John Halama vs. Jim Palmer — Career Comparison

John Halama
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Palmer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

John Halama and Jim Palmer are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 105 for John Halama and 109 for Jim Palmer, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 96 and 95 respectively. If forced to pick, John Halama gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for John Halama and Jim Palmer

John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.59
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.18
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.19
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.55
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.61
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.47
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.35
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.81
63.81
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.42
45.42
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.48
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.12
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
4.65
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
2.86
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11844
27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
9
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048
10.35
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3349
7.63
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
1.12
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
0.69
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.74
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1311
2.99
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.08
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
4.86
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
5.04
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.2
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.19
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.09
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3996
39.48
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16114
36.73
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.57
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.03
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
5.25
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
3.18
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.26
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.17
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.99
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
0.44
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3619
35.75
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14575
33.23
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73

Fielding Stats for John Halama and Jim Palmer

John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.59
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.18
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.19
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11843
27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3947.2
9
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.67
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.56
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577
1.32
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.08
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.1
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
2.06
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869
1.98
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.84
94.84
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.557
1.557
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.42
45.42
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.12
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Halama and Jim Palmer

John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
4912.5
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
643.58
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
600
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
26
487.5
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
546.37
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
94.97
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
80.45
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
10.06
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.35
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
14.53
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
14.39
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.01
24.59
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
117.32
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
112.85
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
58.1
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.81
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
100.56
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
3.5
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.57
19.63
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
17.88
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
225
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
207
231.28
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
34.64
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100