Bartolo Colon Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Bartolo Colon
NameBartolo Colon
Date of BirthMay 24, 1973
Nationality
Dominican Republic
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1997
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Bartolo Colon Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS552 (MLB Rank: 31)
GF2 (MLB Rank: 7,827)
W247 (MLB Rank: 51)
L188 (MLB Rank: 57)
ERA4.12 (MLB Rank: 4,650)
IP3461.2 (MLB Rank: 77)
SHO13 (MLB Rank: 470)
CG38 (MLB Rank: 1,076)
SO2,535 (MLB Rank: 37)
BB948 (MLB Rank: 138)
H3,593 (MLB Rank: 58)
HR439 (MLB Rank: 7)
SO96.59 (MLB Rank: 3,343)
BB92.46 (MLB Rank: 10,000)
H99.34 (MLB Rank: 6,200)
HR91.14 (MLB Rank: 3,101)
WHIP1.312 (MLB Rank: 9,212)
WAR48.2 (MLB Rank: 114)

📊 Last Season Summary (2018)

In his final season (2018), Bartolo Colon 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 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

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