Dennis Eckersley vs. John Halama — Career Comparison

Dennis Eckersley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
John Halama
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dennis Eckersley and John Halama are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 102 for Dennis Eckersley and 105 for John Halama, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 99 and 96 respectively. If forced to pick, Dennis Eckersley gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Eckersley and John Halama

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
2.93
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
2.59
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
0.99
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.18
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
0.54
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.55
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.47
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.47
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.53
53.53
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.71
33.71
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.42
45.42
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.05
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.07
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
3.5
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
4.65
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3076
8.43
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048
10.35
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
0.95
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
1.12
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
2.02
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
2.74
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.25
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2401
6.58
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
4.86
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.58
6.58
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.2
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13534
37.07
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3996
39.48
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.58
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.57
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
3.79
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
5.25
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.25
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.4
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.99
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12519
34.29
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3619
35.75
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.07
37.07
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Dennis Eckersley and John Halama

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
2.93
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
2.59
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
0.99
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.18
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.57
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.56
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
1.65
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.1
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.57
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.84
94.84
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.71
33.71
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.42
45.42
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Eckersley and John Halama

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1073
3284.69
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
4912.5
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
554.08
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
26
487.5
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
73.47
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.1
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.18
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.18
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.37
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
23.72
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
14.39
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
110.2
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
101.02
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.55
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
36.73
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.1
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
8.37
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
3.5
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.55
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
84
257.14
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
225
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15.31
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA