How Cole Hamels's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Cole Hamels totaled 2,698 career Innings Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 2008, posting 227, well above the starting pitcher average of 106.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2006 at 132, well above the starting pitcher average of 104.6 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 148 in 2017 to 190 in 2018 and 141 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 Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Cole Hamels Innings Pitched Per Season

Cole Hamels's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched per season line chart

Cole Hamels Innings Pitched by Team

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

Cole Hamels Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Cole Hamels's career Innings Pitched, 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 Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Cole Hamels Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Cole Hamels's seasonal Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Cole Hamels Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Cole Hamels's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table