How Cole Hamels's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Cole Hamels totaled 2,424 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 2006, posting 117, near the starting pitcher average of 111.3 that year. The highest point came in 2009 at 206, well above the starting pitcher average of 107.6 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 125 in 2017 to 176 in 2018 and 141 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 Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Cole Hamels
| Cole Hamels
Hits | Cole Hamels
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 2424 | 8.09 |
| Season Avg. | 161.6 | 8.09 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 928.34 | 8.09 |
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Cole Hamels Hits Per Season
Cole Hamels's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Cole Hamels's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cole Hamels Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Cole Hamels's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cole Hamels's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cole Hamels's MLB career with Hits 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.
