Eli Cates vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Eli Cates
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eli Cates 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. Eli Cates posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.53 and WHIP 1.267 compared to 3.08 and 1.477 for Al Severinsen. By the career numbers, Eli Cates had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eli Cates and Al Severinsen

Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.5
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.79
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.08
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113.2
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
8.87
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.61
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.3
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
36.58
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.64
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
33.97
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.58
36.58
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Eli Cates and Al Severinsen

Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.55
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.77
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.11
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.36
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.94
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.32
90.32
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.546
2.546
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eli Cates and Al Severinsen

Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
40
338.03
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
498.59
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
92.96
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
76.06
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
36.35
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
118.31
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
152.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
67.61
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
40.26
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
19.77
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
118.31
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
5.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA