Gerrit Cole (2022) - Hall of Fame

Gerrit Cole

Induction:
2022

One of the top active pitchers in Major League Baseball, Cole set the stage for his professional success with a standout three-year career atop the rotation at UCLA. Over 50 career appearances in Westwood, Cole recorded a 3.38 ERA and 376 strikeouts over 322 1/3 innings. At the conclusion of his junior year, he was selected No. 1 overall in the 2011 MLB Draft by Pittsburgh, becoming the first-ever No. 1 pick in program history. A Freshman All-American in 2009 and second-team All-American in 2010, Cole helped the Bruins to back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths in 2010 and 2011, including a trip to the 2010 College World Series. He still ranks second in program history in career strikeouts, while also ranking fifth in games started (49) and seventh in innings pitched. Cole, currently in his 10th MLB season, totaled 117 wins, a 3.20 ERA, and 1,673 strikeouts over the first nine years of his career. He has finished top-five in Cy Young voting five times in his career, including each of the last four seasons. A four-time MLB All-Star, Cole signed with the New York Yankees, earning the largest contract for a pitcher in baseball history.

* Accomplishments listed above were at the time of induction.