Pitcher · 2019
Taylor Cole
- Age
- 30
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Born
- August 20, 1989 in Simi Valley, CA, USA
- MLB debut
- August 9, 2017
- dbWAR
- 1.4 3 season(s)
- IP
- 51.2
- ERA
- 5.92
- FIP
- 3.29
- K/9
- 8.7
- FIP−
- 73 100 = avg
Taylor Cole is a relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels. In 2019 he struck out 50 batters over 51.2 innings across 38 appearances, going 3-4. His ERA of 5.92 was 31.5% higher than the league average of 4.51 — 14th of 21 on his team, and 449th of 545 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.29 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 27.1% of swings (12.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.4% of the batters he faced and struck out 21.6%. His 0.9 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2019.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 38 | 6 | 51.2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 34 | 50 | 24 | 5.92 | 3.29 | 1.59 | 8.7 | 4.2 | 131 | 73 | 0.9 | |
| 2018 | 18 | 2 | 36.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 39 | 12 | 2.75 | 3.33 | 0.89 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 66 | 80 | 0.5 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 36.00 | 7.16 | 7.00 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 826 | 164 | -0.0 |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 105 | 90 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 24 | .256 | .362 | .344 | .308 | 22.9% |
| vs RHB | 126 | 113 | 35 | 1 | 10 | 26 | .310 | .365 | .442 | .343 | 20.6% |
Pitch sequencing
What Taylor Cole throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2019.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 339 | 93.2 | 2,282 | 44.8% | 20.1% | |
| Changeup | 290 | 86.9 | 1,956 | 47.9% | 35.2% | |
| Slider | 198 | 87.4 | 2,395 | 39.4% | 23.1% | |
| Curveball | 44 | 82.2 | 2,535 | 52.3% | 30.4% | |
| Cutter | 40 | 92.5 | 2,270 | 37.5% | 22.2% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2019 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.