Chuck Seelbach vs. Al Widmar — Career Comparison

Chuck Seelbach
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Widmar
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Widmar 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 5.21 and 1.640 for Al Widmar. 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 Al Widmar

Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.64
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.97
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.69
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.7
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.23
30.23
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.37
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
5.21
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
27
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388.1
9
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.13
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
10.68
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.76
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.95
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.51
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.08
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.44
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
3.31
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.995
0.995
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
37.47
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1770
41.02
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.48
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.58
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
5.65
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
32.85
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1589
36.83
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02

Fielding Stats for Chuck Seelbach and Al Widmar

Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
27
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130.2
9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.52
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.86
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.65
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.07
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.939
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chuck Seelbach and Al Widmar

Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
1730.77
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
560.66
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
526.23
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
88.52
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.85
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.78
41.19
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.43
21.77
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
108.2
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
122.95
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
33.83
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.37
16.6
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
253.85
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
181.97
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA