Cole Sands
MIN · RHP · RP · Age 28
- Season
- 2026
- G/GS
- 13/0
- IP
- 12.0
- BF
- 56
- xwOBA
- .364
- K%
- 19.6%
- BB%
- 8.9%
- CSW%
- 26.8%
- Whiff%
- 23.3%
- Barrel%
- 10.3%
- FB Velo
- 92.9
Below the qualifying minimum; percentiles rank qualified players only.
Percentile profile, 2026 regular season.
Arsenal, 2026
| Pitchⓘ | #ⓘ | Usageⓘ | Veloⓘ | Spinⓘ | IVBⓘ | HBⓘ | Whiff%ⓘ | CSW%ⓘ | xwOBAⓘ | RVⓘ | RV/100ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball FF | 83 | 39.7% | 93.1 | 2274 | 14.4 | -11.1 | 13.2% | 21.7% | .358 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Cutter FC | 49 | 23.4% | 87.6 | 2371 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 32.1% | 40.8% | .385 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Split-Finger FS | 34 | 16.3% | 87.1 | 1533 | 0.6 | -15.3 | 28.6% | 17.6% | .445 | -1 | -3.2 |
| Curveball CU | 27 | 12.9% | 80.6 | 2824 | -4.8 | 15.5 | 41.7% | 29.6% | .221 | -1 | -2.4 |
Pitch types with 25+ pitches; knuckle curves and slow curves shown as curveballs. Grey rates: under 405 pitches of the type (Savant’s qualifying line, 2.5 per team game).
Season by season
| Seasonⓘ | Teamⓘ | Ageⓘ | Gⓘ | GSⓘ | IPⓘ | BFⓘ | K%ⓘ | BB%ⓘ | K−BB%ⓘ | CSW%ⓘ | xwOBAⓘ | FB Veloⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | MIN | 24 | 11 | 3 | 30.2 | 145 | 19.3% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 26.4% | .333 | 91.6 |
| 2023 | MIN | 25 | 15 | 0 | 21.2 | 99 | 21.2% | 14.1% | 7.1% | 26.4% | .370 | 93.6 |
| 2024 | MIN | 26 | 62 | 0 | 71.1 | 292 | 29.1% | 4.1% | 25.0% | 29.5% | .290 | 95.4 |
| 2025 | MIN | 27 | 69 | 3 | 72.0 | 299 | 21.4% | 6.4% | 15.1% | 26.9% | .306 | 94.8 |
| 2026 | MIN | 28 | 13 | 0 | 12.0 | 56 | 19.6% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 26.8% | .364 | 92.9 |
| Career | — | — | 170 | 6 | 207.2 | 891 | 23.5% | 7.1% | 16.4% | 27.6% | .316 | 94.0 |