Earl Allen vs. Ron Davis — Career Comparison

Earl Allen
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Earl Allen built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 6.75 and 2.167 for Earl Allen. By the career numbers, Ron Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earl Allen and Ron Davis

Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.64
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
4.05
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.5
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
8.86
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.62
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
6
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
7.2
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.201
1.201
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.47
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
48
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
38.78
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.35
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.68
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.167
2.167
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826
34.06
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Earl Allen and Ron Davis

Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.47
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.42
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earl Allen and Ron Davis

Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA