Al Severinsen vs. Dave Wickersham — Career Comparison

Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Wickersham
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Wickersham 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 3.66 and 1.317 for Dave Wickersham. 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 Dave Wickersham

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.99
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.54
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.46
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.4
54.4
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
3.66
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3369
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123
9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1071
8.58
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.8
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
3.08
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.19
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.3
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
5.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4761
38.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.59
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
4.12
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4321
34.63
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Al Severinsen and Dave Wickersham

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.99
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3370
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.1
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.64
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.6
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.32
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
2.24
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Severinsen and Dave Wickersham

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
469.06
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
537.02
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
46.41
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
41.44
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.97
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.97
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
15.46
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.64
4.38
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
51.38
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
61.33
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
31.49
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
19.77
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
-12.72
-21.08
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
179.01
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
46.41
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.94
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0