Dick Drago vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Dick Drago
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Drago 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 1.351 for Dick Drago. By the career numbers, Al Severinsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Drago and Al Severinsen

Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.49
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.91
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.52
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.56
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.3
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.28
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
3.62
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5625
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1875
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1901
9.12
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.75
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.68
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.36
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
4.74
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.3
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.16
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.26
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7899
37.92
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.04
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
827
3.97
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.27
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.4
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7162
34.38
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Dick Drago and Al Severinsen

Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.49
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.91
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5623
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1874.1
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.4
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
1.29
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.75
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
1.69
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.676
0.676
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Drago and Al Severinsen

Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
953.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
501.22
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
38.41
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.32
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.32
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.32
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
15.46
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
45.73
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
78.66
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.95
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
42.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.39
-11.69
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
19.77
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
38.41
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
149
272.56
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
58.54
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.83
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA