What years did Chuck Seelbach play?

Chuck Seelbach played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1974.

Was Chuck Seelbach a pitcher?

Yes. Chuck Seelbach pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 79 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Chuck Seelbach hit?

Chuck Seelbach hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What was Chuck Seelbach's career batting average?

Chuck Seelbach batted .143 over his career, with 3 hits in 21 at bats.

What was Chuck Seelbach's career ERA?

Chuck Seelbach finished with a 3.38 career ERA, going 10-8 with 79 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Chuck Seelbach have?

Chuck Seelbach recorded 79 career strikeouts.

Chuck Seelbach

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1971-1974)

Chuck Seelbach was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1974 for the Detroit Tigers, a span of 4 seasons. Across 75 career appearances, he went 10-8 with a 3.38 ERA and 79 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1147.8.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 10–8

ERA 3.38

WHIP 1.29

SO 79

Pitcher PIV 1147.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 3/20/1948 in Lakewood, OH, USA
Died: 3/22/2024 in Cleveland, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1971-06-29
Last Game: 1974-05-23

Full name: Charles Frederick Seelbach

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Career Pitching Statistics

Chuck Seelbach — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
10	8	75	3	0	0	14	130.2	118	49	11	51	79	3.38	1147.8

Career ERA 3.38 vs. league average 3.53 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Chuck Seelbach — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1971	DET	AL	0	0	5	0	0	4.0	6	6	7	1	13.50	—	0.0
1972	DET	AL	9	8	61	3	14	112.0	96	36	39	76	2.89	3.26 (+11%)	1147.8
1973	DET	AL	1	0	5	0	0	7.0	7	3	2	2	3.86	—	0.0
1974	DET	AL	0	0	4	0	0	7.2	9	4	3	0	4.70	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			10	8	75	3	14	130.2	118	49	51	79	3.38	—	1,148

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Chuck Seelbach — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
75	21	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	4	11	.143	.280	.238	.518	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 43.3% below league average.

Career OBP .280 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 12.3% below league average.

Career SLG .238 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 35.1% below league average.

Career OPS .518 vs. league average .686 across their career seasons — 24.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chuck Seelbach — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1971	DET	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	DET	AL	61	21	1	3	2	4	11	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	DET	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	DET	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			75	21	1	3	2	4	11	.143	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Chuck Seelbach — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Chuck Seelbach — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1972	ALCS	DET	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Chuck Seelbach — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	1.0	4	2	0	0	18.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Chuck Seelbach — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1972	ALCS	DET	0	0	2	0	0	1.0	4	2	0	0	18.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Chuck Seelbach — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	38	10	0	2	0	0	.200
Away	37	11	1	1	0	0	.091

Pitching — Home / Away

Chuck Seelbach — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	38	59.1	56	18	18	43	2.73
Away	37	71.1	62	31	33	36	3.91

Last 10 Games — Batting

Chuck Seelbach — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1974-05-23	DET	MIL	L	0	0
1974-05-19	DET	CLE	L	0	0
1974-05-05	DET	MIN	L	0	0
1974-04-26	DET	CHW	L	0	0
1973-05-31	DET	CHW	L	0	0
1973-05-28	DET	OAK	W	0	0
1973-05-26	DET	OAK	W	0	0
1973-05-16	DET	BOS	W	0	0
1973-05-12	DET	MIL	L	0	0
1972-10-03	DET	BOS	W	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Chuck Seelbach — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1974-05-23	DET	MIL	—	0.2	2	1	1	2	0	0
1974-05-19	DET	CLE	—	2.1	2	2	2	0	0	1
1974-05-05	DET	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1974-04-26	DET	CHW	—	3.2	4	1	1	1	0	1
1973-05-31	DET	CHW	—	2.0	5	3	3	0	0	1
1973-05-28	DET	OAK	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973-05-26	DET	OAK	W	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0
1973-05-16	DET	BOS	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0
1973-05-12	DET	MIL	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1972-10-03	DET	BOS	SV	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chuck Seelbach — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	75	3	2	22	3	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chuck Seelbach — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1971	DET	P	5	0	0	0	0	0
1972	DET	P	61	3	1	17	3	1
1973	DET	P	5	0	1	4	0	0
1974	DET	P	4	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Chuck Seelbach — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	75

College History

Chuck Seelbach — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Dartmouth College	Hanover	NH	1968, 1969, 1970

Chuck Seelbach: the record in brief

June 29, 1971 and May 23, 1974 bracket Chuck Seelbach's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Every season row on the page belongs to the Detroit Tigers, from 1971 through 1974. Born on March 20, 1948, in Lakewood, OH, USA, Seelbach is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Seelbach's listed size is 6 feet, 0 inches and 180 pounds. The bio records the death on March 22, 2024, in Cleveland, OH, USA. Seelbach's full given name, per the bio, is Charles Frederick Seelbach.

Across 75 games (3 starts), Seelbach recorded 10 wins against 8 losses with a 3.38 ERA. The same table counts 79 strikeouts and 14 saves. Seelbach's 3.38 ERA was close to the 3.53 league figure for those seasons. Seelbach won 9 games in 1972, the most of any season listed. The most saves in one season was 14, in 1972. 1972 was Seelbach's sharpest full season, a 2.89 ERA against the league's 3.26.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chuck Seelbach

What years did Chuck Seelbach play?: Chuck Seelbach played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1974.
Was Chuck Seelbach a pitcher?: Yes. Chuck Seelbach pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 79 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chuck Seelbach hit?: Chuck Seelbach hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was Chuck Seelbach's career batting average?: Chuck Seelbach batted .143 over his career, with 3 hits in 21 at bats.
What was Chuck Seelbach's career ERA?: Chuck Seelbach finished with a 3.38 career ERA, going 10-8 with 79 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Chuck Seelbach have?: Chuck Seelbach recorded 79 career strikeouts.