Neil Allen vs. Ed Durham — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Durham
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Durham 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 4.45 and 1.370 for Ed Durham. 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 Ed Durham

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.01
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.41
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.64
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.62
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.31
45.31
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.65
49.65
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.88
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
4.45
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1925
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
641.2
9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
8.97
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
9.5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.66
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.63
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3.8
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.83
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.62
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
2.86
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4248
38.68
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2769
38.84
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.02
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
4.23
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
5.05
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.78
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2552
35.79
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Ed Durham

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.54
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2965
27
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
988.1
9
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.09
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.81
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.78
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.449
0.449
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.007
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.59
13.59
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Ed Durham

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
2018.6
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
145
388.39
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
115
534.88
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
541.07
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.77
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
64.29
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.93
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.6
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
15.53
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.23
11.33
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
97.67
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
69.64
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.72
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
91.07
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.43
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
26.79
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.51
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.21
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
3.88
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-1.42
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
168.75
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
32.14
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA