Cole Hamels vs. Emil Kush — Career Comparison

Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Emil Kush
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Emil Kush 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 3.48 and 1.392 for Emil Kush. By the career numbers, Cole Hamels had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cole Hamels and Emil Kush

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.54
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.41
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.19
57.19
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
3.48
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1039
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
346.1
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
8.42
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.03
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.11
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
38.49
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.03
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
3.79
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.72
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
34.12
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Cole Hamels and Emil Kush

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.41
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8094
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2698
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.38
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.45
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Hamels and Emil Kush

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
1058.82
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
530.59
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
578.82
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
89.46
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
74.04
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.34
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
15.42
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.69
20.58
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.34
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
109.51
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
107.2
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
148.24
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
30.85
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
55.53
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.79
14.49
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
40.59
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
14.65
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
286
220.57
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.08
7.08
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA