Cole Hamels vs Madison Bumgarner

Cole Hamels and Madison Bumgarner compared on their MLB careers: Cole Hamels played 15 seasons, 2006 to 2020, Madison Bumgarner 15 seasons, 2009 to 2023. Cole Hamels has 163 wins to Madison Bumgarner's 134. Cole Hamels won 1 title, Madison Bumgarner won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cole Hamels and Madison Bumgarner career totals
423GP361
163W134
122L124
3.4ERA3.5
2,698IP2209.1
2,560K2,070
767BB544
1.2WHIP1.1
0SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Cole Hamels and Madison Bumgarner postseason
17GP16
45R25
83H74

Where each stands all time

Cole Hamels and Madison Bumgarner all-time places
33rd (2,560)Strikeouts (pitching)84th (2,070)
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
  • Madison Bumgarner: 3 championships; NL Silver Slugger ×2, World Series MVP

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 Madison Bumgarner 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.
1st2006984.082009001.80
2nd20071553.392010763.00
3rd200814103.09201113133.21
4th200910114.32201216113.37
5th201012113.0620131392.77
6th20111492.79201418102.98
7th20121763.0520151892.93
8th20138143.6020161592.74
9th2014992.462017493.32
10th20151383.652018673.26
11th20161553.322019993.90
12th20171164.202020146.48
13th20189123.7820217104.67
14th2019773.8120227154.88
15th2020018.1020230310.26

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA