Cole Hamels vs Corey Kluber

Cole HamelsCorey Kluber

Cole Hamels and Corey Kluber compared on their MLB careers: Cole Hamels played 15 seasons, 2006 to 2020, Corey Kluber 13 seasons, 2011 to 2023. Cole Hamels has 163 wins to Corey Kluber's 116. Cole Hamels won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cole Hamels and Corey Kluber career totals
423GP271
163W116
122L77
3.4ERA3.4
2,698IP1641.2
2,560K1,725
767BB368
1.2WHIP1.1
0SV1

How do they compare in the postseason?

Cole Hamels and Corey Kluber postseason
17GP10
45R21
83H45

Where each stands all time

Cole Hamels and Corey Kluber all-time places
33rd (2,560)Strikeouts (pitching)148th (1,725)
212th (163)Wins (pitching)—

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Cole Hamels: 1 championship; World Series MVP
  • Corey Kluber: 0 championships; AL Cy Young ×2

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Cole Hamels and Corey Kluber season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st2006984.082011008.31
2nd20071553.392012255.14
3rd200814103.0920131153.85
4th200910114.3220141892.44
5th201012113.0620159163.49
6th20111492.7920161893.14
7th20121763.0520171842.25
8th20138143.6020182072.89
9th2014992.462019235.80
10th20151383.652020000.00
11th20161553.322021533.83
12th20171164.20202210104.34
13th20189123.782023367.04
14th2019773.81————
15th2020018.10————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA