Don August vs. Cole Hamels — Career Comparison

Don August
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Cole Hamels a clear advantage over Don August across the core pitching metrics. Cole Hamels led in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 93), and home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 88). Don August held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 95). Cole Hamels was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Don August and Cole Hamels

Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.8
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
1.41
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.7
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.54
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.61
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.41
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.13
53.13
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.55
79.55
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.64
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
10.04
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.03
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
3.23
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
3.7
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1926
39.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.01
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.25
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.27
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.18
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.98
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.72
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1733
35.45
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Don August and Cole Hamels

Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.8
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
1.41
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.47
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.08
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.43
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.45
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.55
79.55
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don August and Cole Hamels

Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
88
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
331.62
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
778
600
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
530.59
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
286
220.57
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Don August
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25