Lloyd Allen vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Lloyd Allen
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Lloyd Allen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lloyd Allen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.69 and WHIP 1.698 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Lloyd Allen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lloyd Allen and Howard Ross

Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.76
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.24
24.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.95
11.95
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
892
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.81
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
5.93
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
5.87
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.82
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1366
41.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
5.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1129
34.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Allen and Howard Ross

Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
891
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.31
95.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.384
0.384
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.95
11.95
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Allen and Howard Ross

Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
2218.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
558.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
34.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
111.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
27.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
195.35
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
3.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA