Neil Allen vs. Cliff Carter — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Carter
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cliff Carter 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 4.79 and 1.506 for Cliff Carter. 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 Cliff Carter

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.44
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.12
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.53
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.62
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.64
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.56
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.54
52.54
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.78
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.88
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.79
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
8.97
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
10.02
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.66
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3.8
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.53
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.62
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
3.73
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.36
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4248
38.68
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2023
40.55
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.02
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
4.23
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
6.15
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.16
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.78
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.68
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1777
35.62
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Cliff Carter

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.46
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.11
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1388
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
462.2
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.09
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.12
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.81
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
2.49
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.78
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.2
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.28
88.28
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.507
1.507
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
76
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Cliff Carter

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
2018.6
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
85
240.57
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
115
534.88
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
543.4
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
69.77
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.83
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
133.02
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.6
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.34
15.53
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.24
57.28
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
97.67
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
172.64
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.72
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
189.62
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
67.92
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.47
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.51
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
93.4
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
3.88
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.56
69.51
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.79
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
53
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.81
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA