Ed Seward vs. Chris Van Cuyk — Career Comparison

Ed Seward
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Chris Van Cuyk
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Van Cuyk 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 5.16 and 1.453 for Chris Van Cuyk. 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 Chris Van Cuyk

Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.07
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.47
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.02
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.46
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.54
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.44
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.28
55.28
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.02
96.02
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.96
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
3.4
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
5.16
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4457
27
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1485.2
9
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1369
8.29
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
9.54
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.07
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.73
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.54
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589
3.57
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
5.78
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.82
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.4
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6286
38.08
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
39.52
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
4.99
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.56
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5769
34.95
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
35.42
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Ed Seward and Chris Van Cuyk

Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.13
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5313
27
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1771
9
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.75
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.51
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.29
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
2.55
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.26
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.65
88.65
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.996
1.996
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.614
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Seward and Chris Van Cuyk

Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
162.48
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
463.16
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
805
600
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
57
600
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
542.61
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
51
536.84
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
94.66
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
115.79
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
65.59
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
105.26
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.89
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.47
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.71
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
29.07
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.63
45.94
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
30.43
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
141.61
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
12
126.32
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
152.05
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
13
136.84
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
66.34
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.11
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
46.21
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
52.63
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
105.84
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
9
94.74
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.67
42.98
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
3.42
35.96
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
7.45
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
49.94
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
70.81
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
94.74
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
8.47
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
6.33
6.33
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
26.09
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
26.09
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA