Neil Allen vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe 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. Barney Wolfe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.142 compared to 3.88 and 1.487 for Neil Allen. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Neil Allen and Barney Wolfe

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.64
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.31
45.31
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
3.88
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
985
8.97
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.53
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.66
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3.8
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.62
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
2.82
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4248
38.68
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.02
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
4.23
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.14
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.78
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1929
34
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Barney Wolfe

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.95
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.09
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.81
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.78
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.51
95.51
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.59
13.59
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Barney Wolfe

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
2018.6
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
76
241.27
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
115
534.88
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
555.56
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.77
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
60.32
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
47.62
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.17
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.6
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.34
15.53
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
15.58
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
97.67
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
82.54
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.72
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
92.06
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.1
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.22
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.51
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
3.88
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-1.08
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
190.48
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA