Cole Hamels vs. Justin Verlander — Career Comparison

Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Justin Verlander
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Justin Verlander comes out ahead of Cole Hamels in this starter comparison. Justin Verlander led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 110), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 104), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 95). Cole Hamels held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 109). The edge goes to Justin Verlander.

Pitching Stats for Cole Hamels and Justin Verlander

Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.41
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.54
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.41
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.4
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.19
57.19
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.74
62.74
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.76
99.76
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.02
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1027
3.43
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1317
3.32
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2424
8.09
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
7.68
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.03
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
0.94
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
2.56
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
2.53
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2560
8.54
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3553
8.96
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.25
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.31
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11115
37.08
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14607
36.85
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
3.68
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
3.6
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.12
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.18
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.21
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.72
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.47
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.183
1.183
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10118
33.75
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13351
33.68
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.08
37.08
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Cole Hamels and Justin Verlander

Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.41
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.54
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.82
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
1.45
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.45
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
1.36
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.76
99.76
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Hamels and Justin Verlander

Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
5550
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
530.59
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
50
500
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
2.45
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.22
-22.21
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
220.57
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
240
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
49.36
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.17
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA