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
Remaining with Yankees
Cole will remain with the Yankees on the four-year, $144 million contract he had previously opted out of, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Essentially, it's as if Cole didn't even exercise the opt-out clause in his contract. Although, it's expected the two sides will continue to negotiate a contract extension, possibly tacking a year onto the end of the pitcher's current deal. Cole posted a 3.41 ERA and 1.13 WHIP across 95 regular-season innings in 2024 following a two-month absence due to an elbow injury.
Essentially, it's as if Cole didn't even exercise the opt-out clause in his contract. Although, it's expected the two sides will continue to negotiate a contract extension, possibly tacking a year onto the end of the pitcher's current deal. Cole posted a 3.41 ERA and 1.13 WHIP across 95 regular-season innings in 2024 following a two-month absence due to an elbow injury.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
90
Last 10 Games
90
Last 5 Games
90
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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Exercises opt-out
Cole opted out of his contract with the Yankees on Saturday, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.com reports.
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Undone by sloppy fifth inning
Cole took a no-decision Wednesday versus the Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series, getting charged with five runs (zero earned) on four hits and four walks over 6.2 innings. He struck out six.
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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.
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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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Team open to extension
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said Wednesday that the club is open to adding onto Cole's four-year, $144 million contract, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
ANALYSIS
Cole exercised an opt-out clause in his contract earlier this month in hopes that the Yankees would add an additional year and $36 million onto his deal. The team called the pitcher's bluff and the opt-out decision was essentially ignored, keeping the original contract in place. While it wouldn't seem the Yankees have much of an appetite to extend Cole's contract, Steinbrenner isn't ruling out the possibility. Presumably, it would be for much less than the aforementioned $36 million figure.
Cole exercised an opt-out clause in his contract earlier this month in hopes that the Yankees would add an additional year and $36 million onto his deal. The team called the pitcher's bluff and the opt-out decision was essentially ignored, keeping the original contract in place. While it wouldn't seem the Yankees have much of an appetite to extend Cole's contract, Steinbrenner isn't ruling out the possibility. Presumably, it would be for much less than the aforementioned $36 million figure.