Mort Cooper vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Mort Cooper
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mort Cooper 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. Mort Cooper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.215 compared to 3.08 and 1.477 for Al Severinsen. By the career numbers, Mort Cooper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mort Cooper and Al Severinsen

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.44
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.17
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.37
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.05
63.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.02
81.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.97
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
3.08
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5522
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840.2
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1666
8.15
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
8.43
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.42
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.79
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.46
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.3
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7648
37.4
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.44
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.57
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7049
34.47
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Mort Cooper and Al Severinsen

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
27
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110.2
9
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.085
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mort Cooper and Al Severinsen

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
247.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654
544.24
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.69
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
87.38
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.31
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.99
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.31
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.63
28.82
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
133.98
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
125.66
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.61
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
56.59
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
93.2
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.29
26.87
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
19.77
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
98.2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
6.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
35.78
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.65
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA