Nolan Ryan vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nolan Ryan 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 3.19 and 1.262 for Nolan Ryan. By the career numbers, Al Severinsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nolan Ryan and Al Severinsen

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
3.19
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
8.43
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.81
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.13
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
0.46
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.26
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2178
3.64
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.32
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.23
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
33.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Nolan Ryan and Al Severinsen

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nolan Ryan and Al Severinsen

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
505.96
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
534.17
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.78
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
15.46
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
25.08
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
22.57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
46.39
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
19.77
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
232.6
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
40.75
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA