Neil Allen vs. Dave Dowling — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Dowling
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Dowling 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. Dave Dowling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.88 and 1.487 for Neil Allen. By the career numbers, Dave Dowling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Neil Allen and Dave Dowling

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.53
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.64
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
3.88
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
8.97
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.66
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3.8
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.62
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4248
38.68
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
37.8
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.02
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
4.23
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.78
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
37.8
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Dave Dowling

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.68
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.09
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.81
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.78
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.99
97.99
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Dave Dowling

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
2018.6
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
600
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
534.88
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.77
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.6
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
15.53
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
97.67
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.72
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.95
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.51
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
3.88
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-23.84
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.95
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
237.21
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA