Pitcher · 2026
Cole Sulser
- Age
- 36
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Number
- #71
- Born
- March 12, 1990 in Santa Ysabel, CA, USA
- MLB debut
- September 6, 2019
- Drafted
- 2013, round 25
- College
- Dartmouth
- High school
- Ramona
- Salary, 2026
- $1.05M
- dbWAR
- 1.2 3 season(s)
- IP
- 46.1
- ERA
- 4.86
- FIP
- 3.60
- K/9
- 9.3
- FIP−
- 86 100 = avg
Cole Sulser is a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2026 he struck out 48 batters over 46.1 innings across 41 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 4.86 was 16.3% higher than the league average of 4.18 — the second worst on his team, and 337th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.60 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 26.9% of swings (13.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 24.4%. His 0.5 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, 2026.
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 | 115 | 104 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 28 | .183 | .239 | .231 | .204 | 24.3% |
| vs RHB | 82 | 76 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 20 | .368 | .415 | .711 | .476 | 24.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Cole Sulser 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 2026.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 351 | 92.2 | 2,385 | 57.5% | 22.1% | |
| Changeup | 304 | 83.5 | 1,696 | 37.5% | 35.6% | |
| Cutter | 89 | 87.4 | 2,341 | 38.2% | 18.8% | |
| Sweeper | 32 | 83.1 | 2,600 | 15.6% | 33.3% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 2 | 46.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 25 | 48 | 14 | 4.86 | 3.60 | 1.32 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 116 | 86 | 0.5 | |
| 2025 | 18 | 0 | 22.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 1.99 | 2.69 | 1.19 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 48 | 65 | 0.5 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 16.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 2.76 | 3.78 | 1.10 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 68 | 93 | 0.2 |
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Nearest 2026 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.