Bill Phyle vs. Ed Seward — Career Comparison

Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Seward
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Bill Phyle built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Seward as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Seward posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.225 compared to 3.96 and 1.500 for Bill Phyle. By the career numbers, Ed Seward had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Phyle and Ed Seward

Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.21
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.07
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.01
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.02
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.54
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.44
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.48
34.48
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.28
55.28
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.78
83.78
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.02
96.02
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.92
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.96
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
3.96
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
3.4
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4457
27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1485.2
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
10.59
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1369
8.29
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
2.91
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.73
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.57
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.82
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.4
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
39.65
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6286
38.08
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
6.34
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
4.99
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
36.35
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5769
34.95
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bill Phyle and Ed Seward

Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.16
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.13
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5313
27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1771
9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.75
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.51
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.29
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
2.55
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
2.26
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.89
91.89
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.65
88.65
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.996
1.996
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Phyle and Ed Seward

Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
190.63
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
162.48
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
192
600
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
805
600
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
568.75
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
728
542.61
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
100
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
94.66
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
65.59
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.63
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.89
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.13
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.47
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.71
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.75
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
29.07
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
8.95
27.98
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.63
45.94
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
39
121.88
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
141.61
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
41
128.13
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
152.05
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
17
53.13
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
66.34
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
46.21
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
25
78.13
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
105.84
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
8.07
25.23
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.67
42.98
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.45
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
28.13
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
49.94
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
93.75
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
70.81
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
6.4
6.4
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
8.47
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.25
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
26.09
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.25
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
26.09
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100