Cole Hamels vs Mark Prior

Cole HamelsMark Prior

Cole Hamels and Mark Prior compared on their MLB careers: Cole Hamels played 15 seasons, 2006 to 2020, Mark Prior 5 seasons, 2002 to 2006. Cole Hamels has 163 wins to Mark Prior's 42. Cole Hamels won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cole Hamels and Mark Prior career totals
423GP106
163W42
122L29
3.4ERA3.5
2,698IP657
2,560K757
767BB223
1.2WHIP1.2
0SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Cole Hamels and Mark Prior postseason
17GP3
45R9
83H16

Where each stands all time

Cole Hamels and Mark Prior all-time places
33rd (2,560)Strikeouts (pitching)—
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
  • Mark Prior: 0 championships; none on file

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 Mark Prior 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.
1st2006984.082002663.32
2nd20071553.3920031862.43
3rd200814103.092004644.02
4th200910114.3220051173.67
5th201012113.062006167.21
6th20111492.79————
7th20121763.05————
8th20138143.60————
9th2014992.46————
10th20151383.65————
11th20161553.32————
12th20171164.20————
13th20189123.78————
14th2019773.81————
15th2020018.10————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA