John Halama vs. Bob Kipper — Career Comparison

John Halama
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Kipper
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Halama built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Kipper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Halama led in home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 57), walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 80). Bob Kipper held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 76). Role difference aside, John Halama holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for John Halama and Bob Kipper

John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
2.59
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.34
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.18
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.72
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.55
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.47
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.59
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.19
42.19
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.42
45.42
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.61
16.61
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
4.65
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.34
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1686
27
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
9
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1048
10.35
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
8.44
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.12
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.3
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.74
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
3.48
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
4.86
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
5.91
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.2
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.26
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3996
39.48
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2406
38.53
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.57
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.1
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
5.25
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.82
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.99
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3619
35.75
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2134
34.17
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for John Halama and Bob Kipper

John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
2.59
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.34
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.18
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.72
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1686
27
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
9
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.43
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.56
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.31
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.1
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.7
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.6
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.84
94.84
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
94.34
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.42
45.42
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.61
16.61
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Halama and Bob Kipper

John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
4912.5
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
1508.26
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
26
487.5
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
522.94
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
71.56
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
14.39
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.13
11.7
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
82.57
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
33.03
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.04
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
3.5
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.04
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
225
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
165.14
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA