Jose Alvarez vs. Cole Hamels — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Alvarez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Alvarez led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 95), home run suppression (HR9+ 118 vs 110), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 104). Cole Hamels held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 89). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jose Alvarez.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Cole Hamels

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.53
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.81
46.81
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
3.47
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
8.9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.83
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
2.93
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
7.7
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.7
7.7
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
1.182
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1802
38.55
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.67
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
3.98
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.72
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1635
34.98
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Cole Hamels

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.37
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.97
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Cole Hamels

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
33525
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
530.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
17.15
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
107.2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
30.85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
55.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
44.65
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.79
14.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
14.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
286
220.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
49.36
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25