Bob Friend vs. John Halama — Career Comparison

Bob Friend
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
John Halama
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give John Halama a clear advantage over Bob Friend across the core pitching metrics. John Halama led in run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 84), walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 113), and strikeout rate (K%+ 76 vs 62). John Halama was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob Friend and John Halama

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.5
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.59
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.24
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.18
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
0.49
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.55
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.57
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.47
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.14
46.14
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.56
82.56
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.42
45.42
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.41
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
3.58
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
4.65
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10833
27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3611
9
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3772
9.4
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048
10.35
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.71
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
1.12
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.23
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
2.74
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.29
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
4.32
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
4.86
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.12
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.2
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.03
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15214
37.92
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3996
39.48
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.14
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.57
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1652
4.12
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
5.25
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.99
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14274
35.58
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3619
35.75
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Bob Friend and John Halama

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.74
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.59
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.24
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.18
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9315
27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3105
9
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.66
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.83
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.56
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
2.57
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
2.1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.49
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
2
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.84
94.84
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.1
71.1
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.42
45.42
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Friend and John Halama

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
278.49
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
4912.5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1297
600
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1137
525.98
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
26
487.5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
63.84
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
54.59
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
7.4
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
9.25
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.81
11.02
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
14.39
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
75.87
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
81.42
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
25.91
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.76
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
52.74
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.22
-3.34
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
3.5
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
17.58
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
375
173.48
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
225
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.46
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
55.51
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.48
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA