Cole Hamels vs. Joe Kostal — Career Comparison

Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Kostal
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Kostal as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Kostal posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 3.43 and 1.199 for Cole Hamels. By the career numbers, Joe Kostal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cole Hamels and Joe Kostal

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.41
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
3.43
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.03
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
2.56
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.72
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Cole Hamels and Joe Kostal

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.38
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.45
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Hamels and Joe Kostal

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