John Halama vs. James Shields — Career Comparison

John Halama
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
James Shields
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give John Halama a clear advantage over James Shields across the core pitching metrics. John Halama led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 70), and run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 88). James Shields held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 76). John Halama was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Halama and James Shields

John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.59
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.18
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.55
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.5
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.47
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.48
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.06
51.06
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.42
45.42
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
4.65
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
4.01
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048
10.35
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581
8.88
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.12
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.24
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
2.74
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
2.57
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
4.86
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2234
7.69
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.2
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.37
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.33
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3996
39.48
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10993
37.82
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.57
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
5.25
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1267
4.36
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.15
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.99
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.73
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3619
35.75
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10052
34.58
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for John Halama and James Shields

John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.59
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.18
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.64
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.56
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
0.97
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.1
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.72
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.62
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.84
94.84
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.42
45.42
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Halama and James Shields

John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
4912.5
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
1601.3
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
26
487.5
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
553.25
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
93.51
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
14.39
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
18.31
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
105.19
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.44
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
3.5
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
12
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
225
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
218.18
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
35.06
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA