Ed Seward vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Ed Seward
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Seward as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Seward posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.225 compared to 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Ed Seward had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Seward and Steve Smyth

Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.07
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.02
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.54
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.44
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.28
55.28
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.02
96.02
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.96
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
3.4
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4457
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1485.2
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1369
8.29
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.73
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.46
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589
3.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.82
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.4
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6286
38.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
4.99
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5769
34.95
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Ed Seward and Steve Smyth

Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5313
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1771
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.75
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.51
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.29
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
2.55
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.26
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.65
88.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.996
1.996
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Seward and Steve Smyth

Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
162.48
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
480
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
805
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
542.61
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
94.66
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
65.59
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.89
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.47
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
29.07
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.63
45.94
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
141.61
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
152.05
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
66.34
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
46.21
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
105.84
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.67
42.98
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
49.94
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
95
70.81
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
8.47
8.47
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
26.09
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
26.09
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA