Colin Rea stats
CubsStarting Pitcher · #53
Bio
- Age
- 36 yearsJul 1, 1990
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 220 lbs
- Experience
- 8 yearsDebut 2015
- Birthplace
- Cascade, IA
- Draft
- 2011Rd 12, Pk 383
- College
- Indiana State
Bio
- Age
- 36 yearsJul 1, 1990
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 220 lbs
- Experience
- 8 yearsDebut 2015
- Birthplace
- Cascade, IA
- Draft
- 2011Rd 12, Pk 383
- College
- Indiana State
Stats
Standard
Cubs- GP
- 32
- W
- 8
- L
- 8
- ERA
- 4.43
- IP
- 134.0
- K
- 100
- BB
- 47
- WHIP
- 1.35
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | SD | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4.26 | 31.2 | 26 | 11 | 1.26 |
| 2016 |  SD/MIA | 20 | 5 | 5 | 4.82 | 102.2 | 80 | 44 | 1.42 |
| 2020 | CHC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5.79 | 14.0 | 10 | 2 | 1.21 |
| 2021 | MIL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 1.17 |
| 2023 | MIL | 26 | 6 | 6 | 4.55 | 124.2 | 110 | 38 | 1.19 |
| 2024 | MIL | 32 | 12 | 6 | 4.29 | 167.2 | 135 | 43 | 1.26 |
| 2025 | CHC | 32 | 11 | 7 | 3.95 | 159.1 | 127 | 44 | 1.25 |
| 2026 | CHC | 32 | 8 | 8 | 4.43 | 134.0 | 100 | 47 | 1.35 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 158
- W
- 45
- L
- 35
- ERA
- 4.41
- IP
- 740.0
- K
- 593
- BB
- 229
- WHIP
- 1.28
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- W
- 0
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 1.17
- IP
- 7.2
- K
- 3
- BB
- 3
- WHIP
- 1.57
Expanded
- QS
- 5
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 6.7
- GB
- 186
- FB
- 238
- G/F
- 0.80
- WP
- 1
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | SD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 47 | 48 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | SD/MIA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 153 | 168 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 22 | 28 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | MIL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 4 | 15 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2023 | MIL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 161 | 204 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 2024 | MIL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 208 | 318 | 0.7 | 2 |
| 2025 | CHC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 194 | 291 | 0.7 | 2 |
| 2026 | CHC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 186 | 238 | 0.8 | 1 |
Career regular season
- QS
- 32
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 7.2
- GB
- 975
- FB
- 1,310
- G/F
- 0.70
- WP
- 7
Latest performance
Colin Rea
Sep 20 · @ CIN · W 9-1
- IP
- 1.0
- H
- 0
- R
- 0
- ER
- 0
- BB
- 0
- K
- 0
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 4.43
Games
All gamesNext
vs MIATue, Sep 22
vs MIA since 2023
- 3
- GP
- 12.6
- IP
- 15
- H
- 5
- R
- 5
- ER
- 9
- K
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | at CINW 9-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 09 | at MILL 8-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun, Sep 06 | atMIAL 10-3 | 2.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Wed, Sep 02 | vsMILL 9-5 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Aug 31 | vsMILW 17-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vsCINW 17-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
What are Colin Rea's career stats?
Colin Rea has played 8 seasons for the Padres, the Cubs and the Brewers. He has 45 wins and 593 strikeouts with a 4.41 ERA over 740.0 innings. His best season so far is 2024: 12 wins, a 4.29 ERA and 135 strikeouts.
Best single games
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 11 @ CIN on Sep 18, 2025, L 1-0
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2015.
More on Colin Rea
Playoff series
Colin Rea played 3 games across 1 MLB postseason in 2 series — 0 won, 2 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  SD | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | MIL | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Colin Rea against each club
- vs Cincinnati Reds (11)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (9)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (9)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (8)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (8)
- vs San Francisco Giants (6)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (5)
- vs Atlanta Braves (5)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (4)
- vs Chicago Cubs (4)
- vs Houston Astros (4)
- vs Kansas City Royals (4)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (4)
- vs San Diego Padres (4)
- vs Seattle Mariners (4)
- vs Athletics (3)
- vs Miami Marlins (3)
- vs Minnesota Twins (3)
- vs New York Mets (3)
- vs New York Yankees (3)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (3)
- vs Washington Nationals (3)
- vs Boston Red Sox (2)
- vs Chicago White Sox (2)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (2)
- vs Colorado Rockies (2)
- vs Detroit Tigers (2)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (2)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (2)
- vs Texas Rangers (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Colin Rea among MLB players at the same position.
- Wei-Yin ChenAlike in Strikeouts, Innings pitched, Wins85out of 100 on profile similarity
- Phil HughesAlike in Innings pitched, Strikeouts, Wins85out of 100 on profile similarity
- Brandon McCarthyAlike in Innings pitched, Wins, Strikeouts84out of 100 on profile similarity
- Chase AndersonAlike in Strikeouts, Innings pitched, WHIP84out of 100 on profile similarity
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