Al Severinsen vs. Lefty Wallace — Career Comparison

Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Wallace
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Wallace 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 4.11 and 1.362 for Lefty Wallace. 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 Lefty Wallace

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
3.17
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.87
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.45
27.45
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
4.11
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144.2
9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
8.43
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
8.27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.56
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.81
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.98
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.3
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
3.17
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.795
0.795
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
38.51
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
39.32
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.87
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.54
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
35.09
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32

Fielding Stats for Al Severinsen and Lefty Wallace

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
27
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110.2
9
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.804
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Severinsen and Lefty Wallace

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
52
709.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
518.18
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
15.46
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.25
3.45
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
19.77
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-13.47
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
231.82
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA