Steve Carlton vs Tom Seaver

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Steve Carlton and Tom Seaver compared on their MLB careers: Steve Carlton played 24 seasons, 1965 to 1988, Tom Seaver 20 seasons, 1967 to 1986. Steve Carlton has 329 wins to Tom Seaver's 311. Steve Carlton won 3 titles, Tom Seaver won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Steve Carlton and Tom Seaver career totals

741	GP	656
329, better	W	311
244	L	205, better
3.2	ERA	2.9, better
5,217.1	IP	4,782.2
4,136, better	K	3,640
1,833	BB	1,390, better
1.3	WHIP	1.1, better
2, better	SV	1

How do they compare in the postseason?

Steve Carlton and Tom Seaver postseason

16	GP	8
6, better	W	3
6	L	3, better
3.3	ERA	2.8, better
97	IP	61
84, better	K	51
51	BB	16, better
1.5	WHIP	1.1, better
0	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Steve Carlton and Tom Seaver all-time places

4th (4,136), better	Strikeouts (pitching)	6th (3,640)
11th (329), 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

Steve Carlton and Tom Seaver titles and awards

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

Steve Carlton and Tom Seaver season by season

1st	1965	0	0, better	2.52, better	1967	16, better	13	2.76
2nd	1966	3	3, better	3.12	1968	16, better	12	2.20, better
3rd	1967	14	9	2.98	1969	25, better	7, better	2.21, better
4th	1968	13	11, better	2.99	1970	18, better	12	2.82, better
5th	1969	17	11	2.17	1971	20, better	10, better	1.76, better
6th	1970	10	19	3.73	1972	21, better	12, better	2.92, better
7th	1971	20, better	9, better	3.56	1973	19	10	2.08, better
8th	1972	27, better	10, better	1.97, better	1974	11	11	3.20
9th	1973	13	20	3.90	1975	22, better	9, better	2.38, better
10th	1974	16, better	13	3.22	1976	14	11, better	2.59, better
11th	1975	15	14	3.56	1977	21, better	6, better	2.58, better
12th	1976	20, better	7, better	3.13	1978	16	14	2.88, better
13th	1977	23, better	10	2.64, better	1979	16	6, better	3.14
14th	1978	16, better	13	2.84, better	1980	10	8, better	3.64
15th	1979	18, better	11	3.62	1981	14	2, better	2.54, better
16th	1980	24, better	9, better	2.34, better	1982	5	13	5.50
17th	1981	13, better	4, better	2.42, better	1983	9	14	3.55
18th	1982	23, better	11	3.10, better	1984	15	11	3.95
19th	1983	15	16	3.11, better	1985	16, better	11, better	3.17
20th	1984	13, better	7, better	3.58, better	1986	7	13	4.03
21st	1985	1	8	3.33	—	—	—	—
22nd	1986	9	14	5.10	—	—	—	—
23rd	1987	6	14	5.74	—	—	—	—
24th	1988	0	1	16.76	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA