The 2025 Colorado Rockies by the numbers: A post mortem

There was no news this week from 20th and Blake about the future of the Colorado Rockies front office. We learned that assistant general manager Zack Rosenthal tendered his resignation though he made clear the move was voluntary. In the meantime, we wait, and there’s no news really, save performances in the Arizona Fall League.

Now that the Rockies players have headed off to do whatever it is they do in their offseasons, it seemed worth while to take a minute to consider how bad their numbers were now that all the data is in.

We know their final record 43-119, and Skyler Timmins has explored some of the “dubious records” this team set. But how did their numbers compare to those of other organizations and the 2024 Rockies?

With that in mind, here goes. (All offensive numbers are from players with a minimum of 300 plate appearances.)

• 160 — That’s the number of home runs the Rockies hit in 2025, and it ranks 25th in MLB. In 2024, that number was 179, so the Rockies hit 19 fewer homers, and they were ranked 15th overall. In terms of individual performances, Hunter Goodman slugged 31 followed by Mickey Moniak’s 24 and Ryan McMahon’s and Jordan Beck’s 16. (How bad was the Rockies’ offense? So bad that a player traded in July still ranked third in the Rockies’ overall total.)

• Probably, the injuries of Brenton Doyle and Ezequiel Tovar were contributing factors, but the simple fact is that a team that plays half its games at Coors Field must take advantage of baseball at elevation.
• 87 — That’s the number of bases the Rockies stole in 2025, and that puts them at 23rd in MLB. Leading the Rockies was Jordan Beck with 19 followed by Brenton Doyle with 18. In 2024, the Rockies stole 85, which was 25th in baseball. So for all of interim manager Warren Schaeffer’s talk about being more active on the base paths, really, the Rockies did not do much damage. (Also, they were caught stealing 39 times, seventh-most in MLB. The risk was probably not worth the reward.)
• 6.7% — That’s the Rockies BB%, and it’s the worst in MLB. (The Kansas Royals were 29th with a 7.2 BB%.) In 2024, that number was 7.5% (25th). Part of this, surely, stems from the Rockies promoting so many young players who were trying to learn how to hit MLB pitching. The highest BB% was Ryan McMahon’s 12.2% followed by Tyler Freeman’s 7.9%. This is a part of the Rockies’ game that must improve.
• 25.9% — You’ve probably already guessed that this is the Rockies’ K%, and it was the second-highest in MLB. Leading the category? The Los Angeles Angels with a staggering 27.1%. The lowest K% went to the Toronto Blue Jays (17.8%.) The swingiest Rockie was Michael Toglia (39.2%) followed by Ryan McMahon (31.7%) and Jordan Beck (29.6%). When Toglia was sent to ABQ and McMahon to NYY, the Rockies’ K% decreased, but not enough. (In case you’re interested, in 2024, they had a 26.8%, which tied them with the Seattle Mariners for the highest K%. And look where the Mariners are now!)
• 74 — That’s the Rockies’ wRC+, and it’s the worst in baseball. (Next worst? The Pittsburgh Pirates with an 82 wRC+.) Last year, that number was 82, and only the Chicago White Sox were worse. Leading the Rockies were Hunter Goodman (118) and Mickey Moniak (110). All other players were below 100.

• 42.1% — That’s the Rockies GB%, and it ranks 15th, so right in the middle. In 2024, the Rockies earned a 43.2% GB% (6th), so they experienced a modest improvement on this front. (Then again, a team can’t ground out when they’re striking out instead.)
• 6.65 — That’s the ERA of the Rockies’ starting rotation, and it is — by a lot — the highest ERA in MLB. Kyle Freeland’s 4.89 ERA was the best of all starters with more than 100 IP. In 2024, the rotation had a 5.54 ERA, which was still the worst in baseball but significantly better than they had in 2025. A combination of injuries and young pitchers contributed to this number.

• 5.18 — That’s the ERA of the Rockies’ bullpen, and it ranked 29th. (The Washington Nationals were worse.) In 2024, the relievers had an ERA of 5.41, so there was modest improvement on that front. The Rockies best reliever? Jimmy Herget with a 2.48 ERA.

• 83.1 — That’s the number of innings Herget pitched in 2025, the third most of any reliever. Truly, I did not realize he had thrown that many innings. That he managed to keep such a low ERA while pitching that many innings with half of them at elevation speaks to just how good he was in 2025.

Generally, I would include some defensive metrics as well, but with the injuries of Doyle and Tovar, those numbers are just too depressing to share here. The Rockies will probably go from having three Gold Glove finalists and two winners to no finalists. Much of that is the result of injuries, but the Rockies were just not as good defensively in 2025.

There is a possibility All-Star Hunter Goodman will win a Silver Slugger. Certainly, he should be a finalist. But beyond that, it’s going to be a slim award season for the Colorado Rockies.

In the meantime, we wait for Dick and Walker Monfort to announce who will be the next PBO/GM for the Rockies.

This week on the internet

I thought this was pretty terrific:

Oh, Canada, indeed.

What I’m reading

• Rockies look to revamp with next baseball operations leader | MLB.com — This, from Thomas Harding, sounds promising.
• Each MLB team's nightmare contract by 2027 | Bleacher Report — I guessed the Rockies albatross contract before I even clicked on the link. (More surprising? Ryan McMahon gets the nod for the Yankees.)
• Ranking the worst MLB pitchers of the 2025 season | Bleacher Report — Spoiler: There are so many Rockies on this list.
• Baseball fans are thirsting over the sexiest managers in the league | Blast — Seriously, there is nothing being written about the Rockies right now. However, Warren Schaeffer ranks fourth on the list, so there’s that. (Perhaps I should have added this to the “by-the-numbers” section.)

Closing thoughts

Hopefully next week, there will be more topics to discuss — like the Rockies new PBO/GM.

Until then, thanks for reading —

Renee

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