Gerrit Cole

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2026)

Gerrit Cole is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2013 for 4 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 14 seasons. Across 336 career appearances, he has gone 161-88 with a 3.19 ERA and 2,364 strikeouts. He has also batted .163 with 3 home runs. Gerrit Cole is a 6-time All-Star and a Cy Young. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 50909.3.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

Active Player
W–L 161–88
ERA 3.19
WHIP 1.09
SO 2,364
Pitcher PIV 50909.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 220 lb
Born
9/8/1990 in Newport Beach, CA, USA
MLB Debut
2013-06-11
Awards
6× All-Star · Cy Young

Full name: Gerrit Alan Cole

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Career Pitching Statistics

Gerrit Cole — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
161 88 336 336 8 5 0 2065.0 1,726 732 234 522 2,364 3.19 50909.3

Career ERA 3.19 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — 23.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Gerrit Cole Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2013 PIT NL 10 7 19 19 0 0 0 117.3 109 42 28 100 3.22 3.87 (+17%) 2865.9
2014 PIT NL 11 5 22 22 0 0 0 138.0 127 56 40 138 3.65 3.74 (+2%) 1798.6
2015 PIT NL 19 8 32 32 0 0 0 208.0 183 60 44 202 2.60 3.96 (+34%) 7070.2
2016 PIT NL 7 10 21 21 1 0 0 116.0 131 50 36 98 3.88 4.19 (+7%) 2560.4
2017 PIT NL 12 12 33 33 0 0 0 203.0 199 96 55 196 4.26 4.36 (+2%) 1450.0
2018 HOU AL 15 5 32 32 1 1 0 200.3 143 64 64 276 2.88 4.15 (+31%) 7548.2
2019 HOU AL 20 5 33 33 0 0 0 212.3 142 59 48 326 2.50 4.51 (+44%) 10335.5
2020 NYA AL 7 3 12 12 2 1 0 73.0 53 23 17 94 2.84 4.45 (+36%) 1043.3
2021 NYA AL 16 8 30 30 2 1 0 181.3 151 65 41 243 3.23 4.27 (+24%) 6318.6
2022 NYA AL 13 8 33 33 0 0 0 200.7 154 78 50 257 3.50 3.97 (+12%) 2622.7
2023 NYA AL 15 4 33 33 2 2 0 209.0 157 61 48 222 2.63 4.33 (+39%) 6363.0
2024 NYA AL 8 5 17 17 0 0 0 95.0 78 36 29 99 3.41 4.08 (+16%) 933.0
2026 NYY AL 8 8 19 19 0 0 0 111.0 99 42 22 113 3.41 4.17 (+18%) -
Career · 13 seasons 161 88 336 336 8 5 0 2,065.0 1,726 732 522 2,364 3.19 — 50,909

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Gerrit Cole — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
320 251 17 41 2 0 3 15 0 6 112 .163 .186 .207 .393 -917

Career AVG .163 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 34.6% below league average.

Career OBP .186 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 41.5% below league average.

Career SLG .207 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 49.3% below league average.

Career OPS .393 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 45.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Gerrit Cole Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2013 PIT NL 19 34 3 7 0 0 0 5 0 1 14 .206 — — — — 0.0
2014 PIT NL 23 46 3 8 0 0 1 2 0 2 17 .174 — — — — 0.0
2015 PIT NL 33 60 5 9 0 0 0 2 0 2 28 .150 .254 (-41%) .316 (-44%) .404 (-63%) .721 (-55%) -510.8
2016 PIT NL 21 40 3 8 1 0 1 3 0 0 19 .200 — — — — 0.0
2017 PIT NL 34 55 3 9 1 0 1 3 0 1 21 .164 .254 (-36%) .324 (-45%) .425 (-45%) .750 (-45%) -406.4
2018 HOU AL 32 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 HOU AL 33 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
2020 NYA AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 NYA AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2022 NYA AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2023 NYA AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2024 NYA AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 320 251 17 41 2 0 3 15 0 6 112 .163 — — — — -917

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Gerrit Cole — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
22 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 .125

Playoff Batting by Year

Gerrit Cole — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2024 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2024 ALDS2 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2024 WS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2022 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2022 ALDS1 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2021 ALWC NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 ALDS1 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 ALWC2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 ALCS HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 ALDS1 HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 WS HOU 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2018 ALCS HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 ALDS2 HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 NLWC PIT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2013 NLDS1 PIT 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250

Playoff Career Pitching

Gerrit Cole — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
11 6 22 22 0 133.3 100 41 36 156 2.77

Playoff Pitching by Year

Gerrit Cole — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2024 ALCS NYA 0 0 1 1 0 4.3 6 2 4 4 4.15
2024 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 2 2 0 12.0 13 4 2 8 3.00
2024 WS NYA 0 0 2 2 0 12.7 8 1 4 10 0.71
2022 ALCS NYA 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 5 3 2 7 5.40
2022 ALDS1 NYA 2 0 2 2 0 13.3 10 3 2 16 2.02
2021 ALWC NYA 0 1 1 1 0 2.0 4 3 2 3 13.50
2020 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 2 2 0 11.3 7 4 4 17 3.18
2020 ALWC2 NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 6 2 0 13 2.57
2019 ALCS HOU 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 4 0 5 7 0.00
2019 ALDS1 HOU 2 0 2 2 0 15.7 6 1 3 25 0.57
2019 WS HOU 1 1 2 2 0 14.0 11 6 3 15 3.86
2018 ALCS HOU 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 6 4 2 5 6.00
2018 ALDS2 HOU 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 3 1 0 12 1.29
2015 NLWC PIT 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 6 4 1 4 7.20
2013 NLDS1 PIT 1 1 2 2 0 11.0 5 3 2 10 2.45

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Gerrit Cole — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home16211992315.193
Away158132818210.136

Pitching — Home / Away

Gerrit Cole — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home159988.181535423811343.22
Away158965.281233626211173.13

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Gerrit Cole — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2024-09-26 NYYBAL W 6.2200150
2024-09-20 NYYOAK W 9.0211170
2024-09-14 NYYBOS L 4.1577320
2024-09-08 NYYCHC L 6.0320170
2024-09-02 NYYTEX W 6.0411190
2024-08-27 NYYWAS L 5.0633172
2024-08-22 NYYCLE W 6.0100520
2024-08-16 NYYDET W 6.0400280
2024-08-10 NYYTEX — 5.16112100
2024-08-04 NYYTOR — 5.2622040

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Gerrit Cole — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 317 317 116 209 10 13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Gerrit Cole — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2013 PIT P 19 19 7 13 1 2
2014 PIT P 22 22 7 24 2 1
2015 PIT P 32 32 10 37 0 1
2016 PIT P 21 21 11 24 2 1
2017 PIT P 33 33 16 30 2 5
2018 HOU P 32 32 10 15 1 2
2019 HOU P 33 33 14 12 0 0
2020 NYA P 12 12 5 2 0 0
2021 NYA P 30 30 10 11 0 1
2022 NYA P 33 33 12 16 0 0
2023 NYA P 33 33 10 19 2 0
2024 NYA P 17 17 4 6 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Gerrit Cole Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 317

Awards & Honors

Gerrit Cole — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2023 All-MLB Team - First Team SP
2023 Cy Young Award
2023 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2023 Pitcher of the Month April
2023 Player of the Week Week of 2023-04-15
2023 TSN All-Star SP
2023 TSN Pitcher of the Year
2021 All-MLB Team - First Team SP
2021 Pitcher of the Month April
2021 TSN All-Star SP
2021 TSN Pitcher of the Year
2020 All-MLB Team - Second Team SP
2019 All-MLB Team - First Team SP
2019 Pitcher of the Month July
2019 Pitcher of the Month June
2019 Pitcher of the Month September
2019 Player of the Week Week of 2019-09-28
2019 TSN All-Star SP
2019 TSN Pitcher of the Year
2015 Pitcher of the Month April
2013 Rookie of the Month September

Salary History

Gerrit Cole — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 PIT NL $548,000
2015 PIT NL $531,000
2014 PIT NL $512,500
Total Career Earnings $1,591,500

College History

Gerrit Cole — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles CA 2009, 2010, 2011

Award Voting History

Gerrit Cole — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2023 Cy Young Award AL 1st 210.0 210 30
2023 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 30.0 420 0
2022 Cy Young Award AL 9th 1.0 210 0
2021 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 123.0 210 1
2021 Most Valuable Player AL 15th 4.0 420 0
2020 Cy Young Award AL 4th 50.0 210 0
2019 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 159.0 210 13
2019 Most Valuable Player AL 10th 61.0 420 0
2018 Cy Young Award AL 5th 26.0 210 0
2015 Cy Young Award NL 4th 40.0 210 0
2015 Most Valuable Player NL 19th 3.0 420 0

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  3. 91
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  4. 90
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  5. 88
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Frequently Asked Questions about Gerrit Cole

What years did Gerrit Cole play?
Gerrit Cole played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2026.
Was Gerrit Cole a pitcher?
Yes. Gerrit Cole pitched in the major leagues, recording 161 wins and 2364 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Gerrit Cole hit?
Gerrit Cole hit 3 career home runs with 41 hits.
What was Gerrit Cole's career batting average?
Gerrit Cole batted .163 over his career, with 41 hits in 251 at bats.
How many RBI did Gerrit Cole have?
Gerrit Cole drove in 15 runs in his career.
What was Gerrit Cole's career ERA?
Gerrit Cole finished with a 3.19 career ERA, going 161-88 with 2,364 strikeouts.