Bob Allen vs. Mike Grace — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Grace
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Grace 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 4.96 and 1.462 for Mike Grace. 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 Grace

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.22
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.31
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.11
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.96
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.2
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
9.46
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
10.12
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.12
10.12
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.88
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.94
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
5.09
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.892
0.892
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1212
39.57
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.99
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
5.29
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.65
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
35.46
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Mike Grace

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.22
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.31
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.2
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.24
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.76
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.76
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Mike Grace

Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
68
463.64
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
497.73
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
47.73
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
47.73
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
14.18
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.04
7.1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
47.73
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.45
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.25
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-6.91
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
252.27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
61.36
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA