Cole Hamels vs. Marc Valdes — Career Comparison

Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Marc Valdes
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Marc Valdes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cole Hamels led in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 66), run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 97). Marc Valdes held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 226 vs 110). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Cole Hamels.

Pitching Stats for Cole Hamels and Marc Valdes

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.17
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.41
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.95
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
250.2
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
10.09
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.03
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.75
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
4.24
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
4.85
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.33
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
41.11
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.26
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.82
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.25
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.18
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.72
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
35.44
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Cole Hamels and Marc Valdes

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.17
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
250.2
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.01
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.45
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Hamels and Marc Valdes

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
1878.26
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
530.59
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
560.87
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
8.2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-10.07
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.08
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
14.65
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
286
220.57
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
195.65
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
3.07
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA