Fred Blanding vs. Chuck Seelbach — Career Comparison

Fred Blanding
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chuck Seelbach
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Blanding built a career as a starting pitcher and Chuck Seelbach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Blanding posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 3.38 and 1.332 for Chuck Seelbach. By the career numbers, Fred Blanding had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blanding and Chuck Seelbach

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.59
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.95
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.5
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.69
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.51
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.45
49.45
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.72
59.72
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.13
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.37
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2443
27
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814.1
9
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
9.49
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.13
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.76
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.06
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.51
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
3.07
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.44
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.995
0.995
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.23
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3377
37.32
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
37.47
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.48
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
4.37
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.58
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
34.08
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
32.85
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.32
37.32
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.47
37.47

Fielding Stats for Fred Blanding and Chuck Seelbach

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
28.8
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
5.17
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.6
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
47.8
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.52
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.6
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
56
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.86
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
52.4
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.65
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.57
93.57
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.819
1.819
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blanding and Chuck Seelbach

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
265.45
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
1730.77
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
600
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
547.27
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
118.18
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
100
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.91
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.18
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.79
39.62
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.78
41.19
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
145.45
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
149.09
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
50.91
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.64
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
92.73
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.03
43.69
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1.47
33.83
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
25.45
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
105.45
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
253.85
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
5.69
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.82
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.27
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.09
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA