Bert Blyleven vs Tom Seaver

Bert Blyleven Tom Seaver

Bert Blyleven and Tom Seaver compared on their MLB careers: Bert Blyleven played 22 seasons, 1970 to 1992, Tom Seaver 20 seasons, 1967 to 1986. Bert Blyleven has 287 wins to Tom Seaver's 311. Bert Blyleven won 2 titles, Tom Seaver won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bert Blyleven and Tom Seaver career totals

692	GP	656
287	W	311
250	L	205
3.3	ERA	2.9
4,970	IP	4782.2
3,701	K	3,640
1,322	BB	1,390
1.2	WHIP	1.1
0	SV	1

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bert Blyleven and Tom Seaver postseason

8	GP	8
11	R	0
43	H	51

Where each stands all time

Bert Blyleven and Tom Seaver all-time places

5th (3,701)	Strikeouts (pitching)	6th (3,640)
26th (287)	Wins (pitching)	18th (311)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Bert Blyleven: 2 championships; none on file
Tom Seaver: 1 championship; NL Rookie of the Year, NL Cy Young ×3

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bert Blyleven and Tom Seaver season by season

1st	1970	10	9	3.18	1967	16	13	2.76
2nd	1971	16	15	2.81	1968	16	12	2.20
3rd	1972	17	17	2.73	1969	25	7	2.21
4th	1973	20	17	2.52	1970	18	12	2.82
5th	1974	17	17	2.66	1971	20	10	1.76
6th	1975	15	10	3.00	1972	21	12	2.92
7th	1976	13	16	2.87	1973	19	10	2.08
8th	1977	14	12	2.72	1974	11	11	3.20
9th	1978	14	10	3.03	1975	22	9	2.38
10th	1979	12	5	3.60	1976	14	11	2.59
11th	1980	8	13	3.82	1977	21	6	2.58
12th	1981	11	7	2.88	1978	16	14	2.88
13th	1982	2	2	4.87	1979	16	6	3.14
14th	1983	7	10	3.91	1980	10	8	3.64
15th	1984	19	7	2.87	1981	14	2	2.54
16th	1985	17	16	3.16	1982	5	13	5.50
17th	1986	17	14	4.01	1983	9	14	3.55
18th	1987	15	12	4.01	1984	15	11	3.95
19th	1988	10	17	5.43	1985	16	11	3.17
20th	1989	17	5	2.73	1986	7	13	4.03
21st	1990	8	7	5.24	—	—	—	—
22nd	1992	8	12	4.74	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA