Neil Allen vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross 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 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. 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 Howard Ross

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.31
45.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.88
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
8.97
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.66
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.62
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4248
38.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
4.23
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3731
33.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Howard Ross

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Howard Ross

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
2018.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
534.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
69.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.34
15.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
97.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
3.88
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA