Bob Allen vs. Lou Fette — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Fette
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lou Fette 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. Lou Fette posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 4.11 and 1.631 for Bob Allen. By the career numbers, Lou Fette had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Lou Fette

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.42
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.26
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.53
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.52
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.62
50.62
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.99
88.99
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.66
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.11
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.15
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
658
8.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.31
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
3.23
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
2.53
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2905
37.84
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.99
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.69
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2646
34.46
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.84
37.84

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Lou Fette

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
27
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
9
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.03
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.798
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Lou Fette

Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
110
258.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
31
547.06
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
555.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
103.53
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
91.76
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.06
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.71
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.76
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
14.18
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.12
19.12
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
115.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
58.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.52
15.33
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.76
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
68.24
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.79
8.79
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
32.94
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.53
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA