How Ed Seward's Complete Games Compares to Similar Players

Ed Seward totaled 159 career Complete Games, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Complete Games season came in 1888, posting 57, well above the relief pitcher average of 32.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1885 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Complete Games total went from 35 in 1889 to 15 in 1890 and 0 in 1891, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Complete Games profile — ranging from 0 to 57 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ed Seward Lifetime Complete Games

Stats similar to Complete Games for Ed Seward
Ed Seward
Complete Games
Career159
Season Avg.26.5
162 Game Avg.146.35
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Ed Seward Complete Games Per Season

Ed Seward's Complete Games for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American Association, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ed Seward Complete Games per season line chart

Ed Seward Complete Games by Team

Ed Seward's career Complete Games totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ed Seward career Complete Games by team bar chart

Ed Seward Cumulative Complete Games — Career Progression

A running total of Ed Seward's career Complete Games, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Ed Seward Complete Games year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Seward Complete Games Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Seward's seasonal Complete Games alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Ed Seward Complete Games distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Seward Complete Games — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Seward's MLB career with Complete Games alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Ed Seward Complete Games season-by-season breakdown table