Cole Hamels vs. Joe Vitelli — Career Comparison

Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Vitelli
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Vitelli as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Vitelli posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.714 compared to 3.43 and 1.199 for Cole Hamels. By the career numbers, Joe Vitelli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cole Hamels and Joe Vitelli

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.41
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
3.43
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.179
0.179
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2424
8.09
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.03
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.33
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
46.29
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.71
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.72
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
36
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.29
46.29

Fielding Stats for Cole Hamels and Joe Vitelli

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.41
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8094
27
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2698
9
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.38
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.45
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Hamels and Joe Vitelli

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1000
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
530.59
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
30.85
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
55.53
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
286
220.57
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA