Gene Collins vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Gene Collins
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Collins 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 5.21 and 1.829 for Gene Collins. By the career numbers, Al Severinsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Collins and Al Severinsen

Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.78
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.18
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.21
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.189
0.189
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.39
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
8.43
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
10.07
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.81
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
10.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.3
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.83
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
45.47
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
38.51
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
7.7
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.7
7.7
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.71
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
33.87
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.47
45.47
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Gene Collins and Al Severinsen

Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.78
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.18
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.25
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2.11
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.84
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.37
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Collins and Al Severinsen

Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
342.86
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
531.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
70.92
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
205.71
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
73.77
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
19.77
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA