Bob Gibson vs Tom Seaver

Bob Gibson Tom Seaver

Bob Gibson and Tom Seaver compared on their MLB careers: Bob Gibson played 17 seasons, 1959 to 1975, Tom Seaver 20 seasons, 1967 to 1986. Bob Gibson has 251 wins to Tom Seaver's 311. Bob Gibson won 2 titles, Tom Seaver won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Gibson and Tom Seaver career totals

528	GP	656
251	W	311
174	L	205
2.9	ERA	2.9
3884.1	IP	4782.2
3,117	K	3,640
1,336	BB	1,390
1.2	WHIP	1.1
6	SV	1

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Gibson and Tom Seaver postseason

9	GP	8
0	R	0
55	H	51

Where each stands all time

Bob Gibson and Tom Seaver all-time places

16th (3,117)	Strikeouts (pitching)	6th (3,640)
45th (251)	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

Bob Gibson: 2 championships; World Series MVP ×2, NL Gold Glove ×9, NL Cy Young ×2, NL MVP
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.

Bob Gibson and Tom Seaver season by season

1st	1959	3	5	3.33	1967	16	13	2.76
2nd	1960	3	6	5.61	1968	16	12	2.20
3rd	1961	13	12	3.24	1969	25	7	2.21
4th	1962	15	13	2.85	1970	18	12	2.82
5th	1963	18	9	3.39	1971	20	10	1.76
6th	1964	19	12	3.01	1972	21	12	2.92
7th	1965	20	12	3.07	1973	19	10	2.08
8th	1966	21	12	2.44	1974	11	11	3.20
9th	1967	13	7	2.98	1975	22	9	2.38
10th	1968	22	9	1.12	1976	14	11	2.59
11th	1969	20	13	2.18	1977	21	6	2.58
12th	1970	23	7	3.12	1978	16	14	2.88
13th	1971	16	13	3.04	1979	16	6	3.14
14th	1972	19	11	2.46	1980	10	8	3.64
15th	1973	12	10	2.77	1981	14	2	2.54
16th	1974	11	13	3.83	1982	5	13	5.50
17th	1975	3	10	5.04	1983	9	14	3.55
18th	—	—	—	—	1984	15	11	3.95
19th	—	—	—	—	1985	16	11	3.17
20th	—	—	—	—	1986	7	13	4.03

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA