Bill Ricks vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Ricks 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 3.23 and 1.329 for Bill Ricks. By the career numbers, Al Severinsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Ricks and Al Severinsen

Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
3.23
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
38.51
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.72
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Bill Ricks and Al Severinsen

Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
2.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Ricks and Al Severinsen

Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
19.77
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA