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Tom
Seaver		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 216
 
Born: November 17, 1944 in Usa, CA, FRESNO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1967   
All-Star Selections 1967    1970    1971   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1967 22 OAK AL $ 300,000 9 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 7
1968 23 OAK AL $ 300,000 9 6 7 6 6 7 7 6 7 7
1969 24 OAK AL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 7 8 7 7 8 8
1970 25 OAK AL $ 2,928,571 9 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8
1971 26 OAK AL $ 5,957,143 9 5 6 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
1972 27 OAK AL $ 5,957,143 10 5 5 5 7 8 7 8 8 8
1973 28 BOS AL $ 5,957,143 10 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1974 29 BOS AL $ 6,000,000 10 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8
1975 30 BOS AL $ 6,000,000 10 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8
1976 31 BOS AL $ 6,000,000 10 3 4 4 6 7 7 8 8 8
1977 32 BOS AL $ 6,000,000 10 3 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1978 33 TAM AL   10 3 3 3 5 6 6 7 8 8
1979 34 OAK AL $ 500,000 10 2 3 2 5 5 5 7 8 8
1980 35 MIN AL $ 710,000 10 2 3 3 5 5 5 7 8 8
1981 36 MIN AL $ 710,000 9 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000 10 6 7 6 8 8 8 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1967 22 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 23 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 24 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 25 OAK AL $ 2,928,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 26 OAK AL $ 5,957,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 27 OAK AL $ 5,957,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 28 BOS AL $ 5,957,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 29 BOS AL $ 6,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 30 BOS AL $ 6,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 31 BOS AL $ 6,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1977 32 BOS AL $ 6,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1978 33 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1979 34 OAK AL $ 500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1980 35 MIN AL $ 710,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1981 36 MIN AL $ 710,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1967 22 OAK AL 18 9 .667 41 41 1 0 0 283.3 227 81 12 88 211 2.57 .220 .281 .309 .590 28.1
1968 23 OAK AL 13 13 .500 36 36 12 1 0 271.7 257 109 23 95 187 3.61 .250 .313 .375 .688 12.4
1969 24 OAK AL 13 13 .500 32 32 12 3 0 251.3 243 113 23 110 186 4.05 .251 .327 .374 .701 9.6
1970 25 OAK AL 24 5 .828 32 32 20 5 0 272.3 211 73 12 65 171 2.41 .212 .260 .296 .556 26.4
1971 26 OAK AL 22 6 .786 33 33 20 6 0 280.0 235 67 16 70 156 2.15 .225 .274 .312 .585 28.6
1972 27 OAK AL 8 13 .381 27 27 15 1 0 219.3 232 85 20 59 122 3.49 .270 .316 .395 .711 13.8
1973 28 OAK AL 3 2 .600 5 5 3 0 0 38.0 43 22 4 20 15 5.21 .285 .370 .404 .774 1.4
  BOS AL 10 5 .667 16 16 11 0 0 136.0 127 44 11 30 71 2.91 .249 .292 .354 .646 14.9
  TOT   13 7 .650 21 21 14 0 0 174.0 170 66 15 50 86 3.41 .257 .311 .366 .676 16.4
1974 29 BOS AL 18 13 .581 34 34 22 0 0 274.0 280 123 15 100 131 4.04 .260 .324 .362 .686 21.7
1975 30 BOS AL 11 4 .733 21 21 12 0 0 173.3 172 59 10 48 77 3.06 .258 .310 .363 .673 16.7
1976 31 BOS AL 14 14 .500 32 32 15 2 0 254.3 282 110 19 95 98 3.89 .282 .342 .391 .733 18.7
1977 32 BOS AL 7 14 .333 24 24 15 0 0 199.7 244 100 15 78 64 4.51 .307 .370 .418 .788 9.2
1978 33 TAM AL 2 3 .400 5 5 3 0 0 40.7 51 26 2 16 17 5.76 .300 .358 .353 .711 0.5
    AAA   7 12 .368 25 25 4 1 0 180.7 193 62 10 58 104 3.09 .274 .329 .372 .702  
1979 34 OAK AL 10 11 .476 27 27 7 2 0 203.0 228 84 11 82 37 3.72 .293 .361 .380 .741 13.0
1980 35 MIN AL 0 2 .000 13 1 0 0 1 28.0 37 25 0 16 5 8.04 .319 .397 .422 .819 0.0
