FACTS/ FLUKES: Cole, J. Jones, J. McCann, A. Gordon, B. Anderson

Cole better than ever?... Gerrit Cole (RHP, HOU) whiffed 276 batters in his first season as an Astro, on the way to a Top 5 Cy Young finish in the AL. While he's still piling up Ks again (and leading the majors), Cole's ERA is up almost a run a game. Is he the same elite pitcher from a year ago?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK    G/L/F   H%  S% hr/f  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ===  ===  ========  == === ====  ===
2016  116  3.88  4.17  2.8   7.6  2.7  60%   9%  46/25/29  35  73   7%  102
2017  203  4.26  3.91  2.4   8.7  3.6  63%  10%  46/21/34  31  71  16%  115
2018  200  2.88  3.13  2.9  12.4  4.3  63%  15%  36/21/43  30  76  10%  160
2019   97  3.54  2.73  2.3  13.8  5.9  63%  17%  40/22/37  32  73 ...

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