Ron Allen vs. Tommy Dowd — Career Comparison

Ron Allen
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Tommy Dowd
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ron Allen and Tommy Dowd are closely matched on the surface stats. Tommy Dowd posted stronger numbers in OPS (.664 vs .649) and on-base percentage (.319 vs .286). Ron Allen had the advantage in slugging (.364 vs .345). By the career numbers, Tommy Dowd had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ron Allen and Tommy Dowd

Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
300
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1321
132.79
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5969
600
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
471.43
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5514
554.26
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1493
150.08
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1218
122.43
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
16.38
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
8.85
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
2.41
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
27.64
Ron Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ron Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Ron Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
58.65
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
696.46
70.01
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
171.43
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1904
191.39
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
171.43
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1885
189.48
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Ron Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Ron Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
903
90.77
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
501
50.36
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1380
138.72
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
37.63
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
776.17
78.02
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.21
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
37.19
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
214.29
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
274
27.54
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.78
21.78
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
1.35
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
6.33
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
36.99
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
36.99
Ron Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ron Allen and Tommy Dowd

Ron Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.73
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1334
1.08
Ron Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33252
27
Ron Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11084
9
Ron Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
10.04
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2611
2.12
Ron Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
0.87
Ron Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
0.29
Ron Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
10.73
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4030
3.27
Ron Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
10.38
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3678
2.99
Ron Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.27
91.27
Ron Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.757
2.757
Ron Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.11
Ron Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0