Cole Hamels vs. Bucky Veil — Career Comparison

Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bucky Veil
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Bucky Veil 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 3.94 and 1.513 for Bucky Veil. 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 Bucky Veil

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.54
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.41
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.19
57.19
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
3.94
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
8.84
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.03
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.78
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.51
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.33
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
38.11
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.54
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.72
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10118
33.75
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
32.97
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Cole Hamels and Bucky Veil

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.54
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.08
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.25
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.72
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.45
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.72
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.769
1.769
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Hamels and Bucky Veil

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
331.62
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
13
260
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
530.59
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
89.46
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
74.04
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.34
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
15.42
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.69
20.58
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
35.11
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
109.51
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
107.2
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
30.85
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
26.22
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
55.53
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.79
14.49
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
39.51
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
286
220.57
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA