Clifford Allen vs. Steamboat Williams — Career Comparison

Clifford Allen
UnknownThrows RightBats RightMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steamboat Williams
Lost GenerationMontanaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Clifford Allen built a career as a starting pitcher and Steamboat Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steamboat Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.440 compared to 9.47 and 2.474 for Clifford Allen. By the career numbers, Steamboat Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clifford Allen and Steamboat Williams

Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
3.18
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.95
21.95
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.47
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.42
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
16.11
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
10.4
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.11
16.11
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.16
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.56
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.16
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.09
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.517
0.517
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
48.79
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
40.03
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.94
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
10.89
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
5.51
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.474
2.474
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
42.16
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
37.4
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.79
48.79
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Clifford Allen and Steamboat Williams

Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.48
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
27
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
9
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.35
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.35
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.15
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.7
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.854
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Clifford Allen and Steamboat Williams

Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
12
450
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
878.57
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
4.95
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
40.92
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-18.8
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
43.7
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
150
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA