Jim Palmer vs Tom Seaver

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Jim Palmer and Tom Seaver compared on their MLB careers: Jim Palmer played 19 seasons, 1965 to 1984, Tom Seaver 20 seasons, 1967 to 1986. Jim Palmer has 268 wins to Tom Seaver's 311. Jim Palmer won 3 titles, Tom Seaver won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

They are level: each leads in 3 of the 6 lines. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Jim Palmer and Tom Seaver career totals

558	GP	656
268	W	311, better
152, better	L	205
2.9	ERA	2.9
3,948	IP	4,782.2
2,212	K	3,640, better
1,311, better	BB	1,390
1.2	WHIP	1.1, better
4, better	SV	1

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jim Palmer and Tom Seaver postseason

17	GP	8
8, better	W	3
3	L	3
2.6, better	ERA	2.8
123	IP	61
90, better	K	51
50	BB	16, better
1.2	WHIP	1.1, better
0	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Jim Palmer and Tom Seaver all-time places

64th (2,212)	Strikeouts (pitching)	6th (3,640), better
35th (268)	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

Jim Palmer and Tom Seaver titles and awards

3, better	Championships	1
—	NL Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	NL Cy Young	3, better
3, better	AL Cy Young	—
4, better	AL 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.

Jim Palmer and Tom Seaver season by season

1st	1965	5	4, better	3.72	1967	16, better	13	2.76, better
2nd	1966	15	10, better	3.46	1968	16, better	12	2.20, better
3rd	1967	3	1, better	2.94	1969	25, better	7	2.21, better
4th	1969	16	4, better	2.34, better	1970	18, better	12	2.82
5th	1970	20	10	2.71	1971	20	10	1.76, better
6th	1971	20	9, better	2.68, better	1972	21, better	12	2.92
7th	1972	21, better	10	2.07, better	1973	19	10	2.08
8th	1973	22, better	9, better	2.40, better	1974	11	11	3.20
9th	1974	7	12	3.27	1975	22, better	9, better	2.38, better
10th	1975	23, better	11	2.09, better	1976	14	11	2.59
11th	1976	22, better	13	2.51, better	1977	21	6, better	2.58
12th	1977	20, better	11, better	2.91	1978	16	14	2.88, better
13th	1978	21, better	12	2.46, better	1979	16	6, better	3.14
14th	1979	10	6, better	3.30, better	1980	10	8	3.64
15th	1980	16, better	10	3.98	1981	14	2, better	2.54, better
16th	1981	7, better	8, better	3.75, better	1982	5	13	5.50
17th	1982	15, better	5, better	3.13, better	1983	9	14	3.55
18th	1983	5	4, better	4.23	1984	15, better	11	3.95, better
19th	1984	0	3, better	9.17	1985	16, better	11	3.17, better
20th	—	—	—	—	1986	7	13	4.03

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA