Bob Allen vs. Ernie Koob — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ernie Koob
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ernie Koob 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. Ernie Koob posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 4.11 and 1.631 for Bob Allen. By the career numbers, Ernie Koob had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Ernie Koob

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
2.25
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.99
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.54
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.4
43.4
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.34
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.11
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.13
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1500
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
8.78
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.35
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.18
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.614
0.614
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.43
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2043
36.77
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.59
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.99
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1833
32.99
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.77
36.77

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Ernie Koob

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
27
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
9
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.168
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Ernie Koob

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
125
468.75
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
480
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
33.75
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
33.75
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
14.18
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.8
10.49
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
33.75
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
127.5
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.25
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
3.6
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
93.75
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
240
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ernie Koob
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
26.25
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ernie Koob
Career
Per 600 PA