Larry Andersen vs. Cole Hamels — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Andersen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Andersen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 152 vs 110), walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 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 Larry Andersen.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Cole Hamels

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.41
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
3.43
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
8.43
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.03
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
2.81
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
6.85
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.074
1.074
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4171
37.72
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1103
3.68
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.25
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.18
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.64
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.72
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3750
33.91
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Cole Hamels

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.08
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.45
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Cole Hamels

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
530.59
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
30.85
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
14.65
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
200
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
286
220.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
49.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25