How Ed Seward's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Ed Seward totaled 169 career Starts, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1888, posting 57, well above the relief pitcher average of 33.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1885 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 38 in 1889 to 19 in 1890 and 3 in 1891, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 57 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ed Seward Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Ed Seward Starts Per Season

Ed Seward's Starts 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 Starts per season line chart

Ed Seward Starts by Team

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

Ed Seward Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Ed Seward's career Starts, 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 Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Seward Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Seward's seasonal Starts 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 Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Seward Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Seward's MLB career with Starts 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 Starts season-by-season breakdown table