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Tom Seaver
George Thomas Seaver (Tom Terrific)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 206 lb.

Born: November 17, 1944 in Fresno, CA
High School: Fresno (Fresno, CA)
School: University of Southern California
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1966. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1967
Final Game: September 19, 1986
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1992 (425/430 ballots).
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1967 22 NYM NL 16 13 .552 2.76 35 34 1 18 2 0 251.0 224 85 77 19 78 6 170 5 0 5 1029 122 1.203 8.0 0.7 2.8 6.1 2.18 AS,MVP-22,RoY-1
1968 23 NYM NL 16 12 .571 2.20 36 35 1 14 5 1 277.2 224 73 68 15 48 5 205 8 1 8 1088 137 0.980 7.3 0.5 1.6 6.6 4.27 AS
1969 24 NYM NL 25 7 .781 2.21 36 35 1 18 5 0 273.1 202 75 67 24 82 9 208 7 1 8 1089 165 1.039 6.7 0.8 2.7 6.8 2.54 AS,CYA-1,MVP-2
1970 25 NYM NL 18 12 .600 2.82 37 36 1 19 2 0 290.2 230 103 91 21 83 8 283 4 0 6 1173 142 1.077 7.1 0.7 2.6 8.8 3.41 AS,CYA-7,MVP-29
1971 26 NYM NL 20 10 .667 1.76 36 35 1 21 4 0 286.1 210 61 56 18 61 2 289 4 1 5 1103 193 0.946 6.6 0.6 1.9 9.1 4.74 AS,CYA-2,MVP-9
1972 27 NYM NL 21 12 .636 2.92 35 35 0 13 3 0 262.0 215 92 85 23 77 2 249 5 0 8 1060 115 1.115 7.4 0.8 2.6 8.6 3.23 AS,CYA-5,MVP-25
1973 28 NYM NL 19 10 .655 2.08 36 36 0 18 3 0 290.0 219 74 67 23 64 5 251 4 0 5 1147 175 0.976 6.8 0.7 2.0 7.8 3.92 AS,CYA-1,MVP-8
1974 29 NYM NL 11 11 .500 3.20 32 32 0 12 5 0 236.0 199 89 84 19 75 10 201 3 2 4 956 112 1.161 7.6 0.7 2.9 7.7 2.68
1975 30 NYM NL 22 9 .710 2.38 36 36 0 15 5 0 280.1 217 81 74 11 88 6 243 4 1 7 1115 145 1.088 7.0 0.4 2.8 7.8 2.76 AS,CYA-1,MVP-9
1976 31 NYM NL 14 11 .560 2.59 35 34 0 13 5 0 271.0 211 83 78 14 77 9 235 4 0 12 1079 127 1.063 7.0 0.5 2.6 7.8 3.05 AS,CYA-8
1977 32 TOT NL 21 6 .778 2.58 33 33 0 19 7 0 261.1 199 78 75 19 66 6 196 0 1 7 1031 150 1.014 6.9 0.7 2.3 6.8 2.97 AS,CYA-3,MVP-25
1977 32 NYM NL 7 3 .700 3.00 13 13 0 5 3 0 96.0 79 33 32 7 28 3 72 0 1 3 390 124 1.115 7.4 0.7 2.6 6.8 2.57
1977 32 CIN NL 14 3 .824 2.34 20 20 0 14 4 0 165.1 120 45 43 12 38 3 124 0 0 4 641 169 0.956 6.5 0.7 2.1 6.8 3.26
1978 33 CIN NL 16 14 .533 2.88 36 36 0 8 1 0 259.2 218 97 83 26 89 11 226 0 1 6 1075 124 1.182 7.6 0.9 3.1 7.8 2.54 AS
1979 34 CIN NL 16 6 .727 3.14 32 32 0 9 5 0 215.0 187 85 75 16 61 6 131 0 0 4 868 120 1.153 7.8 0.7 2.6 5.5 2.15 CYA-4,MVP-21
1980 35 CIN NL 10 8 .556 3.64 26 26 0 5 1 0 168.0 140 74 68 24 59 3 101 1 0 4 692 99 1.185 7.5 1.3 3.2 5.4 1.71
1981 36 CIN NL 14 2 .875 2.54 23 23 0 6 1 0 166.1 120 51 47 10 66 8 87 3 0 5 671 140 1.118 6.5 0.5 3.6 4.7 1.32 AS,CYA-2,MVP-10
1982 37 CIN NL 5 13 .278 5.50 21 21 0 0 0 0 111.1 136 75 68 14 44 4 62 3 0 3 501 67 1.617 11.0 1.1 3.6 5.0 1.41
1983 38 NYM NL 9 14 .391 3.55 34 34 0 5 2 0 231.0 201 104 91 18 86 5 135 4 0 10 962 103 1.242 7.8 0.7 3.4 5.3 1.57
1984 39 CHW AL 15 11 .577 3.95 34 33 1 10 4 0 236.2 216 108 104 27 61 3 131 2 0 5 978 105 1.170 8.2 1.0 2.3 5.0 2.15
1985 40 CHW AL 16 11 .593 3.17 35 33 0 6 1 0 238.2 223 103 84 22 69 6 134 8 0 10 993 136 1.223 8.4 0.8 2.6 5.1 1.94
1986 41 TOT AL 7 13 .350 4.03 28 28 0 2 0 0 176.1 180 83 79 17 56 2 103 7 0 4 759 106 1.338 9.2 0.9 2.9 5.3 1.84
1986 41 CHW AL 2 6 .250 4.38 12 12 0 1 0 0 72.0 66 37 35 9 27 1 31 5 0 1 309 100 1.292 8.3 1.1 3.4 3.9 1.15
1986 41 BOS AL 5 7 .417 3.80 16 16 0 1 0 0 104.1 114 46 44 8 29 1 72 2 0 3 450 110 1.371 9.8 0.7 2.5 6.2 2.48
20 Seasons 311 205 .603 2.86 656 647 6 231 61 1 4782.2 3971 1674 1521 380 1390 116 3640 76 8 126 19369 127 1.121 7.5 0.7 2.6 6.8 2.62
162 Game Avg. 16 11 .603 2.86 34 34 0 12 3 0 250 207 87 79 20 73 6 190 4 0 7 1011 127 1.121 7.5 0.7 2.6 6.8 2.62
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
NYM (12 yrs) 198 124 .615 2.57 401 395 5 171 44 1 3045.1 2431 953 870 212 847 70 2541 52 7 81 12191 136 1.076 7.2 0.6 2.5 7.5 3.00
CIN (6 yrs) 75 46 .620 3.18 158 158 0 42 12 0 1085.2 921 427 384 102 357 35 731 7 1 26 4448 116 1.177 7.6 0.8 3.0 6.1 2.05
CHW (3 yrs) 33 28 .541 3.67 81 78 1 17 5 0 547.1 505 248 223 58 157 10 296 15 0 16 2280 116 1.210 8.3 1.0 2.6 4.9 1.89
BOS (1 yr) 5 7 .417 3.80 16 16 0 1 0 0 104.1 114 46 44 8 29 1 72 2 0 3 450 110 1.371 9.8 0.7 2.5 6.2 2.48
NL (17 yrs) 273 170 .616 2.73 559 553 5 213 56 1 4131.0 3352 1380 1254 314 1204 105 3272 59 8 107 16639 130 1.103 7.3 0.7 2.6 7.1 2.72
AL (3 yrs) 38 35 .521 3.69 97 94 1 18 5 0 651.2 619 294 267 66 186 11 368 17 0 19 2730 115 1.235 8.5 0.9 2.6 5.1 1.98

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1969 24 NYM NL NLCS W ATL 1 0 1.000 6.43 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 8 5 5 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 33 1.571 10.3 2.6 3.9 2.6 0.67
1969 24 NYM NL WS W BAL 1 1 .500 3.00 2 2 0 1 0 0 15.0 12 5 5 1 3 0 9 0 0 0 61 1.000 7.2 0.6 1.8 5.4 3.00
1973 28 NYM NL NLCS W CIN 1 1 .500 1.62 2 2 0 1 0 0 16.2 13 4 3 2 5 2 17 1 0 1 69 1.080 7.0 1.1 2.7 9.2 3.40
1973 28 NYM NL WS L OAK 0 1 .000 2.40 2 2 0 0 0 0 15.0 13 4 4 0 3 0 18 0 0 1 62 1.067 7.8 0.0 1.8 10.8 6.00
1979 34 CIN NL NLCS L PIT 0 0 2.25 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 5 2 2 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 30 0.875 5.6 1.1 2.3 5.6 2.50
3 Seasons (5 Series) 3 3 .500 2.77 8 8 0 2 0 0 61.2 51 20 19 6 16 4 51 2 0 2 255 1.086 7.4 0.9 2.3 7.4 3.19
3 NLCS 2 1 .667 2.84 4 4 0 1 0 0 31.2 26 11 10 5 10 4 24 2 0 1 132 1.137 7.4 1.4 2.8 6.8 2.40
2 WS 1 2 .333 2.70 4 4 0 1 0 0 30.0 25 9 9 1 6 0 27 0 0 1 123 1.033 7.5 0.3 1.8 8.1 4.50

