Drew Anderson vs. Cole Hamels — Career Comparison

Drew Anderson
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Drew Anderson 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 6.5 and 1.624 for Drew Anderson. By the career numbers, Cole Hamels had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Drew Anderson and Cole Hamels

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.86
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.41
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.5
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.76
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.76
10.76
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.81
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.03
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.45
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
6.09
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.33
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
41.41
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.22
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.7
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.18
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.72
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
37.15
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Drew Anderson and Cole Hamels

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.86
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.62
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.42
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.45
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Drew Anderson and Cole Hamels

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
2280
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
530.59
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-46.82
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
220.57
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
49.36
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25