Brandon Claussen vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Brandon Claussen
Gen XSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Claussen 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 5.04 and 1.544 for Brandon Claussen. By the career numbers, Al Severinsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Claussen and Al Severinsen

Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.65
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.65
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.21
37.21
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
5.04
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
10.22
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.37
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.45
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
6.49
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.3
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1423
40.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
38.51
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
5.61
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.54
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.6
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
35.8
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.53
40.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Brandon Claussen and Al Severinsen

Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.65
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.65
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.51
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.48
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.11
98.11
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Claussen and Al Severinsen

Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
58
305.26
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
521.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
52.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
52.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.18
6.19
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
15.46
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
52.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
73.68
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.84
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.19
-11.51
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
19.77
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
210.53
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
57.89
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.26
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Claussen
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA