Jack Armstrong vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Jack Armstrong
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Armstrong built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Severinsen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Severinsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.477 compared to 4.58 and 1.458 for Jack Armstrong. By the career numbers, Al Severinsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Armstrong and Al Severinsen

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
4.58
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
807
9.23
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.17
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.65
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
5.83
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
39.47
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
38.51
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
5.02
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.39
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.42
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3044
34.83
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Jack Armstrong and Al Severinsen

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
2.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
1.98
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Armstrong and Al Severinsen

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
426.98
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
516.28
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.6
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
53.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.16
6.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
15.46
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
64.19
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
69.77
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.65
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.73
-13.19
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
19.77
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
231.63
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
72.56
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.74
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA