Lou Koupal vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Lou Koupal
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Koupal 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 5.58 and 1.765 for Lou Koupal. By the career numbers, Al Severinsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Koupal and Al Severinsen

Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
2.71
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.94
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.56
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.26
32.26
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.65
34.65
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
5.58
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335.1
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
11.7
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.62
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
4.19
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.81
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.33
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.3
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1560
41.87
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
38.51
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.07
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
6.84
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1399
37.55
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Lou Koupal and Al Severinsen

Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
27
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110.2
9
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.753
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Koupal and Al Severinsen

Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
556.36
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
567.27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
60
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.59
8.68
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
15.46
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.84
-10.01
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
19.77
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
109.09
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA