Bob Allen vs. Bert Humphries — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bert Humphries
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bert Humphries 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. Bert Humphries posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.79 and WHIP 1.201 compared to 4.11 and 1.631 for Bob Allen. By the career numbers, Bert Humphries had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Bert Humphries

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.73
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.03
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.56
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.48
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.76
53.76
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.48
59.48
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.11
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.79
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2394
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
798
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
9.1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.35
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.7
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
2.91
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.513
0.513
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3274
36.92
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.58
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.99
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3093
34.88
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.92
36.92

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Bert Humphries

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
6.7
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
137.7
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
28.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.68
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
176.4
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
12.6
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.33
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
217.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.2
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
205.2
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.21
94.21
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Bert Humphries

Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 600 PA
154
323.08
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
518.18
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
96.5
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
83.92
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.59
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
14.18
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.97
31.41
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
115.38
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
142.66
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
48.25
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
81.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.42
34.45
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
136.36
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bert Humphries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Humphries
Career
Per 600 PA