1 11.8 5.9 5.9 3.4
2020 40.6 25.0 21.9 12.5 35.9 34.4 29.7 9.4 29.7 32.8 20.3 3.1 4.7 3.0
2021 41.0 28.6 22.4 8.1 33.5 36.6 29.8 3.7 34.2 29.8 18.0 6.2 8.1 5.1
2022 43.2 24.2 27.4 5.3 36.8 45.3 17.9 5.3 27.4 16.8 30.5 10.5 8.4 5.4
2023 25.0 25.0 37.5 12.5 18.8 37.5 43.8 12.5 12.5 31.3 31.3 0.0 12.5 8.7
2024 45.2 33.3 14.3 7.1 33.3 31.0 35.7 2.4 28.6 31.0 23.8 9.5 4.8 3.0
Player 41.0 27.8 22.8 8.4 33.7 37.0 29.4 5.1 30.1 28.1 22.3 6.8 7.3 4.6
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2024 Cutter TB R 50 87.4 27.1 1.4 3.5GLV 0.5 8.6 0.3 3.5GLV 1.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball TB R 143 92.2 14.2 2.0 10.8ARM 3.7 18.2 2.4 10.8ARM 3.3
2024 Changeup TB R 75 83.7 34.2 1.5 15.9ARM 2.1 4.9 0.0 15.9ARM 1.7
2024 Slider TB R 24 81.4 39.4 -1.3 10.5GLV 2.9 2.2 -0.6 10.5GLV 5.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 34 92.7 13.9 2.1 8.5ARM 1.4 18.0 2.2 8.5ARM 1.1
2023 Slider AZ R 17 82.8 30.4 -8.4 8.3GLV 1.7 9.6 -8.1 8.3GLV 2.9
2023 Changeup AZ R 33 85.0 31.9 -0.1 17.0ARM 2.8 6.0 -0.6 17.0ARM 2.6
2022 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 306 91.9 14.5 1.4 7.6ARM 0.7 18.0 1.8 7.6ARM 0.3
2022 Curveball MIA R 8 77.8 46.9 -8.1 15.6GLV 5.5 -1.3 -8.6 15.6GLV 6.5
2022 Slider MIA R 64 84.0 31.9 -5.5 6.7GLV 0.8 7.0 -5.2 6.7GLV 1.0
2022 Changeup MIA R 240 83.2 33.9 1.3 14.7ARM 0.6 5.7 0.2 14.7ARM 0.5
2021 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 547 93.2 13.3 1.7 8.4ARM 1.3 18.4 2.2 8.4ARM 1.2
2021 Changeup BAL R 355 84.0 33.2 1.7 13.5ARM -0.3 5.6 0.7 13.5ARM -0.4
2021 Curveball BAL R 24 77.3 54.2 -2.1 16.7GLV 7.1 -7.9 -2.2 16.7GLV 7.5
2021 Cutter BAL R 2 86.9 30.4 -1.6 4.4GLV 1.6 6.1 -1.9 4.4GLV 1.5
2021 Slider BAL R 142 86.3 32.5 -1.8 4.8GLV 0.2 4.3 -2.5 4.8GLV -0.9
2020 Changeup BAL R 107 85.7 27.1 -3.4 14.8ARM 1.6 10.2 -3.8 14.8ARM 1.4
2020 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 240 93.8 12.6 2.5 10.0ARM 2.6 18.7 2.7 10.0ARM 2.7
2020 Slider BAL R 69 87.5 27.8 -5.3 3.4GLV -0.6 7.9 -6.5 3.4GLV -1.9
2019 Slider TB R 35 86.7 30.8 -2.5 4.5GLV 0.8 5.4 -3.6 4.5GLV -0.6
2019 Changeup TB R 12 83.4 26.6 -4.7 11.9ARM -1.6 12.6 -5.7 11.9ARM -1.6
2019 4-Seam Fastball TB R 83 93.3 12.9 2.9 9.8ARM 2.2 18.4 2.8 9.8ARM 2.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 2.1 3 143 49.0 30 .136 .182 .250 17.1 16.7 12.8 .264 .483 .385 57.9
2024 Changeup 0.4 0 75 25.7 23 .190 .429 .265 37.1 30.4 17.9 .158 .218 .196 33.3
2024 Cutter 2.4 1 50 17.1 5 .000 .000 .000 30.0 20.0 14.3 .098 .140 .106 0.0
2024 Slider -2.8 -1 24 8.2 7 .333 .333 .357 25.0 28.6 22.2 .257 .280 .299 0.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -7.2 -2 34 40.5 12 .364 1.000 .571 31.3 16.7 33.3 .424 .937 .573 66.7
2023 Changeup -1.6 -1 33 39.3 9 .143 .143 .256 53.3 22.2 15.4 .183 .250 .301 20.0
2023 Slider 1.5 0 17 20.2 2 .000 .000 .000 14.3 0.0 0.0 .014 .032 .020 50.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 0.6 2 307 49.6 74 .292 .508 .380 24.8 17.6 16.7 .309 .566 .410 50.9
2022 Changeup -2.3 -6 240 38.8 57 .294 .471 .374 37.3 36.8 20.6 .202 .279 .261 36.7
2022 Slider -4.3 -3 64 10.3 16 .333 .533 .394 42.3 25.0 30.8 .266 .494 .346 27.3
2022 Curveball 4.2 0 8 1.3 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .076 .098 .071 0.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball -0.2 -1 547 51.1 98 .279 .500 .376 28.7 26.5 18.2 .226 .453 .334 58.3
2021 Changeup 3.2 11 355 33.2 124 .125 .179 .177 34.1 33.9 24.0 .179 .251 .226 25.0
2021 Slider 1.8 3 142 13.3 32 .290 .323 .286 25.0 15.6 14.7 .246 .352 .272 34.6
2021 Curveball -1.6 0 24 2.2 3 .333 .333 .300 28.6 0.0 0.0 .346 .399 .324 66.7
2021 Cutter -3.2 0 2 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2020 4-Seam Fastball -3.4 -8 240 57.7 54 .243 .432 .440 27.6 14.8 13.3 .225 .376 .383 32.3
2020 Changeup 1.0 1 107 25.7 32 .156 .188 .180 33.8 28.1 18.0 .191 .314 .217 30.4
2020 Slider -0.1 0 69 16.6 13 .250 .583 .373 31.0 15.4 9.5 .271 .514 .361 30.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball 2.2 2 83 63.8 19 .063 .063 .158 28.9 42.1 24.2 .063 .145 .181 37.5
2019 Slider -2.9 -1 35 26.9 7 .429 .429 .386 18.8 0.0 0.0 .205 .245 .199 0.0
2019 Changeup -10.0 -1 12 9.2 3 .333 .667 .417 25.0 33.3 25.0 .227 .451 .281 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 73 83.7 89 17.0 1:45 2:30 -45
2024 Cutter 48 87.4 50 8.7 12:15 11:00 75
2024 4-Seam Fastball 142 92.2 99 20.8 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Slider 24 81.4 36 11.4 8:15 9:15 -60
2023 Changeup 33 85.0 85 18.5 1:30 2:30 -60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 34 92.7 94 19.5 1:00 1:00 0
2023 Slider 17 82.8 31 12.4 9:30 10:30 -60
2022 Changeup 229 83.2 86 16.1 1:30 2:30 -60
2022 4-Seam Fastball 303 91.8 95 19.2 1:00 12:45 15
2022 Slider 64 84.0 30 9.8 10:15 10:15 0
2021 Changeup 338 83.9 82 14.9 1:30 2:30 -60
2021 Curveball 23 77.2 72 20.5 7:30 8:00 -30
2021 4-Seam Fastball 545 93.2 97 19.8 1:00 12:45 15
2021 Slider 139 86.3 39 6.3 11:00 10:00 60
2020 Changeup 99 85.6 97 18.1 1:30 2:00 -30
2020 4-Seam Fastball 231 93.8 99 21.0 1:15 1:00 15
2020 Slider 64 87.5 46 8.0 12:00 11:00 60
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 29 130 2 -1 -1 0 0
2020 99 416 -3 3 -4 -2 -7
2021 257 1,070 8 18 -8 -6 12
2022 148 619 0 0 -3 -3 -6
2024 65 292 2 4 -2 -1 4
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2019 130 39.2 62.7 78.1 38.0 70.0 43.1 55.2 47.7 25.8 5.4 85.7
2020 416 43.0 76.0 75.0 27.8 59.1 47.8 52.0 48.6 30.2 7.2 86.7
2021 1,070 49.2 70.5 77.4 31.4 52.0 42.5 59.5 50.7 30.3 6.9 73.0
2022 619 44.9 70.9 80.7 32.3 48.2 40.4 64.2 49.6 30.9 6.1 78.9
2023 84 42.9 75.0 81.5 22.9 18.2 44.0 60.9 45.2 36.8 6.0 80.0
2024 292 45.2 68.2 80.0 29.4 66.0 43.5 69.2 46.9 24.8 5.5 75.0
Player 2,611 46.0 71.0 78.2 30.9 54.0 43.0 60.3 49.3 29.8 6.5 77.6
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2019 49 69 79
2020 40 72 62 55 18 74 80 74 84 22 2 74 52 59 82 76
2021 86 85 82 73 85 67 45 66 38 80 41 79 82 44 66 82
2022 19 52 86
2024 21 72 70
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 -- 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 --
2020 22.9 2 2.1 0 1 1 1 50.0
2021 24.2 5 4.6 0 2 5 1 20.0
2022 23.3 6 6.3 0 5 6 1 16.7
2023 21.5 2 1.5 1 0 2 0 0.0
2024 23.7 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 23.2 16 15.5 1 9 15 3 18.8
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2019 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 2
2021 5 5 5 6 4 5 6 6 4 2 3 7 5 4 6 6 4 4 5 6 4 3 6 5 2 2 6 4 5 4 4
2022 6 4 4 8 6 7 8 5 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 6 5 7 5 7 6 10 7 4 5 7 8 7 6 6
2023 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1
2024 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 16 14 14 20 15 16 19 15 11 11 14 18 17 15 18 20 16 13 16 16 16 13 22 17 10 11 17 16 17 15 14
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2019 2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.3 93.8 0.5 ↑ 93.2 -0.6 ↓ 91.9 -1.3 ↓ 92.7 0.8 ↑ 91.0 -1.7 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 83.4 85.7 2.3 ↑ 84.0 -1.7 ↓ 83.2 -0.8 ↓ 85.0 1.8 ↑ 83.7 -1.3 ↓
Breaking Velocity 86.7 87.5 0.8 ↑ 85.0 -2.5 ↓ 83.3 -1.7 ↓ 82.8 -0.5 ↓ 81.4 -1.4 ↓
Exit Velocity 89.9 86.9 -3.0 ↓ 88.1 1.2 ↑ 90.2 2.1 ↑ 90.3 0.1 ↑ 88.9 -1.4 ↓
Launch Angle 18.3 17.3 -1.0 ↓ 14.9 -2.4 ↓ 13.9 -1.0 ↓ 21.4 7.5 ↑ 18.6 -2.8 ↓
Barrel % 5.9 4.7 -1.2 ↓ 8.1 3.4 ↑ 8.4 0.3 ↑ 12.5 4.1 ↑ 4.8 -7.7 ↓
Hard Hit % 23.5 31.3 7.8 ↑ 39.8 8.5 ↑ 43.2 3.4 ↑ 50.0 6.8 ↑ 38.1 -11.9 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 23.5 34.4 10.9 ↑ 29.2 -5.2 ↓ 40.0 10.8 ↑ 43.8 3.8 ↑ 33.3 -10.5 ↓
xBA .120 .218 0.098 ↑ .207 -0.011 ↓ .261 0.054 ↑ .299 0.038 ↑ .207 -0.092 ↓
BA .192 .210 0.018 ↑ .207 -0.003 ↓ .295 0.088 ↑ .250 -0.045 ↓ .167 -0.083 ↓
xwOBA .194 .325 0.131 ↑ .274 -0.051 ↓ .342 0.068 ↑ .418 0.076 ↑ .285 -0.133 ↓
wOBA .233 .314 0.081 ↑ .264 -0.050 ↓ .374 0.110 ↑ .396 0.022 ↑ .245 -0.151 ↓
xSLG .207 .372 0.165 ↑ .341 -0.031 ↓ .445 0.104 ↑ .606 0.161 ↑ .326 -0.280 ↓
SLG .231 .358 0.127 ↑ .319 -0.039 ↓ .492 0.173 ↑ .600 0.108 ↑ .278 -0.322 ↓
K% 31.0 19.0 -12.0 ↓ 28.4 9.4 ↑ 25.5 -2.9 ↓ 17.4 -8.1 ↓ 22.7 5.3 ↑
BB% 10.3 17.0 6.7 ↑ 8.9 -8.1 ↓ 10.7 1.8 ↑ 13.0 2.3 ↑ 13.6 0.6 ↑
Swing % 47.7 48.6 0.9 ↑ 50.7 2.1 ↑ 49.6 -1.1 ↓ 45.2 -4.4 ↓ 46.9 1.7 ↑
Whiff% 25.8 30.2 4.4 ↑ 30.3 0.1 ↑ 30.9 0.6 ↑ 36.8 5.9 ↑ 24.8 -12.0 ↓
In Zone % 39.2 43.0 3.8 ↑ 49.2 6.2 ↑ 44.9 -4.3 ↓ 42.9 -2.0 ↓ 45.2 2.3 ↑
Out of Zone % 60.8 57.0 -3.8 ↓ 50.8 -6.2 ↓ 55.1 4.3 ↑ 57.1 2.0 ↑ 54.8 -2.3 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 38.0 27.8 -10.2 ↓ 31.4 3.6 ↑ 32.3 0.9 ↑ 22.9 -9.4 ↓ 29.4 6.5 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 34.5 32.0 -2.5 ↓ 30.0 -2.0 ↓ 34.5 4.5 ↑ 43.5 9.0 ↑ 29.2 -14.3 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 55.2 52.0 -3.2 ↓ 59.5 7.5 ↑ 64.2 4.7 ↑ 60.9 -3.3 ↓ 69.2 8.3 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 29 .233 21 0 0.0 8 3 37.5
2020 Shifts 99 .314 50 15 30.0 49 28 57.1
2021 Shifts 249 .253 126 14 11.1 123 69 56.1
2022 Shifts 148 .374 87 25 28.7 61 38 62.3
2023 Shades 23 .396 12 1 8.3 11 5 45.5
2024 Shades 65 .245 31 10 32.3 34 25 73.5
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2019 50 16.0 38.0% 0.0% 12 18.7 0.0% 0.0%
2020 99 17.4 18.2% 1.0% 74 20.1 6.8% 1.4%
2021 277 17.1 24.9% 2.2% 172 19.6 6.4% 5.8%</