Chuck Seelbach vs. Dean Thomas — Career Comparison

Chuck Seelbach
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dean Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dean Thomas 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 5.49 and 1.542 for Dean Thomas. By the career numbers, Chuck Seelbach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chuck Seelbach and Dean Thomas

Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.69
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.76
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.37
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.49
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.13
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
9.76
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.76
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.51
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.12
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.44
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.03
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.995
0.995
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
37.47
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
40.73
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.48
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.58
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.71
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.68
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
32.85
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
35.39
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Chuck Seelbach and Dean Thomas

Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.52
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.29
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.86
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.44
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.65
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.44
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.778
1.778
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chuck Seelbach and Dean Thomas

Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
1730.77
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.78
41.19
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
3.14
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
33.83
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.73
-20.96
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
11
253.85
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
2.36
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA