Bob Allen vs. Marty McHale — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty McHale
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty McHale 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. Marty McHale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 4.11 and 1.631 for Bob Allen. By the career numbers, Marty McHale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Marty McHale

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.61
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.75
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.11
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
9.46
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
9.57
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.03
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
3.29
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472
36.97
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.99
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
34.74
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Marty McHale

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
6.7
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
41.14
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.68
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
57.86
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.33
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
72
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
64.93
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.18
90.18
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Marty McHale

Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
65
312
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
513.6
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.2
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
14.18
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
23.63
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
81.6
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
139.2
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.2
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
57.6
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
22.84
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
129.6
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.2
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100