How Cole Hamels's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Cole Hamels totaled 1,103 career Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 382.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 2014, posting 60, above the starting pitcher average of 51.2 that year. The highest point came in 2009 at 95, well above the starting pitcher average of 54.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 74 in 2017 to 93 in 2018 and 64 in 2019, falling 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 Runs and Similar Stats

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Cole Hamels Runs Per Season

Cole Hamels's Runs 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 Runs per season line chart

Cole Hamels Runs by Team

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

Cole Hamels Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

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

Cole Hamels Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Cole Hamels Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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