Cole Hamels vs. Jonny Venters — Career Comparison

Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jonny Venters
MillenialKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Jonny Venters as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jonny Venters led in home run suppression (HR9+ 436 vs 110), run prevention (ERA+ 173 vs 120), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 127 vs 104). Cole Hamels held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 84). Role difference aside, Jonny Venters holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cole Hamels and Jonny Venters

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
9.66
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.54
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.66
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.41
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.19
57.19
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.33
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
3.43
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.71
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2424
8.09
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.05
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.05
7.05
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.03
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
4.5
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2560
8.54
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
9.83
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.592
1.592
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.33
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.69
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
38.48
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.72
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1103
3.68
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.41
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.25
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.72
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.16
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10118
33.75
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
989
32.72
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Cole Hamels and Jonny Venters

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
9.66
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.38
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.08
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.56
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.12
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.45
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.92
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Hamels and Jonny Venters

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
175200
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
530.59
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
220.57
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA