Cole Hamels vs. Clayton Lambert — Career Comparison

Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Clayton Lambert
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Clayton Lambert 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 5.4 and 1.474 for Clayton Lambert. 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 Clayton Lambert

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.01
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.41
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
9.26
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.03
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.93
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.24
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
38.11
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.23
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.71
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.72
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
33.94
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Cole Hamels and Clayton Lambert

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.41
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8094
27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2698
9
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.38
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.45
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Hamels and Clayton Lambert

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
1114.29
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
530.59
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
74.04
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
10.96
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-4.06
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
220.57
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA