Ed Rakow vs. Bobby Seay — Career Comparison

Ed Rakow
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bobby Seay
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Rakow built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Seay as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bobby Seay led in home run suppression (HR9+ 265 vs 97), run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 131 vs 97). Role difference aside, Bobby Seay holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ed Rakow and Bobby Seay

Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.31
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
10.53
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.06
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.43
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.44
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.56
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.37
43.37
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
4.33
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
4.16
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2284
27
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
27
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761.1
9
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
9
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
771
9.11
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.72
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.04
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.69
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.59
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
3.63
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.2
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.73
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
5.72
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
7.67
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.43
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.36
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.52
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3293
38.93
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
38.91
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.54
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
4.89
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
4.24
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.48
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.48
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2965
35.05
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
33.78
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Ed Rakow and Bobby Seay

Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.31
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
10.53
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.06
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2284
27
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
27
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761.1
9
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
9
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.73
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.36
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.55
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.01
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.39
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.45
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.28
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.37
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Rakow and Bobby Seay

Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
195
462.45
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
156600
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
535.97
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
45.06
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.32
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
4.57
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
49.8
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
73.52
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.94
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
45.06
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.46
-20.06
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.09
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
213.44
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.2
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.6
Bobby Seay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Seay
Career
Per 600 PA