Bartolo Colon 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.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Bartolo Colon |
| Date of Birth | May 24, 1973 |
| Nationality |  Dominican Republic |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Throws | Right |
| Bats | Right |
| MLB Debut | 1997 |
Bartolo Colon Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Bartolo Colon.
📊 Career Summary
Bartolo Colon appeared in 565 games over 21 MLB seasons from 1997 to 2018. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 552 (MLB Rank: 30) |
| GF | 2 (MLB Rank: 7,692) |
| W | 247 (MLB Rank: 51) |
| L | 188 (MLB Rank: 57) |
| ERA | 4.12 (MLB Rank: 4,605) |
| IP | 3461.2 (MLB Rank: 76) |
| SHO | 13 (MLB Rank: 470) |
| CG | 38 (MLB Rank: 1,076) |
| SO | 2,535 (MLB Rank: 36) |
| BB | 948 (MLB Rank: 138) |
| H | 3,593 (MLB Rank: 58) |
| HR | 439 (MLB Rank: 7) |
| SO9 | 6.59 (MLB Rank: 3,210) |
| BB9 | 2.46 (MLB Rank: 9,841) |
| H9 | 9.34 (MLB Rank: 6,126) |
| HR9 | 1.14 (MLB Rank: 2,986) |
| WHIP | 1.312 (MLB Rank: 9,087) |
| WAR | 48.2 (MLB Rank: 114) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2018)
In his final season (2018), Bartolo Colon recorded the following stats:
| GS | 24 |
| GF | 1 |
| W | 7 |
| L | 12 |
| ERA | 5.78 |
| IP | 146.1 |
| CG | 1 |
| SO | 81 |
| BB | 25 |
| H | 172 |
| HR | 32 |
| SO9 | 4.98 |
| BB9 | 1.54 |
| H9 | 10.58 |
| HR9 | 1.97 |
| WHIP | 1.346 |
| WAR | 0.8 |
📈 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 Colon 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 Colon Career Pitching Stats Overview
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
