Buttons Briggs vs. Chuck Seelbach — Career Comparison

Buttons Briggs
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chuck Seelbach
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buttons Briggs 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. Chuck Seelbach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 3.41 and 1.415 for Buttons Briggs. By the career numbers, Chuck Seelbach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buttons Briggs and Chuck Seelbach

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.02
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.69
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.49
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.35
48.35
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.51
91.51
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.88
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
3.41
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.37
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
9.25
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.13
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.76
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.49
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.51
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.56
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.44
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.995
0.995
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
38.45
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
37.47
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.48
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
5.02
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.58
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3285
34.55
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
32.85
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47

Fielding Stats for Buttons Briggs and Chuck Seelbach

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.53
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2568
27
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
9
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.68
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.52
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.22
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.86
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.12
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.65
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.906
1.906
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.17
47.17
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buttons Briggs and Chuck Seelbach

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
181.71
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
1730.77
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
555.43
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
82.29
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
72
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.43
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.14
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.29
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.62
21.63
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.78
41.19
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
101.14
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
114.86
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
32.57
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.14
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.07
15.54
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
33.83
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
32.57
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
113.14
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
253.85
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA