What years did Cole Ragans play?

Cole Ragans played in Major League Baseball from 2022 to 2026.

Was Cole Ragans a pitcher?

Yes. Cole Ragans pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 506 strikeouts.

What was Cole Ragans's career ERA?

Cole Ragans finished with a 3.76 career ERA, going 22-24 with 506 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Cole Ragans have?

Cole Ragans recorded 506 career strikeouts.

Is Cole Ragans in the Hall of Fame?

No. Cole Ragans has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Cole Ragans play for?

Cole Ragans played for the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals.

Cole Ragans

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2022-2026)

Cole Ragans is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2022 for the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals, a span of 5 seasons. Across 91 career appearances, he has gone 22-24 with a 3.76 ERA and 506 strikeouts. Cole Ragans is an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9663.7.

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 October 12, 2026

Active Player

W–L 22–24

ERA 3.76

WHIP 1.21

SO 506

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 9663.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 190 lb
Born: 12/12/1997 in Crawfordville, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2022-08-04
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Cole Gatlin Ragans

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Career Pitching Statistics

Cole Ragans — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
22	24	91	74	1	0	0	419.1	339	175	45	167	506	3.76	9663.7

Career ERA 3.76 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — 9.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Cole Ragans — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2022	TEX	AL	0	3	9	9	0	40.0	43	22	16	27	4.95	3.97 (-25%)	-944.1
2023	TEX	AL	2	3	17	0	0	24.1	20	16	14	24	5.92	4.33 (-37%)	-570.0
2023	KCA	AL	5	2	12	12	0	71.2	50	21	27	89	2.64	4.33 (+39%)	3352.8
2024	KCA	AL	11	9	32	32	1	186.1	146	65	67	223	3.14	4.08 (+23%)	5240.0
2025	KCA	AL	3	3	13	13	0	61.2	53	32	20	98	4.67	4.16 (-12%)	2585.1
2026	KC	AL	1	4	8	8	0	35.1	27	19	23	45	4.84	4.18 (-16%)	-
Career · 6 seasons			22	24	91	74	1	419.1	339	175	167	506	3.76	—	9,664

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

Cole Ragans — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
83	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Cole Ragans — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2022	TEX	AL	9	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	TEX	AL	17	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	KCA	AL	12	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	KCA	AL	32	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	KCA	AL	13	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			83	—	—	—	—	—	0

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

Cole Ragans — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Cole Ragans — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2024	ALDS2	KCA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2024	ALWC2	KCA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Cole Ragans — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	2	2	0	10.0	7	1	4	13	0.90

Playoff Pitching by Year

Cole Ragans — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2024	ALDS2	KCA	0	0	1	1	0	4.0	3	1	4	5	2.25
2024	ALWC2	KCA	1	0	1	1	0	6.0	4	0	0	8	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Cole Ragans — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	44	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	39	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Cole Ragans — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	44	198.2	172	85	68	240	3.85
Away	39	185.1	140	71	76	221	3.45

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Cole Ragans — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-28	KCR	OAK	—	4.1	2	0	0	1	8	0
2025-09-23	KCR	LAA	W	5.0	3	2	2	1	10	1
2025-09-17	KCR	SEA	—	3.2	1	2	2	2	4	1
2025-06-05	KCR	STL	—	3.0	5	5	5	3	4	1
2025-05-16	KCR	STL	L	5.0	5	4	4	0	7	0
2025-05-10	KCR	BOS	L	5.0	7	4	4	2	8	0
2025-05-05	KCR	CHW	W	5.0	3	0	0	2	11	0
2025-04-24	KCR	COL	—	3.0	3	4	4	2	4	2
2025-04-18	KCR	DET	L	4.0	6	5	5	3	8	1
2025-04-13	KCR	CLE	W	7.2	4	2	1	0	10	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Cole Ragans — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	83	66	15	33	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Cole Ragans — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP
2022	TEX	P	9	9	1	0	0
2023	TEX	P	17	0	1	0	0
2023	KCA	P	12	12	2	11	0
2024	KCA	P	32	32	7	19	1
2025	KCA	P	13	13	4	3	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Cole Ragans — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	83

Awards & Honors

Cole Ragans — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2023	Pitcher of the Month	August

Award Voting History

Cole Ragans — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2024	Cy Young Award	AL	4th	48.0	210	0

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Cole Ragans: the record in brief

The debut date in the bio is August 4, 2022; Cole Ragans is an active player, and this profile updates as the season goes on. By club, Ragans's seasons break down as the Texas Rangers (2022 to 2023) and the Kansas City Royals (2023 through 2025). Ragans is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 4 inches and 190 pounds. Ragans both batted and threw left-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is December 12, 1997, in Crawfordville, FL, USA. The bio lists the given name Cole Gatlin.

Ragans's career pitching line is 22 wins, 24 losses and a 3.76 ERA over 91 appearances. Also on Ragans's record: 506 strikeouts. That 3.76 ERA compares with a 4.14 league average across the same seasons, 9.3% better. No season topped the 11 wins of 2024. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.14 in 2024, when the league's was 4.08. Ragans's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 9,663.7.

The playoff pitching line reads 1-0, 0.90 ERA, across 2 appearances. Those appearances came in 2024.

Ragans's awards table lists Pitcher of the Month (2023). The bio's awards line reads All-Star. Ragans finished 4th in the 2024 Cy Young Award voting, the best showing in the voting table.

Frequently Asked Questions about Cole Ragans

What years did Cole Ragans play?: Cole Ragans played in Major League Baseball from 2022 to 2026.
Was Cole Ragans a pitcher?: Yes. Cole Ragans pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 506 strikeouts.
What was Cole Ragans's career ERA?: Cole Ragans finished with a 3.76 career ERA, going 22-24 with 506 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Cole Ragans have?: Cole Ragans recorded 506 career strikeouts.
Is Cole Ragans in the Hall of Fame?: No. Cole Ragans has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Cole Ragans play for?: Cole Ragans played for the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals.