Joe Dobson vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Dobson 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 3.62 and 1.336 for Joe Dobson. By the career numbers, Al Severinsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dobson and Al Severinsen

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.43
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
3.62
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
8.49
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
3.53
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
4.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.3
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9159
37.99
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
4.07
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8298
34.42
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Joe Dobson and Al Severinsen

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
7.16
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.11
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.7
97.7
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dobson and Al Severinsen

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
302.19
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
508.76
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
77.37
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
70.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
121.9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.58
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.55
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.66
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.67
17.27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
19.77
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.42
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
178.1
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
46.72
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA