Cy Seymour was born on Monday, December 9, 1872, in Albany, New York. Seymour was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1896, with the New York Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Cy Seymour baseball stats page.
"If Cy Seymour possessed control, he would be the greatest pitcher in the country. He has the most baffling curves. It is impossible to gauge them." - First Baseman Fred Tenney in The Wilmington Sun (04/16/1898, Diamond Dust, Page 3)
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Cy SeymourCy Seymour Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1896 | 24 | Giants | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 6.40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 70.1 | 331 | 75 | 50 | 75 | 8 | 51 | - | 33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1897 | 25 | Giants | 38 | 33 | 5 | 18 | 14 | .563 | 3.37 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 277.2 | 1,236 | 254 | 104 | 161 | 4 | 164 | - | 149 | 12 | 21 | 2 | - |
| 1898 | 26 | Giants | 45 | 43 | 2 | 25 | 19 | .568 | 3.18 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 356.2 | 1,581 | 313 | 126 | 199 | 4 | 213 | - | 239 | 19 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 1899 | 27 | Giants | 32 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 18 | .438 | 3.56 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 268.1 | 1,200 | 247 | 106 | 139 | 5 | 170 | - | 142 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 1900 | 28 | Giants | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6.96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 273 | 58 | 41 | 54 | 4 | 54 | - | 19 | 8 | 10 | 0 | - |
| 1902 | 30 | Reds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 6 Years | 140 | 123 | 15 | 61 | 56 | .521 | 3.76 | 104 | 6 | 1 | 1,029.0 | 4,637 | 951 | 430 | 631 | 25 | 655 | - | 584 | 60 | 86 | 8 | 0 | ||
Cy SeymourCy Seymour Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1896 | 24 | Giants | 12 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .219 | .219 | .219 |
| 1897 | 25 | Giants | 44 | 137 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | - | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .241 | .262 | .336 |
| 1898 | 26 | Giants | 80 | 297 | 41 | 82 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 9 | - | 22 | 2 | - | 1 | - | .276 | .300 | .347 |
| 1899 | 27 | Giants | 50 | 159 | 25 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | - | 18 | 5 | - | 0 | - | .327 | .344 | .409 |
| 1900 | 28 | Giants | 23 | 40 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .300 | .349 | .300 |
| 1901 | 29 | Orioles | 134 | 547 | 84 | 166 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 28 | - | 25 | 11 | - | 0 | - | .303 | .337 | .373 |
| 1902 | 30 | Orioles | 72 | 280 | 38 | 75 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 18 | - | 23 | 10 | - | 2 | - | .268 | .317 | .386 |
| 1902 | 30 | Reds | 62 | 244 | 27 | 83 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 12 | - | 23 | 3 | - | 3 | - | .340 | .378 | .414 |
| 1903 | 31 | Reds | 135 | 558 | 85 | 191 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 72 | 33 | - | 32 | 13 | - | 3 | - | .342 | .382 | .478 |
| 1904 | 32 | Reds | 131 | 531 | 71 | 166 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 29 | - | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | - | .313 | .352 | .439 |
| 1905 | 33 | Reds | 149 | 581 | 95 | 219 | 40 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 121 | 51 | - | 29 | 9 | 0 | 2 | - | .377 | .429 | .559 |
| 1906 | 34 | Reds | 79 | 307 | 35 | 79 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 24 | - | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | - | .257 | .317 | .332 |
| 1906 | 34 | Giants | 72 | 269 | 35 | 86 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 18 | - | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | .320 | .365 | .431 |
| 1907 | 35 | Giants | 131 | 473 | 46 | 139 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 36 | - | 35 | 13 | 0 | 5 | - | .294 | .350 | .400 |
| 1908 | 36 | Giants | 156 | 587 | 60 | 157 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 92 | 30 | - | 34 | 33 | 0 | 3 | - | .267 | .306 | .339 |
| 1909 | 37 | Giants | 80 | 280 | 37 | 87 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 25 | - | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | - | .311 | .369 | .400 |
| 1910 | 38 | Giants | 79 | 287 | 32 | 76 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 23 | - | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | - | .265 | .324 | .334 |
| 1913 | 41 | Braves | 39 | 73 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | .178 | .259 | .205 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 16 Years | 1,528 | 5,682 | 737 | 1,723 | 229 | 96 | 52 | 0 | 799 | 354 | 0 | 361 | 138 | 0 | 30 | - | .303 | .347 | .405 | ||
Cy SeymourCy Seymour Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1896 Giants | CF | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1896 Giants | P | 11 | 8 | 211 | 28 | 2.5 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 3.07 |
| 1897 Giants | OF | 6 | - | - | 9 | 1.5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1897 Giants | P | 38 | 33 | 833 | 133 | 3.5 | 113 | 15 | 98 | 20 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .850 | 3.66 |
| 1898 Giants | 2B | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1898 Giants | OF | 35 | - | - | 64 | 1.8 | 56 | 49 | 7 | 8 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 0.00 |
| 1898 Giants | P | 45 | 43 | 1,070 | 151 | 3.4 | 134 | 22 | 112 | 17 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .887 | 3.38 |
| 1899 Giants | 1B | 3 | - | - | 32 | 10.7 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .781 | 0.00 |
| 1899 Giants | 3B | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.00 |
| 1899 Giants | OF | 8 | - | - | 13 | 1.6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .846 | 0.00 |
| 1899 Giants | P | 32 | 32 | 805 | 124 | 3.9 | 104 | 16 | 88 | 20 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .839 | 3.49 |
| 1900 Giants | 1B | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1900 Giants | OF | 3 | - | - | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.00 |
| 1900 Giants | P | 13 | 7 | 159 | 29 | 2.2 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .828 | 4.08 |
| 1901 Orioles | 1B | 1 | - | - | 9 | 9.0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 0.00 |
| 1901 Orioles | OF | 133 | - | - | 311 | 2.3 | 294 | 271 | 23 | 17 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 0.00 |
| 1902 Orioles | OF | 72 | - | - | 136 | 1.9 | 130 | 121 | 9 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 0.00 |
| 1902 Reds | 3B | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1902 Reds | CF | 61 | - | - | 162 | 2.7 | 149 | 139 | 10 | 13 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 0.00 |
| 1902 Reds | P | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1903 Reds | CF | 135 | - | - | 368 | 2.7 | 332 | 318 | 14 | 36 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .902 | 0.00 |
| 1904 Reds | CF | 130 | 130 | 3,367 | 345 | 2.7 | 328 | 308 | 20 | 17 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 2.63 |
| 1905 Reds | CF | 149 | 149 | 3,900 | 393 | 2.6 | 372 | 347 | 25 | 21 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.58 |
| 1906 Reds | CF | 79 | 79 | 2,106 | 219 | 2.8 | 212 | 202 | 10 | 7 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.72 |
| 1906 Giants | CF | 72 | 72 | 1,829 | 139 | 1.9 | 136 | 129 | 7 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.01 |
| 1907 Giants | CF | 126 | 126 | 3,227 | 316 | 2.5 | 308 | 300 | 8 | 8 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.58 |
| 1908 Giants | CF | 155 | 155 | 4,097 | 389 | 2.5 | 369 | 340 | 29 | 20 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 2.43 |
| 1909 Giants | CF | 73 | 70 | 1,467 | 153 | 2.1 | 148 | 137 | 11 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.72 |
| 1909 Giants | LF | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1909 Giants | RF | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
| 1910 Giants | CF | 76 | 75 | 1,763 | 156 | 2.1 | 146 | 137 | 9 | 10 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 2.24 |
| 1913 Braves | CF | 18 | 15 | 324 | 40 | 2.2 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 3.17 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| CF Totals | 1,075 | 871 | 22,080 | 2,680 | 2.5 | 2,538 | 2,391 | 147 | 142 | 43 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 3.10 | |
| OF Totals | 257 | 0 | 0 | 539 | 2.1 | 504 | 463 | 41 | 35 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 0.00 | |
| P Totals | 140 | 123 | 3,087 | 465 | 3.3 | 399 | 62 | 337 | 66 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .858 | 3.49 | |
| 1B Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8.4 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .810 | 0.00 | |
| 3B Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 0.00 | |
| 2B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
| LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| RF Totals | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 | |
| 16 Years | 1,482 | 994 | 25,183 | 3,736 | 2.5 | 3,484 | 2,951 | 533 | 252 | 68 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 3.74 | |
Cy SeymourCy Seymour Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1896 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.65 | 4.22 | 6.53 |
| 1897 Giants | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 68.5 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 0.91 | 4.83 | 5.32 |
| 1898 Giants | 8 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 74.3 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 1.12 | 6.03 | 5.37 |
| 1899 Giants | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 79.5 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 0.84 | 4.76 | 5.70 |
| 1900 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.35 | 3.23 | 9.17 |
| 1901 Orioles | 38 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 547.0 | 21.9 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
| 1902 Orioles | 12 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 93.3 | 12.2 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
| 1902 Reds | 8 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 122.0 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 0.67 | 6.00 | 9.00 |
| 1903 Reds | 25 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 79.7 | 17.4 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
| 1904 Reds | 11 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 106.2 | 23.1 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
| 1905 Reds | 21 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 72.6 | 20.0 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
| 1906 Reds | 9 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 76.8 | 11.8 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
| 1906 Giants | 20 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 67.3 | 16.8 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
| 1907 Giants | 21 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 157.7 | 13.5 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
| 1908 Giants | 18 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 117.4 | 17.3 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
| 1909 Giants | 14 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 280.0 | 35.0 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
| 1910 Giants | 10 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 287.0 | 15.9 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
| 1913 Braves | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.4 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 16 Years | 222 | 2 | .991 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 109.3 | 15.7 | 7.1 | 0.89 | 5.11 | 5.73 |
Cy SeymourCy Seymour Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1896 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1897 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1898 New York Giants | n/a | $1,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1899 New York Giants | n/a | $2,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1900 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1901 Baltimore Orioles | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1902 Baltimore Orioles | n/a | $2,800.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1902 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $3,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1903 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1904 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1905 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1906 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1906 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1907 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1908 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1909 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1910 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1913 Boston Braves | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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James Bentley Seymour was a Major League Baseball player with the New York Giants (1896-1900; 1906-1910), Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902), Cincinnati Reds (1902-1906), and Boston Braves (1913). Cy, his nickname, is—in our opinion—one of the most versatile players in the entire history of baseball. Exactly one other ballplayer finished his career with 50-or-more pitching wins and 50-or-more home runs, his name was Babe Ruth!

Cy Seymour | 1909-11 T206 Baseball Card (#NNO)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Cy Seymour, in 1898, Seymour posted career highs in wins (25), complete games (39), shutouts (4), innings (356.2), ERA (3.18), and paced the majors — by a wide margin — with 239 strikeouts? Conversely, he also led the league in walks (213), hit batsmen (32), and wild pitches (19)! The Washington Times on August 12, 1898, wrote, "Seymour was as wild as a Spanish sharpshooter, he was, however, effective and his work partook of the qualities of genius."
Seven years later, in 1905, Cy Seymour proved he could hit and paced the senior circuit in almost every conceivable category: hits (219), doubles (40), triples (21), RBI (121), average (.377), slugging percentage (.559), and total bases (325).
Described by The Associated Press as "the top notcher in long-range slugging," Cy finished runner-up in the NL home run race (8) for the second time in three years. He also ranked among the league leaders with nine double plays turned (1st), 21 errors (2nd), 347 putouts (2nd), 25 outfield assists (3rd), and a 2.56 range factor (3rd).
The Cincinnati Reds inducted Cy Seymour into the Reds Hall of Fame in 1998. Through today, Seymour still holds the all-time Reds record for single-season (.377 in 1905 / their first batting champion in franchise history) and career batting average (.332)! During his record setting single season, his average was 14 points higher than Honus Wagner, he led the league in RBI, and fell one homer shy of a Triple Crown. Two days before the season ended, Seymour was actually tied for the home run lead, but teammate Fred Odwell hit an inside the park dinger!