Cole Hamels vs. Nick Vespi — Career Comparison

Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Nick Vespi
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick Vespi 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 3.88 and 1.313 for Nick Vespi. 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 Nick Vespi

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.59
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.54
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.01
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.41
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.19
57.19
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.88
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.28
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.03
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.35
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
2.56
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.19
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
7.76
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.106
1.106
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.33
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
37.13
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.36
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.88
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.18
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.72
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.18
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
34.26
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Cole Hamels and Nick Vespi

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.59
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.38
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.45
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.133
0.133
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Hamels and Nick Vespi

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
331.62
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
45
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
778
600
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
530.59
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
286
220.57
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA