Mark Acre vs. Cole Hamels — Career Comparison

Mark Acre
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Mark Acre as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cole Hamels posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.199 compared to 5.17 and 1.669 for Mark Acre. By the career numbers, Cole Hamels had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mark Acre and Cole Hamels

Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.08
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.54
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.41
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.19
57.19
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.17
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
9.57
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.13
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.03
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.82
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.94
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.33
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
41.24
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.27
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.31
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.25
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.18
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.78
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.72
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.598
1.598
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
35.43
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.24
41.24
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Mark Acre and Cole Hamels

Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.08
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.38
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.06
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.99
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.45
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.123
0.123
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Acre and Cole Hamels

Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
331.62
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
778
600
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
530.59
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
286
220.57
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25