Roy Bruner vs. Chuck Seelbach — Career Comparison

Roy Bruner
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chuck Seelbach
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Bruner 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 5.74 and 1.979 for Roy Bruner. By the career numbers, Chuck Seelbach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Bruner and Chuck Seelbach

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.73
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.69
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.74
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.37
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
11.49
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.13
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.49
11.49
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.76
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.32
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.51
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.02
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.44
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.995
0.995
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
42.65
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
37.47
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.15
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.48
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.18
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.58
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.979
1.979
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
36.34
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
32.85
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.65
42.65
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47

Fielding Stats for Roy Bruner and Chuck Seelbach

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
27
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130.2
9
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.52
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.86
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.65
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Bruner and Chuck Seelbach

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
1730.77
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
4.94
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.78
41.19
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-11.86
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
33.83
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
11
253.85
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA