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Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Pitching Comparison

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Totals

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Cole Hamels	22-36	2006	2020	163	122	.572	3.43	423	422	0	17	7	0	2698.0	2424	1103	1027	310	767	43	2560	100	14	57	11115	3385	123	3.68	1.183	8.1	1.0	2.6	8.5
2	Johan Santana	21-33	2000	2012	139	78	.641	3.20	360	284	23	15	10	1	2025.2	1726	773	721	220	567	13	1988	36	12	68	8262	2388	136	3.44	1.132	7.7	1.0	2.5	8.8

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Cole Hamels	23-34	2007	2018	7	6	.538	3.41	17	16	0	1	1	0	100.1	83	45	38	12	27	2	93	2	0	1	411	119		2.93	1.096	7.4	1.1	2.4	8.3
2	Johan Santana	23-27	2002	2006	1	3	.250	3.97	11	5	0	0	0	0	34.0	35	15	15	2	10	1	32	1	0	2	143	48		2.90	1.324	9.3	0.5	2.6	8.5

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Value

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Cole Hamels	22-36	2006	2020	423	422	2698.0	58.0	35.9
2	Johan Santana	21-33	2000	2012	360	284	2025.2	51.1	32.8

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Totals Against

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Cole Hamels	22-36	2006	2020	423	422	2698.0	3385	10113	1569	507	38	241	79	75.31	38	215	76	54	.240	.298	.389	.688	85	.150	.290	1182	3937	855	3291	3385
2	Johan Santana	21-33	2000	2012	360	284	2025.2	2388	7562	1120	352	34	47	39	54.65	20	122	58	38	.228	.284	.371	.655	74	.143	.279	806	2806	606	2329	2388

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Cole Hamels	23-34	2007	2018	17	16	100.1	119	376	50	19	2	6	2	75.00	2	10	4	2	.221	.275	.378	.653		.157	.260	42	142	33	112	119
2	Johan Santana	23-27	2002	2006	11	5	34.0	48	132	24	9	0	1	2	33.33	0	4	0	0	.265	.322	.379	.700		.114	.337	16	50	11	46	48

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Starting & Relieving

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Cole Hamels	22-36	2006	2020	268	64	56.6	0	0		0		0	1
2	Johan Santana	21-33	2000	2012	184	65	58.9	39	10	26	0	100.0	23	76

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Cole Hamels	23-34	2007	2018	11	69	56.2	0	0				0	1
2	Johan Santana	23-27	2002	2006	2	40	55.0	7	0	0	0		0	6

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Ratios

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Cole Hamels	22-36	2006	2020	423	422	2698.0	23.0	6.9	16.1
2	Johan Santana	21-33	2000	2012	360	284	2025.2	24.1	6.9	17.2

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Cole Hamels	23-34	2007	2018	17	16	100.1	22.6	6.6	16.1
2	Johan Santana	23-27	2002	2006	11	5	34.0	22.4	7.0	15.4

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Pitch Summary

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Cole Hamels	22-36	2006	2020	423	422	2698.0	40200	100	26403	65.68
2	Johan Santana	21-33	2000	2012	360	284	2025.2	31271	100	20791	66.49

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Cole Hamels	23-34	2007	2018	17	16	100.1	1598	100	1049	65.64
2	Johan Santana	23-27	2002	2006	11	5	34.0	534	80	342	64.04

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Head-to-Head Pitching

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Totals

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Johan Santana	3	0	1.000	2.08	3	3	0	0	0	0	21.2	14	5	5	2	6	0	22	0	0	1	86	0.923	5.8	0.8	2.5	9.1
2	Cole Hamels	0	3	.000	4.26	3	3	0	0	0	0	19.0	23	11	9	3	4	2	21	0	0	0	85	1.421	10.9	1.4	1.9	9.9

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Game Logs

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Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Cole Hamels	PHI	2010-08-07	GS-7, L	7.0	6	1	1	0	1	0	0	11	0	0	0	27	6	27	3	2	0	1	0	0	11	0	0	0	3	72	99	78	0.2	2.49			1.15
2	Johan Santana	NYM	2010-08-07	GS-8, W	7.1	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	0	0	1	30	9	27	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	1	71	102	68	0.4	3.07			1.51
3	Cole Hamels	PHI	2008-09-07 (2)	GS-5, L	5.0	9	5	4	1	2	1	1	6	0	0	0	27	10	25	6	1	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	3	36	110	70	-0.3	-2.50			0.79
4	Johan Santana	NYM	2008-09-07 (2)	GS-8, W	7.1	5	2	2	0	1	3	0	6	0	0	0	30	8	27	3	1	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	2	63	116	71	0.1	1.32			0.90
5	Cole Hamels	PHI	2008-04-18	GS-8, L	7.0	8	5	4	1	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	31	11	28	5	2	1	1	0	0	12	0	0	0	3	44	102	66	-0.1	-0.20			0.80
6	Johan Santana	NYM	2008-04-18	GS-8, W	7.0	4	3	3	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	26	5	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	67	105	70	0.3	1.64			1.00

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Batter vs. Pitcher

Johan Santana (Pitcher) vs. Cole Hamels (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Johan Santana (Pitcher) vs. Cole Hamels (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	2008	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	2010	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Johan Santana (Pitcher) vs. Cole Hamels (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Johan Santana (Pitcher) vs. Cole Hamels (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2008	2008-04-18	PHI	NYM	down 2-0	b3	---	1	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Looking
2	2008	2008-04-18	PHI	NYM	down 2-0	b6	---	0	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Swinging
3	2008	2008-09-07 (2)	PHI	NYM	down 3-1	t2	1--	1	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
4	2008	2008-09-07 (2)	PHI	NYM	down 4-2	t5	---	0	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Swinging
5	2010	2010-08-07	PHI	NYM	tied 0-0	b3	---	1	3 (2-0)	Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
6	2010	2010-08-07	PHI	NYM	tied 0-0	b6	---	0	5 (1-2)	Strikeout Swinging

Cole Hamels (Pitcher) vs. Johan Santana (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Cole Hamels (Pitcher) vs. Johan Santana (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	2008	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	0	0	0	0	0
2	2010	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	9	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	.222	.222	.222	.444	0	0	0	0	0

Cole Hamels (Pitcher) vs. Johan Santana (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Cole Hamels (Pitcher) vs. Johan Santana (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2008	2008-04-18	NYM	PHI	ahead 0-1	t3	---	0	5 (2-2)	Strikeout Looking
2	2008	2008-04-18	NYM	PHI	ahead 0-2	t5	---	0	4 (0-2)	Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
3	2008	2008-04-18	NYM	PHI	ahead 0-2	t7	---	1	1 (0-0)	Groundout: 1B unassisted
4	2008	2008-09-07 (2)	NYM	PHI	ahead 1-3	b2	---	1	7 (3-2)	Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
5	2008	2008-09-07 (2)	NYM	PHI	ahead 2-4	b3	1--	2	5 (2-2)	Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
6	2008	2008-09-07 (2)	NYM	PHI	ahead 2-5	b5	12-	2	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Swinging
7	2010	2010-08-07	NYM	PHI	tied 0-0	t3	---	1	9 (3-2)	Strikeout Swinging
8	2010	2010-08-07	NYM	PHI	tied 0-0	t5	1--	2	1 (0-0)	Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); H. Blanco to 2B
9	2010	2010-08-07	NYM	PHI	ahead 0-1	t7	---	2	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Swinging

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Batting Comparison

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Batting Totals

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Cole Hamels	22-36	2006	2020	331	778	688	40	116	16	2	2	34	1	3	19	286	.169	.195	.206	.401	7	142	8	4	64	3	0
2	Johan Santana	21-33	2000	2012	117	279	248	11	40	12	1	1	9	0	0	9	78	.161	.191	.230	.421	13	57	1	0	22	0	0

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Cole Hamels	23-34	2007	2018	17	27	20	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	.150	.227	.150	.377	3	0	0	5	0	0

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Batting Value

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Cole Hamels	22-36	2006	2020	331	778	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	-94	2	-6	0
2	Johan Santana	21-33	2000	2012	117	279	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.0	-32	1	-2	0

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Batting Sabermetric

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Cole Hamels	22-36	2006	2020	331	778	20	139	144	650	31	.283	72	-94	-9.5	.038	2.4	25.00	4
2	Johan Santana	21-33	2000	2012	117	279	14	49	51	231	12	.231	19	-30	-3.0	.069	3.2		0

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Cole Hamels	23-34	2007	2018	17	27	0	5	5	22	2	.231	1			.000	2.9		0
2	Johan Santana	23-27	2002	2006	11	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Batting Win Probability

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Cole Hamels	22-36	2006	2020	331	778	-9.0	-9.2	-0.3	-99.10	-10.0	-101.99	0.94
2	Johan Santana	21-33	2000	2012	117	279	-2.5	-3.1	0.2	-35.22	-3.6	-34.25	0.85

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Head-to-Head Batting

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Totals

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Johan Santana	3	10	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.200	.200	.200	.400	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Cole Hamels	3	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Game Logs

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Johan Santana vs. Cole Hamels: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Cole Hamels	PHI	2010-08-07	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.051	2.17	-0.07%	-0.39			P
2	Johan Santana	NYM	2010-08-07	*	8	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.78	-0.004	0.37	0.00%	-0.06			P
3	Cole Hamels	PHI	2008-09-07 (2)	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.058	5.67	-0.17%	-0.53			P
4	Johan Santana	NYM	2008-09-07 (2)	*	8	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.57	-0.017	2.74	-0.05%	-0.41			P
5	Cole Hamels	PHI	2008-04-18	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.054	1.26	-0.04%	-0.41			P
6	Johan Santana	NYM	2008-04-18	*	8	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.59	-0.062	0.74	-0.05%	-1.27			P

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