What years did Neil Allen play?

Neil Allen played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1989.

Was Neil Allen a pitcher?

Yes. Neil Allen pitched in the major leagues, recording 58 wins and 611 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Neil Allen hit?

Neil Allen hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.

Neil Allen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1979-1989)

W–L 58–70

ERA 3.88

WHIP 1.42

SO 611

Pitcher PIV 3282.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 185 lb
Born: 1/24/1958 in Kansas City, KS, USA
MLB Debut: 1979-04-15
Last Game: 1989-09-19

Full name: Neil Patrick Allen

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
58	70	434	59	7	6	75	988.3	985	426	73	417	611	3.88	3282.4

Career ERA 3.88 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1979	NYN	NL	6	10	50	5	0	0	8	99.0	100	39	47	65	3.55	4.00 (+11%)	1599.8
1980	NYN	NL	7	10	59	0	0	0	22	97.3	87	40	40	79	3.70	3.84 (+4%)	1352.5
1981	NYN	NL	7	6	43	0	0	0	18	66.7	64	22	26	50	2.97	3.58 (+17%)	901.0
1982	NYN	NL	3	7	50	0	0	0	19	64.7	65	22	30	59	3.06	3.86 (+21%)	864.6
1983	NYN	NL	2	7	21	4	1	1	2	54.0	57	27	36	32	4.50	3.87 (-16%)	-1541.6
1983	SLN	NL	10	6	25	18	4	2	0	121.7	122	50	48	74	3.70	3.87 (+4%)	1510.4
1984	SLN	NL	9	6	57	1	0	0	3	119.0	105	47	49	66	3.55	3.81 (+7%)	796.3
1985	SLN	NL	1	4	23	1	0	0	2	29.0	32	18	17	10	5.59	3.89 (-43%)	-948.4
1985	NYA	AL	1	0	17	0	0	0	1	29.3	26	9	13	16	2.76	3.89 (+29%)	389.0
1986	CHA	AL	7	2	22	17	2	2	0	113.0	101	48	38	57	3.82	3.97 (+4%)	659.2
1987	CHA	AL	0	7	15	10	0	0	0	49.7	74	39	26	26	7.07	4.29 (-65%)	-983.8
1987	NYA	AL	0	1	8	1	0	0	0	24.7	23	10	10	16	3.65	4.29 (+15%)	278.6
1988	NYA	AL	5	3	41	2	0	1	0	117.3	121	50	37	61	3.84	3.73 (-3%)	-1595.4
1989	CLE	AL	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	3.0	8	5	0	0	15.00	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			58	70	434	59	7	6	75	988.1	985	426	417	611	3.88	—	3,282

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
434	115	3	15	2	2	0	7	0	3	51	.130	.153	.183	.335	0

Career AVG .130 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 49.7% below league average.

Career OBP .153 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 53.0% below league average.

Career SLG .183 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 53.0% below league average.

Career OPS .335 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 53.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1979	NYN	NL	50	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	NYN	NL	59	14	0	2	0	0	0	1	7	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	NYN	NL	43	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	NYN	NL	50	6	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	NYN	NL	21	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	SLN	NL	25	39	2	5	2	0	3	0	19	.128	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	SLN	NL	57	25	0	6	0	1	4	0	8	.240	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	SLN	NL	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	NYA	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	CHA	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	CHA	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	NYA	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	NYA	AL	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	CLE	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			434	115	3	15	2	2	7	3	51	.130	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	210	54	2	9	0	6	.167
Away	224	61	1	6	0	1	.098

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	210	492.1	463	197	198	319	3.60
Away	224	496.0	522	229	219	292	4.16

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1989-09-19	CLE	OAK	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0
1989-09-07	CLE	TOR	—	1.0	4	2	2	0	0	0
1989-06-27	CLE	LAA	L	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
1988-10-01	NYY	DET	L	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	1
1988-09-28	NYY	BAL	—	3.2	3	0	0	0	5	0
1988-09-23	NYY	BOS	—	2.0	2	1	1	3	0	0
1988-09-18	NYY	BOS	—	6.0	6	2	2	2	1	1
1988-09-15	NYY	BOS	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1988-09-13	NYY	CLE	W	3.1	3	0	0	0	0	0
1988-09-11	NYY	DET	—	2.2	3	2	2	0	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	434	59	75	120	4	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1979	NYN	P	50	5	9	14	1	1
1980	NYN	P	59	0	4	10	1	0
1981	NYN	P	43	0	4	13	0	1
1982	NYN	P	50	0	1	8	1	1
1983	NYN	P	21	4	5	6	0	0
1983	SLN	P	25	18	12	14	0	0
1984	SLN	P	57	1	5	22	0	0
1985	SLN	P	23	1	2	5	0	0
1985	NYA	P	17	0	3	3	0	0
1986	CHA	P	22	17	15	10	0	0
1987	CHA	P	15	10	6	5	1	1
1987	NYA	P	8	1	1	2	0	0
1988	NYA	P	41	2	6	8	0	0
1989	CLE	P	3	0	2	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	434

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1983	Player of the Week	Week of 1983-07-22
1981	Player of the Week	Week of 1981-08-21
1980	Player of the Week	Week of 1980-07-04

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1989	CLE	AL	$325,000
1988	NYA	AL	$250,000
1987	CHA	AL	$1,250,000
1986	CHA	AL	$900,000
1985	SLN	NL	$750,000
Total Career Earnings			$3,475,000

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Frequently Asked Questions about Neil Allen

What years did Neil Allen play?: Neil Allen played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1989.
Was Neil Allen a pitcher?: Yes. Neil Allen pitched in the major leagues, recording 58 wins and 611 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Neil Allen hit?: Neil Allen hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.