Bob Allen vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson 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. Charley Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 4.11 and 1.631 for Bob Allen. By the career numbers, Charley Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Charley Wilson

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.42
42.42
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
4.11
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.02
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
9.46
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
10.3
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.62
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
38.44
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.99
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
5.06
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1047
35.12
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Charley Wilson

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.68
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Charley Wilson

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
31
547.06
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
570.59
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
14.18
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.83
10.78
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
41.18
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA