Al Severinsen vs. Doc Watson — Career Comparison

Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Watson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Watson 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. Doc Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.242 compared to 3.08 and 1.477 for Al Severinsen. By the career numbers, Doc Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Severinsen and Doc Watson

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.67
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
3.08
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.7
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
8.43
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
7.87
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.31
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.3
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
3.21
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
14.15
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.57
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.28
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
33.32
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
10.55
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.15
14.15

Fielding Stats for Al Severinsen and Doc Watson

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
27
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110.2
9
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.348
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Severinsen and Doc Watson

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
323.44
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
525
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
56.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.56
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
15.46
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
9.55
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
84.38
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.44
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
19.77
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.08
-5.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
215.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.88
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA