Al Severinsen vs. Bill Wight — Career Comparison

Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Wight
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Wight 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 3.95 and 1.521 for Bill Wight. 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 Bill Wight

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
2
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.44
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.06
57.06
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.38
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
3.95
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4689
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1563
9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1656
9.54
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.43
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.81
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
4.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.3
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
3.31
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.26
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
38.51
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6851
39.45
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.34
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.55
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6123
35.26
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Al Severinsen and Bill Wight

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
6.24
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.04
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1505
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501.2
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.81
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.11
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
6.37
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.72
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
7.89
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
7.18
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.29
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Severinsen and Bill Wight

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
381.32
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480
527.47
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
60.44
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
53.85
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.59
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.59
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
15.46
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.1
10
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
67.03
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
89.01
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.88
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
26.37
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
47.25
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
19.77
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.7
-4.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.2
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
26.37
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
185.71
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.23
3.23
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
43.96
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.49
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0