Cole Hamels
2006–2020 · P

Cole Hamels

6' 4", 205 lbs·Lived to 43·Bats L / Throws L
All-Star
Pitcher archetype· SP· DERIVED
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2015–2020 · 14,423 pitches · 91.3 mph fastball
The Almanac's Take

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Career Highs
2.46
Best ERA · 2014
17
Most W · 2012
216
Most K · 2012
0.986
Best WHIP · 2011
Career Arc · OPS
13 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
15 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

15 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2006PHI234403.114.32943
2007PHI306402.141.33644
2008PHI367603.224.48465
2009PHI326105.148.35848
2010PHI346702.149.32845
2011PHI336903.159.38353
2012PHI316915.217.56077
2013PHI335605.179.43961
2014PHI306200.210.45265
2015PHI324200.167.35749
2016TEX32800.125.25034
2017TEX24301.000.0000
2018CHC322511.120.39454
2019CHC274204.143.34445
2020ATL1000
Career430688234.169

Career · Pitching

15 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2006PHI23132.3984.081111451.247
2007PHI28183.31553.391321771.124
2008PHI33227.314103.091401961.082
2009PHI32193.710114.321001681.286
2010PHI33208.712113.061332111.179
2011PHI32216.01492.791411940.986
2012PHI31215.31763.051312161.124
2013PHI33220.08143.601072021.159
2014PHI30204.7992.461521981.148
2015PHI32212.31383.651082151.187
2016TEX32200.71553.321262001.306
2017TEX24148.01164.201041051.203
2018TEX32190.79123.781101881.264
2019CHC27141.7773.811181431.391
2020ATL13.3018.105521.200
Career4232698.01631222560
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

LHP · 14,387 pitches · 2015–2020
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFCHSIFCCUSL
FF · 4-Seam Fastball29.6% · 92.3 mph
CH · Changeup20.5% · 84.0 mph
SI · Sinker19.2% · 92.4 mph
FC · Cutter16.6% · 88.4 mph
CU · Curveball13.1% · 78.9 mph
SL · Slider1.0% · 85.0 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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