Cole Hamels vs. Tom Thobe — Career Comparison

Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thobe
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thobe 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 4.82 and 1.286 for Tom Thobe. 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 Tom Thobe

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.75
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.41
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.82
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
11.57
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.03
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
2.56
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.89
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
39.54
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.86
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.79
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.18
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.72
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
38.57
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Cole Hamels and Tom Thobe

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.75
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.38
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.45
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Hamels and Tom Thobe

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
530.59
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
286
220.57
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA