What years did John Halama play?

John Halama played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2006.

Was John Halama a pitcher?

Yes. John Halama pitched in the major leagues, recording 56 wins and 492 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Halama hit?

John Halama hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What was John Halama's career batting average?

John Halama batted .115 over his career, with 3 hits in 26 at bats.

What was John Halama's career ERA?

John Halama finished with a 4.65 career ERA, going 56-48 with 492 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did John Halama have?

John Halama recorded 492 career strikeouts.

John Halama

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2006)

John Halama was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2006 for 7 teams, including the Houston Astros, a span of 9 seasons. Across 262 career appearances, he went 56-48 with a 4.65 ERA and 492 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
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 October 12, 2026

W–L 56–48

ERA 4.65

WHIP 1.45

SO 492

Pitcher PIV -2582.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 215 lb
Born: 2/22/1972 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1998-04-02
Last Game: 2006-06-10

Full name: John Thadeuz Halama

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Career Pitching Statistics

John Halama — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
56	48	262	119	2	2	0	911.0	1,048	471	113	277	492	4.65	-2582.5

Career ERA 4.65 vs. league average 4.48 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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John Halama Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1998	HOU	NL	1	1	6	6	0	0	32.1	37	21	13	21	5.85	4.43 (-32%)	976.2
1999	SEA	AL	11	10	38	24	1	1	179.0	193	84	56	105	4.22	4.71 (+10%)	1110.3
2000	SEA	AL	14	9	30	30	1	1	166.2	206	94	56	87	5.08	4.77 (-6%)	661.0
2001	SEA	AL	10	7	31	17	0	0	110.1	132	58	26	50	4.73	4.42 (-7%)	-1975.5
2002	SEA	AL	6	5	31	10	0	0	101.0	112	40	33	70	3.56	4.28 (+17%)	1375.9
2003	OAK	AL	3	5	35	13	0	0	108.2	117	51	36	51	4.22	4.40 (+4%)	-2433.1
2004	TBA	AL	7	6	34	14	0	0	118.2	134	62	27	59	4.70	4.46 (-5%)	-1151.0
2005	BOS	AL	1	1	30	1	0	0	43.2	56	30	9	26	6.18	4.29 (-44%)	-137.6
2005	WAS	NL	0	3	10	3	0	0	21.1	23	11	8	11	4.64	4.29 (-8%)	304.2
2006	BAL	AL	3	1	17	1	0	0	29.1	38	20	13	12	6.14	4.53 (-36%)	-1312.9
Career · 10 seasons			56	48	262	119	2	2	911.0	1,048	471	277	492	4.65	—	-2,582

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

John Halama — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
262	26	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	12	.115	.207	.154	.361	0

Career AVG .115 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 56.7% below league average.

Career OBP .207 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 38.4% below league average.

Career SLG .154 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 63.9% below league average.

Career OPS .361 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 52.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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John Halama Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1998	HOU	NL	6	10	1	0	0	2	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	SEA	AL	38	5	1	1	1	1	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	SEA	AL	30	2	0	1	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	SEA	AL	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	SEA	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	OAK	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	TBA	AL	34	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	BOS	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	WAS	NL	10	5	0	1	0	0	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	BAL	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			262	26	2	3	1	3	12	.115	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

John Halama — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

John Halama — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2001	ALCS	SEA	2	.000
2001	ALDS1	SEA	2	.000
2000	ALCS	SEA	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

John Halama — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	6	2	0	14.1	16	6	5	6	3.77

Playoff Pitching by Year

John Halama — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2001	ALCS	SEA	2	0	2.0	3	3	0	0	13.50
2001	ALDS1	SEA	2	0	3.0	3	0	0	3	0.00
2000	ALCS	SEA	2	2	9.1	10	3	5	3	2.89

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

John Halama — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	132	8	0	1	0	0	.125
Away	130	18	2	2	0	0	.111

Pitching — Home / Away

John Halama — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	132	497.0	532	229	145	286	4.15
Away	130	414.0	516	242	132	206	5.26

Last 10 Games — Pitching

John Halama — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2006-06-10	BAL	MIN	—	0.2	4	4	4	0	1	1
2006-06-07	BAL	TOR	—	1.0	2	1	1	2	0	0
2006-06-01	BAL	TBR	—	5.0	5	3	3	1	2	0
2006-05-23	BAL	SEA	W	5.0	4	2	2	2	2	0
2006-05-15	BAL	BOS	—	3.0	3	3	3	1	1	2
2006-05-14	BAL	KCR	W	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
2006-05-06	BAL	BOS	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006-05-05	BAL	BOS	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2006-05-03	BAL	TEX	L	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1
2006-05-01	BAL	TOR	—	1.2	3	2	2	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

John Halama — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	262	119	44	158	11	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

John Halama — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1998	HOU	P	6	6	2	5	0	0
1999	SEA	P	38	24	7	32	2	5
2000	SEA	P	30	30	4	27	3	3
2001	SEA	P	31	17	9	21	1	0
2002	SEA	P	31	10	8	20	2	1
2003	OAK	P	35	13	9	19	1	1
2004	TBA	P	34	14	2	14	0	0
2005	BOS	P	30	1	2	7	1	1
2005	WAS	P	10	3	1	4	0	0
2006	BAL	P	17	1	0	9	1	0

Career Games by Position

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John Halama Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	262

Salary History

John Halama — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2005	BOS	AL	$850,000
2004	TBA	AL	$600,000
2003	OAK	AL	$750,000
2002	SEA	AL	$1,400,000
2001	SEA	AL	$425,000
2000	SEA	AL	$290,000
1999	SEA	AL	$200,000
1998	HOU	NL	$170,000
Total Career Earnings			$4,685,000

College History

John Halama — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
St. Francis University	Brooklyn	NY	1991, 1992, 1993

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John Halama: the record in brief

John Halama's major league career runs from a debut on April 2, 1998 to a final game on June 10, 2006. Halama played for the Houston Astros (1998), the Seattle Mariners (1999 to 2002), the Oakland Athletics (2003), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004), the Boston Red Sox (2005), the Washington Nationals (2005), and the Baltimore Orioles (2006). At 6-foot-5 and 215 pounds, Halama is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Halama threw and hit left-handed. Halama was born on February 22, 1972, in Brooklyn, NY, USA. John Halama was the playing name; the full given name is John Thadeuz.

Across 262 games (119 starts), Halama recorded 56 wins against 48 losses with a 4.65 ERA. The totals include 492 strikeouts. Halama's 4.65 ERA was close to the 4.48 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 14 wins of 2000. 1999 produced Halama's most strikeouts, 105. In 1999, one of the busiest seasons, Halama posted a 4.22 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.71.

Frequently Asked Questions about John Halama

What years did John Halama play?: John Halama played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2006.
Was John Halama a pitcher?: Yes. John Halama pitched in the major leagues, recording 56 wins and 492 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Halama hit?: John Halama hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was John Halama's career batting average?: John Halama batted .115 over his career, with 3 hits in 26 at bats.
What was John Halama's career ERA?: John Halama finished with a 4.65 career ERA, going 56-48 with 492 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did John Halama have?: John Halama recorded 492 career strikeouts.