Bob Allen vs. Jack Flaherty — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Flaherty
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Flaherty 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. Jack Flaherty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.208 compared to 4.11 and 1.631 for Bob Allen. By the career numbers, Jack Flaherty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Jack Flaherty

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.73
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.57
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.51
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.11
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
3.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
7.59
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.23
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
3.19
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
6.54
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
10.27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.27
10.27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.208
1.208
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.32
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4120
37.43
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.99
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.71
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.198
1.198
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3686
33.49
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Jack Flaherty

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.73
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.73
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.79
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.56
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.52
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Jack Flaherty

Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
198
792
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
492
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
76
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
60
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
14.18
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
23.85
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
100
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
112
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
56
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
19.19
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
184
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
3.26
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50