Cole Hamels vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Smith
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Smith 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 5.24 and 1.970 for Roy Smith. 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 Roy Smith

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.41
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.07
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.03
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
7.66
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.33
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
46.34
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.72
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
37.88
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34

Fielding Stats for Cole Hamels and Roy Smith

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.08
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.61
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.42
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.45
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Hamels and Roy Smith

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