Tom Seaver

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: November 17, 1944 in Fresno, CA us

Died: August 31, 2020 in Calistoga, CA

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 10th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) and the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (20th) of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Fresno HS (Fresno, CA)

Schools: Fresno City College (Fresno, CA), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 13, 1967 (Age 22-147d, 12,556th in major league history)
vs. PIT 5.1 IP, 6 H, 8 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 19, 1986 (Age 41-306d)
vs. TOR 4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1992. (Voted by BBWAA on 425/430 ballots)
View Tom Seaver's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Agents: Bob Lawrence

Full Name: George Thomas Seaver

Nicknames: Tom Terrific or The Franchise

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

109.9

311

205

ERA

2.86

656

647

4783.0

3640

WHIP

1.121

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-16 / in Starts: 20-16
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	21 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 95 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	58 (32-16-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 95 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	58 (28-19-10)

Most Driven In
D Driessen	2
M Lum	1
D ConcepciÃ³n	1
C GerÃ³nimo	0
J Kennedy	0
V Correll	0

Most Driven In By
K Griffey	2
P Rose	1
D ConcepciÃ³n	1
D Driessen	1

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	407	1	Apr 6	CIN		HOU	W,11-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.14	-0.061	3.38	-0.06%	-0.56	P
2	408	5 (3)	Apr 11	CIN		SFG	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.84	-0.043	1.60	-0.05%	-0.35	P
3	409	10 (4)	Apr 16	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.97	-0.049	1.95	-0.06%	-0.39	P
4	410	14 (3)	Apr 21	CIN	@	SFG	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.37	-0.075	3.02	-0.10%	-0.64	P
5	411	18 (3)	Apr 26	CIN		LAD	L,4-14	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	1.33	0.020	3.28	0.03%	0.22	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	412	22 (3)	May 1	CIN		PHI	L,1-12	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
7	413	25 (2)	May 6	CIN		MON	W,6-2	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	.49	0.030	.83	0.03%	-0.04	P
8	414	30 (4)	May 11	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	9	1.37	-0.052	2.51	-0.06%	-0.32	P
9	415	34 (3)	May 16	CIN	@	MON	W,5-1	CG	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.294	.154	.448	9	.44	0.061	.74	0.06%	0.79	P
10	416	40 (5)	May 21 (2)	CIN		SDP	W,1-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.263	.133	.396	9	1.47	-0.068	2.85	-0.08%	-0.55	P
11	417	44 (3)	May 26	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.227	.111	.338	9	.52	-0.036	1.14	-0.05%	-0.56	P
12	418	49 (4)	May 31	CIN	@	ATL	W,10-4	GS-9	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.280	.190	.470	9	.84	0.060	1.72	0.07%	0.83	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	419	53 (3)	Jun 5	CIN	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.276	.200	.476	9	1.68	-0.098	3.61	-0.13%	-0.78	P
14	420	58 (4)	Jun 10	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.281	.214	.496	9	1.35	-0.029	3.07	-0.04%	-0.18	P
15	421	63 (4)	Jun 16	CIN		STL	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.200	.486	9	1.17	-0.089	2.41	-0.11%	-0.40	P
16	422	67 (3)	Jun 21	CIN	@	SFG	L,0-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.278	.194	.471	9	1.02	-0.025	4.07	-0.06%	-0.26	P
17	423	72 (4)	Jun 26	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-3	GS-9	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.289	.188	.477	9	.82	0.007	1.94	0.01%	-0.02	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	424	78 (5)	Jul 1	CIN		LAD	L,0-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.275	.176	.451	9	2.20	-0.147	5.93	-0.24%	-0.88	P
19	425	83 (4)	Jul 7 (1)	CIN		SFG	L,6-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.268	.171	.440	9	1.04	-0.026	3.73	-0.06%	-0.21	P
20	426	87 (3)	Jul 13	CIN		NYM	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.256	.162	.418	9	1.68	-0.083	3.41	-0.10%	-0.62	P
21	427	92 (4)	Jul 18	CIN		MON	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.244	.154	.398	9	.86	-0.042	1.86	-0.06%	-0.30	P
22	428	97 (4)	Jul 23	CIN	@	MON	W,5-4	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.255	.171	.426	9	.86	0.066	2.04	0.09%	0.62	P
23	429	102 (4)	Jul 28 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.245	.163	.408	9	.77	-0.043	1.59	-0.05%	-0.60	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	430	107 (4)	Aug 2	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.231	.152	.383	9	.42	-0.032	1.28	-0.06%	-0.90	P
25	431	111 (3)	Aug 7	CIN		ATL	L,3-5	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.259	.170	.429	9	1.24	0.140	4.09	0.28%	1.21	P
26	432	116 (4)	Aug 12	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.163	.413	9	1.23	-0.060	3.93	-0.11%	-0.47	P
27	433	121 (4)	Aug 17	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.241	.157	.398	9	.86	-0.046	2.37	-0.08%	-0.39	P
28	434	126 (4)	Aug 22	CIN		STL	W,5-4	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.246	.151	.397	9	.62	-0.058	1.38	-0.08%	-0.40	P
29	435	130 (3)	Aug 27	CIN		CHC	L,1-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.238	.145	.384	9	.86	-0.042	.83	-0.02%	-0.30	P
30	436	133 (2)	Aug 31	CIN	@	STL	W,11-6	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.227	.138	.365	9	.39	-0.049	.13	-0.01%	-1.24	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	437	138 (4)	Sep 5	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.217	.131	.349	9	.82	-0.058	.51	-0.02%	-0.46	P
32	438	142 (3)	Sep 10	CIN		SFG	W,8-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.211	.127	.338	9	.68	-0.036	.48	-0.02%	-0.43	P
33	439	147 (4)	Sep 15	CIN	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.104	.200	.119	.319	9	.27	-0.031	.03	0.00%	-1.15	P
34	440	152 (4)	Sep 20	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.205	.129	.334	9	1.40	0.141	.03	0.00%	1.38	P
35	441	156 (3)	Sep 26	CIN		LAD	W,6-4	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.213	.139	.351	9	.52	0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.02	P
36	442	161 (4)	Oct 1	CIN		ATL	W,10-8	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.207	.135	.342	9	.68	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
							20-16		95	74	5	9	1	0	0	4	8	0	31	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.207	.135	.342		.94	-0.853	1.85	-1.11%	-8.86

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