Al Severinsen vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams 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 4.41 and 1.319 for Lefty Williams. 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 Williams

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.43
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
34.09
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Al Severinsen and Lefty Williams

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Severinsen and Lefty Williams

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
19.77
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA