FACTS/ FLUKES: Cole, J. Jones, J. McCann, A. Gordon, B. Anderson
Jun 24 2019
Cole better than ever?... Gerrit Cole (RHP, HOU) whiffed 276 batters in his first season as an Astro, on the way to a Top 5 Cy Young finish in the AL. While he's still piling up Ks again (and leading the majors), Cole's ERA is up almost a run a game. Is he the same elite pitcher from a year ago?
Year IP ERA xERA Ctl Dom Cmd FpK SwK G/L/F H% S% hr/f BPV ==== === ==== ==== === ==== === === === ======== == === ==== === 2016 116 3.88 4.17 2.8 7.6 2.7 60% 9% 46/25/29 35 73 7% 102 2017 203 4.26 3.91 2.4 8.7 3.6 63% 10% 46/21/34 31 71 16% 115 2018 200 2.88 3.13 2.9 12.4 4.3 63% 15% 36/21/43 30 76 10% 160 2019 97 3.54 2.73 2.3 13.8 5.9 63% 17% 40/22/37 32 73 ...
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