How Cole Hamels's Walks Compares to Similar Players
Cole Hamels totaled 767 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 2007, posting 43, well above the starting pitcher average of 35.7 that year. The highest point came in 2016 at 77, well above the starting pitcher average of 32.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 53 in 2017 to 65 in 2018 and 56 in 2019, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 14 seasons.
Cole Hamels Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Walks for Cole Hamels
| Cole Hamels
Walks | Cole Hamels
Intentional Walks | Cole Hamels
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 767 | 43 | 2.56 |
| Season Avg. | 51.13 | 2.87 | 2.56 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 293.74 | 16.47 | 2.56 |
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Cole Hamels Walks Per Season
Cole Hamels's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Cole Hamels Walks by Team
Cole Hamels's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cole Hamels Cumulative Walks — Career Progression
A running total of Cole Hamels's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Cole Hamels Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cole Hamels's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Cole Hamels Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cole Hamels's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
