Neil Allen vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks 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. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 3.88 and 1.487 for Neil Allen. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Neil Allen and Bill Ricks

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.53
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
3.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
985
8.97
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.66
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.62
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4248
38.68
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.02
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
4.23
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.78
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Bill Ricks

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.81
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.78
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Bill Ricks

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
2018.6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
115
534.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
69.77
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.55
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.6
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.34
15.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
97.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.72
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
3.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA