John Halama vs. Mike LaCoss — Career Comparison

John Halama
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike LaCoss
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give John Halama a clear advantage over Mike LaCoss across the core pitching metrics. John Halama led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 94), strikeout rate (K%+ 76 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 98). Mike LaCoss held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 97). John Halama was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Halama and Mike LaCoss

John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.59
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.18
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.55
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.51
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.47
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.53
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.76
48.76
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.42
45.42
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
4.65
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
4.02
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048
10.35
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1786
9.24
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.12
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.51
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.74
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
3.75
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.44
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
4.86
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
4.05
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.2
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.28
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.15
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3996
39.48
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7496
38.78
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.57
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
5.25
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
4.58
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.25
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.99
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.09
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3619
35.75
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6603
34.16
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for John Halama and Mike LaCoss

John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.59
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.18
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.65
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.56
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.59
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
2.1
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
2.35
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
2
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.25
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.84
94.84
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.42
45.42
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Halama and Mike LaCoss

John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
4912.5
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
443.34
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
600
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
26
487.5
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
512.61
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
63.94
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.09
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.72
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.85
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
14.39
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.96
13.81
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
82.06
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
85.26
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.97
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.25
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.09
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
3.5
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.64
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
19.18
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
225
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
206.75
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.01
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.33
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA