Gerrit Cole
34-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
8-5
ERA
3.41
WHIP
1.13
K
99
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The ace right-hander's fourth season in the Bronx was his best since joining the Yankees, as he made 33 starts and finished with a 2.63 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 222:48 K:BB across 209.1 innings to earn his first Cy Young Award. It's the fifth straight season Cole topped 200 punchouts (the shortened 2020 campaign notwithstanding), though his 27.0 percent strikeout rate was his lowest since 2017. He lost a tick on his fastball in 2023 but still averaged 96.7 mph, and he improved his HR/9 to 0.86 and his HR/FB to 9.4 percent, respectively. However, the 33-year-old had a 3.60 xFIP and 3.43 xERA, which more closely aligns with his performance from the previous two seasons (3.37 ERA) and could indicate a bit of a regression is due in 2024. Still, even if he's unable to fully replicate his 2023 campaign, Cole is a fairly safe bet to be one of the top fantasy pitchers in the league once again. Read Past Outlooks
Named Game 1 starter
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Monday that Cole will start Friday in Game 1 of the World Series, Laura Albanese of Newsday reports.
ANALYSIS
The Yankees wrapping up the ALCS in five games allowed them to set up their rotation as they wanted, and that means Cole taking the ball in Game 1. Boone added that Cole will likely be followed by Carlos Rodon, Clarke Schmidt and Luis Gil, in that order, although he has not yet etched that into stone. Cole holds a 3.31 ERA and 12:6 K:BB over 16.1 innings in three starts this postseason.
The Yankees wrapping up the ALCS in five games allowed them to set up their rotation as they wanted, and that means Cole taking the ball in Game 1. Boone added that Cole will likely be followed by Carlos Rodon, Clarke Schmidt and Luis Gil, in that order, although he has not yet etched that into stone. Cole holds a 3.31 ERA and 12:6 K:BB over 16.1 innings in three starts this postseason.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
90
Last 10 Games
89
Last 5 Games
91
How many pitches does Gerrit Cole generally throw?
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What part of the game does Gerrit Cole generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-12%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-11%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .196 | 299 | 75 | 173 | 32 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .222 | 279 | 52 | 216 | 32 | |||
2024vs Left | .209 | 64 | 19 | 43 | 5 | |||
2024vs Right | .235 | 35 | 10 | 35 | 6 | |||
2023vs Left | .202 | 106 | 26 | 71 | 10 | |||
2023vs Right | .210 | 116 | 22 | 86 | 10 | |||
2022vs Left | .182 | 129 | 30 | 59 | 17 | |||
2022vs Right | .229 | 128 | 20 | 95 | 16 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-9%
ERA on Road
2024
-42%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.26 | 1.03 | 262.0 | 10.8 | 2.1 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.97 | 1.02 | 242.2 | 9.8 | 2.4 | ||||
2024Home | 4.31 | 1.27 | 48.0 | 9.0 | 3.2 | ||||
2024Away | 2.49 | 0.98 | 47.0 | 9.8 | 2.3 | ||||
2023Home | 2.88 | 1.00 | 112.2 | 10.3 | 2.2 | ||||
2023Away | 2.34 | 0.96 | 96.1 | 8.7 | 2.0 | ||||
2022Home | 3.20 | 0.94 | 101.1 | 12.1 | 1.5 | ||||
2022Away | 3.81 | 1.10 | 99.1 | 11.0 | 3.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Gerrit Cole compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.41K/9
9.4BB/9
2.7HR/9
1.0Fastball
96.0 mphERA
3.41WHIP
1.13BABIP
.284GB/FB
1.02Left On Base
75.3%Exit Velocity
82.7 mphBarrels/BBE
4.2%Spin Rate
2441 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.2%Swinging Strike
11.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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There were some surprising lows for Cole in 2022, including a five-homer blowup outing in Minnesota in June. He finished with his highest ERA (3.50) since his final season in Pittsburgh, continuing a trend of steady increase in recent years. The fact of the matter is he still led MLB in strikeouts with 257. He continues to bring the heat at 97 to 98 mph and leaned on that pitch more than half the time last season while dialing back his curveball and changeup usage. The four-seamer does a lot of great things for him, but Cole has also given up 29 homers on that pitch over the past two seasons, so it can be touched up when he isn't locating. A two-time Cy Young runner-up, Cole wasn't a finalist in 2022, but the Yankees' ace could very well be back in that conversation after this season.
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Penciled in for Game 2
Cole will start Game 2 of the ALCS on Tuesday, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.
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Dominates Orioles for eighth win
Cole (8-5) allowed two hits and one walk while striking out five over 6.2 scoreless innings to earn the win over the Orioles on Thursday.
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Dominant versus Athletics
Cole (7-5) allowed one run on two hits and a walk while striking out seven over nine innings to earn the win over the Athletics on Friday.
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Melts down against Boston
Cole (6-5) took the loss Saturday as the Yankees were downed 7-1 by the Red Sox, surrendering seven runs on five hits and three walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out two and hit three batters with pitches.
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Dealt fourth loss
Cole (6-4) allowed two unearned runs on three hits and a walk while striking out seven over six innings to take the loss Sunday versus the Cubs.
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Likely to get 10th year
Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.com expects Cole to exercise his opt-out after the season, at which point the Yankees will likely add a 10th year to the contract in order to void the opt-out.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander missed most of the first half of this season due to nerve irritation in his elbow, and he has a 3.86 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 69:22 over 63 innings since making his season debut June 19. Cole won the AL Cy Young Award last season for the first time in his career, so it won't be a surprise if he opts out this winter. The Yankees also don't want their ace going anywhere, and they likely won't hesitate to tack on the $36 million salary for 2029 to the remaining four years and $144 million of his current deal. Assuming those decisions are made as expected, Cole's full contract will end up paying him $360 million across 10 years.
The right-hander missed most of the first half of this season due to nerve irritation in his elbow, and he has a 3.86 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 69:22 over 63 innings since making his season debut June 19. Cole won the AL Cy Young Award last season for the first time in his career, so it won't be a surprise if he opts out this winter. The Yankees also don't want their ace going anywhere, and they likely won't hesitate to tack on the $36 million salary for 2029 to the remaining four years and $144 million of his current deal. Assuming those decisions are made as expected, Cole's full contract will end up paying him $360 million across 10 years.