Players · S · 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, United States
- MLB debut
- September 6, 2019
- Drafted
- 2013, round 25
- College
- Dartmouth
- High school
- Ramona
- Salary, 2026
- $1.05M
- dbWAR
- 2.8 8 season(s)
- IP
- 55.1
- ERA
- 4.39
- FIP
- 3.66
- K/9
- 8.8
- FIP−
- 88 100 = avg
Cole Sulser is a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2026 he struck out 54 batters over 55.1 innings across 50 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 4.39 is 5.1% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 11th of 16 on his team, and 324th of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.66 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 27.1% of swings (13.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 6.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 23.4%. His 0.7 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.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TB | 50 | 2 | 55.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 27 | 54 | 16 | 4.39 | 3.66 | 1.23 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 105 | 88 | 0.7 | |
| 2025 | TB | 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 | TB/NYM | 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 | |
| 2023 | AZ | 4 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6.75 | 8.32 | 1.50 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 156 | 192 | -0.2 | |
| 2022 | MIA | 39 | 0 | 34.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 38 | 16 | 5.29 | 4.58 | 1.62 | 10.1 | 4.2 | 133 | 115 | -0.0 | |
| 2021 | BAL | 60 | 0 | 63.1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 19 | 73 | 23 | 2.70 | 2.98 | 1.12 | 10.4 | 3.3 | 63 | 70 | 1.4 | |
| 2020 | BAL | 19 | 0 | 22.2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 5.56 | 4.91 | 1.50 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 125 | 110 | 0.0 | |
| 2019 | TB | 7 | 0 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0.00 | 1.99 | 1.09 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 0 | 44 | 0.2 |
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 | 136 | 124 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 31 | .185 | .239 | .266 | .218 | 22.8% |
| vs RHB | 95 | 87 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 23 | .333 | .379 | .632 | .425 | 24.2% |
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, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 408 | 92.3 | 2,381 | 56.9% | 22.0% | 94 | .234 | .720 | |
| Changeup | 349 | 83.6 | 1,695 | 37.0% | 35.8% | 77 | .221 | .607 | |
| Cutter | 121 | 87.5 | 2,343 | 38.8% | 22.6% | 31 | .323 | .740 | |
| Sweeper | 35 | 83.1 | 2,599 | 14.3% | 27.3% | 9 | — | — |
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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.