Dave Downs vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs 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. Dave Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 3.08 and 1.477 for Al Severinsen. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Downs and Al Severinsen

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
3.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
33.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Al Severinsen

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Al Severinsen

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
19.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA