John Halama vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

John Halama
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

John Halama built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 4.65 and 1.474 for John Halama. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Halama and Fred Smith

John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.59
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.18
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.07
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.55
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.47
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.42
45.42
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
4.65
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1048
10.35
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.59
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.12
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.74
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.83
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
4.86
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.65
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.37
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3996
39.48
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
38.49
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.57
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
5.25
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.88
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.99
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3619
35.75
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
35.24
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for John Halama and Fred Smith

John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.59
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.07
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.18
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
27
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
9
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
1.56
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.97
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
2.1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.67
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.84
94.84
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.42
45.42
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Halama and Fred Smith

John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
4912.5
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
600
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
26
487.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
560
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
57.78
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
14.39
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
34.94
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
48.89
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.44
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
3.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
30.64
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
35.56
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
12
225
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100