Chuck Seelbach vs. Justin Thompson — Career Comparison

Chuck Seelbach
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Justin Thompson
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Justin Thompson 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 4.02 and 1.350 for Justin Thompson. 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 Justin Thompson

Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.43
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.69
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.5
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.57
45.57
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.37
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
4.02
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.13
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
8.78
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.76
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.01
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.51
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.26
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.44
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
5.94
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.995
0.995
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
37.47
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2739
38
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.48
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.58
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
4.44
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.85
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
32.85
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
34.03
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38

Fielding Stats for Chuck Seelbach and Justin Thompson

Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.43
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.33
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.52
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.25
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.86
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.6
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.65
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.58
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chuck Seelbach and Justin Thompson

Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
75
1730.77
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
4414.29
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.78
41.19
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.72
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
33.83
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.79
-33.83
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
253.85
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
2.36
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA