Al Severinsen vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Rube Waddell 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. Rube Waddell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.16 and WHIP 1.102 compared to 3.08 and 1.477 for Al Severinsen. By the career numbers, Rube Waddell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Severinsen and Rube Waddell

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.03
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.59
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
3.08
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
8.43
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.3
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.22
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.35
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.16
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.57
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
33.32
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Al Severinsen and Rube Waddell

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.65
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.11
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Severinsen and Rube Waddell

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
90.77
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
68.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.21
26.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
122.96
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
116.09
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
32.19
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
73.88
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
19.77
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.89
19.99
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
158.31
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100