Tom Seaton

Q: When was Tom Seaton born?

Tom Seaton was born on August 30, 1887.

Q: Where was Tom Seaton born?

Tom Seaton was born in Blair, NE .

Q: How tall was Tom Seaton?

Tom Seaton was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Tom Seaton weigh when playing?

Tom Seaton weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Tom Seaton in the Hall of Fame?

Tom Seaton has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Tom Seaton have?

Tom Seaton had 644 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Tom Seaton played for?

Tom Seaton played for 4 teams; the Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Tip-Tops, Newark Pepper and Chicago Cubs.

Q: When did Tom Seaton retire?

Tom Seaton last played in 1917.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: August 30, 1887 in Blair, NE us

Died: April 10, 1940 in El Paso, TX

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso, TX

Debut: April 13, 1912 (Age 24-227d, 3,638th in major league history)
vs. BSN 9.0 IP, 5 H, 6 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: July 2, 1917 (Age 29-306d)
vs. CIN 3.1 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1912 season

Full Name: Thomas Gordon Seaton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.1

ERA

3.12

231

155

1340.0

644

WHIP

1.317

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1912	24	PHI	NL	16	12	.571	3.28	44	27	14	16	2	2	255.0	246	126	93	8	106	118	9	0	9	1080	110	3.69	1.380	8.7	0.3	3.7	4.2	1.11
1913	25	PHI	NL	27	12	.692	2.60	52	35	14	21	5	1	322.1	262	117	93	6	*136*	168	10	0	9	*1324*	127	3.12	1.235	7.3	0.2	3.8	4.7	1.24	MVP-11
1914	26	BTT	FL	25	14	.641	3.03	44	38	5	26	7	2	302.2	299	130	102	6	102	172	13	0	4	1270	105	2.70	1.325	8.9	0.2	3.0	5.1	1.69
1915	27	TOT	FL	13	17	.433	3.81	44	34	9	20	0	4	264.1	260	149	*112*	7	120	114	5	0	8	1126	79	3.31	1.438	8.9	0.2	4.1	3.9	0.95
1915	27	BTT	FL	11	11	.500	4.42	32	24	8	13	0	3	189.1	199	123	93	6	99	86	3	0	6	831	69	3.53	1.574	9.5	0.3	4.7	4.1	0.87
1915	27	NEW	FL	2	6	.250	2.28	12	10	1	7	0	1	75.0	61	26	19	1	21	28	2	0	2	295	127	2.76	1.093	7.3	0.1	2.5	3.4	1.33
1916	28	CHC	NL	6	6	.500	3.27	31	12	13	4	0	1	121.0	108	54	44	3	43	45	4	0	3	504	88	3.06	1.248	8.0	0.2	3.2	3.3	1.05
1917	29	CHC	NL	5	4	.556	2.53	16	9	5	3	1	1	74.2	60	30	21	0	23	27	1	0	1	295	114	2.50	1.112	7.2	0.0	2.8	3.3	1.17
6 Yrs				92	65	.586	3.12	231	155	60	90	15	11	1340.0	1235	606	465	30	530	644	42	0	34	5599	103	3.13	1.317	8.3	0.2	3.6	4.3	1.22
162 Game Avg.				16	11	.586	3.12	41	27	11	16	3	2	236	218	107	82	5	93	113	7	0	6	986	103	3.13	1.317	8.3	0.2	3.6	4.3	1.22

BTT (2 yrs)				36	25	.590	3.57	76	62	13	39	7	5	492.0	498	253	195	12	201	258	16	0	10	2101	88	3.02	1.421	9.1	0.2	3.7	4.7	1.28
PHI (2 yrs)				43	24	.642	2.90	96	62	28	37	7	3	577.1	508	243	186	14	242	286	19	0	18	2404	119	3.37	1.299	7.9	0.2	3.8	4.5	1.18
CHC (2 yrs)				11	10	.524	2.99	47	21	18	7	1	2	195.2	168	84	65	3	66	72	5	0	4	799	97	2.85	1.196	7.7	0.1	3.0	3.3	1.09
NEW (1 yr)				2	6	.250	2.28	12	10	1	7	0	1	75.0	61	26	19	1	21	28	2	0	2	295	127	2.76	1.093	7.3	0.1	2.5	3.4	1.33

FL (2 yrs)				38	31	.551	3.40	88	72	14	46	7	6	567.0	559	279	214	13	222	286	18	0	12	2396	91	2.98	1.377	8.9	0.2	3.5	4.5	1.29
NL (4 yrs)				54	34	.614	2.92	143	83	46	44	8	5	773.0	676	327	251	17	308	358	24	0	22	3203	113	3.24	1.273	7.9	0.2	3.6	4.2	1.16

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1912	24	PHI	NL	-0.2	44	88	83	8	18	3	1	0	5	0		1	32	.217	.226	.277	.503	34	.221	8	23	0	4	1
1913	25	PHI	NL	-0.8	52	120	110	8	12	0	1	1	2	0	2	6	35	.109	.155	.155	.310	-13	.136	-33	17	0	3	1	MVP-11
1914	26	BTT	FL	0.4	44	117	107	14	22	3	2	1	7	3		9	39	.206	.267	.299	.566	62	.257	50	32	0	1	1
1915	27	2TM	FL	0.4	45	106	92	8	20	4	1	2	15	3		4	35	.217	.250	.348	.598	76	.271	59	32	0	8	1/H
1915	27	BTT	FL	0.4	33	77	66	5	16	4	1	1	13	2		3	24	.242	.275	.379	.654	91	.297	77	25	0	8	1/H
1915	27	NEW	FL	0.0	12	29	26	3	4	0	0	1	2	1		1	11	.154	.185	.269	.454	36	.207	15	7	0	0	1
1916	28	CHC	NL	0.0	31	40	38	4	7	1	1	0	2	2		1	15	.184	.205	.263	.468	38	.217	13	10	0	1	1
1917	29	CHC	NL	0.2	16	25	21	2	5	1	0	0	1	0		3	7	.238	.333	.286	.619	85	.298	80	6	0	1	1
6 Yrs				0.1	232	496	451	44	84	12	6	4	32	8	2	24	163	.186	.227	.266	.493	40	.223	22	120	0	18	1/H
162 Game Avg				0.0	162	346	315	31	59	8	4	3	22	6		17	114	.186	.227	.266	.493	40	.223	22	84	0	13

PHI (2 Yrs)				-1.0	96	208	193	16	30	3	2	1	7	0	2	7	67	.155	.185	.207	.392	8	.172	-15	40	0	7	1
BTT (2 Yrs)				0.9	77	194	173	19	38	7	3	2	20	5		12	63	.220	.270	.329	.600	73	.272	60	57	0	9	1/H
CHC (2 Yrs)				0.2	47	65	59	6	12	2	1	0	3	2		4	22	.203	.254	.271	.525	55	.248	39	16	0	2	1
NEW (1 Yr)				0.0	12	29	26	3	4	0	0	1	2	1		1	11	.154	.185	.269	.454	36	.207	15	7	0	0	1

NL (4 Yrs)				-0.8	143	273	252	22	42	5	3	1	10	2	2	11	89	.167	.202	.222	.424	19	.190	-4	56	0	9	1
FL (2 Yrs)				0.9	89	223	199	22	42	7	3	3	22	6		13	74	.211	.259	.322	.581	68	.263	54	64	0	9	1/H

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1912	24	PHI	NL	P	44	27	16	255.0	69	9	55	5	2	.928	.948	2.26	2.54	1.45	2.52	9	35	37	51.4	42.4	5
1913	25	PHI	NL	P	52	35	21	322.0	103	15	86	2	1	.981	.955	2.82	2.61	1.94	2.60	9	23	33	58.9		1	MVP-11
1914	26	BTT	FL	P	44	38	26	303.0	110	18	84	8	3	.927	.947	3.03	3.04	2.32	3.00	4
1915	27	2TM	FL	P	44	34	20	264.0	100	5	92	3	4	.970	.956	3.31	3.08	2.20	3.05	8
1915	27	BTT	FL	P	32	24	13	189.0	69	3	63	3	3	.957	.956	3.14	3.08	2.06	3.05	6
1915	27	NEW	FL	P	12	10	7	75.0	31	2	29	0	1	1.000	.956	3.72	3.08	2.58	3.05	2
1916	28	CHC	NL	P	31	12	4	121.0	42	5	36	1	0	.976	.959	3.05	2.67	1.32	2.67	3	12	14	53.8		0
1917	29	CHC	NL	P	16	9	3	75.0	28	2	25	1	0	.964	.961	3.24	2.86	1.69	2.86	1	4	6	60.0	44.8	1
6 Yrs					231	155	90	1340.0	452	54	378	20	10	.956	.953	2.90	2.81	1.87	2.77	34	74	90	54.9	21.4	7

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Tom Seaton born?

Tom Seaton was born on August 30, 1887.

Where was Tom Seaton born?

Tom Seaton was born in Blair, NE.

How tall was Tom Seaton?

Tom Seaton was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Tom Seaton weigh when playing?

Tom Seaton weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Tom Seaton play?

Tom Seaton played 6 seasons.

Is Tom Seaton in the Hall of Fame?

Tom Seaton has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Tom Seaton play?

Tom Seaton was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Tom Seaton have?

Tom Seaton had 644 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Tom Seaton played for?

Tom Seaton played for 4 teams; the Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Tip-Tops, Newark Pepper and Chicago Cubs.

When did Tom Seaton retire?

Tom Seaton last played in 1917.

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