Cole Hamels vs. Brian Van Belle — Career Comparison

Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brian Van Belle
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Van Belle 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 1.560 for Brian Van Belle. 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 Brian Van Belle

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.54
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.41
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.19
57.19
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
14.04
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.03
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
2.56
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
38.88
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.72
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
38.88
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Cole Hamels and Brian Van Belle

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.38
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.45
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Hamels and Brian Van Belle

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