Steve Foster vs. John Halama — Career Comparison

Steve Foster
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Halama
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Halama built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Foster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.41 and WHIP 1.193 compared to 4.65 and 1.474 for John Halama. By the career numbers, Steve Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Foster and John Halama

Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.92
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
2.59
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.18
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.55
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.47
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.42
45.42
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.41
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
4.65
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.23
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1048
10.35
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.6
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.12
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.21
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
2.74
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.12
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
4.86
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.926
0.926
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.2
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
36.84
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3996
39.48
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.91
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.57
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.91
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
5.25
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.99
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.72
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3619
35.75
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Steve Foster and John Halama

Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.92
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
2.59
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.18
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.7
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.41
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.56
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.11
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
2.1
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.11
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
2
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.84
94.84
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.42
45.42
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Foster and John Halama

Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5900
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
4912.5
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
487.5
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.03
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.77
14.39
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
21.87
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
3.5
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
12
225
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA