BIGLEAGUE

New York Yankees · Pitcher · #45

Gerrit Cole

Age 366' 4" · 220lbBats R · Throws RDebut 2013From Newport Beach

ERA

3.61

W-L

10-9

K

131

WHIP

1.10

WAR

2.1

FIP

3.93

Awards

18 major honors

AL Cy Young Award

2023

All-MLB First Team ×3

2019 · 2021 · 2023

All-MLB Second Team

2020

All-Star ×6

2015 · 2018 · 2019 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023

AL Pitcher of the Month ×5

2019 · 2021 · 2023

NL Pitcher of the Month

2015

NL Rookie of the Month

2013

League Percentile

2026 season · percentile vs 46 qualified pitchers
ERA
54
3.61
WHIP
71
1.10
Strikeouts
10
131
K/9
59
9.28
Wins
32
10
Bottom of leagueAverage (50)Top of league

⚠ Below the qualified innings threshold. Percentiles are for reference only.

the entire league · by ERA

Top 46%

Gerrit Cole's ERA (3.61) ranks above average among 46 qualified pitchers. The number on each bar is a percentile (higher is better); use the tabs to change the comparison pool.

PITCHING

Season · Career
CategoryGamesERAWinsLossesSavesInningsStrikeoutsWalksWHIP
2026 Season223.611090127.0131251.10
Career3393.201638902081.023825251.09

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ARSENAL

Pitch arsenal · 2026 usage and average velocity
Four-Seam49.2%avg 154 km/h
Slider19.9%avg 143 km/h
Knuckle Curve14.1%avg 133 km/h
Changeup12.9%avg 137 km/h
Sinker3.6%avg 150 km/h
Cutter0.4%avg 149 km/h

ADVANCED

Advanced metrics · 2026 season

BABIP

.276

K/9

9.28

BB/9

1.77

HR/9

1.56

Quality starts

12

Whiff%

21.3%

GAME LOG

Last 10 games · includes team result
DateOppInningsHitsERWalksStrikeoutsTeam
09.23vs TB5.23238W
09.18@ AZ6.04206W
09.12vs NYM4.19504L
09.06@ SD7.06403L
09.01@ LAA5.18315W
08.27vs HOU6.06315L
08.20@ BAL6.04118W
08.14@ TOR6.05125L
08.08vs ATL7.06209W
08.02@ CHC5.24135W

SPLITS

Situational splits (2026)

Home

Opp AVG.217
IP58.1
K62
WHIP1.01

Away

Opp AVG.249
IP68.2
K69
WHIP1.18

vs LHP

Opp AVG.223
IP76.0
K86
WHIP1.11

vs RHP

Opp AVG.251
IP50.2
K45
WHIP1.11

RISP

Opp AVG.213
IP24.0
K32
WHIP1.00

YEAR BY YEAR

Year-by-year · Career trends

ERALower is better

▲ Trending down year over year
ERA by yearFrom 3.22 in 2013 to 3.61 in 2026. Lower is better for this stat.2013 ERA: 3.223.2220132014 ERA: 3.6520142015 ERA: 2.6020152016 ERA: 3.8820162017 ERA: 4.264.2620172018 ERA: 2.8820182019 ERA: 2.502.5020192020 ERA: 2.8420202021 ERA: 3.2320212022 ERA: 3.5020222023 ERA: 2.6320232024 ERA: 3.4120242026 ERA: 3.613.612026
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ERA year-by-year details
YearERA
20133.22
20143.65
20152.60
20163.88
20174.26
20182.88
20192.50
20202.84
20213.23
20223.50
20232.63
20243.41
20263.61

WHIPLower is better

▼ Trending up year over year
WHIP by yearFrom 1.17 in 2013 to 1.10 in 2026. Lower is better for this stat.2013 WHIP: 1.171.1720132014 WHIP: 1.2120142015 WHIP: 1.0920152016 WHIP: 1.441.4420162017 WHIP: 1.2520172018 WHIP: 1.0320182019 WHIP: 0.890.8920192020 WHIP: 0.9620202021 WHIP: 1.0620212022 WHIP: 1.0220222023 WHIP: 0.9820232024 WHIP: 1.1320242026 WHIP: 1.101.102026
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WHIP year-by-year details
YearWHIP
20131.17
20141.21
20151.09
20161.44
20171.25
20181.03
20190.89
20200.96
20211.06
20221.02
20230.98
20241.13
20261.10

Strikeouts

▲ Trending up year over year
Strikeouts by yearFrom 100 in 2013 to 131 in 2026.2013 Strikeouts: 10010020132014 Strikeouts: 13820142015 Strikeouts: 20220152016 Strikeouts: 9820162017 Strikeouts: 19620172018 Strikeouts: 27620182019 Strikeouts: 32632620192020 Strikeouts: 949420202021 Strikeouts: 24320212022 Strikeouts: 25720222023 Strikeouts: 22220232024 Strikeouts: 9920242026 Strikeouts: 1311312026
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Strikeouts year-by-year details
YearStrikeouts
2013100
2014138
2015202
201698
2017196
2018276
2019326
202094
2021243
2022257
2023222
202499
2026131
YearTeamGamesERAWinsLossesSavesInningsStrikeoutsWalksWHIP
2013PIT193.221070117.1100281.17
2014PIT223.651150138.0138401.21
2015PIT322.601980208.0202441.09
2016PIT213.887100116.098361.44
2017PIT334.2612120203.0196551.25
2018HOU322.881550200.1276641.03
2019HOU332.502050212.1326480.89
2020NYY122.8473073.094170.96
2021NYY303.231680181.1243411.06
2022NYY333.501380200.2257501.02
2023NYY332.631540209.0222480.98
2024NYY173.4185095.099291.13
2026NYY223.611090127.0131251.10