Neil Allen vs. Eppa Rixey — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eppa Rixey
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Eppa Rixey 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. Eppa Rixey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.272 compared to 3.88 and 1.487 for Neil Allen. By the career numbers, Eppa Rixey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Neil Allen and Eppa Rixey

Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.39
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.11
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.53
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.53
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.64
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.5
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.45
51.45
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.77
79.77
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.58
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.07
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.03
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
3.88
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
3.15
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13484
27
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4494.2
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
8.97
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4633
9.28
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.66
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.18
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
3.8
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
2.17
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.62
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1350
2.7
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.19
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.15
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.02
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4248
38.68
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18754
37.55
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.02
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.19
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
4.23
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
3.98
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.78
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17596
35.23
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Eppa Rixey

Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.54
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2965
27
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
988.1
9
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.09
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.81
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.78
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.79
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.449
0.449
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.916
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.59
13.59
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Eppa Rixey

Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
434
2018.6
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
249.79
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1667
600
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
115
534.88
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1522
547.81
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
69.77
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
104.74
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
90.34
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.88
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.44
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.08
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.6
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
14.4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.34
15.53
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.54
27.19
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
97.67
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
122.74
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.72
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
125.61
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
34.19
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.56
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
39.95
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.51
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
73.07
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
3.88
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.08
27.74
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.24
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
17.64
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
79.18
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
7.58
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
31.31
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50