Shaun Anderson vs. Cole Hamels — Career Comparison

MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Shaun 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 6.39 and 1.745 for Shaun 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 Shaun Anderson and Cole Hamels

Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.19
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.99
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.41
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.68
23.68
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.39
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
163.1
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
11.85
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.6
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.03
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.64
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
7.05
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.05
7.05
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.188
1.188
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.72
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
42.21
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.1
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
7.22
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.18
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.77
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.72
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
37.86
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.21
42.21
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Shaun Anderson and Cole Hamels

Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.19
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.99
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
163.1
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.77
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.05
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.93
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.82
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.45
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.434
0.434
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.68
23.68
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shaun Anderson and Cole Hamels

Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
1628.57
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
530.59
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.34
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
15.42
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
8.3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.84
-17.95
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.08
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
407.14
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
220.57
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.47
1.47
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25