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Jharel Cotton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 200lb (180cm, 90kg)

Born: January 19, 1992 in St. Thomas vi

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 28th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus (Miami, FL) and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 20th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from East Carolina University (Greenville, NC).

High School: Menchville HS (Newport News, VA)

Schools: East Carolina University (Greenville, NC), Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus (Miami, FL)

Last Game: October 4, 2022 (Age 30-258d)
vs. SDP 0.2 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season

Agents: VC Sports Group • Previously: Beverly Hills Sports Council (Nate Heisler)

Full Name: Jharel Leandre Cotton

Nicknames: Squeaky

Pronunciation: \jah-RELL\

Twitter: @JharelCotton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

ERA

4.50

232.0

197

WHIP

1.323

2017 Player Pitching Game Log

2017 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2017-04-05	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Los Angeles Angels	1-5	L	4.1	8	5	5	2	4	0	0	29	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	22	84	56	13	7	5	11	7	1
2	2017-04-10	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Kansas City Royals	1-7	W	7.0	2	0	0	3	6	0	0	76	22	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	25	98	61	11	13	8	9	2	2
3	2017-04-17	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Texas Rangers	1-6	L	5.1	5	5	5	4	3	0	0	37	20	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	94	58	16	9	4	14	9	3
4	2017-04-22	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Seattle Mariners	1-6	W	6.0	6	2	2	2	2	1	1	52	22	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	26	97	64	20	5	8	12	3	4
5	2017-04-28	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Houston Astros	1-5	L	4.1	10	6	3	1	4	0	0	28	22	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	93	60	13	7	10	8	2	1
6	2017-05-04	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Minnesota Twins	1-6	W	6.0	3	3	2	3	9	2	0	62	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	97	61	12	16	2	11	3	4
7	2017-05-09	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Los Angeles Angels	1-5	L	5.0	8	7	7	1	7	3	0	29	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	87	57	19	11	6	9	2	0
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to AAA-PCL
8	2017-05-16	AAA-PCL	Nashville Sounds	@	Fresno Grizzlies	1-5	W	5.0	6	4	3	0	4	2	0	45	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	21	72	47	11	10	7	10	3	1
9	2017-05-21	AAA-PCL	Nashville Sounds	@	Sacramento River Cats	1-7	W	7.0	3	0	0	1	9	0	0	79	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	90	62	11	19	6	9	2	1
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to Maj-AL
10	2017-05-27	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	New York Yankees	1-6	L	5.2	2	3	3	3	5	1	1	55	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	22	107	61	14	11	1	12	4	1
11	2017-06-01	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Cleveland Indians	1-6	L	5.2	4	5	1	4	4	0	0	49	20	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	25	88	50	15	8	11	5	3	0
12	2017-06-07	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Toronto Blue Jays	1-6		6.0	4	4	4	4	4	2	0	48	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	106	62	17	9	5	13	4	3
13	2017-06-13	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Miami Marlins	1-5	L	5.0	8	5	5	1	5	2	0	35	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	82	55	9	7	6	10	2	3
14	2017-06-18	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		New York Yankees	1-7	W	6.1	6	3	3	1	6	2	1	54	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	26	102	66	15	10	5	13	3	4
15	2017-06-23	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Chicago White Sox	1-6	W	5.0	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	63	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	17	65	42	18	2	8	6	2	1
16	2017-07-03	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Chicago White Sox	1-5	L	5.0	7	4	4	2	5	0	0	40	21	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	90	57	17	10	5	11	6	2
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to AAA-PCL
17	2017-07-19	AAA-PCL	Nashville Sounds	@	Iowa Cubs	4-7		3.1	4	4	4	2	6	1	0		14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	65	40	8	12	2	5	2	1
18	2017-07-25	AAA-PCL	Nashville Sounds		Las Vegas 51s	1-6	W	6.0	2	0	0	1	9	0	0	76	18	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	19	84	54	13	14	6	3	2	0
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to Maj-AL
19	2017-07-30	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Minnesota Twins	1-4		3.2	5	5	5	5	5	2	0	31	14	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	20	78	43	9	10	2	8	2	3
20	2017-08-04	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Los Angeles Angels	1-6		5.0	7	4	3	1	2	0	1	40	21	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	24	83	59	14	6	11	10	5	0
21	2017-08-09	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Seattle Mariners	1-6	L	6.0	8	6	6	1	4	3	0	35	26	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	27	100	73	15	11	6	16	3	6
22	2017-08-14	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Kansas City Royals	1-6	L	6.0	8	6	5	3	2	1	0	33	25	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	28	100	58	10	8	7	17	7	1
23	2017-08-20	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Houston Astros	1-7	W	6.2	4	2	2	3	2	1	0	57	22	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	93	56	13	6	9	12	4	3
24	2017-08-27	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Texas Rangers	1-6	W	6.0	4	2	1	0	9	1	0	67	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	103	67	13	14	3	12	5	3
25	2017-09-02	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Seattle Mariners	1-5		4.0	7	4	4	2	1	3	0	31	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	71	39	9	5	7	11	3	2
26	2017-09-08	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Houston Astros	1-5		5.0	7	7	7	3	4	3	0	26	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	97	66	17	8	10	7	2	0
27	2017-09-13	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Boston Red Sox	1-5	W	5.0	6	3	3	2	3	1	0	44	19	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	21	80	47	13	4	7	9	4	4
28	2017-09-24	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Texas Rangers	1-5	W	5.0	1	0	0	1	6	0	0	70	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	77	51	14	16	4	6	0	2

2017 Player Pitching Splits

2017 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	28	647	575	99	148	33	0	31	8	5	57	133	.257	.326	.477	.803	.281	274	13	4	4	5	1

Home	14	331	295	56	79	17	0	18	6	4	30	70	.268	.337	.509	.846	.292	150	4	2	2	2	1
Away	14	316	280	43	69	16	0	13	2	1	27	63	.246	.314	.443	.757	.271	124	9	2	2	3	0

April	5	123	106	18	31	10	0	1	2	2	12	19	.293	.367	.415	.782	.345	44	2	1	1	1	1
May	5	116	105	17	22	2	0	8	1	1	8	34	.210	.270	.457	.727	.219	48	1	1	1	1	0
June	5	118	104	17	25	4	0	6	1	1	11	22	.240	.319	.452	.771	.250	47	3	1	2	0	0
July	4	78	67	13	18	8	0	3	0	1	10	25	.269	.359	.522	.881	.375	35	2	0	0	1	0
August	5	129	118	20	31	4	0	6	4	0	8	19	.263	.310	.449	.759	.263	53	2	1	0	2	0
September	4	83	75	14	21	5	0	7	0	0	8	14	.280	.349	.627	.976	.259	47	3	0	0	0	0

As Starter	27	631	561	95	144	31	0	30	8	5	55	127	.257	.325	.472	.797	.279	265	13	4	4	5	1
As Reliever	1	16	14	4	4	2	0	1	0	0	2	6	.286	.375	.643	1.018	.429	9	0	0	0	0	0

vs RHB as RHP	28	355	321		85	24	0	16			26	76	.265	.323	.489	.812	.297	157	7	3	2	3	0
vs LHB as RHP	28	292	254		63	9	0	15			31	57	.248	.330	.461	.791	.261	117	6	1	2	2	1

Bases Empty	28	387	344		85	20	0	17			41	88	.247	.331	.454	.784	.285	156	0	2	0	0	0
Runners On	28	260	231		63	13	0	14			16	45	.273	.319	.511	.830	.277	118	13	2	4	5	1

vs. Younger Batters	22	143	127		23	6	0	2			13	39	.181	.255	.276	.531	.241	35	5	0	2	1	1
vs. Older Batters	28	504	448		125	27	0	29			44	94	.279	.346	.534	.880	.292	239	8	4	2	4	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	12	10	.545	5.21	28	27	0	150.1	148	99	87	31	57	1	133	4	2	0	647	1.364	8.0	2.33

Home	5	6	.455	6.42	14	14	0	75.2	79	56	54	18	30	1	70	2	1	0	331	1.441	8.3	2.33
Away	7	4	.636	3.98	14	13	0	74.2	69	43	33	13	27	0	63	2	1	0	316	1.286	7.6	2.33

April	2	3	.400	5.00	5	5	0	27.0	31	18	15	1	12	1	19	1	1	0	123	1.593	6.3	1.58
May	3	2	.600	4.71	5	5	0	28.2	22	17	15	8	8	0	34	1	0	0	116	1.047	10.7	4.25
June	2	2	.500	4.18	5	5	0	28.0	25	17	13	6	11	0	22	1	0	0	118	1.286	7.1	2.00
July	1	1	.500	6.50	4	3	0	18.0	18	13	13	3	10	0	25	0	1	0	78	1.556	12.5	2.50
August	2	2	.500	5.16	5	5	0	29.2	31	20	17	6	8	0	19	1	0	0	129	1.315	5.8	2.38
September	2	0	1.000	6.63	4	4	0	19.0	21	14	14	7	8	0	14	0	0	0	83	1.526	6.6	1.75

As Starter	12	10	.545	5.08	27	27	0	147.0	144	95	83	30	55	1	127	4	2	0	631	1.354	7.8	2.31
As Reliever	0	0		10.80	1	0	0	3.1	4	4	4	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	16	1.800	16.2	3.00

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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