Herb Kelly vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Herb Kelly
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb Kelly 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. Herb Kelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 3.08 and 1.477 for Al Severinsen. By the career numbers, Herb Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Kelly and Al Severinsen

Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.45
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.74
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.95
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.08
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
8.35
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
8.43
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.7
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.95
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.3
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.627
0.627
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
37.55
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.47
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.91
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
34.61
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Herb Kelly and Al Severinsen

Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
27
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110.2
9
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Kelly and Al Severinsen

Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
68.22
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
80.72
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
19.77
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA