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Colton Gordon
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Team
HOU · P
Debut
2025 · 2 MLB seasons

Colton Gordon

Age 27
Contract Value $161,306/yr
Size 6' 4" · 225
Throws LHP
Bats Left
From St. Petersburg, FL
0-0 W-L
11.57
ERA
2.57
WHIP
10.6
K/9
2.9
BB/9
9.1
Innings
1
Starts
Colton Gordon season snapshot
Season stats
ERA
11.57
WHIP
2.57
K/9
10.6
BB/9
2.9
HR/9
5.79
IP
9.1
GS
1
W-L
0-0
◆ Pitcher snapshot

Colton Gordon, one of the Houston Astros arms, has worked to a 11.57 ERA and 2.57 WHIP across 9.1 innings so far. The L-hander has appeared in 1 start and carries a 0-0 record, pairing swing-and-miss ability with stretches where traffic on the bases has made run prevention difficult. His 10.61 K/9 stands out, while his 2.89 BB/9 suggests the overall line has been shaped as much by contact quality and sequencing as by pure control.

This profile points to a pitcher whose raw stuff can still create optimism even when the surface results look rough. He has shown the ability to miss bats, and that gives him a path to stabilize if he gets ahead more consistently and limits damaging contact in hitter-friendly counts. For now, the main question is whether he can turn flashes of put-away stuff into cleaner innings and a more dependable rhythm from outing to outing.

Recent form:

Recent starts
  • 04/242.0 IP · 5 ER · 0 K
  • 04/211.0 IP · 0 ER · 1 K
  • 04/182.2 IP · 3 ER · 5 K
  • 04/143.2 IP · 4 ER · 5 K

Colton Gordon has pitched through some uneven results lately, and the short-term trend has been more about managing pressure than settling into cruise control. If develops in a positive direction, his strikeout ability could start to matter more than the early damage. The key will be sharper execution within the zone and avoiding innings that snowball after the first baserunner reaches.

Looking ahead, Colton Gordon remains a watch-list option because the bat-missing foundation is present even if the current stat line is volatile.

Colton Gordon ERA trend
Last 6
Earned runs per start
Avg 3.0 ER / start

Colton Gordon game log

2026 season
DateOpponentIPHERKBBERA
Apr 24New York Yankees2750222.50
Apr 21Cleveland Guardians120100.00
Apr 18St. Louis Cardinals2.2435112.27
Apr 14Colorado Rockies3.2845011.25

Colton Gordon season splits

Home / away / vs L-R · 2026
Home ERA
ERA12.96
Away ERA
ERA0.00
vs Left AVG
AVG0.500
vs Right AVG
AVG0.435
Colton Gordon monthly splits
ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP per month
MonthGSERAIPKBBWHIP
Apr111.579.11132.57
Pitch arsenal
Usage and average velocity · 2026
FFFour-seam FB
36.1%91.2 mph
STSweeper
29.7%81.5 mph
SISinker
13.4%91.1 mph
CHChangeup
12.4%83.2 mph
SLSlider
5.4%85.5 mph
CUCurveball
3.0%74.6 mph

Performance vs teams

2026 starts · sorted by ERA

Hot / Cold zones

Opponent results by strike zone area

AVG by zone

  • Zone 01: -
  • Zone 02: .500
  • Zone 03: .500
  • Zone 04: .667
  • Zone 05: .800
  • Zone 06: .200
  • Zone 07: .500
  • Zone 08: .500
  • Zone 09: -
  • Zone 11: .500
  • Zone 12: .333
  • Zone 13: .000
  • Zone 14: .500

OPS by zone

  • Zone 01: -
  • Zone 02: 1.750
  • Zone 03: 2.500
  • Zone 04: 1.750
  • Zone 05: 2.800
  • Zone 06: .800
  • Zone 07: 1.000
  • Zone 08: 1.000
  • Zone 09: -
  • Zone 11: 1.000
  • Zone 12: 1.000
  • Zone 13: .000
  • Zone 14: 1.143

SLG by zone

  • Zone 01: -
  • Zone 02: 1.250
  • Zone 03: 2.000
  • Zone 04: 1.667
  • Zone 05: 2.000
  • Zone 06: .600
  • Zone 07: .500
  • Zone 08: .500
  • Zone 09: -
  • Zone 11: .500
  • Zone 12: .667
  • Zone 13: .000
  • Zone 14: .667

OBP by zone

  • Zone 01: -
  • Zone 02: .500
  • Zone 03: .500
  • Zone 04: .500
  • Zone 05: .800
  • Zone 06: .200
  • Zone 07: .500
  • Zone 08: .500
  • Zone 09: -
  • Zone 11: .667
  • Zone 12: .400
  • Zone 13: .000
  • Zone 14: .571

earnedRunAverage by zone

  • Zone 01: -
  • Zone 02: -
  • Zone 03: -
  • Zone 04: -
  • Zone 05: -
  • Zone 06: -
  • Zone 07: -
  • Zone 08: -
  • Zone 09: -
  • Zone 11: -
  • Zone 12: -
  • Zone 13: -
  • Zone 14: -

numberOfStrikes by zone

  • Zone 01: 4.00
  • Zone 02: 12.00
  • Zone 03: 6.00
  • Zone 04: 6.00
  • Zone 05: 5.00
  • Zone 06: 5.00
  • Zone 07: 8.00
  • Zone 08: 11.00
  • Zone 09: 5.00
  • Zone 11: 7.00
  • Zone 12: 10.00
  • Zone 13: 9.00
  • Zone 14: 7.00

numberOfPitches by zone

  • Zone 01: 4.00
  • Zone 02: 15.00
  • Zone 03: 9.00
  • Zone 04: 10.00
  • Zone 05: 10.00
  • Zone 06: 10.00
  • Zone 07: 10.00
  • Zone 08: 15.00
  • Zone 09: 5.00
  • Zone 11: 22.00
  • Zone 12: 29.00
  • Zone 13: 40.00
  • Zone 14: 23.00
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