Players · R · Pitcher · 2026
Cole Ragans
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Number
- #55
- Born
- December 12, 1997 in Crawfordville, FL, United States
- MLB debut
- August 4, 2022
- Drafted
- 2016, round 1
- High school
- North Florida Christian
- Salary, 2026
- $4.58M
- dbWAR
- 8.6 5 season(s)
- IP
- 35.1
- ERA
- 4.84
- FIP
- 6.19
- K/9
- 11.5
- FIP−
- 148 100 = avg
Cole Ragans is a starting pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2026 he struck out 45 batters over 35.1 innings across 8 appearances, 8 of them starts, going 1-4. His ERA of 4.84 is 15.8% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 13th of 19 on his team, and 387th of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 6.19 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 31.7% of swings (14.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 15.2% of the batters he faced and struck out 29.8%. 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, 2026.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
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 | 50 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 12 | .256 | .400 | .641 | .436 | 24.0% |
| vs RHB | 101 | 88 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 33 | .193 | .297 | .420 | .318 | 32.7% |
Pitch sequencing
What Cole Ragans throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
Select a count to see exactly what Cole Ragans throws in it.
Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 358 | 94.9 | 2,556 | 50.0% | 30.9% | 75 | .133 | .631 | |
| Changeup | 105 | 84.2 | 2,093 | 44.8% | 40.4% | 22 | .318 | .955 | |
| Slider | 85 | 85.1 | 2,576 | 38.8% | 35.9% | 21 | .190 | .673 | |
| Knuckle Curve | 54 | 79.3 | 2,451 | 40.7% | 12.5% | 5 | — | — | |
| Cutter | 36 | 89.7 | 2,582 | 61.1% | 22.2% | 5 | — | — |
Head to head
Put Cole Ragans beside up to three others.
Or read one already written — Cole Ragans against:
Similar players
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.