Bob Allen vs. Tom Rogers — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Rogers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Rogers 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. Tom Rogers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.430 compared to 4.11 and 1.631 for Bob Allen. By the career numbers, Tom Rogers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Tom Rogers

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.91
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.65
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.6
50.6
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.46
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.11
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.95
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1244
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414.2
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
9.35
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.52
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
2.04
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.617
0.617
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1730
37.55
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.65
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.99
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
4.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1558
33.82
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Tom Rogers

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
27
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
9
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.32
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.976
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Tom Rogers

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
84
357.45
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
31
547.06
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
570.21
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
127.66
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
102.13
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.02
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.26
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.26
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.53
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
14.18
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.04
38.46
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
165.96
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
131.91
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
55.32
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.28
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
72.34
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.73
41.4
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.26
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
93.62
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.41
6.41
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.53
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.26
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.26
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100