Jarren Duran vs Gerrit Cole

The Almanac's Take

Duran gets the platoon edge as a lefty against Cole's right hand, but his season numbers make that edge hard to lean on — a .202/.256/.626 line across 313 PA, with a 29.4% strikeout rate that's been bleeding value all year. Cole, in just 32.1 innings, is sitting at a 3.62 ERA with a 3.22 K/BB and only 2.5 walks per nine, so the control is sharp even if the sample is six starts. The H2H is 20 PA — too thin to trust — though Duran did strike out 10 times in those meetings and posted a .167 average, which at least rhymes with his current-season struggles against velocity. The platoon flag is real; the underlying numbers cut against it.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.167

3-for-18

PA

20

HR

0

K

10

BB

2

Pitches seen

93

Avg exit velo

89.1 mph

Career meetings in the Statcast era (2015–present). Even a clear edge over a handful of plate appearances is a small sample — read it as color, not a projection.

Pitch mix to the batter

Plate-appearance log

• 2024-09-14Hit By Pitch · Cutter 93.7 mph
• 2024-09-14Field Out · Slider 87.1 mph · 100.9 mph EV
• 2024-09-14Field Out · Slider 87.1 mph · 83.3 mph EV
• 2024-07-06Strikeout · Cutter 91.1 mph
• 2024-07-06Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 96.4 mph · 61.6 mph EV
• 2024-07-06Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 96.0 mph · 94.4 mph EV
• 2023-08-19Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 98.1 mph
• 2023-08-19Single · Changeup 91.3 mph · 85.0 mph EV
• 2022-07-17Strikeout · Changeup 90.3 mph
• 2022-07-17Strikeout · Changeup 90.0 mph
• 2022-07-17Strikeout · Changeup 89.7 mph
• 2022-07-07Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 99.8 mph
• 2022-07-07Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 99.1 mph
• 2022-07-07Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 98.2 mph
• 2021-07-23Double · Changeup 91.4 mph · 100.4 mph EV
• 2021-07-23Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 99.1 mph
• 2021-07-23Strikeout · Knuckle Curve 83.3 mph
• 2021-07-17Walk · Changeup 90.3 mph
• 2021-07-17Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 99.4 mph
• 2021-07-17Single · 4-Seam Fastball 95.2 mph · 98.3 mph EV