Neil Allen vs. Rube Walberg — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Walberg
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Walberg 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 4.16 and 1.447 for Rube Walberg. 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 Rube Walberg

Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
1.85
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.05
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.53
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.53
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.64
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.48
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.36
52.36
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.43
56.43
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.48
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.88
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
4.16
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7932
27
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
8.97
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
9.51
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.66
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.55
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
3.8
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
3.51
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.62
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
3.69
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.14
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4248
38.68
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11538
39.27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.02
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.49
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
4.23
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1423
4.84
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.78
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10480
35.67
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Rube Walberg

Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.54
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2965
27
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
988.1
9
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.09
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.81
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.78
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.77
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.449
0.449
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.59
13.59
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Rube Walberg

Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
434
2018.6
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
326.57
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1005
600
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
115
534.88
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
905
540.3
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
69.77
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
96.72
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
75.82
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
15.52
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.99
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.39
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.6
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
20.9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.34
15.53
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.27
29.42
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
97.67
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
125.37
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.72
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
125.37
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
46.57
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.56
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
50.15
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.51
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
94.33
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
3.88
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.26
27.62
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
28.66
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
106.87
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.61
5.61
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
31.04
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.79
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67