Players · C · Pitcher · 2022
Jharel Cotton
- Age
- 30
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Born
- January 19, 1992 in St. Thomas, VI, United States
- MLB debut
- September 7, 2016
- dbWAR
- .3 5 season(s)
- IP
- 43.0
- ERA
- 3.56
- FIP
- 4.95
- K/9
- 8.2
- FIP−
- 125 100 = avg
Jharel Cotton was a relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. In 2022 he struck out 39 batters over 43.0 innings across 30 appearances, going 4-2. His ERA of 3.56 was 10.3% lower than the league average of 3.97 — 8th of 20 on his team, and 228th of 546 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.95 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 25.3% of swings (12.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 21.5%. His -0.3 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, 2022.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
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| 2017 | OAK | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 50.0% | .000 | -0.5 | -118 | -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 | 78 | 67 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 20 | .239 | .346 | .448 | .352 | 25.6% |
| vs RHB | 103 | 89 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 19 | .202 | .282 | .371 | .287 | 18.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Jharel Cotton 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, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 335 | 92.7 | 2,264 | 53.4% | 20.7% | 53 | .226 | .772 | |
| Changeup | 300 | 79.7 | 2,389 | 48.7% | 32.9% | 91 | .198 | .669 | |
| Slider | 77 | 79.5 | 2,440 | 35.1% | 5.9% | 8 | — | — | |
| Curveball | 34 | 76.2 | 2,614 | 29.4% | 0.0% | 5 | — | — |
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Nearest 2022 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.