John Halama vs. Craig Kimbrel — Career Comparison

John Halama
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Craig Kimbrel
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

John Halama built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Kimbrel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Craig Kimbrel led in strikeout rate (K%+ 144 vs 76), home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 119 vs 96). John Halama held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 77). Role difference aside, Craig Kimbrel holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for John Halama and Craig Kimbrel

John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
2.59
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.18
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.55
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.61
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.47
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.42
45.42
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4.82
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
4.65
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.58
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1048
10.35
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
5.39
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.12
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.82
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.74
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
3.79
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
4.86
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
14.04
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.981
1.981
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.2
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.77
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.37
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.44
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3996
39.48
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3306
36.21
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.57
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
7.19
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
5.25
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.88
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.99
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3619
35.75
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2897
31.73
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21

Fielding Stats for John Halama and Craig Kimbrel

John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
2.59
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.18
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.43
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.56
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.1
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.92
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.88
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.84
94.84
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.42
45.42
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Halama and Craig Kimbrel

John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
262
4912.5
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
851
255300
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
487.5
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
14.39
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
3.5
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
225
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA