Tom Seaver

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: November 17, 1944 in Fresno, CA us

Died: August 31, 2020 in Calistoga, CA

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 10th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) and the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (20th) of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Fresno HS (Fresno, CA)

Schools: Fresno City College (Fresno, CA), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 13, 1967 (Age 22-147d, 12,556th in major league history)
vs. PIT 5.1 IP, 6 H, 8 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 19, 1986 (Age 41-306d)
vs. TOR 4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1992. (Voted by BBWAA on 425/430 ballots)
View Tom Seaver's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Agents: Bob Lawrence

Full Name: George Thomas Seaver

Nicknames: Tom Terrific or The Franchise

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

109.9

311

205

ERA

2.86

656

647

4783.0

3640

WHIP

1.121

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Team Record in Appearances: 3-5 / in Starts: 3-5

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Postseason Pitching Game Log

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Postseason Pitching Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1969	NLCS g1	Oct 4	NYM	@	ATL	W,9-5	GS-7	W(1-0)	6	7.0	8	5	5	3	2	2	1	6.43	7.37	33					7	12	2	2	8	40			1	0	0	28	4	0	2	0	1	1	1.19	-0.358	37.14	-6.67%	-1.80	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
2	1969	WS g1	Oct 11	NYM	@	BAL	L,1-4	GS-5	L(1-1)	6	5.0	6	4	4	1	3	1	0	6.75	6.18	23					6	7	1	2	6	41			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	.65	-0.187	34.06	-5.45%	-1.71	1b start tie	5b 3 out d4
3	1969	WS g4	Oct 15	NYM		BAL	W,2-1	CG(10)	W(2-1)	3	10.0	6	1	1	2	6	0	0	4.09	4.24	38					10	15	1	5	5	80			0	1	0	35	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.84	0.478	117.62	17.13%	3.62	1t start tie	10t 3 out tie
1973 Postseason		Year	Series	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	1973	NLCS g1	Oct 6	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	L(0-1)	4	8.1	6	2	2	0	13	2	1	2.16	2.93	32					4	9	1	4	5	76			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	-0.124	47.61	-1.57%	1.71	1b start tie	9b --- 1 out d1
5	1973	NLCS g5	Oct 10	NYM		CIN	W,7-2	GS-9	W(1-1)	3	8.1	7	2	1	5	4	0	0	1.62	3.17	37					13	8	1	3	7	62			0	0	0	31	3	0	2	0	1	0	.94	0.040	78.11	1.86%	0.55	1t start tie	9t 123 1 out a5
6	1973	WS g3	Oct 16	NYM		OAK	L,2-3	GS-8		5	8.0	7	2	2	1	12	0	0	1.82	2.12	32					7	6	2	0	6	71			1	0	0	30	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	0.138	83.35	4.79%	1.61	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
7	1973	WS g6	Oct 20	NYM	@	OAK	L,1-3	GS-7	L(1-2)	3	7.0	6	2	2	2	6	0	0	1.99	2.03	30					9	8	1	2	5	61			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	1	.61	0.011	54.11	0.53%	1.18	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
1979 Postseason		Year	Series	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	1979	NLCS g1	Oct 2	CIN		PIT	L,2-5	GS-8		5	8.0	5	2	2	2	5	1	0	2.25	3.86	30	100	64	8	13	9	9	0	2	5	67			1	0	0	27	0	1	0	1	1	0	.94	0.276	29.21	4.32%	1.79	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
											61.2	51	20	19	16	51	6	2	2.77		255																			4

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