Rube Chambers vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Rube Chambers
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Chambers 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 5.49 and 1.617 for Rube Chambers. By the career numbers, Al Severinsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Chambers and Al Severinsen

Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.45
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.95
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.91
65.91
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.46
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
5.49
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.433
0.433
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
10.02
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
4.53
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.81
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.89
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.3
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
886
29.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
6.47
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.05
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
23.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
33.32
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.542
0.542
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
29.1
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Rube Chambers and Al Severinsen

Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.05
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.31
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.84
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.11
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.26
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.98
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Chambers and Al Severinsen

Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
47
247.37
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
505.26
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.15
53.41
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
136.84
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
184.21
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
68.42
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
121.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
54.45
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
19.77
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
89.47
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.26
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA