Bob Allen vs. Larry Cheney — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Cheney
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Larry Cheney 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. Larry Cheney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.243 compared to 4.11 and 1.631 for Bob Allen. By the career numbers, Larry Cheney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Larry Cheney

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
1.5
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.08
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.55
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.48
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.88
71.88
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.63
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.11
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
2.7
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
7.68
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
3.51
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
4.43
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.57
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.28
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
37.62
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.3
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.99
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.75
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7073
33.84
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Larry Cheney

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
27
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
9
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.36
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.771
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Larry Cheney

Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
273.2
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
533.43
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
99.42
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
77.81
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
14.7
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.05
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.61
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
14.18
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.88
33.61
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
128.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
139.19
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
39.77
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
36.31
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
75.22
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.81
33.56
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
35.45
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
154.76
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
26.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.73
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60