Neil Allen vs. Randy Messenger — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Randy Messenger
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Neil Allen a clear advantage over Randy Messenger across the core pitching metrics. Neil Allen led in run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 85), home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 113), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 93). Randy Messenger held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 94). Neil Allen was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Neil Allen and Randy Messenger

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
3.95
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.43
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.54
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.64
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.31
45.31
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.59
13.59
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.88
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.87
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
8.97
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
10.97
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.66
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.02
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.8
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.62
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611
5.56
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
5.85
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4248
38.68
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
41.13
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.02
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.39
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
4.23
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
5.07
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.34
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.78
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.93
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.652
1.652
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
35.97
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.13
41.13

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Randy Messenger

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
3.95
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.43
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.54
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.09
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.17
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.81
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.78
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.41
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.449
0.449
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.59
13.59
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Randy Messenger

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
2018.6
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
12975
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
600
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
534.88
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
69.77
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.6
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.34
15.53
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
97.67
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.72
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.95
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.51
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.83
3.88
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA