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Tom Seaver
George Thomas Seaver (Tom Terrific)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 206 lb.
School University of Southern California

Debut April 13, 1967
  vs. PIT 5.3 IP, 6 H, 8 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER
Final Game September 19, 1986
Born November 17, 1944 in Fresno, CA

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992.

Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1966. (All Transactions)

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        The greatest pitcher in the history of the National League, and my boyhood idol. Whenever baseball threatens to drive you away, remember what it's like to root as a kid for a player like him. Terrific, indeed.

Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1967 22 NYM NL  16  13  35  34  18   2   1  0  251.0  224   85   77  19   78  170   5   5  1029   6   0  2.76  3.38  122 1.203 MVP-22,RoY-1,AS
 1968 23 NYM NL  16  12  36  35  14   5   1  1  277.7  224   73   68  15   48  205   8   8  1088   5   1  2.20  3.02  137 0.980 AS
 1969 24 NYM NL  25   7  36  35  18   5   1  0  273.3  202   75   67  24   82  208   7   8  1089   9   1  2.21  3.63  165 1.039 MVP-2,CYA-1,AS
 1970 25 NYM NL  18  12  37  36  19   2   1  0  290.7  230  103   91  21   83  283   4   6  1173   8   0  2.82  4.01  142 1.077 MVP-29,CYA-7,AS
 1971 26 NYM NL  20  10  36  35  21   4   1  0  286.3  210   61   56  18   61  289   4   5  1103   2   1  1.76  3.40  193 0.946 MVP-9,CYA-2,AS
 1972 27 NYM NL  21  12  35  35  13   3   0  0  262.0  215   92   85  23   77  249   5   8  1060   2   0  2.92  3.35  115 1.115 MVP-25,CYA-5,AS
 1973 28 NYM NL  19  10  36  36  18   3   0  0  290.0  219   74   67  23   64  251   4   5  1147   5   0  2.08  3.63  175 0.976 MVP-8,CYA-1,AS
 1974 29 NYM NL  11  11  32  32  12   5   0  0  236.0  199   89   84  19   75  201   3   4   956  10   2  3.20  3.59  112 1.161
 1975 30 NYM NL  22   9  36  36  15   5   0  0  280.3  217   81   74  11   88  243   4   7  1115   6   1  2.38  3.45  145 1.088 MVP-9,CYA-1,AS
 1976 31 NYM NL  14  11  35  34  13   5   0  0  271.0  211   83   78  14   77  235   4  12  1079   9   0  2.59  3.30  127 1.063 CYA-8,AS
 1977 32 TOT NL  21   6  33  33  19   7   0  0  261.3  199   78   75  19   66  196   0   7  1031   6   1  2.58  3.87  150 1.014 MVP-25,CYA-3,AS
         NYM NL   7   3  13  13   5   3   0  0   96.0   79   33   32   7   28   72   0   3   390   3   1  3.00  3.72  124 1.115
         CIN NL  14   3  20  20  14   4   0  0  165.3  120   45   43  12   38  124   0   4   641   3   0  2.34  3.95  169 0.956
 1978 33 CIN NL  16  14  36  36   8   1   0  0  259.7  218   97   83  26   89  226   0   6  1075  11   1  2.88  3.58  124 1.182 AS
 1979 34 CIN NL  16   6  32  32   9   5   0  0  215.0  187   85   75  16   61  131   0   4   868   6   0  3.14  3.78  120 1.153 MVP-21,CYA-4
 1980 35 CIN NL  10   8  26  26   5   1   0  0  168.0  140   74   68  24   59  101   1   4   692   3   0  3.64  3.61   99 1.185
 1981 36 CIN NL  14   2  23  23   6   1   0  0  166.3  120   51   47  10   66   87   3   5   671   8   0  2.54  3.56  140 1.118 MVP-10,CYA-2,AS
 1982 37 CIN NL   5  13  21  21   0   0   0  0  111.3  136   75   68  14   44   62   3   3   501   4   0  5.50  3.68   67 1.617
 1983 38 NYM NL   9  14  34  34   5   2   0  0  231.0  201  104   91  18   86  135   4  10   962   5   0  3.55  3.64  103 1.242
 1984 39 CHW AL  15  11  34  33  10   4   1  0  236.7  216  108  104  27   61  131   2   5   978   3   0  3.95  4.16  105 1.170
 1985 40 CHW AL  16  11  35  33   6   1   0  0  238.7  223  103   84  22   69  134   8  10   993   6   0  3.17  4.32  136 1.223
 1986 41 TOT AL   7  13  28  28   2   0   0  0  176.3  180   83   79  17   56  103   7   4   759   2   0  4.03  4.25  106 1.338
         CHW AL   2   6  12  12   1   0   0  0   72.0   66   37   35   9   27   31   5   1   309   1   0  4.38  4.35  100 1.292
         BOS AL   5   7  16  16   1   0   0  0  104.3  114   46   44   8   29   72   2   3   450   1   0  3.80  4.19  110 1.371
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 20 Yr WL% .603 311 205 656 647 231  61   6  1 4782.7 3971 1674 1521 380 1390 3640  76 126 19369 116   8  2.86  3.64  127 1.121
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    16  10  34  33  12   3   0  0  249.3  207   87   79  19   72  189   3   6  1010   6   0  2.86  3.64  127 1.121
 Career High     25  14  37  36  21   7   1  1  290.7  230  108  104  27   89  289   8  12  1173  11   2  1.76  4.32  193 0.946
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1967 22 NYM NL  36   77    5   11   2  0   0    5   2  0   8  24  .143  .230  .169   17   13   6   1   0   1   0 MVP-22,RoY-1,AS
 1968 23 NYM NL  38   95    5   15   2  0   0    3   0  0   3  44  .158  .184  .179   10   17   3   0   0   0   0 AS
 1969 24 NYM NL  39   91    7   11   3  0   0    6   1  0   7  34  .121  .200  .154   -0   14   4   0   0   2   0 MVP-2,AS
 1970 25 NYM NL  42   95    9   17   1  1   1   10   0  0  10  31  .179  .257  .242   35   23   7   0   0   0   1 MVP-29,AS
 1971 26 NYM NL  39   92    8   18   3  0   1    7   0  0   6  31  .196  .245  .261   45   24  11   0   0   0   1 MVP-9,AS
 1972 27 NYM NL  36   89    5   13   3  1   3    4   0  0   5  41  .146  .191  .303   41   27   6   0   0   0   1 MVP-25,AS
 1973 28 NYM NL  39   93    9   15   2  1   1    5   1  0   7  34  .161  .220  .237   28   22   9   0   0   0   3 MVP-8,AS
 1974 29 NYM NL  32   71    3    7   0  0   0    4   0  0   9  28  .099  .200  .099  -14    7   7   0   0   0   3
 1975 30 NYM NL  37   95    7   17   1  0   0    5   0  0   8  24  .179  .250  .189   26   18   7   0   0   1   2 MVP-9,AS
 1976 31 NYM NL  35   82    5    7   0  0   0    3   0  0   9  26  .085  .176  .085  -22    7   9   0   0   0   1 AS
 1977 32 TOT NL  33   86   11   17   1  0   3    9   0  0   4  33  .198  .231  .314   45   27  13   1   0   0   2 MVP-25,AS
         NYM NL  13   31    1    5   0  0   0    4   0  0   2  12  .161  .206  .161    3    5   2   1   0   0   0
         CIN NL  20   55   10   12   1  0   3    5   0  0   2  21  .218  .246  .400   69   22  11   0   0   0   2
 1978 33 CIN NL  36   74    5    9   1  0   0    4   0  0   8  31  .122  .207  .135   -2   10  13   0   0   0   0 AS
 1979 34 CIN NL  33   76    3   12   3  0   2    8   0  0   1  29  .158  .169  .276   19   21   4   0   0   0   2 MVP-21
 1980 35 CIN NL  26   46    5    6   3  0   0    3   0  0   7  17  .130  .245  .196   25    9   7   0   0   0   0
 1981 36 CIN NL  23   55    3   11   1  0   1    6   0  0   8  16  .200  .297  .273   62   15   4   1   0   0   2 MVP-10,AS
 1982 37 CIN NL  22   34    3    6   2  0   0    0   0  0   2  16  .176  .222  .235   28    8   5   0   0   0   2
 1983 38 NYM NL  34   64    6   10   0  2   0    4   0  0   6  26  .156  .225  .219   25   14   6   1   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 20 Seasons     677 1315   99  202  28  5  12   86   4  0 108 485  .154  .219  .210   22  276 121   4   0   4  22
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        315   24   48   7  1   3   21   1  0  26 116  .154  .219  .210   22   66  29   1   0   1   5
 Career High     42   95   11   18   3  2   3   10   2  0  10  44                          27  13   1   0   2   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1967 22 NYM NL   93   73    4   1.5    89| .143  .256| .230  .318| .169  .375| .399  .693|  17  .141  -8.0  -0.9 100%
 1968 23 NYM NL  101   83    3   1.0    81| .158  .252| .184  .310| .179  .355| .363  .666|  10  .085 -10.6  -1.2   0%
 1969 24 NYM NL  104   84    4   1.3    96| .121  .262| .200  .332| .154  .388| .354  .720|  -0  .103 -12.4  -1.3 100%
 1970 25 NYM NL  112   86    7   2.2   103| .179  .267| .257  .340| .242  .408| .499  .748|  35  .201  -9.1  -0.9   0%
 1971 26 NYM NL  109   86    7   2.2    91| .196  .257| .245  .323| .261  .377| .506  .700|  45  .243  -6.8  -0.7   0%
 1972 27 NYM NL  100   83    5   1.6    89| .146  .253| .191  .321| .303  .374| .494  .695|  41  .158  -7.4  -0.8   0%
 1973 28 NYM NL  109   90    5   1.5    95| .161  .260| .220  .329| .237  .387| .457  .716|  28  .128  -9.4  -1.0 100%
 1974 29 NYM NL   87   74    2   0.7    94| .099  .261| .200  .333| .099  .377| .299  .710| -14  .038 -10.9  -1.1   0%
 1975 30 NYM NL  111   87    5   1.6    93| .179  .261| .250  .331| .189  .376| .439  .707|  26  .133  -9.4  -1.0   0%
 1976 31 NYM NL  100   85    2   0.6    87| .085  .256| .176  .321| .085  .364| .261  .685| -22  .032 -12.8  -1.4   0%
 1977 32 TOT NL  104   85    6   1.9   103| .198  .269| .231  .336| .314  .409| .545  .745|  45  .165  -7.1  -0.7   0%
         NYM NL   36   29    1   0.9    99| .161  .263| .206  .330| .161  .401| .367  .731|   3  .050  -4.2  -0.4   0%
         CIN NL   68   56    5   2.4   105| .218  .272| .246  .340| .400  .414| .646  .753|  69  .232  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1978 33 CIN NL   95   78    3   1.0    95| .122  .262| .207  .330| .135  .385| .342  .715|  -2  .072 -10.3  -1.1   0%
 1979 34 CIN NL   81   70    3   1.2   100| .158  .270| .169  .336| .276  .401| .445  .737|  19  .079  -8.9  -0.9   0%
 1980 35 CIN NL   60   47    3   1.7    96| .130  .268| .245  .330| .196  .389| .441  .719|  25  .161  -4.6  -0.5   0%
 1981 36 CIN NL   68   51    5   2.7    93| .200  .265| .297  .330| .273  .379| .570  .710|  62  .310  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1982 37 CIN NL   41   35    2   1.6    96| .176  .268| .222  .331| .235  .389| .457  .721|  28  .137  -3.4  -0.4   0%
 1983 38 NYM NL   77   63    3   1.3    96| .156  .262| .225  .330| .219  .388| .444  .719|  25  .100  -6.8  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 20 Seasons     1552 1260   69   1.5    94| .154  .261| .219  .328| .210  .383| .429  .711|  22  .129 -140.5 -14.9 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1967 22 NYM NL   P   35     17   38    1    3  .982  .960  1.57  0.78  1.97  2.00   34  251.0 AS
 1968 23 NYM NL   P   36     21   48    1    4  .986  .958  1.92  0.85  2.23  2.01   35  278.0 AS
 1969 24 NYM NL   P   36     18   48    2    7  .971  .958  1.83  0.78  2.17  1.95   35  273.3 AS
 1970 25 NYM NL   P   37     19   46    3    3  .956  .952  1.76  0.71  2.01  1.85   36  290.7 AS
 1971 26 NYM NL   P   36     17   38    1    3  .982  .953  1.53  0.78  1.73  1.90   35  286.3 AS
 1972 27 NYM NL   P   35     17   40    3    3  .950  .950  1.63  0.73  1.96  1.78   35  262.0 AS
 1973 28 NYM NL   P   36     26   35    5    1  .924  .950  1.69  0.73  1.89  1.88   36  290.0 AS
 1974 29 NYM NL   P   32      9   42    1    7  .981  .944  1.59  0.71  1.94  1.88   32  236.0
 1975 30 NYM NL   P   36     21   43    4    6  .941  .945  1.78  0.72  2.05  1.86   36  280.3 AS
 1976 31 NYM NL   P   35     12   41    1    3  .981  .950  1.51  0.72  1.76  1.88   34  271.0 AS
 1977 32 TOT NL   P   33     13   33    1    3  .979  .950  1.39  0.67  1.58  1.85   33  261.3 AS
         NYM NL   P   13      6   17    1    0  .958  .950  1.77  0.67  2.16  1.85   13   96.0
         CIN NL   P   20      7   16    0    3 1.000  .950  1.15  0.67  1.25  1.85   20  165.3
 1978 33 CIN NL   P   36     15   28    6    2  .878  .951  1.19  0.72  1.49  1.91   36  259.7 AS
 1979 34 CIN NL   P   32     22   26    2    2  .960  .950  1.50  0.66  2.01  1.80   32  215.0
 1980 35 CIN NL   P   26     16   26    0    0 1.000  .952  1.62  0.69  2.25  1.91   26  168.0
 1981 36 CIN NL   P   23      8   22    1    1  .968  .958  1.30  0.68  1.62  1.97   23  166.3 AS
 1982 37 CIN NL   P   21      7   11    2    1  .900  .952  0.86  0.70  1.46  1.96   21  111.3
 1983 38 NYM NL   P   34     22   28    4    0  .926  .952  1.47  0.68  1.95  1.92   34  231.0
 1984 39 CHW AL   P   34     11   40    0    2 1.000  .959  1.50  0.70  1.94  1.79   33  236.7
 1985 40 CHW AL   P   35     20   43    2    2  .969  .953  1.80  0.70  2.38  1.86   33  238.7
 1986 41 TOT AL   P   28     17   16    2    1  .943  .957  1.18  0.68  1.68  1.83   28  176.3
         CHW AL   P   12      4    7    0    0 1.000  .957  0.92  0.68  1.38  1.83   12   72.0
         BOS AL   P   16     13    9    2    1  .917  .957  1.38  0.68  1.90  1.83   16  104.3

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1967 22 NYM NL   P   35     17   38    1    3  .982  .960  1.57  0.78  1.97  2.00   34  251.0
 1968 23 NYM NL   P   36     21   48    1    4  .986  .958  1.92  0.85  2.23  2.01   35  278.0
 1969 24 NYM NL   P   36     18   48    2    7  .971  .958  1.83  0.78  2.17  1.95   35  273.3
 1970 25 NYM NL   P   37     19   46    3    3  .956  .952  1.76  0.71  2.01  1.85   36  290.7
 1971 26 NYM NL   P   36     17   38    1    3  .982  .953  1.53  0.78  1.73  1.90   35  286.3
 1972 27 NYM NL   P   35     17   40    3    3  .950  .950  1.63  0.73  1.96  1.78   35  262.0
 1973 28 NYM NL   P   36     26   35    5    1  .924  .950  1.69  0.73  1.89  1.88   36  290.0
 1974 29 NYM NL   P   32      9   42    1    7  .981  .944  1.59  0.71  1.94  1.88   32  236.0
 1975 30 NYM NL   P   36     21   43    4    6  .941  .945  1.78  0.72  2.05  1.86   36  280.3
 1976 31 NYM NL   P   35     12   41    1    3  .981  .950  1.51  0.72  1.76  1.88   34  271.0
 1977 32 TOT NL   P   33     13   33    1    3  .979  .950  1.39  0.67  1.58  1.85   33  261.3
         NYM NL   P   13      6   17    1    0  .958  .950  1.77  0.67  2.16  1.85   13   96.0
         CIN NL   P   20      7   16    0    3 1.000  .950  1.15  0.67  1.25  1.85   20  165.3
 1978 33 CIN NL   P   36     15   28    6    2  .878  .951  1.19  0.72  1.49  1.91   36  259.7
 1979 34 CIN NL   P   32     22   26    2    2  .960  .950  1.50  0.66  2.01  1.80   32  215.0
 1980 35 CIN NL   P   26     16   26    0    0 1.000  .952  1.62  0.69  2.25  1.91   26  168.0
 1981 36 CIN NL   P   23      8   22    1    1  .968  .958  1.30  0.68  1.62  1.97   23  166.3
 1982 37 CIN NL   P   21      7   11    2    1  .900  .952  0.86  0.70  1.46  1.96   21  111.3
 1983 38 NYM NL   P   34     22   28    4    0  .926  .952  1.47  0.68  1.95  1.92   34  231.0
 1984 39 CHW AL   P   34     11   40    0    2 1.000  .959  1.50  0.70  1.94  1.79   33  236.7
 1985 40 CHW AL   P   35     20   43    2    2  .969  .953  1.80  0.70  2.38  1.86   33  238.7
 1986 41 TOT AL   P   28     17   16    2    1  .943  .957  1.18  0.68  1.68  1.83   28  176.3
         CHW AL   P   12      4    7    0    0 1.000  .957  0.92  0.68  1.38  1.83   12   72.0
         BOS AL   P   16     13    9    2    1  .917  .957  1.38  0.68  1.90  1.83   16  104.3

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 656    328  692   42   54  .960  .953  1.55  0.72  1.92  1.89  647 4783.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       656    328  692   42   54  .960  .953  1.55  0.72  1.92  1.89  647   4783
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1969   NLCS  NYM ATL     W   1   1   6.43  1  0  0  0   7     8   5   3   2 
        WS    NYM BAL     W   2   2   3.00  1  1  0  1  15    12   5   3   9 
 1973   NLCS  NYM CIN     W   2   2   1.62  1  1  0  1  16.2  13   3   5  17 
        WS    NYM OAK     L   2   2   2.40  0  1  0  0  15    13   4   3  18 
 1979   NLCS  CIN PIT     L   1   1   2.25  0  0  0  0   8     5   2   2   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     2-1   4   4   2.84  2  1  0  1  31.2  26  10  10  24 
  2 World Series        1-1   4   4   2.70  1  2  0  1  30    25   9   6  27 
  5 Postseason Ser      3-2   8   8   2.77  3  3  0  2  61.2  51  19  16  51 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1969   NLCS  NYM ATL     W   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYM BAL     W   2   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1973   NLCS  NYM CIN     W   2   6   1   2  2  0  0   1   1   1  .333  .429  .667   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYM OAK     L   2   5   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1979   NLCS  CIN PIT     L   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     2-1   4  11   1   2  2  0  0   1   1   2  .182  .250  .364   0  0   0   0   0 
  2 World Series        1-1   4   9   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   4  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   3-2   8  20   1   2  2  0  0   1   1   6  .100  .143  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1967   NYM NL      0  0  1   1     0   0   0   1   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1968   NYM NL      0  0  0   2     2   0   0   0   5  0   0  0   0  0  2  0  0 
 1969   NYM NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1970   NYM NL   *  0  0  0   3     1   0   0   0   4  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1971   NYM NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1972   NYM NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1973   NYM NL      0  0  0   1     0   0   0   1   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1975   NYM NL      0  0  0   1     2   3   3   1   2  1   0  0   1  0  0  0  0 
 1976   NYM NL      0  0  0   2     2   1   1   0   1  1   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1977   CIN NL      0  0  0   2     4   3   2   1   2  0   0  0   0  0  1  0  0 
 1978   CIN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1981   CIN NL      0  0  0   1     3   1   1   0   1  1   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 8/12     1  0  0  1  13    14   8   7   4  16  3   0  0   1  0  3  0  0   4.85 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1967   NYM NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1968   NYM NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1969   NYM NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1970   NYM NL   *   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1971   NYM NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1972   NYM NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1973   NYM NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1975   NYM NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1976   NYM NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1977   CIN NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1978   CIN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1981   CIN NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 8/12     1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

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

Awards
1967-NL-ROY
1969-NL-CYA
1969-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
1973-NL-CYA
1975-NL-CYA
1975-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1967-NL-22-0.02
1969-NL-2-0.72
1970-NL-29-0.01
1971-NL-9-0.14
1972-NL-25-0.01
1973-NL-8-0.17
1975-NL-9-0.19
1977-NL-25-0.00
1979-NL-21-0.03
1981-NL-10-0.10
Car-153-1.39 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1969-NL-1-0.96
1970-NL-7-0.03
1971-NL-2-0.51
1972-NL-5-0.05
1973-NL-1-0.59
1975-NL-1-0.82
1976-NL-8-0.01
1977-NL-3-0.15
1979-NL-4-0.17
1981-NL-2-0.56
3 Cy Youngs
Car-6-3.85 shares

Sac. Hits
1971 NL-11-10
1977 NL-13-3
1978 NL-13-8

ERA
1967 NL-2.76-10
1968 NL-2.20-7
1969 NL-2.21-4
1970 NL-2.82-1
1971 NL-1.76-1
1973 NL-2.08-1
1975 NL-2.38-3
1976 NL-2.59-3
1977 NL-2.58-2
1978 NL-2.88-10
1979 NL-3.14-10
1981 NL-2.54-8
1985 AL-3.17-6

Wins
1967 NL-16-5
1968 NL-16-8
1969 NL-25-1
1970 NL-18-5
1971 NL-20-2
1972 NL-21-2
1973 NL-19-2
1975 NL-22-1
1977 NL-21-2
1978 NL-16-9
1979 NL-16-7
1981 NL-14-1
1985 AL-16-9
Car-311-18

Won-Loss %
1969 NL-.781-2
1971 NL-.667-8
1973 NL-.655-8
1975 NL-.710-4
1977 NL-.778-2
1979 NL-.727-2
1981 NL-.875-1
Car-.603-100

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1968 NL-.980-2
1969 NL-1.039-5
1970 NL-1.077-2
1971 NL-.946-1
1972 NL-1.115-8
1973 NL-.976-1
1974 NL-1.161-8
1975 NL-1.088-4
1976 NL-1.063-3
1977 NL-1.014-1
1979 NL-1.153-3
1980 NL-1.185-9
1981 NL-1.118-8
1984 AL-1.170-8
1985 AL-1.223-10
Car-1.121-30

Hits Allowed/9IP
1968 NL-7.26-6
1969 NL-6.65-1
1970 NL-7.12-2
1971 NL-6.60-2
1972 NL-7.39-4
1973 NL-6.80-1
1974 NL-7.59-7
1975 NL-6.97-2
1976 NL-7.01-2
1977 NL-6.85-1
1978 NL-7.56-6
1979 NL-7.83-6
1980 NL-7.50-4
1981 NL-6.49-2
1983 NL-7.83-7
Car-7.47-32

Bases on Balls/9IP
1968 NL-1.56-3
1971 NL-1.92-6
1973 NL-1.99-5
1977 NL-2.27-6

Strikeouts/9IP
1970 NL-8.76-1
1971 NL-9.08-1
1972 NL-8.55-1
1973 NL-7.79-1
1974 NL-7.67-1
1975 NL-7.80-3
1976 NL-7.80-1
1977 NL-6.75-4
1978 NL-7.83-2
Car-6.85-94

Innings
1967 NL-251.0-8
1968 NL-277.7-5
1970 NL-290.7-4
1971 NL-286.3-3
1972 NL-262.0-7
1973 NL-290.0-3
1975 NL-280.3-3
1976 NL-271.0-3
1977 NL-261.3-5
1978 NL-259.7-6
1981 NL-166.3-4
1983 NL-231.0-10
Car-4782.7-18

Strikeouts
1967 NL-170-8
1968 NL-205-6
1969 NL-208-10
1970 NL-283-1
1971 NL-289-1
1972 NL-249-2
1973 NL-251-1
1974 NL-201-3
1975 NL-243-1
1976 NL-235-1
1977 NL-196-5
1978 NL-226-3
1981 NL-87-10
Car-3640-6

Games Started
1967 NL-34-8
1968 NL-35-8
1970 NL-36-9
1972 NL-35-5
1973 NL-36-7
1975 NL-36-7
1978 NL-36-3
1981 NL-23-10
1983 NL-34-9
Car-647-15

Comp. Games
1967 NL-18-2
1968 NL-14-7
1969 NL-18-7
1970 NL-19-4
1971 NL-21-2
1972 NL-13-8
1973 NL-18-1
1974 NL-12-9
1975 NL-15-3
1976 NL-13-6
1977 NL-19-2
1981 NL-6-6
1984 AL-10-9
Car-231-99

Shutouts
1968 NL-5-7
1969 NL-5-6
1971 NL-4-5
1973 NL-3-7
1974 NL-5-3
1975 NL-5-4
1976 NL-5-3
1977 NL-7-1
1979 NL-5-1
1984 AL-4-3
Car-61-7

Home Runs Allow.
1967 NL-19-10
1969 NL-24-6
1972 NL-23-2
1974 NL-19-9
1978 NL-26-3
1980 NL-24-3
1984 AL-27-6
Car-380-15

Bases On Balls Allow.
1967 NL-78-5
1978 NL-89-5
1981 NL-66-4
Car-1390-19

Hits Allowed
1967 NL-224-10
Car-3971-39

SO to Walk
1968 NL-4.27-3
1970 NL-3.41-2
1971 NL-4.74-2
1972 NL-3.23-3
1973 NL-3.92-1
1974 NL-2.68-1
1975 NL-2.76-2
1976 NL-3.05-2
1977 NL-2.97-1
1978 NL-2.54-6
Car-2.62-55

Losses
1967 NL-13-9
1978 NL-14-8
1982 NL-13-10
1983 NL-14-4
Car-205-40

Earned Runs Allow.
1972 NL-85-10
1984 AL-104-7
Car-1521-35

Wild Pitches
1976 NL-12-5
1983 NL-10-6
1985 AL-10-8
Car-126-40

Hit Batsmen
1968 NL-8-6
1981 NL-3-10
1985 AL-8-6

Batters Faced
1967 NL-1029-8
1968 NL-1088-6
1970 NL-1173-6
1971 NL-1103-9
1972 NL-1060-8
1973 NL-1147-5
1975 NL-1115-5
1976 NL-1079-5
1977 NL-1031-6
1978 NL-1075-3
1981 NL-671-5
Car-19369-18

Adjusted ERA+
1967 NL-122-9
1968 NL-137-5
1969 NL-165-2
1970 NL-142-1
1971 NL-193-1
1973 NL-175-1
1975 NL-145-3
1976 NL-127-4
1977 NL-150-4
1978 NL-124-8
1979 NL-120-9
1981 NL-140-6
1985 AL-136-5
Car-127-44

Salary
1985 AL-$1,136,262-7

Oldest Player
1984 AL-39-8
1985 AL-40-4
1986 AL-41-4

  

Black Ink: Pitching - 57 (21) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 296 (10) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 66.0 (10) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 243.5 (13) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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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 Pat Zachry, Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, and Dan Norman.

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

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.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
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.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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