Jerry Reuss vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Jerry Reuss
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jerry Reuss 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 3.64 and 1.357 for Jerry Reuss. By the career numbers, Al Severinsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Reuss and Al Severinsen

Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
1.54
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.34
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.54
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.47
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.31
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
3.64
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11009
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3669.2
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3734
9.16
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.6
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
2.76
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.29
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
4.68
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.3
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.827
0.827
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.26
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.14
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15582
38.22
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.17
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.53
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
0.79
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14100
34.58
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Jerry Reuss and Al Severinsen

Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
1.54
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.34
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11008
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3669.1
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.42
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603
1.48
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
2
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
1.9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.85
94.85
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.26
87.26
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Reuss and Al Severinsen

Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
631
316.82
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1195
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1024
514.14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
85.86
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
72.8
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.29
21.74
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
100.42
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
121
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
35.65
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
64.27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36.88
18.52
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
19.77
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.64
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
433
217.41
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
49.71
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.53
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA