Arguably two of the best left handed pitchers in the game, one big remaining question is ‘’Who’s Better: Cole Hamels or Jon Lester?’’ In this article we will go beyond the win-loss and strikeout column. We will find out who really deserves the crown at the end.

Jon Lester

Jon Lester played his 2014 season with both the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics. In his 11 starts games as an Athletic, he helped them go to the postseason. Lester would blow the Wild Card game to the Kansas City Royals. But during the regular season, Lester went 16-11 with 220 strikeouts in 219.2 innings of work. He only walked 48 batters in that span, too. With both Boston and Oakland, Jon had an overall great ERA of 2.46. Jon Lester did many great things with the Red Sox in his 9 year stint with them. He helped them win the 2007 and 2013 World Series.  He also has a no-hitter under his belt. During the trade deadline in 2014, Jon got dealt from the Boston Red Sox to the Oakland Athletics. In the offseason of 2014, Jon Lester would sign a deal with the Chicago Cubs.

               Cole Hamels

Cole Hamels might just be the ace of the Philadelphia Philles. In past years, Cole was overshadowed by the greats Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, and Cliff Lee. Some of which are the greatest pitcher. But when Roy Halladay and Roy Oswalt retired, Cliff Lee started to get injured. So in 2014, Cole finally got the stage for himself. Nobody really knew in that span that Cole was one of the key players for the Philadelphia Philles. In 2014, Cole Hamels went 9-9 with 198 strikeouts over the course of 204.2 innings of work. That doesn’t look that good, right? The thing is that the 2014 Philles offense was horrible and they rarely scored any runs for him. Cole Hamels was actually really good. Like Lester, he also had a very good 2.46 ERA. So maybe if the Philles scored more, Hamels would have 15 or more wins.

Back when the Philles were good, Cole was the real star of the team. In 2008, the Phillies made it to the World Series against the American League champion Tampa Bay Rays. Hamels would pitch phenomenally earning him the World Series MVP award.