Tom Seaver

Position: Starting 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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1966	21	-4.6	Jacksonville	IL	AAA	NYM	12	12	.500	3.13	3.73	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
1967	22	-5.4	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	16	13	.552	2.76	3.05	35	34	1	18	2	0	251.0	224	85	77	19	78	6	170	5	0	5	1029	1.203	8.0	0.7	2.8	6.1	2.18
1968	23	-4.4	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	16	12	.571	2.20	2.36	36	35	1	14	5	1	278.0	224	73	68	15	48	5	205	8	1	8	1088	0.978	7.3	0.5	1.6	6.6	4.27
1969	24	-3.0	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	25	7	.781	2.21	2.47	36	35	1	18	5	0	273.1	202	75	67	24	82	9	208	7	1	8	1089	1.039	6.7	0.8	2.7	6.8	2.54
1970	25	-2.1	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	18	12	.600	2.82	3.19	37	36	1	19	2	0	290.2	230	103	91	21	83	8	283	4	0	6	1173	1.077	7.1	0.7	2.6	8.8	3.41
1971	26	-1.4	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	20	10	.667	1.76	1.92	36	35	1	21	4	0	286.1	210	61	56	18	61	2	289	4	1	5	1103	0.946	6.6	0.6	1.9	9.1	4.74
1972	27	-0.1	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	21	12	.636	2.92	3.16	35	35	0	13	3	0	262.0	215	92	85	23	77	2	249	5	0	8	1060	1.115	7.4	0.8	2.6	8.6	3.23
1973	28	0.7	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	19	10	.655	2.08	2.30	36	36	0	18	3	0	290.0	219	74	67	23	64	5	251	4	0	5	1147	0.976	6.8	0.7	2.0	7.8	3.92
1974	29	1.8	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	11	11	.500	3.20	3.39	32	32	0	12	5	0	236.0	199	89	84	19	75	10	201	3	2	4	956	1.161	7.6	0.7	2.9	7.7	2.68
1975	30	2.9	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	22	9	.710	2.38	2.60	36	36	0	15	5	0	280.1	217	81	74	11	88	6	243	4	1	7	1115	1.088	7.0	0.4	2.8	7.8	2.76
1976	31	3.6	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	14	11	.560	2.59	2.76	35	34	0	13	5	0	271.0	211	83	78	14	77	9	235	4	0	12	1079	1.063	7.0	0.5	2.6	7.8	3.05
1977	32		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CIN-NYM	21	6	.778	2.58	2.69	33	33	0	19	7	0	261.1	199	78	75	19	66	6	196	0	1	7	1031	1.014	6.9	0.7	2.3	6.8	2.97
1977	32	4.7	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	7	3	.700	3.00	3.09	13	13	0	5	3	0	96.0	79	33	32	7	28	3	72	0	1	3	390	1.115	7.4	0.7	2.6	6.8	2.57
1977	32	4.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	14	3	.824	2.34	2.45	20	20	0	14	4	0	165.1	120	45	43	12	38	3	124	0	0	4	641	0.956	6.5	0.7	2.1	6.8	3.26
1978	33	5.0	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	16	14	.533	2.88	3.36	36	36	0	8	1	0	259.2	218	97	83	26	89	11	226	0	1	6	1075	1.182	7.6	0.9	3.1	7.8	2.54
1979	34	5.8	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	16	6	.727	3.14	3.56	32	32	0	9	5	0	215.0	187	85	75	16	61	6	131	0	0	4	868	1.153	7.8	0.7	2.6	5.5	2.15
1980	35	6.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	10	8	.556	3.64	3.96	26	26	0	5	1	0	168.0	140	74	68	24	59	3	101	1	0	4	692	1.185	7.5	1.3	3.2	5.4	1.71
1981	36	7.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	14	2	.875	2.54	2.76	23	23	0	6	1	0	166.1	120	51	47	10	66	8	87	3	0	5	671	1.118	6.5	0.5	3.6	4.7	1.32
1982	37	8.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	5	13	.278	5.50	6.06	21	21	0	0	0	0	111.1	136	75	68	14	44	4	62	3	0	3	501	1.617	11.0	1.1	3.6	5.0	1.41
1983	38	9.5	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	9	14	.391	3.55	4.05	34	34	0	5	2	0	231.0	201	104	91	18	86	5	135	4	0	10	962	1.242	7.8	0.7	3.4	5.3	1.57
1984	39	10.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	15	11	.577	3.95	4.11	34	33	1	10	4	0	236.2	216	108	104	27	61	3	131	2	0	5	978	1.170	8.2	1.0	2.3	5.0	2.15
1985	40	11.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	16	11	.593	3.17	3.88	35	33	0	6	1	0	238.2	223	103	84	22	69	6	134	8	0	10	993	1.223	8.4	0.8	2.6	5.1	1.94
1986	41		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BOS-CHW	7	13	.350	4.03	4.24	28	28	0	2	0	0	176.1	180	83	79	17	56	2	103	7	0	4	759	1.338	9.2	0.9	2.9	5.3	1.84
1986	41	12.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	2	6	.250	4.38	4.63	12	12	0	1	0	0	72.0	66	37	35	9	27	1	31	5	0	1	309	1.292	8.3	1.1	3.4	3.9	1.15
1986	41	12.8	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	5	7	.417	3.80	3.97	16	16	0	1	0	0	104.1	114	46	44	8	29	1	72	2	0	3	450	1.371	9.8	0.7	2.5	6.2	2.48
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (20 seasons)					Majors		311	205	.603	2.86	3.15	656	647	6	231	61	1	4783.0	3971	1674	1521	380	1390	116	3640	76	8	126	19369	1.121	7.5	0.7	2.6	6.8	2.62
Minors (1 season)					Minors		12	12	.500	3.13	3.73	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
All Levels (21 Seasons)							323	217	.598	2.87	3.17	690	679	6	241	65	1	4993.0	4155	1761	1594	395	1456	118	3828	79	8	133	19369	1.124	7.5	0.7	2.6	6.9	2.63