Corey Kluber vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Corey Kluber
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Corey Kluber 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 3.44 and 1.135 for Corey Kluber. By the career numbers, Al Severinsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Corey Kluber and Al Severinsen

Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.49
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.64
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.42
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.1
60.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
3.44
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4925
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1641.2
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1486
8.15
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
8.43
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.97
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.02
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1725
9.46
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.3
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.36
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6688
36.67
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
3.75
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.18
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.129
1.129
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6200
33.99
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.67
36.67
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Corey Kluber and Al Severinsen

Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.49
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4925
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1641.2
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.64
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.72
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.39
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.36
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Corey Kluber and Al Severinsen

Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
5118.75
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
525
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.45
8.45
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
15.46
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.72
-13.42
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
19.77
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
15
281.25
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA