Primarily a center fielder, Seymour retired with 1,724 hits and a lifetime batting average of .303. He was a pitcher for his first five seasons, ending his MLB career with a 61–56 win–loss record and a 3.76 earned run average in 140 games pitched (123 as a starting pitcher). He is the only player apart from Babe Ruth to finish his career with at least 50 home runs and 50 pitching wins. Seymour is the Reds\' career leader in batting average (.332) and holds the Reds\' single-season record for batting average (.377 in 1905).\n', '

Seymour played semi-professional baseball in Plattsburgh, New York, receiving a monthly salary of $1,000 ($30,116 in current dollar terms). He began his professional career in minor league baseball with Springfield Ponies of the Class-A Eastern League and New York Metropolitans of the Class-A Atlantic League in 1896.\n', '

Seymour signed with the New York Giants of the National League (NL) during the 1896 season, making his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut on April 22. A sometimes wild pitcher, The New York Times described him as having a "$10,000 arm and a $00,000 head". Seymour set a MLB record with three errors in one inning, a record later tied by Tommy John. However, he pitched to an 18–14 win–loss record in 1897, with a 3.37 earned run average (ERA), while recording 149 strikeouts, good for second in the NL.\n', '

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