John Halama vs. Dick Lines — Career Comparison

John Halama
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Lines
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Halama built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Lines as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Lines posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 4.65 and 1.474 for John Halama. By the career numbers, Dick Lines had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Halama and Dick Lines

John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
2.59
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.18
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.55
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.47
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.42
45.42
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
4.65
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.83
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1048
10.35
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
7.79
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.12
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
2.74
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
4.86
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
5.5
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.2
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3996
39.48
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
37.14
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.57
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.19
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
5.25
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.52
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.99
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3619
35.75
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
34.52
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for John Halama and Dick Lines

John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
2.59
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.18
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
1.56
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.08
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
2.1
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.77
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
2
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.84
94.84
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.42
45.42
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Halama and Dick Lines

John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
4912.5
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
107
2675
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
487.5
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
19
475
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
14.39
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.3
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
3.5
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-7.1
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
12
225
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
225
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA