Neil Allen vs. Dave Roberts — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Roberts
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Roberts 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 82), and strikeout rate (K%+ 80 vs 75). Dave Roberts held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 94). Role difference aside, Neil Allen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Neil Allen and Dave Roberts

Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.91
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.19
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.44
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.64
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.31
45.31
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.18
45.18
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.25
62.25
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.33
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
3.88
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
3.78
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6297
27
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
8.97
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2188
9.38
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.66
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
3.8
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.64
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.62
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.34
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
957
4.1
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.749
0.749
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.19
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.13
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4248
38.68
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8930
38.29
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.02
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.3
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
4.23
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
4.2
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.48
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.78
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.54
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8105
34.75
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Dave Roberts

Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.91
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.19
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6299
27
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099.2
9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.36
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.09
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.64
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.81
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
2.07
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.78
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.68
96.68
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.25
62.25
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Dave Roberts

Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
434
2018.6
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
459.66
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
600
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
115
534.88
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
540
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
69.77
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
104.75
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
78.31
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.25
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.07
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.12
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.6
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26.44
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.34
15.53
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.09
30.6
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
97.67
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
149.49
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.72
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
112.88
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.47
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.56
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.78
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.51
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
68.14
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
3.88
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.26
26.71
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.95
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
8.14
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
135.25
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.76
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.1
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.17
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0