Chuck Seelbach vs. Josh Towers — Career Comparison

Chuck Seelbach
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Josh Towers
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Josh Towers 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 4.95 and 1.399 for Josh Towers. 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 Josh Towers

Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.71
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.69
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.55
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.68
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.58
80.58
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.37
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
4.95
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.13
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
887
10.92
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.76
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.5
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.51
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.51
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.44
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
4.79
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.995
0.995
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
37.47
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3158
38.86
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.48
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.58
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
5.43
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.84
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
32.85
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2960
36.43
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Chuck Seelbach and Josh Towers

Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.71
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.52
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.29
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.86
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.44
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.65
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.34
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.58
80.58
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chuck Seelbach and Josh Towers

Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
75
1730.77
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
4633.33
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.78
41.19
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.23
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
33.83
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-41.21
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
11
253.85
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA