Cole Hamels vs. Slim McGrew — Career Comparison

Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Slim McGrew
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Slim McGrew 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 6.6 and 1.900 for Slim McGrew. 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 Slim McGrew

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.41
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.6
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
12
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.03
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.1
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
43.5
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.72
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
38.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5

Fielding Stats for Cole Hamels and Slim McGrew

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.41
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8094
27
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2698
9
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.38
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.45
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Hamels and Slim McGrew

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
530.59
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.02
-61.28
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
286
220.57
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA