Jimmie DeShong vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Jimmie DeShong
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmie DeShong 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 5.08 and 1.604 for Jimmie DeShong. By the career numbers, Al Severinsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jimmie DeShong and Al Severinsen

Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.8
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.03
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.48
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.45
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.65
51.65
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.45
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
5.08
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2618
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872.2
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
968
9.98
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.61
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
4.46
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.81
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
2.82
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.3
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3944
40.68
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
38.51
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.44
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
5.78
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.604
1.604
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3500
36.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Jimmie DeShong and Al Severinsen

Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
27
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110.2
9
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmie DeShong and Al Severinsen

Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
306.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
509.57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
100.87
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
90.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.48
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.96
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.83
36.23
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
118.26
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
158.26
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.87
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
43.48
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
104.35
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.54
42.68
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
19.77
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.74
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
55.65
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
71.3
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.41
8.41
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
33.04
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.74
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.74
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.74
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA