1990
Born September 8, 1990
Newport Beach, CA, USA
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b. September 8, 1990 · Pittsburgh Pirates 2013–2017, Houston Astros 2018–2019, New York Yankees 2020–2024
Gerrit Cole pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates for five seasons before a trade to Houston in 2018, and has pitched for the New York Yankees since a 2020 free-agent deal.
He has won 153 games against 80 losses, with a 3.18 earned run average across 1,954 innings pitched, striking out 2,251 batters and completing 8 of his 317 starts, with 5 shutouts.
The Cy Young Award came his way in 2023, the same year he was named to the All-MLB First Team for a third time; the honor had also gone to him in 2019 and 2021.
Six All-Star selections have come since 2015. He was born in Newport Beach, California, on September 8, 1990, and bats and throws right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 6 | 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 4 | 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023 |
| All-MLB Team - First Team | 3 | 2019, 2021, 2023 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 3 | 2019, 2021, 2023 |
| The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year | 3 | 2019, 2021, 2023 |
| Player of the Week | 2 | 2019, 2023 |
| All-MLB Team - Second Team | 1 | 2020 |
| Cy Young Award | 1 | 2023 |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher | 1 | 2023 |
| Rookie of the Month | 1 | 2013 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | PIT | 19 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .206 |
| 2014 | PIT | 23 | 46 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .174 |
| 2015 | PIT | 33 | 60 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | .150 |
| 2016 | PIT | 21 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .200 |
| 2017 | PIT | 34 | 55 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .164 |
| 2018 | HOU | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | HOU | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | NYY | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | NYY | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | NYY | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | NYY | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | NYY | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 320 | 251 | 17 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 112 | 0 | .163 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | PIT | 10 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 117.1 | 109 | 42 | 28 | 100 | 3.22 |
| 2014 | PIT | 11 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 138.0 | 127 | 56 | 40 | 138 | 3.65 |
| 2015 | PIT | 19 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 208.0 | 183 | 60 | 44 | 202 | 2.60 |
| 2016 | PIT | 7 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 116.0 | 131 | 50 | 36 | 98 | 3.88 |
| 2017 | PIT | 12 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 203.0 | 199 | 96 | 55 | 196 | 4.26 |
| 2018 | HOU | 15 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 200.1 | 143 | 64 | 64 | 276 | 2.88 |
| 2019 | HOU | 20 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 212.1 | 142 | 59 | 48 | 326 | 2.50 |
| 2020 | NYY | 7 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 73.0 | 53 | 23 | 17 | 94 | 2.84 |
| 2021 | NYY | 16 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 181.1 | 151 | 65 | 41 | 243 | 3.23 |
| 2022 | NYY | 13 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 200.2 | 154 | 78 | 50 | 257 | 3.50 |
| 2023 | NYY | 15 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 209.0 | 157 | 61 | 48 | 222 | 2.63 |
| 2024 | NYY | 8 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 95.0 | 78 | 36 | 29 | 99 | 3.41 |
| Career | — | 153 | 80 | 317 | 317 | 0 | 1954.0 | 1627 | 690 | 500 | 2251 | 3.18 |
On this day & linked events
2013
Major-league debut: Gerrit Cole
Gerrit Cole made a major-league debut on June 11, 2013.
2022
Houston Astros Combined No-Hitter, 2022
Cristian Javier, Héctor Neris and Ryan Pressly threw a combined no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the New York Yankees on June 25, 2022, winning 3–0.
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