Gerrit Cole

Cole's 4-seam fastball carries 16.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

Cole's 4-seam fastball averages 96.8 mph, and has touched 100.0.

Cole's sinker moves 15.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

Cole releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

Cole puts 65.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.4% when he is ahead.

Cole's knuckle curve spins at 2,815 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.

Cole lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

Cole works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Knuckle Curve and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 49.6% of everything he throws.

With two strikes Cole goes to the 4-seam fastball: 54.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 47.2% the rest of the time.

13.5 mph separates Cole's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 96.8 against 83.3.

Cole throws the changeup 18.6% of the time against left-handers and 3.2% against right-handers.

Cole releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.

Cole has thrown 60 sinkers this season, 3.1% of his pitches, at 96.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.

Cole's 4-seam fastball averages 96.8 mph, and has touched 100.0.

Cole's knuckle curve spins at 2,815 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.

Cole works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Knuckle Curve and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 49.6% of everything he throws.

13.5 mph separates Cole's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 96.8 against 83.3.

Cole throws the changeup 18.6% of the time against left-handers and 3.2% against right-handers.

Cole has thrown 60 sinkers this season, 3.1% of his pitches, at 96.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.

Cole's 4-seam fastball carries 16.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

Cole's sinker moves 15.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

Cole puts 65.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.4% when he is ahead.

With two strikes Cole goes to the 4-seam fastball: 54.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 47.2% the rest of the time.

Cole releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

Cole releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.

Cole lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.