Gerrit Cole Stats: One Losing Season in 10 Years

Pitcher Has Been Model of Consistency

The Gerrit Cole stats have been among the best for Major League Baseball pitchers over the last 10-plus seasons. He’s gone 136-71 with a 3.22 ERA for three different Major League teams. He has notched 2,009 strikeouts over 1,723 2/3 innings. He’s allowed 1,450 base hits and 449 walks in that span. Cole has appeared in 279 Major League games, all of them as a starter.

His best MLB season came with the Houston Astros in 2019. Cole went 20-5 with a 2.50 ERA and 326 strikeouts in 212 1/3 innings. Those are career highs in wins, strikeouts, and innings pitched. He was one of the MLB stat leaders in wins and led the league in strikeouts and ERA. Cole finished second in the Cy Young voting behind teammate Justin Verlander.

Cole’s worst season came in 2016 when he missed some time with a right triceps strain. Pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cole suffered his only losing season, going 7-10 with a 3.88 ERA.

Early Career

Cole was drafted in the first round of the MLB Draft on two occasions. The New York Yankees took him with the No. 28 pick in the 2008 draft coming out of high school. The Yankees offered him a reported $4 million signing bonus, but he elected to attend UCLA. He and Trevor Bauer were teammates and led the Bruins to the 2010 College World Series. The Bruins were defeated in the Championship Series.

The Pirates drafted Cole No. 1 overall in 2011 and he inked his contract right before the signing deadline. The Pirates gave him an $8 million signing bonus. Cole spent 2012 and the beginning of 2013 in the minor leagues. Due to some injuries on the Pittsburgh staff, Cole was called up to pitch on June 11, 2013. He won his debut against the San Francisco Giants.

After five seasons with the Pirates, Pittsburgh traded Cole to Houston for Michael Feliz, Colin Moran, Jason Martin, and Joe Musgrove. Cole played two seasons for Houston before signing as a free agent with the Yankees.

Bettors Love Cole

The Gerrit Cole stats aren’t only impressive to baseball fans. They’re also pretty impressive to sports bettors. His teams have gone 180-99 in his regular season starts. He’s been favored in 248 of those starts. Flat-betting on Cole has produced a profit of $2,639 over the years and an ROI of 5.2%. In the playoffs, Cole’s teams have gone 10-7, showing a slight $71 profit.

Surprisingly, as dominant as Cole has been, totals are pretty close to even when he starts. Over/under have gone 132-137-8 when he takes the mound.

The one area where the Gerrit Cole stats aren’t so impressive is on the run line. Cole’s teams have gone 114-128 when he’s a favorite. When an underdog, Cole’s teams have gone 22-9. But Cole has only been an underdog twice since leaving Pittsburgh after the 2017 season. He was an underdog once with Houston in 2018 and once with New York in 2021. Combined, Cole’s teams are 136-137 on the run line, showing a flat-bet loss of $236.

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