1981 36 AAA   8 17 .320 31 31 1 0 0 199.3 234 109 18 90 90 4.92 .296 .368 .427 .795  
14 Years Sim 173 127 .577 378 366 168 20 1 2925.0 2869 1121 193 972 1548 3.45 .256 .316 .360 .676 215.0
2 Years AAA 15 29 .341 56 56 5 1 0 380.0 427 171 28 148 194 4.05 .286 .350 .401 .751  
Season Average 12 9 .571 27 26 12 1 0 208.9 204 80 13 69 110 3.45 .256 .316 .360 .676  
Career Highs 24 14 .828 41 41 22 6 1 283.3 282 123 23 110 211 8.04 .319 .397 .422 .819  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1318 516 83 419 889   .244 .298 .340 .638
vs LH   1551 605 110 553 659   .269 .332 .378 .710
Home 86 61 .585 194 188 75 10 0 1500.3 1415 525 79 495 803 3.15 .248 .309 .339 .648
Away 87 66 .569 184 178 93 10 1 1424.6 1454 596 114 477 745 3.77 .265 .324 .381 .705
Mar/Apr 30 24 .556 74 70 29 3 1 548.9 573 233 26 207 293 3.82 .270 .334 .356 .690
May 25 22 .532 61 59 24 4 0 454.0 456 184 35 148 245 3.65 .263 .320 .386 .706
June 25 19 .568 53 51 21 2 0 414.0 404 151 26 163 213 3.28 .254 .323 .354 .677
July 32 21 .604 65 62 35 5 0 505.0 474 178 37 146 275 3.17 .246 .299 .350 .649
August 40 18 .690 73 72 35 4 0 593.3 525 191 39 173 305 2.90 .238 .293 .335 .628
Sep/Oct 21 23 .477 52 52 27 2 0 409.6 437 184 30 135 217 4.04 .273 .330 .389 .719
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1967 22 OAK AL 41 106 7 13 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 35 .123 .138 .132 .270 -0.9 0.0
1968 23 OAK AL 36 91 5 15 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 43 .165 .183 .198 .381 0.9 0.0
1978 33 AAA   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
2 Years Sim 77 197 12 28 2 1 0 9 0 1 3 78 .142 .158 .162 .321 0.0 0.0
1 Years AAA 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 414 25 58 4 2 0 18 0 2 6 164 .142 .158 .162 .321 0.0  
Career Highs 41 106 7 15 1 1 0 8 0 1 2 43 .165 .183 .198 .381 0.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   136 9 19 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 51 .140 .152 .169 .321 -0.7
vs LH   61 3 9 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 27 .148 .172 .148 .319 0.2
Home 45 106 4 14 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 43 .132 .147 .142 .288 -1.6
Away 32 91 8 14 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 35 .154 .172 .187 .359 1.0
RISP   46 0 5 0 0 0 9 0 0 2 19 .109 .143 .109 .252 -0.8
Close/Late   16 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .375 .375 .375 .750 2.0
Mar/Apr 14 34 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 .147 .216 .147 .363 0.7
May 14 36 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .194 .194 .222 .417 0.9
June 12 33 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 11 .091 .091 .091 .182 -1.4
July 14 37 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 18 .108 .132 .108 .240 -1.2
August 14 36 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 15 .111 .108 .139 .247 -1.2
Sep/Oct 9 21 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 .238 .238 .333 .571 1.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1967 22 OAK AL P 41 41 283.3 20 33 2 6 .964 1.68    
1968 23 OAK AL P 36 36 271.7 11 42 5 0 .914 1.76    
1969 24 OAK AL P 32 32 251.3 21 34 1 3 .982 1.97    
1970 25 OAK AL P 32 32 272.3 27 35 2 2 .969 2.05    
1971 26 OAK AL P 33 33 280.0 19 45 1 2 .985 2.06    
1972 27 OAK AL P 27 27 219.3 22 34 3 3 .949 2.30    
1973 28 OAK AL P 5 5 38.0 2 4 0 1 1.000 1.42    
  BOS AL P 16 16 136.0 8 16 0 2 1.000 1.59    
  TOT   P 21 21 174.0 10 20 0 3 1.000 1.55    
1974 29 BOS AL P 34 34 274.0 27 35 2 2 .969 2.04    
1975 30 BOS AL P 21 21 173.3 19 18 0 0 1.000 1.92    
1976 31 BOS AL P 32 32 254.3 15 44 1 3 .983 2.09    
1977 32 BOS AL P 24 24 199.7 9 36 0 4 1.000 2.03    
1978 33 TAM AL P 5 5 40.7 4 9 0 0 1.000 2.88    
1979 34 OAK AL P 27 27 203.0 9 34 0 3 1.000 1.91    
1980 35 MIN AL P 13 1 28.0 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.61    
Career Totals   378 366 2925.0 215 422 17 31 .974 1.96    
Career Highs   41 41 283.3 27 45 5 6 1.000 2.88    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1967 22 OAK AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 17.0 17 7 3 8 12 3.71 .266 .347 .453 .800
1970 25 OAK AL 4 2 .667 6 6 2 0 0 49.3 48 15 2 13 24 2.74 .251 .299 .356 .655
1971 26 OAK AL 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 15.7 13 7 1 5 7 4.02 .228 .290 .298 .589
Career Post-Season Pitching 6 4 .600 10 10 3 0 0 82.0 78 29 6 26 43 3.18 .250 .308 .365 .673
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1967 22 OAK AL 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1967-3-2.57
1970-1-2.41
1971-2-2.15
1972-8-3.49
1973-8-3.41
1975-4-3.06
CAR-50-3.45
 Wins
1967-10-18
1970-1-24
1971-1-22
1974-4-18
 Winning Pct
1967-4-.667
1970-3-.828
1971-4-.786
1973-10-.650
 Games Started
1967-9-41
1974-6-34
 Complete Games
1969-7-12
1970-2-20
1971-2-20
1972-4-15
1973-3-14
1974-1-22
1975-4-12
1976-4-15
1977-6-15
CAR-34-168
 Shutouts
1969-2-3
1970-1-5
1971-1-6
1972-10-1
1976-4-2
1979-9-2
Innings Pitched
1970-4-272.3
1971-3-280.0
1974-2-274.0
1976-8-254.3
 Hits Allowed
1969-9-243
1971-9-235
1974-5-280
1976-1-282
 Walks Allowed
1969-6-110
 Walks per 9IP
1970-8-2.1
1971-8-2.3
1972-9-2.4
1973-7-2.6
1975-9-2.5
 Hits per 9IP
1967-5-7.2
1970-5-7.0
 WHiP
1967-8-1.11
1970-6-1.01
1971-8-1.09
1973-7-1.26
1975-8-1.27
OAVG
1967-8-.220
1970-5-.212
 OOBP
1967-9-.281
1970-6-.260
1971-7-.274
1973-8-.311
1975-9-.310
 OSLG
1967-4-.309
1970-4-.296
1971-7-.312
1973-10-.366
1974-9-.362
 OOPS
1967-3-.590
1970-2-.556
1971-5-.585
1973-9-.676
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 16    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 104    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 37    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Oakland in 1967
Earned first career win on 4/7/1967
Had first career hit on 4/30/1967, off Don Sutton (KCR)
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game
Won Bronze Rookie in 1967, going 18-9, 2.57 ERA
Injured on 9/8/1968 with a Broken Cheekbone, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 5/18/1969 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1970: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1970, winning 2 games with a 0.54 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1970, going 4-0, 1.41
Won Platinum Arm in 1970, going 24-5, 2.41 ERA
2/1/1971: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,957,143 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1971, going 4-1, 1.24
Was selected to the 1971 Allstar game
Won Platinum Arm in 1971, going 22-6, 2.15 ERA
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,957,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,957,143 through salary arbitration
Traded from Oakland to New York (N) on 5/1/1973 (Going to NYG: CF Ken Berry, P Tom Seaver. Going to OAK: P Jim Nash, 1B Fred Whitfield)
Traded from New York (N) to Boston (A) on 5/1/1973 (Going to NYG: 1B Ron Cash. Going to BOS: P Tom Seaver)
Injured on 5/15/1973 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 4 weeks
6/1/1973: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $6,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 6/17/1973 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 4/30/1975 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks
Injured on 7/11/1975 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/12/1977 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 2/14/1978 to a 2-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Released by Tampa Bay on 10/29/1978
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/15/1979 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Injured on 4/7/1979 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/4/1980 to a 2-year deal worth $710,000 per year
 
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