Madison Bumgarner vs Roy Halladay: Career Stats Comparison
Roy Halladay has the better career line of the two, leading 10 of the 12 scored categories on this page (4 further counting totals are shown but not scored). Madison Bumgarner played 2009–2023 as a pitcher; Roy Halladay played 1998–2013 as a pitcher.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
Madison Bumgarner (2009–2023) and Roy Halladay (1998–2013) — breaking in during the 2000s and the 1990s respectively, so they pitched against very different hitting environments. Madison Bumgarner finished with 134 wins and 2,070 strikeouts; Roy Halladay finished with 203 wins and 2,117 strikeouts. The numbers below run them through identical career and rate-stat lenses.
Quick answer
- Who had the better ERA? Roy Halladay, with 3.38 to Madison Bumgarner's 3.47.
- Who won more games? Roy Halladay, with 203 to Madison Bumgarner's 134.
- Who recorded more strikeouts? Roy Halladay, with 2,117 to Madison Bumgarner's 2,070.
- Who had the better WHIP? Madison Bumgarner, with 1.15 to Roy Halladay's 1.18.
- Who pitched more innings? Roy Halladay, with 2,749.1 to Madison Bumgarner's 2,209.1.
- Who threw more shutouts? Roy Halladay, with 20 to Madison Bumgarner's 7.
- Who has the higher career Pitcher PIV? Roy Halladay, with 66,478 career Pitcher PIV to Madison Bumgarner's 26,439.
Madison Bumgarner
Roy Halladay
Career Stats Side-by-Side
Every cell below is a career total or career rate. Cells highlighted in green mark the player who leads that line. Lower ERA, WHIP and BB/9 lead; higher K/9 leads. 12 of the 16 lines below are scored; the other 4 are counting totals on which fewer is not an achievement, so no one is awarded them. Totals where fewer is not an achievement -- losses, walks and hits allowed -- are left unmarked, because they track how long someone pitched rather than how well. Rate stats are not era-adjusted, and the 2000s and the 1990s were different run environments, so read them against their eras, or use the PIV card below, which is adjusted.
| Statistic | Madison Bumgarner | Roy Halladay |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 134 | Leads: 203 |
| Losses not scored | 124 | 105 |
| Games | 358 | Leads: 416 |
| Games Started | 355 | Leads: 390 |
| Complete Games | 16 | Leads: 67 |
| Shutouts | 7 | Leads: 20 |
| Saves | 0 | Leads: 1 |
| Strikeouts | 2,070 | Leads: 2,117 |
| Walks not scored | 544 | 592 |
| Hits Allowed not scored | 2,007 | 2,646 |
| Home Runs Allowed not scored | 258 | 236 |
| Innings Pitched | 2,209.1 | Leads: 2,749.1 |
| ERA | 3.47 | Leads: 3.38 |
| WHIP | Leads: 1.15 | 1.18 |
| K/9 | Leads: 8.43 | 6.93 |
| BB/9 | 2.22 | Leads: 1.94 |
PIV Comparison through 2025
By PIV (Player Impact Value), Roy Halladay outpaces Madison Bumgarner 66,478 to 26,439 — driven by both sides of the ledger: 4,155 PIV per season to 1,763, across 16 seasons to 15. PIV adjusts each season to league baselines, so it's the cleanest way to compare careers across eras.
PIV is computed through the 2025 season. The career totals on this page include 2026 to date, so PIV does not yet reflect the 2026 season.
Peak Seasons
The best single seasons each player produced, ranked by ERA among qualified workloads (120+ innings).
Madison Bumgarner — top 3 seasons by ERA (lower is better)
Roy Halladay — top 3 seasons by ERA (lower is better)
Verdict
On the head-to-head card, Roy Halladay leads in wins, strikeouts, ERA, and innings pitched, while Madison Bumgarner owns WHIP and K/9. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Roy Halladay. PIV agrees: Roy Halladay grades out higher across their careers. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.
Related Matchups
How the Madison Bumgarner and Roy Halladay careers compare
The careers of Madison Bumgarner (2009–2023) and Roy Halladay (1998–2013) overlapped from 2009 to 2013, so for those seasons they faced the same league conditions. The two careers are close in length, 358 games for Madison Bumgarner and 416 for Roy Halladay across 15 and 16 PIV seasons, so the totals compare on fairly even terms. Where Madison Bumgarner comes out ahead, it is in WHIP (1.15 to 1.18) and strikeouts per nine (8.43 to 6.93). The per-nine rows read 8.43 strikeouts and 2.22 walks for Madison Bumgarner, 6.93 and 1.94 for Roy Halladay.
Madison Bumgarner vs Roy Halladay: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who was better, Madison Bumgarner or Roy Halladay?
- By the career statistics compared on this page, Roy Halladay leads Madison Bumgarner in 10 of the 12 scored categories.
- Who had the better ERA?
- Roy Halladay, with 3.38 to Madison Bumgarner's 3.47.
- Who won more games?
- Roy Halladay, with 203 to Madison Bumgarner's 134.
- Who recorded more strikeouts?
- Roy Halladay, with 2,117 to Madison Bumgarner's 2,070.
- Who had the better WHIP?
- Madison Bumgarner, with 1.15 to Roy Halladay's 1.18.