Hosea Allen vs. Bill Vinton — Career Comparison

Hosea Allen
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightNorth AmericaJacksonville Red CapsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Vinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hosea Allen built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Vinton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Vinton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.46 and WHIP 1.194 compared to 7.13 and 1.648 for Hosea Allen. By the career numbers, Bill Vinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hosea Allen and Bill Vinton

Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.24
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.06
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.06
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.49
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.54
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.97
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.13
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.46
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
11.75
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.66
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.08
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.09
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
4.34
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
4.59
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
43.51
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
39.98
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
8.25
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
6.62
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.62
6.62
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.26
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
38.19
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
37.78
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.51
43.51
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Hosea Allen and Bill Vinton

Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.24
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.1
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.24
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
2.21
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.8
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.04
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.52
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.57
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.55
84.55
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.325
2.325
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hosea Allen and Bill Vinton

Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
348.39
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
157.45
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
600
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
28
541.94
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
570.21
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
63.83
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
51.06
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.77
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.77
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
65.96
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.97
12.65
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
76.6
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
93.62
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
68.09
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
38.3
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
106.38
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
74.5
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-3.68
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
29.79
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
140.43
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA