Max Lanier vs. Chris Seddon — Career Comparison

Max Lanier
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chris Seddon
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Max Lanier built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Seddon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Max Lanier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 5.47 and 1.541 for Chris Seddon. By the career numbers, Max Lanier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Lanier and Chris Seddon

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
1.82
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.62
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.13
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.6
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.46
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.39
62.39
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.51
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.01
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.47
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4858
27
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619.1
9
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1490
8.28
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
10.34
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.36
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.97
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
3.4
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.41
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821
4.56
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.35
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6772
37.64
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.34
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.09
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.5
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.84
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.85
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
34.14
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
36.36
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.64
37.64
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Max Lanier and Chris Seddon

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.62
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.73
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
27
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
9
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.85
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.34
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.22
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.94
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.79
15.79
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Lanier and Chris Seddon

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
328.55
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
4560
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
600
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
535.89
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
99.17
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94.16
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.01
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.01
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.71
18.74
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105.18
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
122.2
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.08
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27.05
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
73.12
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.69
18.72
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-31.07
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.04
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.08
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.31
13.31
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
41.07
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17.03
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA