With another rough Rockies season in the books, here’s a look at Colorado’s fourth straight 100-loss season by the numbers — the good, the bad and the downright ugly.
521
The number of losses over the last 5 seasons, which included four 100-plus-loss seasons and 94 defeats in 2022. With 427 losses over the last four years, Colorado has averaged 107 losses per year en route to becoming just the fifth MLB franchise with four straight seasons of triple-digit losses.
6-16
The Rockies’ record in rubber matches this season as Colorado consistently struggled to win with a series hanging in the balance. That included a 15-38 record in series finales, and a 13-36-3 series record.
Willi Castro (3) of the Colorado Rockies gets eaten up by a ball hit by Coby Mayo (16) of the Baltimore Orioles during the second inning at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado on Monday, August 31, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
49
The number of losses by one run (25) and two runs (24) this season, which led the National League. Unlike last season, Colorado was in many games this year but consistently could not find a way to pull out a W.
67-175
Colorado’s road record over the last three years, with the 175 defeats the ninth-most road losses in a three-year span. The Rockies went 25-55 on the road this year, a .313 winning percentage that was last in baseball.
5.59, 6.28
Colorado’s team ERA and starting ERA, respectively. Both ranked last in baseball. Other numbers by the rotation underscored just how badly the Rockies need starting pitching improvement. Colorado’s rotation was last in strikeouts (555, compared to Phillies No. 1 at 970) and K rate (16.1%, compared to Brewers No. 1 at 27.4%); last in Fielding Independent Pitching (5.29), WHIP (1.58) and batting average against (.298); last in Win Probability Added (-12.19, Rays No. 1 at 8.85); last in dollar value based off production ($26.1 million); and second-to-last in hard-hit percentage, with 41.7% of balls in play coming at an exit velocity of 95 mph or greater. Unless starting pitching is somehow overhauled over the offseason, next summer could be just as bad.
29
Speaking of starting pitching ineptitude, the Rockies finished the season with 29 straight games without a starter recording a win. It’s the second-longest single-season streak without a winning decision from a starter in Colorado history, behind a 30-game stretch in 2023.
Colorado Rockies’ TJ Rumfield follows the flight of his two-run home run off Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Caleb Ferguson in the sixth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 18, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
.390
First baseman TJ Rumfield’s on-base percentage, which led the National League. Rumfield claimed the OBP crown by sitting out the season finale, while Milwaukee first baseman/outfielder Jake Bauers — who held a .00038 lead in the stat entering the final day — dropped to .389 by going 1-for-4 on Sunday. Rumfield is the first rookie since 1926 to lead his league in OBP, and the fourth rookie since 1995 to bat .300 with an OBP of at least .390. The others all won Rookie of the Year — Mike Trout in 2012, Chris Coghlan in 2009 and Albert Pujols in 2001.
Hunter Goodman #15 of the Colorado Rockies celebrates in the dugout after hitting a home run in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 1, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
25
The number of road homers that Hunter Goodman hit out of his 41 homers overall, so the haters can’t say his power is because of Coors Field. Goodman’s longballs away from LoDo bested the trio of Atlanta’s Matt Olson, Washington’s CJ Abrams and Baltimore’s Pete Alonso, who all tied for second with 21 road homers. Goodman is the first player in Rockies history to lead MLB in road homers, and it’s the second-most road homers by a Colorado player following Larry Walker’s 29 during his 1997 NL MVP season.
-30
The Rockies’ defense outs above average, which ranked last in the National League. Colorado made 100 errors, the fourth-most in baseball. Simply put, the Rockies’ gloves were not good.
9.25
That was right-hander Tanner Gordon’s ERA at Coors Field this season, a record home ERA for a Colorado pitcher who threw at least 50 innings. Brian Bohanon had the previous record, 9.00 in 2001. Gordon had a 6.68 ERA in 24 games (12 starts) overall. Colorado’s hopeful he could be part of the rotation’s fix. At this point, that appears to be wishful thinking.
2.81
Brennan Bernardino’s ERA in 74 games this year as the southpaw was a bright spot in the Colorado bullpen. That ERA is the seventh-lowest among Rockies relievers with at least 70 relief appearances in a season. With that, he became the first Rockies pitcher since Adam Ottavino in 2018 with a sub-3.00 ERA in at least 60 games. Bernardino also excelled in LoDo, where he tied a club record with 19 straight appearances without allowing an earned run from June 9 to Sept. 17 and posted a 2.05 ERA. Bernardino led all Colorado pitchers in 2026 with 2.1 WAR.
+232
After setting a modern record with a -424 run differential last year, the Rockies’ 2026 run differential was -192. That 232-run jump is the largest year-over-year run differential improvement in club history.
.237/.293/.386/.679 vs .254/.322/.417/.739
The Rockies’ slash line (average/on-base percentage/slugging/OPS) last year vs. this year, showing enormous improvement across the board. In 2025, the Rockies were 23rd in average, last in OBP, 24th in slugging and 27th in OPS. In 2026, the Rockies were fourth in average, seventh in OBP, fifth in slugging and fifth in OPS. The .322 OBP is Colorado’s highest OBP since 2018, the last time the Rockies made the playoffs.
8.5
Colorado’s offensive WAR this year, according to FanGraphs, compared to -3.0 last year. Colorado ranked last in the majors in the category in both seasons. While the team’s slash line proves a big leap, the Rockies offense still has a long way to go. The Rockies were 29th in wRC+ with 91 (last in ’25 with 75), last in the NL in offensive WPA at -9.71 (last in all of baseball in ’25 with -23.57), and last in the majors in dollar value based on production at $67.8 million (last in ’25 as well at -$23.6 million).
Colorado Rockies’ Ezequiel Tovar reacts after striking out against Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga to end the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
22.8%
The Rockies’ hitters’ strikeout rate this year, after the Colorado front office and manager Warren Schaeffer made putting the ball in play the major emphasis of this year’s approach. That rate ranked 10th in baseball and was third-best in the NL. In 2025, the Rockies were second-worst in the majors and last in the NL with a 25.9% K rate.
March 25, April 1
Those are the dates of the Rockies’ 2027 Opening Day (at the Giants) and home opener (vs. the Dodgers), respectively. But both could be delayed — or wiped out entirely — as MLB faces a looming labor crisis with the expiring CBA, which will likely lead to a lockout and the season being pushed back and possibly games lost.
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