Cody Allen vs. Rube Wiggins — Career Comparison

Cody Allen
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Wiggins
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Rube Wiggins built a career as a starting pitcher and Cody Allen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cody Allen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.253 compared to 3.6 and 1.600 for Rube Wiggins. By the career numbers, Cody Allen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cody Allen and Rube Wiggins

Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
9.34
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.6
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.97
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.14
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.219
0.219
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
27
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463.2
9
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
7.28
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.07
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.75
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
11.51
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.51
11.51
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.695
1.695
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.78
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1943
37.71
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
5.65
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
3.47
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.56
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715
33.29
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Cody Allen and Rube Wiggins

Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
9.34
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
27
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463.2
9
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.62
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.95
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.89
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.88
93.88
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.096
0.096
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cody Allen and Rube Wiggins

Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
288600
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-60
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA