Cole Hamels vs Felix Hernandez

Cole HamelsFelix Hernandez

Cole Hamels and Felix Hernandez compared on their MLB careers: Cole Hamels played 15 seasons, 2006 to 2020, Felix Hernandez 15 seasons, 2005 to 2019. Cole Hamels has 163 wins to Felix Hernandez's 169. Cole Hamels won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cole Hamels and Felix Hernandez career totals
423GP419
163W169
122L136
3.4ERA3.4
2,698IP2729.2
2,560K2,524
767BB805
1.2WHIP1.2
0SV0

Where each stands all time

Cole Hamels and Felix Hernandez all-time places
33rd (2,560)Strikeouts (pitching)38th (2,524)
212th (163)Wins (pitching)185th (169)

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
  • Felix Hernandez: 0 championships; AL Cy Young

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 Felix Hernandez 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.
1st2006984.082005442.67
2nd20071553.39200612144.52
3rd200814103.0920071473.92
4th200910114.3220089113.45
5th201012113.0620091952.49
6th20111492.79201013122.27
7th20121763.05201114143.47
8th20138143.6020121393.06
9th2014992.46201312103.04
10th20151383.6520141562.14
11th20161553.3220151893.53
12th20171164.2020161183.82
13th20189123.782017654.36
14th2019773.8120188145.55
15th2020018.102019186.40

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA