Al Severinsen vs. Adam Wainwright — Career Comparison

Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Adam Wainwright
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adam Wainwright 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 3.53 and 1.257 for Adam Wainwright. By the career numbers, Al Severinsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Severinsen and Adam Wainwright

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
1.61
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.39
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.67
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.98
85.98
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1047
3.53
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8005
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2668.1
9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2577
8.69
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
0.79
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
2.48
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.3
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2202
7.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.17
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.27
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11116
37.49
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1117
3.77
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.34
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.2
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.86
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10139
34.2
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.49
37.49

Fielding Stats for Al Severinsen and Adam Wainwright

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
1.61
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.39
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8005
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2668.1
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.8
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.09
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
1.92
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
1.89
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.98
85.98
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Severinsen and Adam Wainwright

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
359.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
744
526.42
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
101.18
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
65.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.59
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.08
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
36.08
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.62
34.4
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
152.83
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
120.28
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
38.92
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
53.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
84.91
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
19.77
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.2
29.86
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
19.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
176.89
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
52.36
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.12
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.78
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0