Cole Hamels vs. Roy Vaughn — Career Comparison

Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Vaughn
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Vaughn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Vaughn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.08 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 3.43 and 1.199 for Cole Hamels. By the career numbers, Roy Vaughn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cole Hamels and Roy Vaughn

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.41
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
3.43
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2424
8.09
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.03
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.23
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
41.54
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.15
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.72
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
35.31
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.133
0.133
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Cole Hamels and Roy Vaughn

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.41
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8094
27
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2698
9
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.38
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.45
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Hamels and Roy Vaughn

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
530.59
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
220.57
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Roy Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Roy Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA