Neil Allen vs. Howard Ehmke — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ehmke 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. Howard Ehmke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.388 compared to 3.88 and 1.487 for Neil Allen. By the career numbers, Howard Ehmke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Neil Allen and Howard Ehmke

Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.53
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.64
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
3.88
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
8.97
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.66
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
3.8
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.62
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4248
38.68
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.02
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
4.23
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.78
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Howard Ehmke

Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.54
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2965
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
988.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.09
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.81
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.78
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.449
0.449
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.59
13.59
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Howard Ehmke

Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
2018.6
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
115
534.88
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
69.77
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.31
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.34
15.53
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
97.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.72
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.56
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.51
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
3.88
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
29.23
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33