Chuck Seelbach vs. Herb Thomas — Career Comparison

Chuck Seelbach
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Thomas
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Herb 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 8.08 and 1.980 for Herb 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 Herb Thomas

Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.21
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.69
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.37
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
8.08
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.13
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
13.5
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.76
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.51
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.32
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.44
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.66
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.995
0.995
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.775
0.775
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
37.47
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
45.37
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.48
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.58
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9.3
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
32.85
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
39.61
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.37
45.37

Fielding Stats for Chuck Seelbach and Herb Thomas

Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.35
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.49
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.52
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.67
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.86
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.52
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.65
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chuck Seelbach and Herb Thomas

Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
1730.77
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
22
347.37
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
536.84
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.513
0.513
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.78
41.19
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.79
28.34
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
126.32
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
33.83
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
32.28
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
11
253.85
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
2.36
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA