How Cole Hamels's Intentional Walks Compares to Similar Players

Cole Hamels totaled 43 career Intentional Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 10.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Intentional Walks season came in 2018, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.4 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at 7, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Intentional Walks total went from 1 in 2017 to 0 in 2018 and 1 in 2019, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Intentional Walks profile — ranging from 0 to 7 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Cole Hamels Lifetime Intentional Walks

Stats similar to Intentional Walks for Cole Hamels
Cole Hamels
Intentional Walks
Career43
Season Avg.2.87
162 Game Avg.16.47
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Cole Hamels Intentional Walks Per Season

Cole Hamels's Intentional 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 Intentional Walks per season line chart

Cole Hamels Intentional Walks by Team

Cole Hamels's career Intentional Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cole Hamels career Intentional Walks by team bar chart

Cole Hamels Cumulative Intentional Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Cole Hamels's career Intentional 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 Intentional Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Cole Hamels Intentional Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Cole Hamels's seasonal Intentional 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 Intentional Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Cole Hamels Intentional Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Cole Hamels's MLB career with Intentional 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.
Cole Hamels Intentional Walks season-by-season breakdown table