Tom Seaver
| First Name | George |
| Middle Name | Thomas |
| Last Name | Seaver |
| Full Name at Birth | George Thomas Seaver |
| Other Names | Tom Terrific |
| Age | 67 |
| Date of Birth | November 17, 1944 |
| Birthplace | Fresno, CA |
| Height | 6' 1" (185 cm) |
| Weight (lb) | 195 |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| Nationality | American |
| High School | Fresno (Fresno, CA) |
| University | University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Former Major League Baseball Player |
| Occupation Category | Baseball |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Bats | Right |
| Throws | Right |
| MLB Debut | 13 April 1967 |
| Last MLB Game | 19 September 1986 |
| Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1992 (425/430 ballots). |
George Thomas "Tom" Seaver (born November 17, 1944), nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "The Franchise", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched from 1967-1986 for four different teams in his career, but is noted primarily for his time with the New York Mets. During a 20-year career, Seaver compiled 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts, 61 shutouts and a 2.86 earned run average. In 1992, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the highest percentage ever recorded (98.8%), and has the only plaque at Cooperstown wearing a New York Mets hat. As of 2010, Seaver is also the only Met player to have his jersey number retired by the team.
Lucy Rank
#52,469
to be the LucyWho "Star of the Day"
Baseball Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NYM | 16 | 13 | 2.76 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 251.0 | 224 | 85 | 77 | 78 | 170 |
| 1968 | NYM | 16 | 12 | 2.20 | 36 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 278.0 | 224 | 73 | 68 | 48 | 205 |
| 1969 | NYM | 25 | 7 | 2.21 | 36 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 273.1 | 202 | 75 | 67 | 82 | 208 |
| 1970 | NYM | 18 | 12 | 2.82 | 37 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 290.2 | 230 | 103 | 91 | 83 | 283 |
| 1971 | NYM | 20 | 10 | 1.76 | 36 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 286.1 | 210 | 61 | 56 | 61 | 289 |
| 1972 | NYM | 21 | 12 | 2.92 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 262.0 | 215 | 92 | 85 | 77 | 249 |
| 1973 | NYM | 19 | 10 | 2.08 | 36 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 290.0 | 219 | 74 | 67 | 64 | 251 |
| 1974 | NYM | 11 | 11 | 3.20 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 236.0 | 199 | 89 | 84 | 75 | 201 |
| 1975 | NYM | 22 | 9 | 2.38 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 280.1 | 217 | 81 | 74 | 88 | 243 |
| 1976 | NYM | 14 | 11 | 2.59 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 271.0 | 211 | 83 | 78 | 77 | 235 |
| 1977 | CIN | 14 | 3 | 2.34 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 165.1 | 120 | 45 | 43 | 38 | 124 |
| 1977 | NYM | 7 | 3 | 3.00 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 96.0 | 79 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 72 |
| 1978 | CIN | 16 | 14 | 2.88 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 259.2 | 218 | 97 | 83 | 89 | 226 |
| 1979 | CIN | 16 | 6 | 3.14 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 215.0 | 187 | 85 | 75 | 61 | 131 |
| 1980 | CIN | 10 | 8 | 3.64 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 168.0 | 140 | 74 | 68 | 59 | 101 |
| 1981 | CIN | 14 | 2 | 2.54 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 166.1 | 120 | 51 | 47 | 66 | 87 |
| 1982 | CIN | 5 | 13 | 5.50 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111.1 | 136 | 75 | 68 | 44 | 62 |
| 1983 | NYM | 9 | 14 | 3.55 | 34 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 231.0 | 201 | 104 | 91 | 86 | 135 |
| 1984 | CHW | 15 | 11 | 3.95 | 34 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 236.2 | 216 | 108 | 104 | 61 | 131 |
| 1985 | CHW | 16 | 11 | 3.17 | 35 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 238.2 | 223 | 103 | 84 | 69 | 134 |
| 1986 | BOS | 5 | 7 | 3.80 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104.1 | 114 | 46 | 44 | 29 | 72 |
| 1986 | CHW | 2 | 6 | 4.38 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72.0 | 66 | 37 | 35 | 27 | 31 |
Baseball Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NYM | 36 | 34 | 251 | 17 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0.982 |
| 1968 | NYM | 38 | 35 | 278 | 21 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 0.986 |
| 1969 | NYM | 39 | 35 | 273.1 | 18 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 0.971 |
| 1970 | NYM | 42 | 36 | 290.2 | 19 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0.956 |
| 1971 | NYM | 39 | 35 | 286.1 | 17 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0.982 |
| 1972 | NYM | 36 | 35 | 262 | 17 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0.950 |
| 1973 | NYM | 39 | 36 | 290 | 26 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0.924 |
| 1974 | NYM | 32 | 32 | 236 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 7 | 0.981 |
| 1975 | NYM | 36 | 36 | 280.1 | 21 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 0.941 |
| 1976 | NYM | 35 | 34 | 271 | 12 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0.981 |
| 1977 | CIN | 20 | 20 | 165.1 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 1977 | NYM | 13 | 13 | 96 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.958 |
| 1978 | CIN | 36 | 36 | 259.2 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0.878 |
| 1979 | CIN | 32 | 32 | 215 | 22 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0.960 |
| 1980 | CIN | 26 | 26 | 168 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1981 | CIN | 23 | 23 | 166.1 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0.968 |
| 1982 | CIN | 21 | 21 | 111.1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0.900 |
| 1983 | NYM | 34 | 34 | 231 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0.926 |
| 1984 | CHW | 34 | 33 | 236.2 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1985 | CHW | 35 | 33 | 238.2 | 20 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0.969 |
| 1986 | BOS | 16 | 16 | 104.1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.917 |
| 1986 | CHW | 12 | 12 | 72 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Baseball Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NYM | 36 | 77 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 0.143 | 0.230 | 0.169 |
| 1968 | NYM | 38 | 95 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 0.158 | 0.184 | 0.179 |
| 1969 | NYM | 39 | 91 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 0.121 | 0.200 | 0.154 |
| 1970 | NYM | 42 | 95 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 0.179 | 0.257 | 0.242 |
| 1971 | NYM | 39 | 92 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 0.196 | 0.245 | 0.261 |
| 1972 | NYM | 36 | 89 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 0.146 | 0.191 | 0.303 |
| 1973 | NYM | 39 | 93 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 0.161 | 0.220 | 0.237 |
| 1974 | NYM | 32 | 71 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 0.099 | 0.200 | 0.099 |
| 1975 | NYM | 37 | 95 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 0.179 | 0.250 | 0.189 |
| 1976 | NYM | 35 | 82 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 0.085 | 0.176 | 0.085 |
| 1977 | CIN | 20 | 55 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0.218 | 0.246 | 0.400 |
| 1977 | NYM | 13 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0.161 | 0.206 | 0.161 |
| 1978 | CIN | 36 | 74 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 0.122 | 0.207 | 0.135 |
| 1979 | CIN | 33 | 76 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0.158 | 0.169 | 0.276 |
| 1980 | CIN | 26 | 46 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0.130 | 0.245 | 0.196 |
| 1981 | CIN | 23 | 55 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0.200 | 0.297 | 0.273 |
| 1982 | CIN | 22 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0.176 | 0.222 | 0.235 |
| 1983 | NYM | 34 | 64 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 0.156 | 0.225 | 0.219 |
| 1984 | CHW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 1985 | CHW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 1986 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 1986 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
Filmography
Selected Tom Seaver film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
1973
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People
Guest Athlete
1967
The Kraft Music Hall
Himself
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
Miracle on Ice (1981)
Tom Seaver
New York Mets
Tom Seaver
National League Rookie of the Year Award
National League Cy Young Award
Tom Seaver
New York Mets Opening Day starting pitchers
Tom Seaver
Major League Baseball on NBC
Monday Night Baseball (1976)
Tom Seaver
300 win club
Tom Seaver
3,000 strikeout club
Tom Seaver
Pitchers inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
Miracle on Ice (1981)
Sporting News Sportsman/Pro Athlete of the Year
Tom Seaver
New York Mets 1969 World Series Champions
Tom Seaver
New York Mets retired numbers
Tom Seaver
Chicago White Sox Opening Day starting pitchers
Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1992
Tom Seaver
