Cy Seymour

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1896-1913)

Cy Seymour was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1913 for 4 teams, including the New York Giants, a span of 18 seasons. In 1,529 career games, he hit .303 with 1,724 hits, 52 home runs, and 799 RBI. He also pitched in 141 games, going 61-56 with a 3.73 ERA. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 16,462.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .303
HR 52
RBI 799
H 1,724
OPS .752
PIV 16,462
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 200 lb
Born
12/9/1872 in Albany, NY, USA
Died
9/20/1919 in New York, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1896-04-22
Last Game
1913-07-17

Full name: James Bentley Seymour

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Career Batting Statistics

Cy Seymour — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,529 5,686 737 1,724 229 96 52 799 222 354 361 .303 .347 .405 .752 16,462

Career AVG .303 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +16.7% above league average.

Career OBP .347 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — +8.6% above league average.

Career SLG .405 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — +19.8% above league average.

Career OPS .752 vs. league average .658 across their career seasons — +14.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Cy Seymour Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1896 NY1 NL 12 32 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .219 — — — — 0.0
1897 NY1 NL 45 141 13 34 5 1 2 14 3 4 13 .241 .291 (-17%) .354 (-26%) .387 (-14%) .741 (-20%) -490.7
1898 NY1 NL 80 297 41 82 5 2 4 23 8 9 22 .276 .270 (+2%) .333 (-10%) .347 (avg) .680 (-5%) -295.3
1899 NY1 NL 50 159 25 52 3 2 2 27 2 4 18 .327 .282 (+16%) .343 (avg) .366 (+11%) .710 (+6%) 118.0
1900 NY1 NL 23 40 9 12 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 .300 — — — — 0.0
1901 BLA AL 134 547 84 166 19 8 1 77 38 28 25 .303 .271 (+12%) .326 (+3%) .359 (+4%) .686 (+3%) 306.4
1902 BLA AL 72 280 38 75 8 8 3 41 12 18 23 .268 .266 (avg) .321 (-2%) .343 (+12%) .665 (+6%) 193.9
1902 CIN NL 62 244 27 83 8 2 2 37 8 12 23 .340 .266 (+27%) .321 (+18%) .343 (+20%) .665 (+19%) 193.9
1903 CIN NL 135 558 85 191 25 15 7 72 25 33 32 .342 .261 (+31%) .316 (+21%) .345 (+38%) .662 (+30%) 3009.9
1904 CIN NL 131 531 71 166 26 13 5 58 11 29 23 .313 .246 (+27%) .300 (+17%) .321 (+36%) .622 (+27%) 2365.2
1905 CIN NL 149 581 95 219 40 21 8 121 21 51 29 .377 .248 (+52%) .307 (+40%) .322 (+73%) .629 (+57%) 5841.8
1906 CIN NL 79 307 35 79 7 2 4 38 9 24 26 .257 .247 (+4%) .307 (+3%) .315 (+5%) .622 (+4%) 238.9
1906 NY1 NL 72 269 35 86 12 3 4 42 20 18 16 .320 .247 (+29%) .307 (+19%) .315 (+37%) .622 (+28%) 238.9
1907 NY1 NL 131 473 46 139 25 8 3 75 21 36 35 .294 .245 (+20%) .304 (+15%) .308 (+29%) .613 (+22%) 1782.5
1908 NY1 NL 156 587 60 157 23 2 5 92 18 30 34 .267 .240 (+11%) .298 (+3%) .306 (+11%) .605 (+7%) 592.1
1909 NY1 NL 80 280 37 87 12 5 1 30 14 25 8 .311 .244 (+27%) .306 (+20%) .312 (+28%) .618 (+24%) 1099.1
1910 NY1 NL 79 287 32 76 9 4 1 40 10 23 18 .265 .249 (+6%) .317 (+2%) .326 (+2%) .644 (+2%) 90.3
1913 BSN NL 39 73 2 13 2 0 0 10 2 7 7 .178 .259 (-31%) .325 (-20%) .345 (-41%) .670 (-31%) -321.0
Career · 18 seasons 1,529 5,686 737 1,724 229 96 52 799 222 354 361 .303 — — — — 14,964

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 Pitching Statistics

Cy Seymour — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
61 56 141 124 105 6 1 1038.0 954 430 25 659 591 3.73 -10685.0

Career ERA 3.73 vs. league average 3.78 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Cy Seymour — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1896 NY1 NL 2 4 11 8 4 0 0 70.1 75 50 51 33 6.40 4.36 (-47%) -3126.0
1897 NY1 NL 18 14 39 34 29 2 1 286.2 257 104 168 156 3.27 4.30 (+24%) -599.6
1898 NY1 NL 25 19 45 43 39 4 0 356.2 313 126 213 239 3.18 3.59 (+12%) -289.0
1899 NY1 NL 14 18 32 32 31 0 0 268.1 247 106 170 142 3.56 3.85 (+8%) -2665.5
1900 NY1 NL 2 1 13 7 2 0 0 53.0 58 41 54 19 6.96 3.68 (-89%) -4004.8
1902 CIN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 3 3 2 9.00 — 0.0
Career · 6 seasons 61 56 141 124 105 6 1 1,038.0 954 430 659 591 3.73 — -10,685

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Cy Seymour — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home730267837885827377.320
Away743283234282723304.292

Pitching — Home / Away

Cy Seymour — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home41337.0271971842382.59
Away51355.13602052661825.19

Last 10 Games — Batting

Cy Seymour — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1913-07-17 BSNCHCL 100000000
1913-07-15 BSNPITL 100000001
1913-07-12 BSNPITL 100000000
1913-07-11 BSNSTLL 101000100
1913-07-07 BSNPHIL 100000000
1913-07-04 BSNPHIL 000000010
1913-07-02 BSNBROL 401000000
1913-07-01 BSNBROW 100000000
1913-06-28 BSNNY1L 100000000
1913-06-27 BSNNY1L 101000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Cy Seymour — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1902-10-04 CINPIT — 3.0433320
1900-09-26 NY1BSN L 7.2683900
1900-09-24 NY1BSN — 1.0111100
1900-09-12 NY1CHC — 2.0322100
1900-09-10 NY1STL — 6.0751120
1900-06-07 NY1STL W 9.010331140
1900-06-01 NY1PIT W 9.0644960
1900-05-28 NY1PIT — 5.0775441
1900-05-26 NY1PIT — 1.0022310
1900-05-15 NY1CHC L 5.061010921

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Cy Seymour — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 5 0 32 2 8 3
2B 1 0 1 1 0 0
3B 2 0 1 5 1 0
OF 1333 856 2855 188 177 52
P 141 0 63 339 66 14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Cy Seymour — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1896 NY1 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1896 NY1 P 11 0 5 19 4 1
1897 NY1 OF 6 0 9 0 0 0
1897 NY1 P 39 0 16 100 20 5
1898 NY1 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0
1898 NY1 OF 35 0 49 7 8 2
1898 NY1 P 45 0 22 112 17 7
1899 NY1 1B 3 0 24 1 7 2
1899 NY1 3B 1 0 1 1 1 0
1899 NY1 OF 8 0 9 2 2 0
1899 NY1 P 32 0 16 88 20 1
1900 NY1 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1900 NY1 OF 3 0 4 0 2 0
1900 NY1 P 13 0 4 20 5 0
1901 BLA 1B 1 0 7 1 1 1
1901 BLA OF 133 0 271 23 17 4
1902 BLA OF 72 0 121 9 6 2
1902 CIN 3B 1 0 0 4 0 0
1902 CIN OF 61 0 139 10 13 3
1902 CIN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1903 CIN OF 135 0 318 14 36 2
1904 CIN OF 130 130 308 20 17 4
1905 CIN OF 149 149 347 25 21 12
1906 CIN OF 79 79 202 10 7 3
1906 NY1 OF 72 72 129 7 3 3
1907 NY1 OF 126 126 300 8 8 4
1908 NY1 OF 155 155 340 29 20 9
1909 NY1 OF 74 70 138 11 5 3
1910 NY1 OF 76 75 137 9 10 1
1913 BSN OF 18 0 34 4 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Cy Seymour Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 141
First Base 5
Second Base 1
Third Base 2
Left Field 20
Center Field 1096
Right Field 224

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Cy Seymour (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Pete Fox
    .298 avg, 65 HR
  2. 94
    Ginger Beaumont
    .311 avg, 39 HR
  3. 91
    Steve Brodie
    .303 avg, 25 HR
  4. 85
    Duff Cooley
    .294 avg, 26 HR
  5. 80
    Paul Hines
    .302 avg, 57 HR
  6. 80
    Jack Tobin
    .309 avg, 64 HR

Cy Seymour: the record in brief

April 22, 1896 and July 17, 1913 bracket Cy Seymour's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the New York Giants (1896 to 1910), the Baltimore Orioles (1901 through 1902), the Cincinnati Reds (1902 to 1906), and the Boston Braves (1913). At 200 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame, Seymour is listed as an outfielder. Seymour batted and threw left-handed, per the bio block. Seymour was born on December 9, 1872, in Albany, NY, USA. Seymour's death is recorded on September 20, 1919, in New York, NY, USA. Seymour's full given name, per the bio, is James Bentley Seymour.

Seymour collected 1,724 hits in 5,686 at bats across 1,529 games, good for a .303 batting average, plus 52 home runs, 799 RBI, and 222 stolen bases. Seymour got on base at a .347 rate and slugged .405 (.752 OPS). The league as a whole hit .260 across Seymour's seasons, which puts the .303 career mark 16.7% above average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Cy Seymour

What years did Cy Seymour play?
Cy Seymour played in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1913.
Was Cy Seymour a pitcher?
Both. Cy Seymour pitched in 141 games, going 61-56 with a 3.73 ERA, but spent most of his career as an Outfielder.
How many home runs did Cy Seymour hit?
Cy Seymour hit 52 career home runs with 1,724 hits.
What teams did Cy Seymour play for?
Cy Seymour played for 4 teams: the New York Giants (1896–1900, 1906–1910), the Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902), the Cincinnati Reds (1902–1906), and the Boston Braves (1913).
What were Cy Seymour's career stats?
In 1,529 games, Cy Seymour had 1,724 hits, 52 home runs, 799 RBI, 737 runs, and 222 stolen bases, with a .303 batting average. As a pitcher, in 141 games, he went 61-56 with a 3.73 ERA, 591 strikeouts, 1,038.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
What position did Cy Seymour play?
Cy Seymour played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Cy Seymour and how much did he weigh?
Cy Seymour was listed at 6 feet and 200 pounds.
How many home runs did Cy Seymour hit each season?
Cy Seymour's home runs by season: 0 in 1896, 2 in 1897, 4 in 1898, 2 in 1899, 0 in 1900, 1 in 1901, 5 in 1902, 7 in 1903, 5 in 1904, 8 in 1905, 8 in 1906, 3 in 1907, 5 in 1908, 1 in 1909, 1 in 1910, and 0 in 1913. His most in one season was 8, in 1905 and 1906.
What was Cy Seymour's career batting average?
Cy Seymour batted .303 over his career, with 1,724 hits in 5,686 at bats.
How many RBI did Cy Seymour have?
Cy Seymour drove in 799 runs in his career.
What was Cy Seymour's career ERA?
Cy Seymour finished with a 3.73 career ERA, going 61-56 with 591 strikeouts.
Is Cy Seymour in the Hall of Fame?
No. Cy Seymour has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.