Jacob deGrom vs Tom Seaver

Jacob deGrom

4of 7 lines

Tom Seaver

3of 7 lines

Jacob deGrom and Tom Seaver compared on their MLB careers: Jacob deGrom played 13 seasons, 2014 to 2026, Tom Seaver 20 seasons, 1967 to 1986. Jacob deGrom has 107 wins to Tom Seaver's 311. Jacob deGrom won 1 title, Tom Seaver won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jacob deGrom leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Tom Seaver in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Jacob deGrom and Tom Seaver career totals
279GP656
107W311, better
76, betterL205
2.7, betterERA2.9
1,702.1IP4,782.2
2,052K3,640, better
391, betterBB1,390
1, betterWHIP1.1
0SV1, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jacob deGrom and Tom Seaver postseason
5GP8
4, betterW3
1, betterL3
2.9ERA2.8, better
31IP61
37K51, better
10, betterBB16
1.2WHIP1.1, better
0SV0

Where each stands all time

Jacob deGrom and Tom Seaver all-time places
86th (2,052)Strikeouts (pitching)6th (3,640), better
—Wins (pitching)18th (311), better

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

Jacob deGrom and Tom Seaver titles and awards
1Championships1
1NL Rookie of the Year1
2NL Cy Young3, better

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.

Jacob deGrom and Tom Seaver season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st201496, better2.69, better196716, better132.76
2nd2015148, better2.54196816, better122.20, better
3rd2016783.04196925, better7, better2.21, better
4th20171510, better3.53197018, better122.82, better
5th2018109, better1.70, better197120, better101.76
6th2019118, better2.43, better197221, better122.92
7th202042, better2.38197319, better102.08, better
8th202172, better1.08, better197411, better113.20
9th202254, better3.08197522, better92.38, better
10th202320, better2.67197614, better112.59, better
11th202400, better1.69, better197721, better62.58
12th2025128, better2.97197816, better142.88, better
13th202611114.20197916, better6, better3.14, better
14th————19801083.64
15th————19811422.54
16th————19825135.50
17th————19839143.55
18th————198415113.95
19th————198516113.17
20th————19867134.03

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA