Neil Allen vs. Rich Barnes — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Barnes
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Barnes built a career as a starting pitcher and Neil Allen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Neil Allen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 5.65 and 1.919 for Rich Barnes. By the career numbers, Neil Allen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Neil Allen and Rich Barnes

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.14
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.26
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.64
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.94
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.31
45.31
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.88
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.65
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.2
9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
8.97
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
12.24
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.24
12.24
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.66
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.8
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.4
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.62
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.51
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4248
38.68
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
43.33
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.02
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.57
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
4.23
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.85
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.34
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.78
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.849
1.849
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
37.67
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Rich Barnes

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.14
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.26
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.2
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.09
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.57
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.81
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.88
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.78
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.88
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.99
97.99
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Rich Barnes

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
2018.6
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
600
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
534.88
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.77
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.6
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
15.53
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
97.67
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.72
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.95
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.51
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
3.88
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.95
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA