Tony Cloninger vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Tony Cloninger
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tony Cloninger 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 4.07 and 1.418 for Tony Cloninger. By the career numbers, Al Severinsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Cloninger and Al Severinsen

Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.79
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.26
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.49
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.81
53.81
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.17
70.17
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.32
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
4.07
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
8.37
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
8.43
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.92
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
4.06
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.81
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.33
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
5.7
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.3
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.61
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7624
38.82
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
38.51
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
4.57
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6768
34.46
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Tony Cloninger and Al Severinsen

Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.79
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.26
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5302
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.1
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.58
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.42
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
2.13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
2
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.79
93.79
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.17
70.17
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Cloninger and Al Severinsen

Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
326.3
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
553.64
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
106.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
80.24
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.26
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.81
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.85
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
33.49
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
153.34
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
115.9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
57.95
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
59.73
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
107.88
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.39
28.88
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
19.77
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
143.54
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
34.77
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.35
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA