Tom Seaver Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Tom Seaver played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1986, appearing in 656 games over 20 seasons. He recorded a total of 311 W and 205 L, an ERA of 2.86, 3,640 SO, a WHIP of 1.121, and a WAR of 106.0.

🧾 Basic Profile

Tom Seaver
NameTom Seaver
Date of BirthNovember 17, 1944
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1967
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Tom Seaver Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Tom Seaver.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 Career Summary

Tom Seaver appeared in 656 games over 20 MLB seasons from 1967 to 1986. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS647 (MLB Rank: 15)
GF6 (MLB Rank: 5,982)
W311 (MLB Rank: 18)
L205 (MLB Rank: 41)
SV1 (MLB Rank: 3,556)
ERA2.86 (MLB Rank: 1,191)
IP4783 (MLB Rank: 19)
SHO61 (MLB Rank: 7)
CG231 (MLB Rank: 100)
SO3,640 (MLB Rank: 6)
BB1390 (MLB Rank: 19)
H3,971 (MLB Rank: 40)
HR380 (MLB Rank: 19)
SO96.85 (MLB Rank: 3,010)
BB92.62 (MLB Rank: 9,668)
H97.47 (MLB Rank: 10,679)
HR90.72 (MLB Rank: 6,118)
WHIP1.121 (MLB Rank: 11,185)
WAR106.0 (MLB Rank: 7)

📊 Last Season Summary (1986)

In his final season (1986), Tom Seaver recorded the following stats:

GS28
W7
L13
ERA4.03
IP176.1
CG2
SO103
BB56
H180
HR17
SO95.26
BB92.86
H99.19
HR90.87
WHIP1.338
WAR2.5

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1969, 25 W
  • Most SO: 1971, 289 SO
  • Most IP: 1970, 290.2 IP
  • Best WAR: 1973, 10.6 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1971, 1.76 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Tom Seaver appeared in 8 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.79, pitched 61.2 IP, struck out 51 batters, with 3 W and 3 L.

Tom Seaver Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1967
16
13
2.76
0.552
0
170
251
6
1.203
19
224
78
85
77
122
3.16
6.1
2.18
34
35
1
18
2
0.7
8
2.8
0
5
6
5
1029
1968
16
12
2.2
0.571
1
205
278
6.8
0.978
15
224
48
73
68
137
2.22
6.6
4.27
35
36
1
14
5
0.5
7.3
1.6
1
8
5
8
1088
1969
25
7
2.21
0.781
0
208
273.1
7.2
1.039
24
202
82
75
67
165
3.11
6.8
2.54
35
36
1
18
5
0.8
6.7
2.7
1
7
9
8
1089
1970
18
12
2.82
0.6
0
283
290.2
5.8
1.077
21
230
83
103
91
143
2.53
8.8
3.41
36
37
1
19
2
0.7
7.1
2.6
0
4
8
6
1173
1971
20
10
1.76
0.667
0
289
286.1
10.2
0.946
18
210
61
61
56
194
1.93
9.1
4.74
35
36
1
21
4
0.6
6.6
1.9
1
4
2
5
1103
1972
21
12
2.92
0.636
0
249
262
5.2
1.115
23
215
77
92
85
115
2.58
8.6
3.23
35
35
0
13
3
0.8
7.4
2.6
0
5
2
8
1060
1973
19
10
2.08
0.655
0
251
290
10.6
0.976
23
219
64
74
67
175
2.57
7.8
3.92
36
36
0
18
3
0.7
6.8
2
0
4
5
5
1147
1974
11
11
3.2
0.5
0
201
236
6.2
1.161
19
199
75
89
84
112
2.91
7.7
2.68
32
32
0
12
5
0.7
7.6
2.9
2
3
10
4
956
1975
22
9
2.38
0.71
0
243
280.1
7.8
1.088
11
217
88
81
74
146
2.35
7.8
2.76
36
36
0
15
5
0.4
7
2.8
1
4
6
7
1115
1976
14
11
2.59
0.56
0
235
271
5.4
1.063
14
211
77
83
78
126
2.47
7.8
3.05
34
35
0
13
5
0.5
7
2.6
0
4
9
12
1079
1977
21
6
2.58
0.778
0
196
261.1
7.9
1.014
19
199
66
78
75
149
2.94
6.8
2.97
33
33
0
19
7
0.7
6.9
2.3
1
0
6
7
1031
1978
16
14
2.88
0.533
0
226
259.2
4.6
1.182
26
218
89
97
83
123
3.17
7.8
2.54
36
36
0
8
1
0.9
7.6
3.1
1
0
11
6
1075
1979
16
6
3.14
0.727
0
131
215
3.3
1.153
16
187
61
85
75
121
3.33
5.5
2.15
32
32
0
9
5
0.7
7.8
2.6
0
0
6
4
868
1980
10
8
3.64
0.556
0
101
168
1.7
1.185
24
140
59
74
68
99
4.48
5.4
1.71
26
26
0
5
1
1.3
7.5
3.2
0
1
3
4
692
1981
14
2
2.54
0.875
0
87
166.1
4
1.118
10
120
66
51
47
140
3.58
4.7
1.32
23
23
0
6
1
0.5
6.5
3.6
0
3
8
5
671
1982
5
13
5.5
0.278
0
62
111.1
-0.8
1.617
14
136
44
75
68
67
4.5
5
1.41
21
21
0
0
0
1.1
11
3.6
0
3
4
3
501
1983
9
14
3.55
0.391
0
135
231
2.5
1.242
18
201
86
104
91
103
3.77
5.3
1.57
34
34
0
5
2
0.7
7.8
3.4
0
4
5
10
962
1984
15
11
3.95
0.577
0
131
236.2
4.1
1.17
27
216
61
108
104
105
3.94
5
2.15
33
34
1
10
4
1
8.2
2.3
0
2
3
5
978
1985
16
11
3.17
0.593
0
134
238.2
5
1.223
22
223
69
103
84
136
3.73
5.1
1.94
33
35
0
6
1
0.8
8.4
2.6
0
8
6
10
993
1986
7
13
4.03
0.35
0
103
176.1
2.5
1.338
17
180
56
83
79
106
3.93
5.3
1.84
28
28
0
2
0
0.9
9.2
2.9
0
7
2
4
759