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1967 22 NYM NL 36 93 77 5 11 2 0 0 5 2 0 8 24 .143 .230 .169 .399 17 13 0 1 6 1 0 1 AS,MVP-22,RoY-1
1968 23 NYM NL 38 101 95 5 15 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 44 .158 .184 .179 .363 10 17 0 0 3 0 0 1 AS
1969 24 NYM NL 39 104 91 7 11 3 0 0 6 1 0 7 34 .121 .200 .154 .354 -0 14 0 2 4 0 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-2
1970 25 NYM NL 42 112 95 9 17 1 1 1 10 0 0 10 31 .179 .257 .242 .499 35 23 1 0 7 0 0 1 AS,CYA-7,MVP-29
1971 26 NYM NL 39 109 92 8 18 3 0 1 7 0 0 6 31 .196 .245 .261 .506 45 24 1 0 11 0 0 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-9
1972 27 NYM NL 36 100 89 5 13 3 1 3 4 0 0 5 41 .146 .191 .303 .495 41 27 1 0 6 0 0 1 AS,CYA-5,MVP-25
1973 28 NYM NL 39 109 93 9 15 2 1 1 5 1 0 7 34 .161 .220 .237 .457 28 22 3 0 9 0 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-8
1974 29 NYM NL 32 87 71 3 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 9 28 .099 .200 .099 .299 -14 7 3 0 7 0 0 1
1975 30 NYM NL 37 111 95 7 17 1 0 0 5 0 0 8 24 .179 .250 .189 .439 26 18 2 1 7 0 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-9
1976 31 NYM NL 35 100 82 5 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 9 26 .085 .176 .085 .261 -22 7 1 0 9 0 0 1 AS,CYA-8
1977 32 TOT NL 33 104 86 11 17 1 0 3 9 0 0 4 33 .198 .231 .314 .545 45 27 2 0 13 1 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-25
1977 32 NYM NL 13 36 31 1 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 12 .161 .206 .161 .367 3 5 0 0 2 1 0 1
1977 32 CIN NL 20 68 55 10 12 1 0 3 5 0 0 2 21 .218 .246 .400 .646 69 22 2 0 11 0 0 1
1978 33 CIN NL 36 95 74 5 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 8 31 .122 .207 .135 .342 -2 10 0 0 13 0 0 1 AS
1979 34 CIN NL 33 81 76 3 12 3 0 2 8 0 0 1 29 .158 .169 .276 .445 19 21 2 0 4 0 0 1 CYA-4,MVP-21
1980 35 CIN NL 26 60 46 5 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 7 17 .130 .245 .196 .441 25 9 0 0 7 0 0 1
1981 36 CIN NL 23 68 55 3 11 1 0 1 6 0 0 8 16 .200 .297 .273 .570 62 15 2 0 4 1 0 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-10
1982 37 CIN NL 22 41 34 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 .176 .222 .235 .458 28 8 2 0 5 0 0 1
1983 38 NYM NL 34 77 64 6 10 0 2 0 4 0 0 6 26 .156 .225 .219 .444 25 14 2 0 6 1 0 1
1984 39 CHW AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 40 CHW AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
20 Seasons 582 1552 1315 99 202 28 5 12 86 4 0 108 485 .154 .219 .210 .429 22 276 22 4 121 4 0
162 Game Avg. 162 432 366 28 56 8 1 3 24 1 0 30 135 .154 .219 .210 .429 22 77 6 1 34 1 0
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
NYM (12 yrs) 420 1139 975 70 146 17 5 6 60 4 0 80 355 .150 .217 .196 .412 18 191 14 4 77 3 0
CIN (6 yrs) 160 413 340 29 56 11 0 6 26 0 0 28 130 .165 .228 .250 .478 32 85 8 0 44 1 0
CHW (3 yrs) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (17 yrs) 580 1552 1315 99 202 28 5 12 86 4 0 108 485 .154 .219 .210 .429 22 276 22 4 121 4 0
AL (3 yrs) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1969 24 NYM NL NLCS ATL W 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 24 NYM NL WS BAL W 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
1973 28 NYM NL NLCS CIN W 2 7 6 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .429 .667 1.095 4 0 0 0 0 0
1973 28 NYM NL WS OAK L 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 34 CIN NL NLCS PIT L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (5 Series) 8 21 20 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .100 .143 .200 .343 4 1 0 0 0 0
3 NLCS 4 12 11 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .182 .250 .364 .614 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 4 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1967 NYM NL 22 P 35 34 251.0 56 17 38 1 3 .982 1.97 1.57 .959 2.00 0.78 AS,MVP-22,RoY-1
1968 NYM NL 23 P 36 35 278.0 70 21 48 1 4 .986 2.23 1.92 .957 2.01 0.85 AS
1969 NYM NL 24 P 36 35 273.1 68 18 48 2 7 .971 2.17 1.83 .957 1.95 0.78 AS,CYA-1,MVP-2
1970 NYM NL 25 P 37 36 290.2 68 19 46 3 3 .956 2.01 1.76 .951 1.85 0.71 AS,CYA-7,MVP-29
1971 NYM NL 26 P 36 35 286.1 56 17 38 1 3 .982 1.73 1.53 .952 1.90 0.78 AS,CYA-2,MVP-9
1972 NYM NL 27 P 35 35 262.0 60 17 40 3 3 .950 1.96 1.63 .950 1.78 0.73 AS,CYA-5,MVP-25
1973 NYM NL 28 P 36 36 290.0 66 26 35 5 1 .924 1.89 1.69 .952 1.88 0.73 AS,CYA-1,MVP-8
1974 NYM NL 29 P 32 32 236.0 52 9 42 1 7 .981 1.94 1.59 .942 1.88 0.71
1975 NYM NL 30 P 36 36 280.1 68 21 43 4 6 .941 2.05 1.78 .946 1.86 0.72 AS,CYA-1,MVP-9
1976 NYM NL 31 P 35 34 271.0 54 12 41 1 3 .981 1.76 1.51 .948 1.88 0.72 AS,CYA-8
1977 TOT NL 32 P 33 33 261.1 47 13 33 1 3 .979 1.58 1.39 .949 1.85 0.67 AS,CYA-3,MVP-25
1977 NYM NL 32 P 13 13 96.0 24 6 17 1 0 .958 2.16 1.77 .950 1.85 0.67
1977 CIN NL 32 P 20 20 165.1 23 7 16 0 3 1.000 1.25 1.15 .948 1.85 0.67
1978 CIN NL 33 P 36 36 259.2 49 15 28 6 2 .878 1.49 1.19 .955 1.91 0.72 AS
1979 CIN NL 34 P 32 32 215.0 50 22 26 2 2 .960 2.01 1.50 .950 1.80 0.66 CYA-4,MVP-21
1980 CIN NL 35 P 26 26 168.0 42 16 26 0 0 1.000 2.25 1.62 .950 1.91 0.69
1981 CIN NL 36 P 23 23 166.1 31 8 22 1 1 .968 1.62 1.30 .958 1.97 0.68 AS,CYA-2,MVP-10
1982 CIN NL 37 P 21 21 111.1 20 7 11 2 1 .900 1.46 0.86 .955 1.96 0.70
1983 NYM NL 38 P 34 34 231.0 54 22 28 4 0 .926 1.95 1.47 .954 1.92 0.68
1984 CHW AL 39 P 34 33 236.2 51 11 40 0 2 1.000 1.94 1.50 .957 1.79 0.70
1985 CHW AL 40 P 35 33 238.2 65 20 43 2 2 .969 2.38 1.80 .952 1.86 0.70
1986 TOT AL 41 P 28 28 176.1 35 17 16 2 1 .943 1.68 1.18 .957 1.83 0.68
1986 CHW AL 41 P 12 12 72.0 11 4 7 0 0 1.000 1.38 0.92 .955 1.82 0.68
1986 BOS AL 41 P 16 16 104.1 24 13 9 2 1 .917 1.90 1.38 .958 1.83 0.68
20 Seasons P 656 647 4783.0 1062 328 692 42 54 .960 1.92 1.55 .952 1.89 0.72
20 Seasons TOT 656 647 4783.0 1062 328 692 42 54 .960 1.92 1.55 .913 1.89 0.72
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games
1967 *
1968 *
1969
1970 (P)
1971
1972
1973 *
1975 *
1976 *
1977 *
1978
1981 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1967-NL-Rookie of the Year
1969-NL-Cy Young
1969-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
1973-NL-Cy Young
1975-NL-Cy Young
1975-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1967-NL-22-2%
1969-NL-2-72%
1970-NL-29-1%
1971-NL-9-14%
1972-NL-25-1%
1973-NL-8-17%
1975-NL-9-19%
1977-NL-25-0%
1979-NL-21-3%
1981-NL-10-10%
1.39 Career Shares (156th)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1969-NL--1--96%
1970-NL--7--3%
1971-NL--2--51%
1972-NL--5--5%
1973-NL--1--59%
1975-NL--1--82%
1976-NL--8--1%
1977-NL--3--15%
1979-NL--4--17%
1981-NL--2--56%
3 Cy Youngs
3.85 Career Shares (6th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1968 NL--2.204--7th
1969 NL--2.206--4th
1970 NL--2.818--1st
1971 NL--1.760--1st
1973 NL--2.079--1st
1975 NL--2.376--3rd
1976 NL--2.590--3rd
1977 NL--2.583--2nd
1978 NL--2.877--10th
1979 NL--3.140--10th
1981 NL--2.543--8th
1985 AL--3.168--6th
Career--2.862--123rd

Wins s c a p y
1967 NL--16--5th
1968 NL--16--8th
1969 NL--25--1st
1970 NL--18--5th
1971 NL--20--2nd
1972 NL--21--2nd
1973 NL--19--2nd
1975 NL--22--1st
1977 NL--21--2nd
1978 NL--16--9th
1979 NL--16--7th
1981 NL--14--1st
1985 AL--16--9th
Career--311--18th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1969 NL--.781--2nd
1971 NL--.667--5th
1973 NL--.655--4th
1975 NL--.710--2nd
1977 NL--.778--2nd
1979 NL--.727--1st
1981 NL--.875--1st
Career--.603--104th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1968 NL--.980--2nd
1969 NL--1.039--5th
1970 NL--1.077--2nd
1971 NL--.946--1st
1972 NL--1.115--8th
1973 NL--.976--1st
1974 NL--1.161--8th
1975 NL--1.088--4th
1976 NL--1.063--3rd
1977 NL--1.014--1st
1979 NL--1.154--3rd
1980 NL--1.185--9th
1981 NL--1.118--8th
1984 AL--1.170--8th
1985 AL--1.224--10th
Career--1.121--32nd

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1968 NL--7.261--6th
1969 NL--6.651--1st
1970 NL--7.122--2nd
1971 NL--6.601--2nd
1972 NL--7.386--4th
1973 NL--6.797--1st
1974 NL--7.589--7th
1975 NL--6.967--2nd
1976 NL--7.007--2nd
1977 NL--6.853--1st
1978 NL--7.556--6th
1979 NL--7.828--6th
1980 NL--7.500--4th
1981 NL--6.493--2nd
1983 NL--7.831--7th
Career--7.473--32nd

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1968 NL--1.556--3rd
1971 NL--1.917--6th
1973 NL--1.986--5th
1977 NL--2.273--6th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1970 NL--8.763--1st
1971 NL--9.084--1st
1972 NL--8.553--1st
1973 NL--7.790--1st
1974 NL--7.665--1st
1975 NL--7.801--3rd
1976 NL--7.804--1st
1977 NL--6.750--4th
1978 NL--7.833--2nd
Career--6.850--99th

Games Played s c a p y
Career--656--120th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1967 NL--251.0--8th
1968 NL--277.7--5th
1970 NL--290.7--4th
1971 NL--286.3--3rd
1972 NL--262.0--7th
1973 NL--290.0--3rd
1975 NL--280.3--3rd
1976 NL--271.0--3rd
1977 NL--261.3--5th
1978 NL--259.7--6th
1981 NL--166.3--4th
1983 NL--231.0--10th
Career--4782.7--18th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1967 NL--170--8th
1968 NL--205--6th
1969 NL--208--10th
1970 NL--283--1st
1971 NL--289--1st
1972 NL--249--2nd
1973 NL--251--1st
1974 NL--201--3rd
1975 NL--243--1st
1976 NL--235--1st
1977 NL--196--5th
1978 NL--226--3rd
1981 NL--87--10th
Career--3640--6th

Games Started s c a p y
1967 NL--34--8th
1968 NL--35--8th
1970 NL--36--9th
1972 NL--35--5th
1973 NL--36--7th
1975 NL--36--7th
1978 NL--36--3rd
1981 NL--23--10th
1983 NL--34--9th
Career--647--15th

Complete Games s c a p y
1967 NL--18--2nd
1968 NL--14--7th
1969 NL--18--7th
1970 NL--19--4th
1971 NL--21--2nd
1972 NL--13--8th
1973 NL--18--1st
1974 NL--12--9th
1975 NL--15--3rd
1976 NL--13--6th
1977 NL--19--2nd
1981 NL--6--6th
1984 AL--10--9th
Career--231--99th

Shutouts s c a p y
1968 NL--5--7th
1969 NL--5--6th
1971 NL--4--5th
1973 NL--3--7th
1974 NL--5--3rd
1975 NL--5--4th
1976 NL--5--3rd
1977 NL--7--1st
1979 NL--5--1st
1984 AL--4--3rd
Career--61--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1967 NL--19--10th
1969 NL--24--6th
1972 NL--23--2nd
1974 NL--19--9th
1978 NL--26--3rd
1980 NL--24--3rd
1984 AL--27--6th
Career--380--16th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1967 NL--78--5th
1978 NL--89--5th
1981 NL--66--4th
Career--1390--19th

Hits s c a p y
1967 NL--224--10th
Career--3971--40th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1968 NL--4.271--3rd
1970 NL--3.410--2nd
1971 NL--4.738--2nd
1972 NL--3.234--3rd
1973 NL--3.922--1st
1974 NL--2.680--1st
1975 NL--2.761--2nd
1976 NL--3.052--2nd
1977 NL--2.970--1st
1978 NL--2.539--6th
Career--2.619--61st

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1970 NL--.650--10th
1975 NL--.353--2nd
1977 NL--.654--9th

Losses s c a p y
1967 NL--13--9th
1978 NL--14--8th
1982 NL--13--10th
1983 NL--14--4th
Career--205--40th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1972 NL--85--10th
1984 AL--104--7th
Career--1521--36th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1976 NL--12--5th
1983 NL--10--6th
1985 AL--10--8th
Career--126--40th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1968 NL--8--6th
1981 NL--3--10th
1985 AL--8--6th
Career--76--128th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1967 NL--1029--8th
1968 NL--1088--6th
1970 NL--1173--6th
1971 NL--1103--9th
1972 NL--1060--8th
1973 NL--1147--5th
1975 NL--1115--5th
1976 NL--1079--5th
1977 NL--1031--6th
1978 NL--1075--3rd
1981 NL--671--5th
Career--19369--18th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1967 NL--122--9th
1968 NL--137--5th
1969 NL--165--2nd
1970 NL--142--1st
1971 NL--193--1st
1973 NL--175--1st
1975 NL--145--3rd
1976 NL--127--4th
1977 NL--150--4th
1978 NL--124--8th
1979 NL--120--9th
1981 NL--140--6th
1985 AL--136--5th
Career--127--45th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1971 NL--11--10th
1977 NL--13--3rd
1978 NL--13--8th

Salary s c a p y
1985 AL--$1,136,262--7th

Oldest s c a p y
1984 AL--born 1944-11-17--8th
1985 AL--born 1944-11-17--4th
1986 AL--born 1944-11-17--4th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 36 (23), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 185 (13), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 236 (13), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 66 (10), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Tom Glavine (868)
  2. Gaylord Perry (866) *
  3. Don Sutton (866) *
  4. Mickey Welch (866) *
  5. Bert Blyleven (864)
  6. Tim Keefe (850) *
  7. Fergie Jenkins (842) *
  8. Bob Gibson (836) *
  9. Greg Maddux (833)
  10. Roger Clemens (828)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Addie Joss (992) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Andy Coakley (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Hod Eller (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Cy Young (963) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Roger Clemens (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Roger Clemens (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Roger Clemens (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Roger Clemens (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Roger Clemens (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Greg Maddux (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Greg Maddux (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Greg Maddux (922)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Jim Palmer (922) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Jim Palmer (928) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Roger Clemens (930)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Roger Clemens (927)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Bob Gibson (921) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Roger Clemens (898)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Roger Clemens (892)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  20. Don Sutton (900) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  1. Bob Feller (988) *
  2. Lefty Grove (982) *
  3. Mel Harder (972)
  4. Jim Bunning (971) *
  5. John Smoltz (967)
  6. Larry Jackson (966)
  7. Rick Reuschel (966)
  8. Stan Coveleski (966) *
  9. Juan Marichal (964) *
  10. Dazzy Vance (964) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Ken Holtzman (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Mel Stottlemyre (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Mel Stottlemyre (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Mike McCormick (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Jerry Reuss (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Mike McCormick (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Juan Marichal (974) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Bob Feller (979) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Lefty Grove (979) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Bob Feller (986) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Bob Feller (987) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Lefty Grove (985) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Lefty Grove (986) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Lefty Grove (985) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Lefty Grove (982) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 8, 1965: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 10th round of the 1965 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 29, 1966: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 1966, but pick was voided.

April 3, 1966: Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent.

June 15, 1977: Traded by the New York Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, Dan Norman and Pat Zachry.

December 16, 1982: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the New York Mets for Jason Felice (minors), Lloyd McClendon and Charlie Puleo.

January 20, 1984: Chosen by the Chicago White Sox from the New York Mets as a Free Agent compensation pick.

June 29, 1986: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Boston Red Sox for Steve Lyons.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Chicago White Sox$1,136,262
1986Chicago White Sox$1,132,652
Career (may be incomplete)$2,268,914
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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