Pitcher · 2026
Colton Gordon
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Born
- December 20, 1998 in St. Petersburg, FL, USA
- MLB debut
- May 14, 2025
- Drafted
- 2021, round 8
- College
- Central Florida
- High school
- Lakewood Ranch
- dbWAR
- -1.0 2 season(s)
- IP
- 9.1
- ERA
- 11.57
- FIP
- 10.37
- K/9
- 10.6
- FIP−
- 248 100 = avg
Colton Gordon is a relief pitcher for the Houston Astros. In 2026 he struck out 11 batters over 9.1 innings across 4 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 11.57 was 177.1% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 10.37 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 17.2% of swings (8.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 6.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 22.0%. His -0.6 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 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .500 | .500 | .864 | .565 | 12.5% |
| vs RHB | 26 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .435 | .500 | 1.000 | .610 | 30.8% |
Pitch sequencing
What Colton Gordon 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 | 73 | 91.2 | 1,976 | 57.5% | 17.5% | |
| Sweeper | 60 | 81.5 | 2,553 | 43.3% | 11.1% | |
| Sinker | 27 | 91.1 | 2,077 | 29.6% | 9.1% | |
| Changeup | 25 | 83.2 | 1,374 | 48.0% | 38.5% | |
| Slider | 11 | 85.5 | 2,382 | 27.3% | 20.0% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 11.57 | 10.37 | 2.57 | 10.6 | 2.9 | 277 | 248 | -0.6 | |
| 2025 | 20 | 14 | 86.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 103 | 51 | 72 | 19 | 5.34 | 5.37 | 1.42 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 128 | 129 | -0.4 |
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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.