William Bell vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

William Bell
UnknownPhiladelphia GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

William Bell 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. William Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.85 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 3.08 and 1.477 for Al Severinsen. By the career numbers, William Bell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Bell and Al Severinsen

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.08
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
9
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
10.06
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.3
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
38.38
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
34.68
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for William Bell and Al Severinsen

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.56
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.77
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.42
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Bell and Al Severinsen

William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
54.76
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
47.47
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
19.77
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA