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Gerrit Cole
P | B/T: R/R | 6' 4" 220LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 1, #1, Pittsburgh Pirates | UCLA
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Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 7 3 2.84 12 12 0 73.0 94 0.96
8 Seasons 101 55 3.19 204 204 0 1268.0 1430 1.12
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 12 7-3 2.84 73.0 94 0.96
8 Seasons 204 101-55 3.19 1268.0 1430 1.12

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Statcast Statistics

Season Pitches Batted Balls Barrels Barrel % Exit Velocity Launch Angle Sweet Spot % XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON Hard Hit % K % BB % ERA xERA
2015 3238 576 25 4.3 88.2 8.8 34.9 .243 .375 .274 .298 .368 34.7 24.3 5.3 2.60 3.49
2016 1938 366 11 3.0 87.8 8 36.3 .272 .383 .326 .315 .360 31.1 19.4 7.1 3.88 3.99
2017 3298 594 45 7.6 86.3 11.1 34.0 .257 .434 .315 .322 .394 34.5 23.1 6.5 4.26 4.27
2018 3257 452 28 6.2 89.1 15.8 35.8 .200 .342 .265 .275 .379 39.8 34.5 8.0 2.88 3.02
2019 3362 440 26 5.9 87.6 14 33.2 .185 .320 .246 .241 .369 35.5 39.9 5.9 2.50 2.41
2020 1203 175 16 9.1 90.4 16.4 32.0 .199 .382 .275 .262 .357 44.6 32.6 5.9 2.84 3.09
ALL 16296 2603 151 5.8 87.9 11.8 34.6 .226 .371 .282 .287 .374 35.8 29.1 6.5
MLB 43640 6.4 88.3 11.9 32.8 .250 .414 .317 .321 .376 34.9 21.8 8.3

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Cole relies on 4 pitches.
4-Seam Fastball
(52.8%) ,
Slider
(24.4%) ,
Curveball
(17.2%) ,
Changeup
(5.6%) ,


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Pitch Tracking

Year Pitch Type # # RHB # LHB % MPH PA AB H 1B 2B 3B HR SO BBE BA XBA SLG XSLG WOBA XWOBA EV LA Spin Whiff% PutAway%
2020 4-Seam Fastball 635 322 313 52.8 96.7 157 146 33 16 8 0 9 35 111 .226 .230 .466 .478 .310 .305 92.2 23 2505 25.9 19.9
2020 Slider 294 243 51 24.4 88.7 76 68 9 4 3 0 2 31 37 .132 .147 .265 .198 .218 .206 84.9 8 2580 43.3 22.8
2020 Curveball 207 105 102 17.2 83.4 43 43 9 5 2 0 2 23 20 .209 .174 .395 .338 .248 .206 89.3 4 2803 48.6 31.5
2020 Changeup 67 12 55 5.6 88.3 12 12 2 0 1 0 1 5 7 .167 .217 .500 .415 .263 .249 84.9 4 1750 36.7 26.3
2019 4-Seam Fastball 1733 772 961 51.6 97.1 401 362 60 28 15 0 17 178 185 .166 .168 .348 .321 .254 .248 90.1 24 2530 37.6 32.8
2019 Slider 778 502 276 23.2 89.2 236 230 43 30 4 1 8 90 140 .187 .185 .317 .303 .221 .219 85.8 9 2622 39.9 27.4
2019 Curveball 519 205 314 15.4 82.6 114 110 24 16 4 0 4 42 68 .218 .213 .364 .352 .257 .255 85.8 0 2901 31.9 25.6
2019 Changeup 250 55 195 7.4 88.6 46 42 10 4 6 0 0 13 31 .238 .214 .381 .306 .265 .243 83.5 9 1870 41.2 16.5
2019 Sinker 80 43 37 2.4 97.1 19 17 5 4 1 0 0 2 16 .294 .293 .353 .381 .299 .314 91.0 9 2508 14.6 7.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2020 Changeup NYY R 67 88.3 24.5 -4.9 -17 15.5 1.8 13
2020 Slider NYY R 294 88.7 31 -0.6 -2 5.1 1.6 45
2020 4-Seamer NYY R 635 96.7 11.5 2.1 16 12.2 4.3 54
2020 Curveball NYY R 207 83.4 50.8 3 6 9.5 1.3 16
2019 Curveball HOU R 519 82.6 55.6 5.6 11 11.7 3.9 50
2019 4-Seamer HOU R 1733 97.1 10.9 2.9 21 11.4 3.6 45
2019 Sinker HOU R 80 97.1 13.8 -5.8 -29 15.1 0.1 1
2019 Changeup HOU R 250 88.6 22.9 -5.4 -19 15.3 1 7
2019 Slider HOU R 778 89.2 31.8 0.5 2 4.9 1.7 53
2018 Sinker HOU R 197 96.3 16.3 -3.6 -18 15.6 0.5 4
2018 Slider HOU R 649 88.7 31.5 -0.6 -2 5.2 1.3 33
2018 Curveball HOU R 626 82.5 52.8 3.5 7 12.4 3.6 41
2018 4-Seamer HOU R 1639 96.5 12.5 2 14 11.1 3.1 39
2018 Changeup HOU R 145 87.7 24.5 -5.4 -18 14.5 0.2 1
2017 Curveball PIT R 397 80.4 50.2 0.1 0 11.7 2.4 26
2017 Sinker PIT R 428 95.6 19.8 -0.1 0 17.8 2.3 15
2017 Changeup PIT R 339 88.5 26.2 -1.8 -6 16.6 1.9 13
2017 Slider PIT R 559 88.1 32.1 0.6 2 2.6 -0.2 -7
2017 4-Seamer PIT R 1543 95.9 14 -0.3 -2 13.4 4.4 49
2016 4-Seamer PIT R 907 95.8 13.7 -0.4 -3 11.4 2.1 22
2016 Changeup PIT R 106 88.9 22.4 -5 -18 14.4 0.4 3
2016 Sinker PIT R 367 96 17.1 -0.8 -4 15.6 0.4 3
2016 Slider PIT R 346 88.3 31.7 2.3 8 3.1 1.5 92
2016 Curveball PIT R 188 81.6 49 1.4 3 13.1 5.6 74
2015 4-Seamer PIT R 1614 96.3 16 -2.5 -19 13.3 3.7 39
2015 Sinker PIT R 522 96.2 17.9 0.2 1 15.9 0.8 5
2015 Curveball PIT R 252 82.1 46.4 -0.9 -2 12.5 5.1 70
2015 Changeup PIT R 117 88.8 25.8 -1.7 -6 14.3 0.4 3
2015 Slider PIT R 678 87.7 35.8 4.8 15 3.6 1.7 88
! 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 %
2020 Changeup -1.3 -1 67 5.6 12 .167 .500 .271 36.7 41.7 26.3 .217 .415 .249 42.9
2020 Curveball -0.4 -1 207 17.2 43 .209 .395 .277 48.6 53.5 31.5 .174 .338 .206 45.0
2020 Slider -1.7 -5 294 24.4 76 .132 .265 .238 43.3 40.8 22.8 .147 .198 .206 35.1
2020 4-Seamer -0.6 -4 635 52.8 157 .226 .466 .323 25.9 22.3 19.9 .230 .478 .306 47.7
2019 Sinker -1.5 -1 80 2.4 19 .294 .353 .308 14.6 10.5 7.7 .293 .381 .314 43.8
2019 Changeup -0.1 0 250 7.4 46 .238 .381 .291 41.2 28.3 16.5 .214 .306 .243 29.0
2019 Curveball 0.0 0 519 15.4 114 .218 .364 .273 31.9 36.8 25.6 .213 .352 .255 38.2
2019 Slider -1.2 -10 778 23.1 236 .187 .317 .232 39.9 38.1 27.4 .185 .303 .219 28.6
2019 4-Seamer -2.1 -36 1733 51.5 401 .166 .348 .264 37.6 44.4 32.8 .168 .321 .249 40.0
2018 Changeup -1.7 -3 145 4.5 28 .160 .320 .255 31.3 17.9 15.2 .241 .523 .363 55.0
2018 Sinker -3.0 -6 197 6.0 59 .176 .216 .225 17.0 18.6 18.6 .177 .258 .253 34.1
2018 Curveball 0.1 0 626 19.2 153 .229 .368 .285 33.9 41.2 29.2 .200 .299 .251 40.2
2018 Slider -0.8 -5 649 19.9 192 .209 .311 .264 36.0 37.5 24.7 .191 .277 .241 35.8
2018 4-Seamer -1.3 -22 1639 50.3 366 .185 .348 .276 29.7 33.9 25.0 .207 .396 .303 41.4
2017 Curveball 1.6 6 397 12.0 91 .253 .402 .300 25.5 30.8 22.6 .194 .302 .235 23.7
2017 Changeup -0.6 -2 339 10.3 96 .232 .432 .291 20.7 16.7 19.3 .268 .468 .316 29.1
2017 Sinker -0.5 -2 428 13.0 139 .264 .416 .353 10.0 9.4 12.3 .295 .440 .357 32.1
2017 Slider 0.4 2 559 16.9 151 .234 .393 .290 33.7 31.8 21.0 .218 .353 .257 35.4
2017 4-Seamer -0.4 -7 1543 46.8 362 .269 .474 .361 19.8 24.0 20.0 .279 .504 .367 39.6
2017 N/A 0.0 0 3 0.1 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Observed Spin-Based Gap Observed Spin-Based
2020 Curveball 207 83.4 70 17.0 7:15 7:30 15
2020 Changeup 67 88.3 99 18.8 2:00 2:00 0
2020 Slider 294 88.7 31 6.5 9:45 11:00 75
2020 4-Seam Fastball 635 96.7 98 21.6 1:15 1:15 0
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 494 1904 -9 -8 9 4 -4
2017 836 3263 -9 -18 15 10 -3
2018 843 3428 -16 -43 15 9 -35
2019 951 3903 -35 -47 15 9 -58
2020 358 1495 -5 -18 5 4 -14
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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 %
2015 3238 50.3 65.6 86.3 29.7 55.8 42.0 61.7 47.7 23.1 8.1 80.5
2016 1938 51.1 65.9 88.8 29.4 62.9 42.9 60.3 48.0 18.9 7.2 79.9
2017 3298 51.2 66.1 83.1 25.4 65.0 41.8 63.5 46.3 21.8 8.4 79.1
2018 3257 53.5 67.0 75.3 29.1 52.4 43.7 63.6 49.4 31.0 8.3 79.9
2019 3362 52.2 65.8 71.6 32.3 43.1 43.6 64.3 49.8 37.3 9.1 78.4
2020 1203 48.5 67.1 75.4 33.1 47.3 43.1 63.5 49.5 34.2 7.6 76.9
ALL 16296 51.5 66.2 79.8 29.4 54.0 42.8 62.9 48.4 27.8 8.3 79.3
MLB 48.4 66.1 82.8 28.2 59.4 42.6 60.6 46.6 24.5 7.2 75.1

Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel %
2015 49.0 19.3 27.6 4.2 32.8 41.7 25.5 3.1 39.1 20.0 26.0 5.4 4.3
2016 47.8 17.5 29.2 5.5 32.5 39.9 27.6 2.5 35.2 21.3 30.1 4.9 3.0
2017 46.6 20.7 25.1 7.6 35.0 35.4 29.6 5.4 31.1 22.6 27.1 4.0 7.6
2018 37.6 26.5 26.5 9.3 29.4 42.7 27.9 2.7 28.3 28.8 23.5 9.3 6.2
2019 40.7 26.8 24.3 8.2 31.4 39.5 29.1 3.0 31.8 27.7 22.0 8.9 5.9
2020 37.7 29.1 26.3 6.9 40.0 34.9 25.1 3.4 29.1 29.1 15.4 12.0 9.1
ALL 44.1 22.6 26.4 6.9 32.9 39.3 27.7 3.5 33.0 24.2 25.0 6.7 5.8
MLB 45.3 22.0 25.7 7.1 36.6 38.0 25.5 3.2 33.6 24.3 24.6 5.6 6.4

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV HardHit% K% BB% Whiff% xERA FB Velo FB Spin CB Spin
2015 69 54 61 65 72 19 70 46 33 74 83 51 69 92 39 79
2016 53 22 63 88 34 65 93 69 76 38 61 17 53 89 36 78
2017 48 41 35 36 66 2 18 72 38 61 81 31 48 89 32 80
2018 89 91 83 62 91 22 55 26 13 95 53 82 89 93 81 93
2019 98 96 95 86 99 30 70 75 59 99 81 98 98 96 95 93
2020 84 84 58 35 95 4 25 16 14 89 82 87 84 93 93 83
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 22.1 33 23.8 9.2 12 18 12 36.4
2020 22.9 18 15.9 2.1 5 12 6 33.3

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2019 33 27 32 29 28 22 22 28 26 23 29 22 16 19 23 29 14 24 22 27 12 23 19 23 22 30 23 22 26 22 31
2020 18 18 17 16 19 15 17 19 16 14 19 17 12 11 13 16 11 16 14 17 12 16 17 16 17 18 18 16 17 15 18
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights and distances, but does not attempt to adjust for environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 96.3 95.9 -0.4 ↓ 95.8 -0.1 ↓ 96.5 0.7 ↑ 97.1 0.6 ↑ 96.7 -0.4 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 88.8 88.8 0 88.5 -0.3 ↓ 87.7 -0.8 ↓ 88.6 0.9 ↑ 88.3 -0.3 ↓
Breaking Velocity 86.2 85.9 -0.3 ↓ 84.9 -1 ↓ 85.7 0.8 ↑ 86.6 0.9 ↑ 86.5 -0.1 ↓
Exit Velocity 88.2 87.8 -0.4 ↓ 86.3 -1.5 ↓ 89.1 2.8 ↑ 87.6 -1.5 ↓ 90.4 2.8 ↑
Launch Angle 8.8 8 -0.8 ↓ 11.1 3.1 ↑ 15.8 4.7 ↑ 14 -1.8 ↓ 16.4 2.4 ↑
Barrel % 4.3 3 -1.3 ↓ 7.6 4.6 ↑ 6.2 -1.4 ↓ 5.9 -0.3 ↓ 9.1 3.2 ↑
Hard Hit % 34.7 31.1 -3.6 ↓ 34.5 3.4 ↑ 39.8 5.3 ↑ 35.5 -4.3 ↓ 44.6 9.1 ↑
Sweet Spot % 34.9 36.3 1.4 ↑ 34 -2.3 ↓ 35.8 1.8 ↑ 33.2 -2.6 ↓ 32 -1.2 ↓
xBA .243 .272 0.029 ↑ .257 -0.015 ↓ .2 -0.057 ↓ .185 -0.015 ↓ .199 0.014 ↑
BA .239 .289 0.05 ↑ .254 -0.035 ↓ .198 -0.056 ↓ .186 -0.012 ↓ .197 0.011 ↑
xwOBA .298 .315 0.017 ↑ .322 0.007 ↑ .275 -0.047 ↓ .241 -0.034 ↓ .262 0.021 ↑
wOBA .274 .326 0.052 ↑ .315 -0.011 ↓ .265 -0.05 ↓ .246 -0.019 ↓ .275 0.029 ↑
xSLG .375 .383 0.008 ↑ .434 0.051 ↑ .342 -0.092 ↓ .32 -0.022 ↓ .382 0.062 ↑
SLG .336 .41 0.074 ↑ .434 0.024 ↑ .332 -0.102 ↓ .343 0.011 ↑ .405 0.062 ↑
K% 24.3 19.4 -4.9 ↓ 23.1 3.7 ↑ 34.5 11.4 ↑ 39.9 5.4 ↑ 32.6 -7.3 ↓
BB% 5.3 7.1 1.8 ↑ 6.5 -0.6 ↓ 8 1.5 ↑ 5.9 -2.1 ↓ 5.9 0
Swing % 47.7 48 0.3 ↑ 46.3 -1.7 ↓ 49.4 3.1 ↑ 49.8 0.4 ↑ 49.5 -0.3 ↓
Whiff% 23.1 18.9 -4.2 ↓ 21.8 2.9 ↑ 31 9.2 ↑ 37.3 6.3 ↑ 34.2 -3.1 ↓
In Zone Swing % 50.3 51.1 0.8 ↑ 51.2 0.1 ↑ 53.5 2.3 ↑ 52.2 -1.3 ↓ 48.5 -3.7 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 49.7 48.9 -0.8 ↓ 48.8 -0.1 ↓ 46.5 -2.3 ↓ 47.8 1.3 ↑ 51.5 3.7 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 28.8 28.3 -0.5 ↓ 28.3 0 30.4 2.1 ↑ 32.4 2 ↑ 31.3 -1.1 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 61.7 60.3 -1.4 ↓ 63.5 3.2 ↑ 63.6 0.1 ↑ 64.3 0.7 ↑ 63.5 -0.8 ↓
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Statcast Shift Statistics

vs RHHvs LHH
YearPAwOBAPAShifts%PAShifts%
2016 501 .322 266 12 4.5 235 35 14.9
2017 846 .314 445 25 5.6 401 87 21.7
2018 799 .265 410 149 36.3 389 242 62.2
2019 817 .246 400 104 26.0 417 359 86.1
2020 287 .276 166 37 22.3 121 65 53.7

Pitch Distribution

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