Cole Hamels vs. Brad Voyles — Career Comparison

Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brad Voyles
Gen XWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cole Hamels built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Voyles 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 6.45 and 1.888 for Brad Voyles. 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 Brad Voyles

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.41
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.45
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
10.93
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.03
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.58
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.8
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
7.38
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.33
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
43.33
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.71
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
7.11
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.25
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.18
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.72
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.859
1.859
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
36.22
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33

Fielding Stats for Cole Hamels and Brad Voyles

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.53
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.92
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.45
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.45
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.45
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Hamels and Brad Voyles

Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
24000
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
530.59
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
89.46
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
74.04
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
220.57
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Brad Voyles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Brad Voyles
Career
Per 600 PA