Kirk Rueter vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Kirk Rueter
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kirk Rueter 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 4.27 and 1.416 for Kirk Rueter. By the career numbers, Al Severinsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kirk Rueter and Al Severinsen

Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.6
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.61
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.43
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.56
58.56
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
4.27
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2092
9.82
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.03
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
2.73
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.19
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
3.84
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.3
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8210
38.52
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
38.51
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004
4.71
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.44
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.28
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7450
34.96
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Kirk Rueter and Al Severinsen

Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.6
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
2.06
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
2.73
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
2.69
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.8
98.8
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirk Rueter and Al Severinsen

Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
282.97
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
504.32
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
77.03
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
69.73
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.3
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.3
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.76
14.4
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
15.46
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
84.32
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
98.92
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
35.68
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
32.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
68.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.98
9.71
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
19.77
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.89
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
85.14
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
69.73
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.3
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA