Neil Allen vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. 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 Roy Witherup

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.31
45.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
8.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4248
38.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
4.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Roy Witherup

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Roy Witherup

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
2018.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
534.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
15.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
97.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
3.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA