Neil Allen vs. Sam Cooper — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Cooper
Lost GenerationNew YorkNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Cooper 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 5.4 and 1.534 for Sam Cooper. 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 Sam Cooper

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.64
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.31
45.31
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.88
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
8.97
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
10.05
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.66
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3.8
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.76
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.62
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.63
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4248
38.68
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
40.77
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.02
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
4.23
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
6.64
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.68
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.78
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
34.97
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.77
40.77

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Sam Cooper

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.09
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.23
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.81
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.81
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.78
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.41
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.53
89.53
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.081
2.081
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Sam Cooper

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
2018.6
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
600
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
84
600
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
534.88
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
557.14
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
69.77
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.6
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.34
15.53
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
41.15
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
97.67
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
164.29
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.72
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.86
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.56
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
71.43
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.51
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
3.88
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
42.17
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA