Al Severinsen vs. Vic Willis — Career Comparison

Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vic Willis
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Vic Willis 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. Vic Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.209 compared to 3.08 and 1.477 for Al Severinsen. By the career numbers, Vic Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Severinsen and Vic Willis

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
1.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.06
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.56
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
0.46
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.85
54.85
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.81
91.81
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
0.87
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
3.08
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
2.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11988
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3996
9
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
8.43
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3621
8.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.15
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1212
2.73
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.3
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651
3.72
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.21
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.35
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16263
36.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.09
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1620
3.65
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14895
33.55
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.63
36.63

Fielding Stats for Al Severinsen and Vic Willis

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
1.15
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12291
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4097
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
0.85
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.11
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
2.48
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1592
3.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.68
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1520
3.34
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.48
95.48
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.895
2.895
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.14
49.14
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Severinsen and Vic Willis

Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
196.3
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1623
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1493
551.94
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
91.68
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
82.81
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.48
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.37
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.87
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.59
22.77
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
102.77
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
124.58
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
39.56
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
31.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
70.24
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
19.77
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.49
20.88
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.96
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
29.94
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
73.57
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.16
8.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
15.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.11
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100