How Cole Hamels's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players
Cole Hamels totaled 422 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 236.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 2008, posting 33, near the league average of 35.5 that year. The lowest point came in 2006 at 23, well below the league average of 37.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 24 in 2017 to 32 in 2018 and 27 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 above league norms across 14 seasons.
Cole Hamels Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts as Fielder for Cole Hamels
| Cole Hamels
Starts as Fielder | Cole Hamels
Games Started % |
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| Career | 422 | 99.76 |
| Season Avg. | 28.13 | 99.76 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 161.62 | 99.76 |
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Cole Hamels Starts as Fielder Per Season
Cole Hamels's Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder by Team
Cole Hamels's career Starts as Fielder totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cole Hamels Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression
A running total of Cole Hamels's career Starts as Fielder, 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 Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cole Hamels's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cole Hamels's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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.
