Al Severinsen vs. Ollie West — Career Comparison

Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ollie West
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ollie West 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 5.02 and 1.500 for Ollie West. 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 Ollie West

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.89
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.98
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
5.02
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9.72
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.78
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.3
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
3.33
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
38.51
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
41.09
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
6
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
36
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.09
41.09

Fielding Stats for Al Severinsen and Ollie West

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.91
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.11
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.43
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.74
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.68
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
97.67
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Severinsen and Ollie West

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
30
305.08
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
569.49
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
152.54
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
142.37
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.23
53.2
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
183.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
172.88
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
19.77
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.43
65.37
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA