Jay Avrea vs. Cole Hamels — Career Comparison

Jay Avrea
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows 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 Jay Avrea as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Avrea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 3.43 and 1.199 for Cole Hamels. By the career numbers, Jay Avrea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Avrea and Cole Hamels

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.41
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
3.43
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.03
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1103
3.68
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.72
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Jay Avrea and Cole Hamels

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.41
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8094
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2698
9
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.38
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.45
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Avrea and Cole Hamels

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
530.59
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
220.57
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25