Barrett Astin vs. Cole Hamels — Career Comparison

Barrett Astin
MillenialArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Barrett Astin 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 6.75 and 2.000 for Barrett Astin. By the career numbers, Cole Hamels had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barrett Astin and Cole Hamels

Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.41
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.75
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.03
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.33
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
46.13
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.75
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.18
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.72
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
34.88
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Barrett Astin and Cole Hamels

Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.08
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.45
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Barrett Astin and Cole Hamels

Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
530.59
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
220.57
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Barrett Astin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Barrett Astin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25