Bob Allen vs. Joe Margoneri — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Margoneri
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Margoneri 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 4.29 and 1.643 for Joe Margoneri. 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 Joe Margoneri

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.11
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.29
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
9.43
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.34
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
4.79
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.087
1.087
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1232
40.47
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
40.71
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.99
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.86
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.533
1.533
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
35.64
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.47
40.47
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Joe Margoneri

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.58
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.43
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.79
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.72
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Joe Margoneri

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
36
526.83
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
541.46
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
14.18
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
17.69
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.25
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.97
-14.17
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
160.98
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA