Dizzy Dean vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Dizzy Dean
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dizzy Dean 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. Dizzy Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 3.08 and 1.477 for Al Severinsen. By the career numbers, Dizzy Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dizzy Dean and Al Severinsen

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.45
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.69
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.38
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.38
64.38
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.56
72.56
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.7
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3.02
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
3.08
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5902
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967.1
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1919
8.78
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.43
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.07
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
5.32
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.3
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8171
37.38
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.35
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
3.54
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.57
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7691
35.18
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Dizzy Dean and Al Severinsen

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110.2
9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.99
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dizzy Dean and Al Severinsen

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
254.57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
561.62
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
126.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
98.69
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.42
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.52
38.79
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
169.19
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
133.94
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
112.79
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.35
40.22
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
19.77
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
81.46
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.37
7.37
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
30.55
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.4
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA