Bob Allen vs. Jason Bere — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Bere
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jason Bere built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Allen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Allen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.631 compared to 5.14 and 1.572 for Jason Bere. By the career numbers, Bob Allen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Jason Bere

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.71
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.58
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.53
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.11
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
5.14
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
8.87
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.17
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.34
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
5.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
6.54
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
7.45
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.208
1.208
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.41
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4987
40.4
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.99
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
5.62
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.38
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.36
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.52
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.533
1.533
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4241
34.36
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.4
40.4

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Jason Bere

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.71
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.6
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.94
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.63
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.54
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.53
94.53
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Jason Bere

Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
695.6
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
530.77
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
98.9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
75.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.08
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
14.18
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.03
23.18
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
125.27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
112.09
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
29.67
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.15
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
19.03
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.89
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
197.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.04
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA