Bob Allen vs. Brett Tomko — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brett Tomko
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brett Tomko 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 4.65 and 1.394 for Brett Tomko. 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 Brett Tomko

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.97
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.32
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.51
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.26
49.26
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
67
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.11
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
4.65
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5448
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1816
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1898
9.41
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.41
9.41
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.26
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
2.88
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.26
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1209
5.99
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.986
0.986
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.31
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7824
38.78
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.99
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
5.01
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.41
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.28
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.64
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7067
35.02
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Brett Tomko

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.97
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.32
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5448
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1816
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.04
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
1.67
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
1.62
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
67
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Brett Tomko

Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
445.34
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
500.18
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
77.88
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
68.01
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.87
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.87
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
14.18
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.08
15.44
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
87.75
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
98.72
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.23
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
31.81
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
57.04
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.18
10.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.84
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
197.44
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
77.88
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.48
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0