Travis Baptist vs. Cole Hamels — Career Comparison

Travis Baptist
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Travis Baptist 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 5.67 and 1.704 for Travis Baptist. By the career numbers, Cole Hamels had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Baptist and Cole Hamels

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.41
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.33
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.03
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
41
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.18
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.72
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
35.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Travis Baptist and Cole Hamels

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.45
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Baptist and Cole Hamels

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
331.62
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
778
600
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
530.59
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
286
220.57
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25