2026 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
2.61
WHIP
1.31
K
16
SV
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year, $1.05 million contract with the Rays in November of 2025.
Locks down second save
Sulser earned the save Tuesday against the Blue Jays, retiring the side in order in the ninth inning.
Analysis
Sulser entered with a one-run lead and efficiently handled Toronto's lineup, needing just 12 pitches to secure his second save of the season. After a rough start in which the right-hander allowed six earned runs over his first six appearances, he has completely turned things around, tossing 9.2 consecutive scoreless innings since. Sulser now owns a 2.75 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and a 15:8 K:BB across 19.2 innings. Bryan Baker leads the Rays with nine saves on the campaign and remains the team's primary closer, but he was presumably unavailable Tuesday after pitching each of the previous two days.
Sulser entered with a one-run lead and efficiently handled Toronto's lineup, needing just 12 pitches to secure his second save of the season. After a rough start in which the right-hander allowed six earned runs over his first six appearances, he has completely turned things around, tossing 9.2 consecutive scoreless innings since. Sulser now owns a 2.75 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and a 15:8 K:BB across 19.2 innings. Bryan Baker leads the Rays with nine saves on the campaign and remains the team's primary closer, but he was presumably unavailable Tuesday after pitching each of the previous two days.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
21
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
13
How many pitches does Cole Sulser generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
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101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Cole Sulser generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-42%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-41%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .169 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 2 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .289 | 21 | 12 | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .191 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .323 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .220 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .262 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .067 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .292 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-51%
ERA on Road
2026
-6%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.19 | 1.39 | 31.0 | 6.7 | 3.8 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 1.57 | 1.01 | 28.2 | 9.4 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2026Home | 2.70 | 1.00 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2026Away | 2.53 | 1.59 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 5.1 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.29 | 1.68 | 13.2 | 7.2 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0.00 | 0.44 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.68 | 1.36 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.1 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.00 | 0.89 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Cole Sulser compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.00K/9
7.0BB/9
3.5HR/9
0.4Fastball
91.9 mphERA
2.61WHIP
1.31BABIP
.299GB/FB
1.17Left On Base
74.2%Exit Velocity
83.1 mphBarrels/BBE
8.1%Spin Rate
2173 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.3%Swinging Strike
9.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Sulser led the Orioles in saves for the second straight season during the 2021 campaign. He also recorded single-digit saves for the second straight season, finishing 2021 with eight (which technically tied Cesar Valdez for the team lead). Sulser's modest save totals are a reflection of manager Brandon Hyde's preference for a fluid closer role and the team's poor record, as Baltimore finished with the third-lowest save total in baseball with 26. The right-hander posted excellent stats otherwise, recording a 2.70 ERA and 1.12 WHIP with five wins and six holds over a career-high 63.1 innings. With a four-pitch arsenal that includes a fastball, devastating changeup, slider and curve, Sulser had an above-average 28.4% strikeout rate while nearly cutting his walk rate in half to 8.9%. Sulser appeared to be in line for save chances with the Orioles once again in 2022, but he'll face increased competition for ninth-inning work after he was traded to the Marlins ahead of the regular season and could be forced to settle for a setup or middle-relief role.
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Collects first save of year
Sulser gave up a hit and a walk in a scoreless ninth inning Tuesday to record his first save of the season in a 1-0 win over the Guardians. He struck out two.
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No-decision as opener
Sulser didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against the White Sox, pitching two scoreless innings as the opener, allowing three hits and a walk while striking out one.
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Tapped for opening duties
Sulser will serve as the Rays' opening pitcher for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
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Escapes with win Saturday
Sulser (1-0) recorded the win Saturday against the Yankees, allowing one unearned run on one hit and no walks in the 10th inning.
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Avoids arbitration with Rays
The Rays and Sulser avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.05 million contract, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Leading candidate for saves
Sulser seems likely to be Baltimore's primary closer over the rest of the season with Tyler Wells landing on the 10-day injured list with a shoulder injury Saturday.
Analysis
He has actually outpitched Wells lately as well, so he was already trending in the right direction. Sulser has a 2.79 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 73 strikeouts in 61.1 innings this season.
He has actually outpitched Wells lately as well, so he was already trending in the right direction. Sulser has a 2.79 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 73 strikeouts in 61.1 innings this season.