2025 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
5.95
WHIP
1.37
K
20
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
A 26-year-old lefty who spent all of 2024 in Houston's Triple-A rotation, Gordon has better surface stats than stuff. He logged a 3.94 ERA, and among the 45 Pacific Coast League pitchers who logged 70-plus innings, his 1.22 WHIP ranked third and his 16.3 K-BB% ranked eighth. Gordon throws a bevy of middling pitches and gets by because of his above-average strike-throwing ability. His fastball sits at 90-91 mph and has poor movement, so he may not have sustained success against big-league hitters, especially when he faces them a second time in the same start. Gordon is on the 40-man roster and will be a rotation option early in 2026 if a big-league starter gets injured, but he lacks a high ceiling and his subpar stuff means he could get lit up by any lineup if he's not locating his pitches. Read Past Outlooks
Experiences first MLB defeat
Gordon (0-1) took the loss against Tampa Bay on Saturday, allowing four runs on five hits and one walk while striking out six batters over five innings.
ANALYSIS
Gordon got through two scoreless frames before giving up three runs in the third, two of which came on a Yandy Diaz homer. Another long ball -- this time a solo shot by Junior Caminero -- in the fourth inning put Houston behind 4-3 and led to Gordon's first MLB loss. Despite the defeat, Gordon did show some positive traits, as he threw an efficient 53 of 75 pitches for strikes and racked up 12 whiffs along with six punchouts. The southpaw has a nice 20:3 K:BB over his first 19.2 big-league innings, but his ERA and WHIP are less impressive at 5.95 and 1.37, respectively.
Gordon got through two scoreless frames before giving up three runs in the third, two of which came on a Yandy Diaz homer. Another long ball -- this time a solo shot by Junior Caminero -- in the fourth inning put Houston behind 4-3 and led to Gordon's first MLB loss. Despite the defeat, Gordon did show some positive traits, as he threw an efficient 53 of 75 pitches for strikes and racked up 12 whiffs along with six punchouts. The southpaw has a nice 20:3 K:BB over his first 19.2 big-league innings, but his ERA and WHIP are less impressive at 5.95 and 1.37, respectively.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
82
Last 10 Games
82
Last 5 Games
82
How many pitches does Colton Gordon generally throw?
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What part of the game does Colton Gordon generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-23%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-23%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .231 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .300 | 16 | 2 | 21 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .231 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .300 | 16 | 2 | 21 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-19%
ERA on Road
2025
-19%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 6.28 | 1.53 | 14.1 | 8.2 | 1.9 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 5.06 | 0.94 | 5.1 | 11.8 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 6.28 | 1.53 | 14.1 | 8.2 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2025Away | 5.06 | 0.94 | 5.1 | 11.8 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Colton Gordon 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
6.67K/9
9.2BB/9
1.4HR/9
1.8Fastball
91.1 mphERA
5.95WHIP
1.37BABIP
.361GB/FB
0.88Left On Base
65.4%Exit Velocity
82.7 mphBarrels/BBE
5.2%Spin Rate
2192 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.6%Swinging Strike
9.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Getting another start Saturday
Gordon is scheduled to start Saturday's game against the Rays in Houston.
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Yields three runs
Gordon did not factor in the decision during Sunday's win over the Mariners. He allowed three runs on seven hits over five innings while striking out four.
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Joining big-league rotation
The Astros recalled Gordon from Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday.
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Rejoining rotation soon
Gordon could be called up from Triple-A Sugar Land to rejoin the Houston rotation as soon as Sunday against the Mariners, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
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Optioned to Triple-A
The Astros optioned Gordon to Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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