John Halama vs. Chad Sobotka — Career Comparison

John Halama
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Sobotka
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Halama built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Sobotka as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Halama posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.65 and WHIP 1.474 compared to 5.36 and 1.511 for Chad Sobotka. By the career numbers, John Halama had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Halama and Chad Sobotka

John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
2.59
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.18
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.55
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.47
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.42
45.42
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
4.65
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.36
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
1048
10.35
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.47
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.12
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.74
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
4.86
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
11.68
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.68
11.68
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.936
1.936
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.2
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.37
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3996
39.48
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
40.6
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.57
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.49
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
5.25
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.99
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.15
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3619
35.75
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
34.09
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for John Halama and Chad Sobotka

John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
2.59
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.18
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2733
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.43
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.56
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.1
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.84
94.84
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.02
0.02
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.42
45.42
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Halama and Chad Sobotka

John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
4912.5
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
10000
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
487.5
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.77
14.39
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
3.5
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
225
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Halama
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA