Tom Seaver stats

Starting Pitcher

Age 81 · 6' 1"

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Tom Seaver played 20 MLB seasons, 1967 to 1986.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
656
W
311
L
205
ERA
2.86
IP
4,782.2
K
3,640
BB
1,390
WHIP
1.12

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1967NYM3516132.76251.0170781.20
1968NYM3616122.20277.2205480.98
1969NYM362572.21273.1208821.04
1970NYM3718122.82290.2283831.08
1971NYM3620101.76286.1289610.95
1972NYM3521122.92262.0249771.11
1973NYM3619102.08290.0251640.98
1974NYM3211113.20236.0201751.16
1975NYM362292.38280.1243881.09
1976NYM3514112.59271.0235771.06
1977NYM/CIN332162.58261.1196661.01
1978CIN3616142.88259.2226891.18
1979CIN321663.14215.0131611.15
1980CIN261083.64168.0101591.18
1981CIN231422.54166.187661.12
1982CIN215135.50111.162441.62
1983NYM349143.55231.0135861.24
1984CHW3415113.95236.2131611.17
1985CHW3516113.17238.2134691.22
1986CHW/BOS287134.03176.1103561.34

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
8
W
3
L
3
ERA
2.80
IP
61.0
K
51
BB
16
WHIP
1.10

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
231
SHO
61
K/9
6.8
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1967NYM01826.10000
1968NYM01456.60000
1969NYM01856.80000
1970NYM01928.80000
1971NYM02149.10000
1972NYM01338.60000
1973NYM01837.80000
1974NYM01257.70000
1975NYM01557.80000
1976NYM01357.80000
1977NYM/CIN01976.80000
1978CIN0817.80000
1979CIN0955.50000
1980CIN0515.40000
1981CIN0614.70000
1982CIN0005.00000
1983NYM0525.30000
1984CHW01045.00000
1985CHW0615.10000
1986CHW/BOS0205.30000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
81 yearsNov 17, 1944
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1967
Birthplace
Fresno, CA
College
USC
NL Cy Young
3x
NL Rookie of the Year
1967

What were Tom Seaver's career stats?

Tom Seaver played 20 seasons for the Mets, the Reds and the White Sox. He had 311 wins and 3,640 strikeouts with a 2.86 ERA over 4,782.2 innings. His best season was 1969: 25 wins, a 2.21 ERA and 208 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

20 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1967 to 1986

Tom Seaver led MLB in wins (1969) and WHIP (1971, 1973); finished top 10 in a stat 30 times; sits top 10 all time in strikeouts (pitching).

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 6th in strikeouts (pitching) (3,640)
  • 18th in wins (pitching) (311)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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