Chuck Seelbach vs. Doc Watson — Career Comparison

Chuck Seelbach
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Watson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Watson 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. Doc Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.242 compared to 3.38 and 1.332 for Chuck Seelbach. By the career numbers, Doc Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chuck Seelbach and Doc Watson

Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.67
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.11
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.69
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.53
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.16
51.16
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.37
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.7
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
8.13
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
7.87
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.76
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.51
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.31
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.44
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
3.21
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.995
0.995
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
37.47
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
14.15
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.48
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
3.58
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.28
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
32.85
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
10.55
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.47
37.47
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.15
14.15

Fielding Stats for Chuck Seelbach and Doc Watson

Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
27
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130.2
9
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.52
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.86
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.65
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.88
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.348
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chuck Seelbach and Doc Watson

Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
1730.77
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
323.44
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
525
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
56.25
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.56
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.78
41.19
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
9.55
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
84.38
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.5
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.44
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
33.83
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.08
-5.07
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
253.85
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
215.63
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA