Matt Ford vs. John Halama — Career Comparison

Matt Ford
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Halama
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Halama built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 4.65 and 1.474 for John Halama. By the career numbers, Matt Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Ford and John Halama

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
2.59
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.18
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.55
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.47
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.42
45.42
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.33
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
4.65
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9.48
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1048
10.35
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.03
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.12
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.74
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.36
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
4.86
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.2
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.6
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3996
39.48
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.57
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.74
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
5.25
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.99
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.86
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3619
35.75
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Matt Ford and John Halama

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
2.59
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.18
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.43
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.56
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.65
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.1
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.84
94.84
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.42
45.42
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Ford and John Halama

Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
25
1875
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
4912.5
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
487.5
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
44.49
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.77
14.39
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
31.08
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
3.5
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
12
225
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA