Tom Seaver

Q: When was Tom Seaver born?

Tom Seaver was born on November 17, 1944.

Q: Where was Tom Seaver born?

Tom Seaver was born in Fresno, CA .

Q: How tall was Tom Seaver?

Tom Seaver was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Tom Seaver weigh when playing?

Tom Seaver weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Tom Seaver in the Hall of Fame?

Tom Seaver was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1992.

Q: When was Tom Seaver drafted?

Tom Seaver was 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) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Tom Seaver have?

Tom Seaver had 3,640 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Tom Seaver played for?

Tom Seaver played for 4 teams; the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox.

Q: When did Tom Seaver retire?

Tom Seaver last played in 1986.

Q: What are Tom Seaver's nicknames?

Tom Terrific, The Franchise are nicknames for 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

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	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1966	21	NYM-min	AAA	12	12	.500	3.13	34	32		10	4		210.0	184	87	73	15	66	2	188	3	0	7				1.190	7.9	0.6	2.8	8.1	2.85	JCK IL
1967	22	NYM	NL	16	13	.552	2.76	35	34	1	18	2	0	251.0	224	85	77	19	78	6	170	5	0	5	1029	122	3.16	1.203	8.0	0.7	2.8	6.1	2.18	AS,MVP-22,RoY-1
1968	23	NYM	NL	16	12	.571	2.20	36	35	1	14	5	1	278.0	224	73	68	15	48	5	205	8	1	8	1088	137	2.22	0.978	7.3	0.5	1.6	6.6	4.27	AS
1969	24	NYM	NL	25	7	.781	2.21	36	35	1	18	5	0	273.1	202	75	67	24	82	9	208	7	1	8	1089	165	3.11	1.039	6.7	0.8	2.7	6.8	2.54	AS,CYA-1,MVP-2
1970	25	NYM	NL	18	12	.600	2.82	37	36	1	19	2	0	290.2	230	103	91	21	83	8	283	4	0	6	1173	*143*	2.53	1.077	7.1	0.7	2.6	8.8	3.41	AS,CYA-7,MVP-29
1971	26	NYM	NL	20	10	.667	*1.76*	36	35	1	21	4	0	286.1	210	61	56	18	61	2	289	4	1	5	1103	*194*	*1.93*	*0.946*	6.6	0.6	1.9	*9.1*	4.74	AS,CYA-2,MVP-9
1972	27	NYM	NL	21	12	.636	2.92	35	35	0	13	3	0	262.0	215	92	85	23	77	2	249	5	0	8	1060	115	2.58	1.115	7.4	0.8	2.6	8.6	3.23	AS,CYA-5,MVP-25
1973	28	NYM	NL	19	10	.655	*2.08*	36	36	0	18	3	0	290.0	219	74	67	23	64	5	251	4	0	5	1147	*175*	2.57	*0.976*	6.8	0.7	2.0	7.8	*3.92*	AS,CYA-1,MVP-8
1974	29	NYM	NL	11	11	.500	3.20	32	32	0	12	5	0	236.0	199	89	84	19	75	10	201	3	2	4	956	112	2.91	1.161	7.6	0.7	2.9	7.7	2.68
1975	30	NYM	NL	22	9	.710	2.38	36	36	0	15	5	0	280.1	217	81	74	11	88	6	243	4	1	7	1115	146	*2.35*	1.088	7.0	0.4	2.8	7.8	2.76	AS,CYA-1,MVP-9
1976	31	NYM	NL	14	11	.560	2.59	35	34	0	13	5	0	271.0	211	83	78	14	77	9	235	4	0	12	1079	126	*2.47*	1.063	7.0	0.5	2.6	7.8	3.05	AS,CYA-8
1977	32	TOT	NL	21	6	.778	2.58	33	33	0	19	7	0	261.1	199	78	75	19	66	6	196	0	1	7	1031	149	2.94	*1.014*	6.9	0.7	2.3	6.8	2.97	AS,CYA-3,MVP-25
1977	32	NYM	NL	7	3	.700	3.00	13	13	0	5	3	0	96.0	79	33	32	7	28	3	72	0	1	3	390	124	3.06	1.115	7.4	0.7	2.6	6.8	2.57
1977	32	CIN	NL	14	3	.824	2.34	20	20	0	14	4	0	165.1	120	45	43	12	38	3	124	0	0	4	641	168	2.87	0.956	6.5	0.7	2.1	6.8	3.26
1978	33	CIN	NL	16	14	.533	2.88	36	36	0	8	1	0	259.2	218	97	83	26	89	11	226	0	1	6	1075	123	3.17	1.182	7.6	0.9	3.1	7.8	2.54	AS
1979	34	CIN	NL	16	6	.727	3.14	32	32	0	9	5	0	215.0	187	85	75	16	61	6	131	0	0	4	868	121	3.33	1.153	7.8	0.7	2.6	5.5	2.15	CYA-4,MVP-21
1980	35	CIN	NL	10	8	.556	3.64	26	26	0	5	1	0	168.0	140	74	68	24	59	3	101	1	0	4	692	99	4.48	1.185	7.5	1.3	3.2	5.4	1.71
1981	36	CIN	NL	14	2	*.875*	2.54	23	23	0	6	1	0	166.1	120	51	47	10	66	8	87	3	0	5	671	140	3.58	1.118	6.5	0.5	3.6	4.7	1.32	AS,CYA-2,MVP-10
1982	37	CIN	NL	5	13	.278	5.50	21	21	0	0	0	0	111.1	136	75	68	14	44	4	62	3	0	3	501	67	4.50	1.617	11.0	1.1	3.6	5.0	1.41
1983	38	NYM	NL	9	14	.391	3.55	34	34	0	5	2	0	231.0	201	104	91	18	86	5	135	4	0	10	962	103	3.77	1.242	7.8	0.7	3.4	5.3	1.57
1984	39	CHW	AL	15	11	.577	3.95	34	33	1	10	4	0	236.2	216	108	104	27	61	3	131	2	0	5	978	105	3.94	1.170	8.2	1.0	2.3	5.0	2.15
1985	40	CHW	AL	16	11	.593	3.17	35	33	0	6	1	0	238.2	223	103	84	22	69	6	134	8	0	10	993	136	3.73	1.223	8.4	0.8	2.6	5.1	1.94
1986	41	TOT	AL	7	13	.350	4.03	28	28	0	2	0	0	176.1	180	83	79	17	56	2	103	7	0	4	759	106	3.93	1.338	9.2	0.9	2.9	5.3	1.84
1986	41	CHW	AL	2	6	.250	4.38	12	12	0	1	0	0	72.0	66	37	35	9	27	1	31	5	0	1	309	100	4.87	1.292	8.3	1.1	3.4	3.9	1.15
1986	41	BOS	AL	5	7	.417	3.80	16	16	0	1	0	0	104.1	114	46	44	8	29	1	72	2	0	3	450	111	3.28	1.371	9.8	0.7	2.5	6.2	2.48
20 Yrs				311	205	.603	2.86	656	647	6	231	61	1	4783.0	3971	1674	1521	380	1390	116	3640	76	8	126	19369	127	3.04	1.121	7.5	0.7	2.6	6.8	2.62
162 Game Avg.				16	11	.603	2.86	34	34	0	12	3	0	250	207	87	79	20	73	6	190	4	0	7	1011	127	3.04	1.121	7.5	0.7	2.6	6.8	2.62
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
NYM (12 yrs)				198	124	.615	2.57	401	395	5	171	44	1	3045.2	2431	953	870	212	847	70	2541	52	7	81	12191	136	2.67	1.076	7.2	0.6	2.5	7.5	3.00
CIN (6 yrs)				75	46	.620	3.18	158	158	0	42	12	0	1085.2	921	427	384	102	357	35	731	7	1	26	4448	116	3.56	1.177	7.6	0.8	3.0	6.1	2.05
CHW (3 yrs)				33	28	.541	3.67	81	78	1	17	5	0	547.1	505	248	223	58	157	10	296	15	0	16	2280	116	3.97	1.210	8.3	1.0	2.6	4.9	1.89
BOS (1 yr)				5	7	.417	3.80	16	16	0	1	0	0	104.1	114	46	44	8	29	1	72	2	0	3	450	111	3.28	1.371	9.8	0.7	2.5	6.2	2.48

NL (17 yrs)				273	170	.616	2.73	559	553	5	213	56	1	4131.1	3352	1380	1254	314	1204	105	3272	59	8	107	16639	130	2.91	1.103	7.3	0.7	2.6	7.1	2.72
AL (3 yrs)				38	35	.521	3.69	97	94	1	18	5	0	651.2	619	294	267	66	186	11	368	17	0	19	2730	115	3.86	1.235	8.5	0.9	2.6	5.1	1.98

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Tom Seaver born?

Tom Seaver was born on November 17, 1944.

Where was Tom Seaver born?

Tom Seaver was born in Fresno, CA.

How tall was Tom Seaver?

Tom Seaver was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Tom Seaver weigh when playing?

Tom Seaver weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Tom Seaver play?

Tom Seaver played 20 seasons.

Is Tom Seaver in the Hall of Fame?

Tom Seaver was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1992.

When was Tom Seaver drafted?

Tom Seaver was 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).

What position did Tom Seaver play?

Tom Seaver was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Tom Seaver have?

Tom Seaver had 3,640 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Tom Seaver played for?

Tom Seaver played for 4 teams; the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox.

How many World Series has Tom Seaver won?

Tom Seaver won 1 World Series.

When did Tom Seaver retire?

Tom Seaver last played in 1986.

What are Tom Seaver's nicknames?