John Halama vs. Joe Niekro — Career Comparison

John Halama
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give John Halama a clear advantage over Joe Niekro across the core pitching metrics. John Halama led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 83), and home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 79). John Halama was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Halama and Joe Niekro

John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.59
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.18
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.55
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.55
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.47
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.51
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.42
45.42
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
4.65
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048
10.35
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
1.12
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.74
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
3.17
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.18
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
4.86
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.2
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3996
39.48
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.57
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
5.25
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.27
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.24
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.99
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.5
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3619
35.75
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for John Halama and Joe Niekro

John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.59
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.18
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.56
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
1.34
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
810
2.03
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
1.97
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.84
94.84
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.42
45.42
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Halama and Joe Niekro

John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
4912.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
26
487.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
973
501.12
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
13.39
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
14.42
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
14.39
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.52
16.75
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.25
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
98.37
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
28.33
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
3.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
19.57
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
225
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
134.94
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.76
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100