Bartolo Colón Career Pitching Summary

Bartolo Colón played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2018, appearing in 565 games over 21 seasons. He recorded a total of 247 W and 188 L, an ERA of 4.12, 2,535 SO, a WHIP of 1.312, and a WAR of 48.2.

Bartolo Colón Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Bartolo Colón.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Bartolo Colón
    NameBartolo Colón
    Date of BirthMay 24, 1973
    Nationality
    Dominican Republic
    MLB Debut1997

    📊 Career Summary

    Bartolo Colón appeared in 565 games over 21 MLB seasons from 1997 to 2018. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS552 (MLB Rank: 30)
    GF2 (MLB Rank: 7,692)
    W247 (MLB Rank: 51)
    L188 (MLB Rank: 57)
    ERA4.12 (MLB Rank: 4,605)
    IP3461.2 (MLB Rank: 76)
    SHO13 (MLB Rank: 470)
    CG38 (MLB Rank: 1,076)
    SO2,535 (MLB Rank: 36)
    BB948 (MLB Rank: 138)
    H3,593 (MLB Rank: 58)
    HR439 (MLB Rank: 7)
    SO96.59 (MLB Rank: 3,210)
    BB92.46 (MLB Rank: 9,841)
    H99.34 (MLB Rank: 6,126)
    HR91.14 (MLB Rank: 2,986)
    WHIP1.312 (MLB Rank: 9,087)
    WAR48.2 (MLB Rank: 114)

    📊 Last Season Summary (2018)

    In his final season (2018), Bartolo Colón recorded the following stats:

    GS24
    GF1
    W7
    L12
    ERA5.78
    IP146.1
    CG1
    SO81
    BB25
    H172
    HR32
    SO94.98
    BB91.54
    H910.58
    HR91.97
    WHIP1.346
    WAR0.8

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 2005, 21 W
    • Most SO: 2000, 212 SO
    • Most IP: 2003, 242 IP
    • Best WAR: 2002, 7.1 WAR
    • Best ERA: 2013, 2.65 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Bartolo Colón appeared in 17 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.57, pitched 65.6 IP, struck out 52 batters, with 3 W and 5 L.

    Bartolo Colón Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1997
    4
    7
    5.65
    0.364
    0
    66
    94
    -0.2
    1.617
    12
    107
    45
    66
    59
    83
    4.9
    6.3
    1.47
    17
    19
    0
    1
    0
    1.1
    10.2
    4.3
    0
    3
    1
    5
    427
    1998
    14
    9
    3.71
    0.609
    0
    158
    204
    4.4
    1.392
    15
    205
    79
    91
    84
    128
    3.75
    7
    2
    31
    31
    0
    6
    2
    0.7
    9
    3.5
    0
    3
    5
    4
    883
    1999
    18
    5
    3.95
    0.783
    0
    161
    205
    4.4
    1.273
    24
    185
    76
    97
    90
    126
    4.3
    7.1
    2.12
    32
    32
    0
    1
    1
    1.1
    8.1
    3.3
    0
    7
    5
    4
    858
    2000
    15
    8
    3.88
    0.652
    0
    212
    188
    4.9
    1.388
    21
    163
    98
    86
    81
    127
    3.96
    10.1
    2.16
    30
    30
    0
    2
    1
    1
    7.8
    4.7
    0
    4
    4
    4
    807
    2001
    14
    12
    4.09
    0.538
    0
    201
    222.1
    4.6
    1.394
    26
    220
    90
    106
    101
    110
    4
    8.1
    2.23
    34
    34
    0
    1
    0
    1.1
    8.9
    3.6
    1
    2
    2
    4
    947
    2002
    20
    8
    2.93
    0.714
    0
    149
    233.1
    7.1
    1.239
    20
    219
    70
    85
    76
    147
    3.72
    5.7
    2.13
    33
    33
    0
    8
    3
    0.8
    8.4
    2.7
    0
    2
    5
    4
    966
    2003
    15
    13
    3.87
    0.536
    0
    173
    242
    5.1
    1.198
    30
    223
    67
    107
    104
    120
    4.11
    6.4
    2.58
    34
    34
    0
    9
    0
    1.1
    8.3
    2.5
    3
    5
    3
    8
    984
    2004
    18
    12
    5.01
    0.6
    0
    158
    208.1
    1.2
    1.373
    38
    215
    71
    122
    116
    89
    4.97
    6.8
    2.23
    34
    34
    0
    0
    0
    1.6
    9.3
    3.1
    0
    3
    1
    1
    897
    2005
    21
    8
    3.48
    0.724
    0
    157
    222.2
    4
    1.159
    26
    215
    43
    93
    86
    122
    3.75
    6.3
    3.65
    33
    33
    0
    2
    0
    1.1
    8.7
    1.7
    1
    3
    0
    2
    906
    2006
    1
    5
    5.11
    0.167
    0
    31
    56.1
    -0.2
    1.456
    11
    71
    11
    39
    32
    89
    5.33
    5
    2.82
    10
    10
    0
    1
    1
    1.8
    11.3
    1.8
    0
    3
    0
    1
    251
    2007
    6
    8
    6.34
    0.429
    0
    76
    99.1
    -0.8
    1.621
    15
    132
    29
    74
    70
    71
    4.7
    6.9
    2.62
    18
    19
    0
    0
    0
    1.4
    12
    2.6
    0
    5
    1
    1
    453
    2008
    4
    2
    3.92
    0.667
    0
    27
    39
    0.1
    1.385
    5
    44
    10
    23
    17
    119
    4.34
    6.2
    2.7
    7
    7
    0
    0
    0
    1.2
    10.2
    2.3
    0
    2
    0
    0
    173
    2009
    3
    6
    4.19
    0.333
    0
    38
    62.1
    0.2
    1.444
    13
    69
    21
    42
    29
    113
    5.7
    5.5
    1.81
    12
    12
    0
    0
    0
    1.9
    10
    3
    0
    2
    3
    1
    276
    2011
    8
    10
    4
    0.444
    0
    135
    164.1
    1.5
    1.29
    21
    172
    40
    85
    73
    107
    3.83
    7.4
    3.38
    26
    29
    0
    1
    1
    1.2
    9.4
    2.2
    0
    3
    3
    0
    694
    2012
    10
    9
    3.43
    0.526
    0
    91
    152.1
    2.7
    1.208
    17
    161
    23
    62
    58
    114
    3.82
    5.4
    3.96
    24
    24
    0
    0
    0
    1
    9.5
    1.4
    0
    1
    3
    0
    636
    2013
    18
    6
    2.65
    0.75
    0
    117
    190.1
    5.6
    1.166
    14
    193
    29
    60
    56
    147
    3.23
    5.5
    4.03
    30
    30
    0
    3
    3
    0.7
    9.1
    1.4
    0
    0
    0
    1
    769
    2014
    15
    13
    4.09
    0.536
    0
    151
    202.1
    0.4
    1.226
    22
    218
    30
    97
    92
    84
    3.57
    6.7
    5.03
    31
    31
    0
    0
    0
    1
    9.7
    1.3
    0
    5
    3
    2
    846
    2015
    14
    13
    4.16
    0.519
    0
    136
    194.2
    1.3
    1.238
    25
    217
    24
    94
    90
    91
    3.84
    6.3
    5.67
    31
    33
    1
    1
    1
    1.2
    10
    1.1
    0
    4
    5
    0
    815
    2016
    15
    8
    3.43
    0.652
    0
    128
    191.2
    3
    1.21
    24
    200
    32
    81
    73
    117
    3.99
    6
    4
    33
    34
    0
    0
    0
    1.1
    9.4
    1.5
    0
    3
    2
    0
    791
    2017
    7
    14
    6.48
    0.333
    0
    89
    143
    -1.9
    1.587
    28
    192
    35
    112
    103
    68
    5.21
    5.6
    2.54
    28
    28
    0
    1
    0
    1.8
    12.1
    2.2
    1
    1
    0
    1
    648