Vern Law vs. Chris Seddon — Career Comparison

Vern Law
Silent GenerationIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Chris Seddon
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vern Law 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. Vern Law posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 5.47 and 1.541 for Chris Seddon. By the career numbers, Vern Law had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vern Law and Chris Seddon

Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.63
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.62
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.23
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.55
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.5
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.43
52.43
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.36
75.36
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.4
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
3.77
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.47
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8016
27
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2672
9
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2833
9.54
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
10.34
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.9
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.97
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
2.01
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.41
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.25
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
3.68
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.35
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.13
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11231
37.83
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.26
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.09
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
4.29
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.84
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.85
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10594
35.68
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
36.36
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Vern Law and Chris Seddon

Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.79
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.62
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.24
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7296
27
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2432
9
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.79
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.68
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.85
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
2.53
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
2.46
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.22
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.23
97.23
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.15
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Law and Chris Seddon

Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516
309.6
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
4560
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
883
529.8
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
114.6
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
82.8
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
21
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.6
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
31.8
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.07
40.84
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
163.8
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
142.8
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
57.6
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
54
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
105
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.7
41.22
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-31.07
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
24.6
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
107.4
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.59
5.59
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
37.8
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
24
14.4
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA