Cole Sands

#77 - Relief Pitcher

Minnesota Twins

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	7/17/1997 (26)
Height, Weight	6'3", 215 lb
Hometown	Tallahassee, FL

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	0	21.2	3.74	1.52	21.2%	14.1%	26.4%

	179^th 3 Sv	298^th 42 IP	147^th 4.16 ERA	277^th 1.33 WHIP	223^rd 23.6% K%	322^nd 9.5% BB%	283^rd 29.3% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	93.8	8.5%	35.4%	42.2%	4.64	6.09

	225^th 94.2 FB MPH	323^rd 12.5% SwStr%	337^th 24.9% HC%	218^th 45.7% GB%	340^th 4.97 PLV	322^nd 4.26 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

Show 2023 MLB Percentile | Show 2023 MLB Average

Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2022	MIN	11	3	30.2	0	3	5.87	4.25	4.77	5.02	1.57	10.3	19.3%	9.0%	.326	27.3%	44.3%	1.17	11.1%	67.5%	10.4%	26.4%	4.69
2023	MIN	15	0	21.2	0	0	3.74	6.09	5.58	5.32	1.52	8.3	21.2%	14.1%	.267	35.4%	42.2%	1.66	16.0%	83.9%	8.5%	26.4%	4.64
RP MLB Percentile		14	0	13	0	78	58	7	10	8	19	44	34	7	74	3	36	12	25	89	6	18	2
RP MLB AVG		38	0	42.0	3	2	4.16	4.26	4.16	4.19	1.33	8.3	23.6%	9.5%	.294	24.9%	45.7%	1.07	13.0%	72.2%	12.5%	29.3%	4.97
2 Years		26	3	52.1	0	3	4.99	-	-	-	1.55	9.5	20.1%	11.1%	.303	30.6%	43.5%	1.38	13.1%	73.5%	9.6%	26.4%	4.67

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 38%
Splitter | 24%
Curveball | 18%
Sinker | 12%
Cutter | 7%
Changeup | 0%
Slider | 0%
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Show 2023 MLB Percentile | Show 2023 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2022	91.6	50.3%	24.7%	49.2%	9.2%	18.2%	27.4%	64.4%	60.4%	36.8%	50.0%	.231	.326	.297	5.3%	.184	.317	32.3%	2,202
2023	93.8	37.5%	18.2%	57.4%	9.7%	14.8%	24.5%	66.5%	62.6%	21.7%	60.9%	.176	.294	.227	7.1%	.186	.314	28.6%	2,344
RP MLB Percentile	35	39	10	92	44	27	24	63	75	10	95	88	76	82	75	85	68	51	71
RP MLB AVG	94.2	42.0%	26.2%	49.5%	10.6%	17.2%	27.8%	64.4%	58.8%	37.0%	39.5%	.262	.358	.309	15.9%	.259	.359	29.2%	2,259

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.184	.317	.220	.305	32.3%	5.3%	44.7%	26.2%	92.3	92.1	20.3	5.6	6.9	-1.8	5.4	5.3	2,202
2023	.186	.314	.226	.331	28.6%	8.7%	39.1%	21.4%	93.9	91.3	30.2	7.4	8.2	-2.4	5.5	5.8	2,344
RP MLB Percentile	85	68	87	76	51	48	58	75	16	29	4	90	22	6	27	5	71
RP MLB AVG	.259	.359	.301	.406	29.2%	9.8%	42.4%	27.0%	90.8	88.7	17.5	4.9	9.0	-0.7	5.7	6.4	2,259

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	303	65	10	1	0	1	14	11	2	1	195	108	.231	.308	.326
2023	155	42	4	1	0	1	11	8	0	0	103	52	.176	.294	.294
RP MLB Percentile	42	46	65	61	20	52	51	34	42	20	42	62	88	84	76
RP MLB AVG	235	58	8	2	0	2	14	7	1	0	153	82	.262	.462	.358

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	36.8%	13.2%	50.0%	15.8%	5.3%	34.2%	28.9%	36.8%	24.4%	0.0%	23.7%	31.6%	21.1%	18.4%	26.3%
2023	21.7%	17.4%	60.9%	17.4%	7.1%	26.1%	56.5%	17.4%	27.1%	0.0%	13.0%	47.8%	13.0%	17.4%	30.4%
RP MLB Percentile	10	78	95	76	75	30	98	6	93	0	14	97	91	5	78
RP MLB AVG	37.0%	23.6%	39.5%	12.3%	15.9%	31.1%	34.9%	34.0%	20.5%	3.7%	24.1%	29.9%	24.7%	7.9%	38.0%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	32.3%	5.3%	44.7%	26.2%	.231	.326	.297	.316	.184	.317	.220	.305	92.3	92.1	20.3
2023	28.6%	8.7%	39.1%	21.4%	.176	.294	.227	.261	.186	.314	.226	.331	93.9	91.3	30.2
RP MLB Percentile	51	48	58	75	88	76	82	85	85	68	87	76	16	29	4
RP MLB AVG	29.2%	9.8%	42.4%	27.0%	.262	.358	.309	.351	.259	.359	.301	.406	90.8	88.7	17.5

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2022	24.7%	49.2%	9.2%	18.2%	27.4%	64.4%	60.4%	20.0%	46.2%	80.0%	65.8%	85.3%	26.9%	23.1%	61.0%	51.2%
2023	18.2%	57.4%	9.7%	14.8%	24.5%	66.5%	62.6%	18.8%	51.6%	81.3%	50.0%	86.8%	17.8%	14.5%	53.1%	43.8%
RP MLB Percentile	10	92	44	27	24	63	75	32	77	32	90	23	24	16	18	24
RP MLB AVG	26.2%	49.5%	10.6%	17.2%	27.8%	64.4%	58.8%	22.4%	47.1%	77.6%	67.3%	81.4%	21.9%	21.4%	60.5%	50.0%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	48.2%	25.1%	26.7%	59.7%	26.7%	13.5%	8.9%	28.4%	46.5%	55.1%	14.9%	30.0%	49.2%	9.6%	15.4%
2023	30.3%	25.2%	44.5%	41.9%	29.7%	28.4%	7.7%	39.4%	35.5%	47.1%	17.4%	35.5%	57.4%	13.7%	20.0%
RP MLB Percentile	34	25	80	23	80	71	53	94	20	10	32	82	92	58	58
RP MLB AVG	34.4%	28.3%	37.3%	50.4%	25.6%	24.0%	7.6%	29.3%	42.4%	55.1%	15.3%	29.6%	49.5%	13.2%	18.3%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	303	4.59	1,389	37.3%	18.8%	43.9%	-6.6%	-2.1	5.61	-4
2023	155	4.49	697	37.4%	16.1%	46.5%	-9.0%	-5.4	6.24	-5
RP MLB Percentile	42	10	38	21	40	14	14	90	-	89
RP MLB AVG	235	4.85	1,155	43.2%	17.0%	39.8%	3.5%	-	-	-1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2022	84.7	8.3%	29.6%	46.0%	10.0%	16.0%	26.0%	64.0%	58.0%	60.0%	30.0%	.231	.233	.300	0.0%	.193	.200	7.7%	1,397
2023	86.2	23.7%	34.3%	28.6%	12.2%	9.2%	21.4%	56.1%	51.0%	47.1%	29.4%	.227	.318	.250	20.0%	.282	.395	25.0%	1,270
RP MLB Percentile	43	63	47	33	22	65	31	41	37	27	59	39	29	57	37	14	12	35	49
RP MLB AVG	87.0	20.3%	33.9%	32.7%	16.9%	7.8%	24.8%	56.9%	52.2%	56.0%	25.0%	.200	.246	.267	17.4%	.206	.254	19.9%	1,292

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.193	.200	.249	.261	7.7%	0.0%	10.0%	7.7%	79.2	66.8	9.9	8.1	-0.6	-2.1	5.4	5.4	1,397
2023	.282	.395	.301	.475	25.0%	11.8%	41.2%	29.2%	82.5	90.4	-0.2	7.1	-0.3	-2.5	5.5	5.8	1,270
RP MLB Percentile	14	12	35	16	35	20	29	27	73	37	69	65	6	4	16	2	49
RP MLB AVG	.206	.254	.271	.338	19.9%	5.6%	33.8%	21.6%	84.9	84.6	4.2	6.2	2.5	-1.1	5.8	6.5	1,292

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	50	13	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	32	18	.231	.308	.233
2023	98	24	2	2	0	1	5	2	0	2	55	43	.227	.455	.318
RP MLB Percentile	49	49	53	12	6	10	35	29	18	6	51	49	39	22	29
RP MLB AVG	136	38	5	1	0	1	14	2	0	1	82	54	.200	.322	.246

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	60.0%	10.0%	30.0%	10.0%	0.0%	70.0%	20.0%	10.0%	18.0%	10.0%	60.0%	20.0%	0.0%	10.0%	10.0%
2023	47.1%	23.5%	29.4%	0.0%	20.0%	58.8%	11.8%	29.4%	17.3%	11.8%	29.4%	17.6%	11.8%	17.6%	47.1%
RP MLB Percentile	27	35	59	0	37	51	8	84	59	78	16	43	82	8	16
RP MLB AVG	56.0%	19.0%	25.0%	5.0%	17.4%	57.9%	26.6%	15.5%	15.9%	6.5%	42.9%	18.3%	23.0%	3.7%	31.4%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	7.7%	0.0%	10.0%	7.7%	.231	.233	.300	.300	.193	.200	.249	.261	79.2	66.8	9.9
2023	25.0%	11.8%	41.2%	29.2%	.227	.318	.250	.294	.282	.395	.301	.475	82.5	90.4	-0.2
RP MLB Percentile	35	20	29	27	39	29	57	55	14	12	35	16	73	37	69
RP MLB AVG	19.9%	5.6%	33.8%	21.6%	.200	.246	.267	.297	.206	.254	.271	.338	84.9	84.6	4.2

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2022	29.6%	46.0%	10.0%	16.0%	26.0%	64.0%	58.0%	20.8%	48.0%	79.2%	87.5%	75.0%	15.2%	33.3%	66.7%	50.0%
2023	34.3%	28.6%	12.2%	9.2%	21.4%	56.1%	51.0%	26.1%	46.9%	73.9%	54.2%	95.5%	16.7%	34.1%	81.3%	68.8%
RP MLB Percentile	47	33	22	65	31	41	37	24	35	24	43	14	80	69	84	82
RP MLB AVG	33.9%	32.7%	16.9%	7.8%	24.8%	56.9%	52.2%	33.6%	49.0%	66.4%	51.9%	77.7%	11.6%	31.4%	55.3%	46.5%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	40.0%	36.0%	24.0%	14.0%	22.0%	64.0%	12.0%	32.0%	32.0%	66.0%	10.0%	24.0%	46.0%	12.1%	25.0%
2023	46.9%	27.6%	25.5%	13.3%	21.4%	65.3%	3.1%	25.5%	46.9%	49.0%	6.1%	44.9%	28.6%	20.8%	11.4%
RP MLB Percentile	45	55	55	45	84	39	41	45	53	37	35	63	33	86	16
RP MLB AVG	49.6%	26.2%	24.2%	15.2%	16.1%	68.6%	3.8%	27.0%	46.8%	53.2%	5.6%	41.1%	32.7%	14.9%	18.5%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	50	4.64	232	32.0%	26.0%	42.0%	-10.0%	-1.3	5.43	-1
2023	98	4.53	444	40.8%	13.3%	45.9%	-5.1%	0.5	6.11	-1
RP MLB Percentile	49	27	49	73	8	41	41	27	-	55
RP MLB AVG	136	4.72	651	34.2%	20.6%	45.3%	-11.0%	-1.4	-	-1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2022	78.7	20.7%	39.1%	30.4%	12.8%	12.8%	25.6%	60.8%	53.6%	39.1%	39.1%	.281	.375	.333	11.1%	.195	.299	17.6%	2,818
2023	80.5	17.9%	22.7%	40.5%	5.4%	23.0%	28.4%	54.1%	50.0%	42.9%	28.6%	.250	.281	.429	0.0%	.197	.196	16.7%	2,927
RP MLB Percentile	57	58	31	57	20	76	44	32	33	38	44	38	47	23	50	54	72	60	95
RP MLB AVG	79.6	17.9%	27.9%	38.6%	11.0%	17.4%	28.4%	57.4%	52.6%	48.1%	29.4%	.228	.275	.298	9.5%	.216	.271	22.6%	2,456

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.195	.299	.230	.318	17.6%	8.7%	20.0%	13.9%	86.6	87.0	16.4	9.5	-2.4	-1.9	5.4	5.2	2,818
2023	.197	.196	.337	.336	16.7%	0.0%	42.9%	25.0%	82.3	78.0	10.7	8.4	-3.3	-2.6	5.6	5.6	2,927
RP MLB Percentile	54	72	28	44	60	41	50	60	78	89	50	92	74	2	15	4	95
RP MLB AVG	.216	.271	.272	.324	22.6%	4.0%	43.7%	29.5%	86.4	86.3	10.4	4.6	-5.0	-0.7	5.9	6.3	2,456

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	125	36	4	4	0	1	7	1	3	0	76	49	.281	.500	.375
2023	74	12	1	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	40	34	.250	.417	.281
RP MLB Percentile	67	54	44	9	5	26	64	42	23	33	63	30	38	32	47
RP MLB AVG	81	19	3	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	49	33	.228	.346	.275

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	39.1%	21.7%	39.1%	8.7%	11.1%	64.0%	24.0%	12.0%	15.2%	0.0%	39.1%	39.1%	13.0%	0.0%	26.1%
2023	42.9%	28.6%	28.6%	0.0%	0.0%	57.1%	42.9%	0.0%	16.2%	14.3%	14.3%	28.6%	42.9%	0.0%	42.9%
RP MLB Percentile	38	34	44	0	50	57	75	0	70	84	22	57	21	45	35
RP MLB AVG	48.1%	22.4%	29.4%	7.0%	9.5%	52.8%	30.7%	16.5%	13.6%	5.2%	32.9%	23.9%	27.4%	6.6%	35.2%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	17.6%	8.7%	20.0%	13.9%	.281	.375	.333	.360	.195	.299	.230	.318	86.6	87.0	16.4
2023	16.7%	0.0%	42.9%	25.0%	.250	.281	.429	.429	.197	.196	.337	.336	82.3	78.0	10.7
RP MLB Percentile	60	41	50	60	38	47	23	25	54	72	28	44	78	89	50
RP MLB AVG	22.6%	4.0%	43.7%	29.5%	.228	.275	.298	.318	.216	.271	.272	.324	86.4	86.3	10.4

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2022	39.1%	30.4%	12.8%	12.8%	25.6%	60.8%	53.6%	26.7%	48.0%	73.3%	52.9%	100.0%	23.1%	31.3%	50.0%	36.4%
2023	22.7%	40.5%	5.4%	23.0%	28.4%	54.1%	50.0%	17.4%	31.1%	82.6%	60.0%	100.0%	38.5%	23.5%	50.0%	45.0%
RP MLB Percentile	31	57	20	76	44	32	33	24	19	25	39	3	91	27	33	41
RP MLB AVG	27.9%	38.6%	11.0%	17.4%	28.4%	57.4%	52.6%	26.9%	40.0%	73.1%	54.0%	87.2%	24.7%	32.7%	53.7%	47.4%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	15.2%	22.4%	62.4%	8.0%	16.0%	76.0%	4.0%	21.6%	56.0%	41.6%	7.2%	51.2%	30.4%	17.3%	10.9%
2023	32.4%	14.9%	52.7%	18.9%	27.0%	54.1%	6.8%	36.5%	48.6%	52.7%	1.4%	45.9%	40.5%	5.1%	14.7%
RP MLB Percentile	59	13	71	51	85	31	66	67	65	22	71	85	57	21	35
RP MLB AVG	30.5%	24.5%	45.0%	20.1%	19.7%	60.2%	6.1%	31.9%	43.7%	62.5%	4.8%	32.7%	38.6%	11.6%	17.6%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	125	5.00	625	40.0%	25.6%	34.4%	5.6%	4.9	4.21	+3
2023	74	4.78	354	40.5%	17.6%	41.9%	-1.4%	1.5	5.26	+0
RP MLB Percentile	67	41	68	49	46	44	44	20	-	39
RP MLB AVG	81	4.85	406	40.6%	18.4%	41.0%	-0.4%	0.2	-	+0