How Cole Hamels's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Cole Hamels totaled 11,115 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 2008, posting 914, well above the starting pitcher average of 459.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2006 at 558, well above the starting pitcher average of 454.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 614 in 2017 to 806 in 2018 and 617 in 2019, holding steady 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 above league norms across 14 seasons.
Cole Hamels Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Cole Hamels
| Cole Hamels
Batters Faced | Cole Hamels
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 11115 | 37.08 |
| Season Avg. | 741 | 37.08 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4256.81 | 37.08 |
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Cole Hamels Batters Faced Per Season
Cole Hamels's Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced by Team
Cole Hamels's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cole Hamels Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Cole Hamels's career Batters Faced, 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 Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cole Hamels's seasonal Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cole Hamels's MLB career with Batters Faced 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.
