Greg Maddux vs Tom Seaver

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Greg Maddux and Tom Seaver compared on their MLB careers: Greg Maddux played 23 seasons, 1986 to 2008, Tom Seaver 20 seasons, 1967 to 1986. Greg Maddux has 355 wins to Tom Seaver's 311. Greg Maddux won 1 title, Tom Seaver won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Tom Seaver leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Greg Maddux in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Greg Maddux and Tom Seaver career totals

744	GP	656
355, better	W	311
227	L	205, better
3.2	ERA	2.9, better
5,008.1	IP	4,782.2
3,371	K	3,640, better
999, better	BB	1,390
1.1	WHIP	1.1, better
0	SV	1, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Greg Maddux and Tom Seaver postseason

35	GP	8
11, better	W	3
14	L	3, better
3.3	ERA	2.8, better
197.2	IP	61
125, better	K	51
51	BB	16, better
1.2	WHIP	1.1, better
1, better	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Greg Maddux and Tom Seaver all-time places

12th (3,371)	Strikeouts (pitching)	6th (3,640), better
8th (355), better	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

Greg Maddux and Tom Seaver titles and awards

1	Championships	1
—	NL Rookie of the Year	1, better
4, better	NL Cy Young	3
18, better	NL Gold Glove	—

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.

Greg Maddux and Tom Seaver season by season

1st	1986	2	4, better	5.52	1967	16, better	13	2.76, better
2nd	1987	6	14	5.61	1968	16, better	12, better	2.20, better
3rd	1988	18	8	3.18	1969	25, better	7, better	2.21, better
4th	1989	19, better	12	2.95	1970	18	12	2.82, better
5th	1990	15	15	3.46	1971	20, better	10, better	1.76, better
6th	1991	15	11, better	3.35	1972	21, better	12	2.92, better
7th	1992	20, better	11	2.18	1973	19	10, better	2.08, better
8th	1993	20, better	10, better	2.36, better	1974	11	11	3.20
9th	1994	16	6, better	1.56, better	1975	22, better	9	2.38
10th	1995	19, better	2, better	1.63, better	1976	14	11	2.59
11th	1996	15	11	2.72	1977	21, better	6, better	2.58, better
12th	1997	19, better	4, better	2.20, better	1978	16	14	2.88
13th	1998	18, better	9	2.22, better	1979	16	6, better	3.14
14th	1999	19, better	9	3.57, better	1980	10	8, better	3.64
15th	2000	19, better	9	3.00	1981	14	2, better	2.54, better
16th	2001	17, better	11, better	3.05, better	1982	5	13	5.50
17th	2002	16, better	6, better	2.62, better	1983	9	14	3.55
18th	2003	16, better	11	3.96	1984	15	11	3.95, better
19th	2004	16	11	4.02	1985	16	11	3.17, better
20th	2005	13, better	15	4.24	1986	7	13, better	4.03, better
21st	2006	15	14	4.20	—	—	—	—
22nd	2007	14	11	4.14	—	—	—	—
23rd	2008	8	13	4.22	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA