Bob Allen vs. Drew Rom — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Drew Rom
Gen ZOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Drew Rom 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 8.02 and 2.079 for Drew Rom. 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 Drew Rom

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.14
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.14
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.07
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.11
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
8.02
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
9.46
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
13.63
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.63
13.63
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.87
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.34
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.08
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
6.54
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
8.55
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.208
1.208
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1232
40.47
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
45.45
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.99
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9.09
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.533
1.533
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.079
2.079
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1095
35.97
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
40.1
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.396
0.396
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.47
40.47
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Drew Rom

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.14
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.14
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.07
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Drew Rom

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
600
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
14.18
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.25
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA