Bob Allen vs. Mike Foltynewicz — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Foltynewicz
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Foltynewicz 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 4.52 and 1.327 for Mike Foltynewicz. 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 Mike Foltynewicz

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.81
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.55
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.59
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.54
85.54
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.11
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
4.52
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2475
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
8.85
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.48
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
6.54
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
8.2
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.208
1.208
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.4
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.4
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3537
38.59
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.99
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
4.83
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.19
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.56
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3180
34.69
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.59
38.59

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Mike Foltynewicz

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.81
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.55
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2475
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.34
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.82
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.21
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.16
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.639
0.639
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.54
85.54
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Mike Foltynewicz

Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
166
438.77
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
531.28
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
37
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.93
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.93
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
14.18
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.11
2.93
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
44.93
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
39.65
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.15
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.79
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
44.93
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.25
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.18
-29.54
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
282.35
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
127
335.68
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.44
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA