Biography [ ]
Born on November 17, 1944 in Fresno, California, Tom Seaver (George Thomas Seaver) played for the New York Mets , Cincinnati Reds , Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 20 year career. Seaver broke into the bigs on April 13, 1967 with the New York Mets , and put up a 2.76 ERA in 251 innings pitched in 1967, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Tom Seaver's best season was 1971 , when he posted a 1.76 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 289 batters.
Career Highlights [ ]
All-Star Games: 1967 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977,1978 , 1981
World Series Champion: 1969
3-time NL Cy Young Award winner: 1969 , 1973 , 1975
1967 NL Rookie of the Year
Two-time NL TSN Pitcher of the Year : 1969, 1975
Led league in ERA in 1970 , 1971 , & 1973
Led league in wins in 1969 , 1975 & 1981
Statistics [ ]
Pitching Stats [ ]
1967
NY
N
35
34
16
13
2.76
170
85
77
18
2
0
251
224
19
78
6
5
5
1968
NY
N
36
35
16
12
2.20
205
73
68
14
5
1
277.2
224
15
48
5
8
8
1969
NY
N
36
35
25
7
2.21
208
75
67
18
5
0
273.1
202
24
82
9
8
7
1970
NY
N
37
36
18
12
2.82
283
103
91
19
2
0
290.2
230
21
83
8
6
4
1971
NY
N
36
35
20
10
1.76
289
61
56
21
4
0
286.1
210
18
61
2
5
4
1972
NY
N
35
35
21
12
2.92
249
92
85
13
3
0
262
215
23
77
2
8
5
1973
NY
N
36
36
19
10
2.08
251
74
67
18
3
0
290
219
23
64
5
5
4
1974
NY
N
32
32
11
11
3.20
201
89
84
12
5
0
236
199
19
75
10
4
3
1975
NY
N
36
36
22
9
2.38
243
81
74
15
5
0
280.1
217
11
88
6
7
4
1976
NY
N
35
34
14
11
2.59
235
83
78
13
5
0
271
211
14
77
9
12
4
1977
NY
N
13
13
7
3
3.00
72
33
32
5
3
0
96
79
7
28
3
3
0
1977
CIN
N
20
20
14
3
2.34
124
45
43
14
4
0
165.1
120
12
38
3
4
0
1977
TOT
N
33
33
21
6
2.58
196
78
75
19
7
0
261.1
199
19
66
6
7
0
1978
CIN
N
36
36
16
14
2.88
226
97
83
8
1
0
259.2
218
26
89
11
6
0
1979
CIN
N
32
32
16
6
3.14
131
85
75
9
5
0
215
187
16
61
6
4
0
1980
CIN
N
26
26
10
8
3.64
101
74
68
5
1
0
168
140
24
59
3
4
1
1981
CIN
N
23
23
14
2
2.54
87
51
47
6
1
0
166.1
120
10
66
8
5
3
1982
CIN
N
21
21
5
13
5.50
62
75
68
0
0
0
111.1
136
14
44
4
3
3
1983
NY
N
34
34
9
14
3.55
135
104
91
5
2
0
231
201
18
86
5
10
4
1984
CHI
A
34
33
15
11
3.95
131
108
104
10
4
0
236.2
216
27
61
3
5
2
1985
CHI
A
35
33
16
11
3.17
134
103
84
6
1
0
238.2
223
22
69
6
10
8
1986
CHI
A
12
12
2
6
4.38
31
37
35
1
0
0
72
66
9
27
1
1
5
1986
BOS
A
16
16
5
7
3.80
72
46
44
1
0
0
104.1
114
8
29
1
3
2
1986
TOT
A
28
28
7
13
4.03
103
83
79
2
0
0
176.1
180
17
56
2
4
7
Total
NL
559
553
273
170
2.73
3272
1380
1254
213
56
1
4131
3352
314
1204
105
107
59
Total
AL
97
94
38
35
3.69
368
294
267
18
5
0
651.2
619
66
186
11
19
17
Total
656
647
311
205
2.86
3640
1674
1521
231
61
1
4782.2
3971
380
1390
116
126
76
Fielding Stats [ ]
1967
NY
N
P
35
34
251
17
38
1
3
0
2
14
11
0
.982
1968
NY
N
P
36
35
278
21
48
1
4
0
2
16
15
0
.986
1969
NY
N
P
36
35
273.1
18
48
2
7
0
3
7
4
1
.971
1970
NY
N
P
37
36
290.2
19
46
3
3
0
2
14
7
2
.956
1971
NY
N
P
36
35
286.1
17
38
1
3
0
0
7
3
3
.982
1972
NY
N
P
35
35
262
17
40
3
3
0
0
10
15
0
.950
1973
NY
N
P
36
36
290
26
35
5
1
0
4
5
3
0
.924
1974
NY
N
P
32
32
236
9
42
1
7
0
1
27
8
1
.981
1975
NY
N
P
36
36
280.1
21
43
4
6
0
2
24
15
1
.941
1976
NY
N
P
35
34
271
12
41
1
3
0
1
26
10
0
.981
1977
NY
N
P
13
13
96
6
17
1
0
0
1
10
3
2
.958
1977
CIN
N
P
20
20
165.1
7
16
0
3
0
0
12
4
0
1.000
1977
TOT
N
P
33
33
261.1
13
33
1
3
0
1
22
7
2
.979
1978
CIN
N
P
36
36
259.2
15
28
6
2
0
6
21
8
1
.878
1979
CIN
N
P
32
32
215
22
26
2
2
0
2
27
14
0
.960
1980
CIN
N
P
26
26
168
16
26
0
0
0
1
29
4
0
1.000
1981
CIN
N
P
23
23
166.1
8
22
1
1
0
0
23
11
0
.968
1982
CIN
N
P
21
21
111.1
7
11
2
1
0
1
14
6
0
.900
1983
NY
N
P
34
34
231
22
28
4
0
0
2
50
4
1
.926
1984
CHI
A
P
34
33
236.2
11
40
0
2
0
1
27
4
2
1.000
1985
CHI
A
P
35
33
238.2
20
43
2
2
0
1
24
9
0
.969
1986
CHI
A
P
12
12
72
4
7
0
0
0
1
8
2
0
1.000
1986
BOS
A
P
16
16
104.1
13
9
2
1
0
2
14
4
0
.917
1986
TOT
A
P
28
28
176.1
17
16
2
1
0
3
22
6
0
.943
Total
P
656
647
4783
328
692
42
54
0
35
409
164
14
.960
Batting Stats [ ]
1967
NY
N
36
77
5
11
0
5
.143
.230
.169
2
0
8
24
1
6
2
0
0
1968
NY
N
38
95
5
15
0
3
.158
.184
.179
2
0
3
44
0
3
0
0
0
1969
NY
N
39
91
7
11
0
6
.121
.200
.154
3
0
7
34
2
4
1
0
0
1970
NY
N
42
95
9
17
1
10
.179
.257
.242
1
1
10
31
0
7
0
0
1
1971
NY
N
39
92
8
18
1
7
.196
.245
.261
3
0
6
31
0
11
0
0
1
1972
NY
N
36
89
5
13
3
4
.146
.191
.303
3
1
5
41
0
6
0
0
1
1973
NY
N
39
93
9
15
1
5
.161
.220
.237
2
1
7
34
0
9
1
0
3
1974
NY
N
32
71
3
7
0
4
.099
.200
.099
0
0
9
28
0
7
0
0
3
1975
NY
N
37
95
7
17
0
5
.179
.250
.189
1
0
8
24
1
7
0
0
2
1976
NY
N
35
82
5
7
0
3
.085
.176
.085
0
0
9
26
0
9
0
0
1
1977
NY
N
13
31
1
5
0
4
.161
.206
.161
0
0
2
12
0
2
0
0
0
1977
CIN
N
20
55
10
12
3
5
.218
.246
.400
1
0
2
21
0
11
0
0
2
1977
TOT
N
33
86
11
17
3
9
.198
.231
.314
1
0
4
33
0
13
0
0
2
1978
CIN
N
36
74
5
9
0
4
.122
.207
.135
1
0
8
31
0
13
0
0
0
1979
CIN
N
33
76
3
12
2
8
.158
.169
.276
3
0
1
29
0
4
0
0
2
1980
CIN
N
26
46
5
6
0
3
.130
.245
.196
3
0
7
17
0
7
0
0
0
1981
CIN
N
23
55
3
11
1
6
.200
.297
.273
1
0
8
16
0
4
0
0
2
1982
CIN
N
22
34
3
6
0
0
.176
.222
.235
2
0
2
16
0
5
0
0
2
1983
NY
N
34
64
6
10
0
4
.156
.225
.219
0
2
6
26
0
6
0
0
2
1984
CHI
A
34
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1985
CHI
A
35
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1986
CHI
A
12
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1986
BOS
A
16
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1986
TOT
A
28
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
580
1315
99
202
12
86
.154
.219
.210
28
5
108
485
4
121
4
0
22
Total
AL
97
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
677
1315
99
202
12
86
.154
.219
.210
28
5
108
485
4
121
4
0
22
Transactions [ ]
Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 10th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1965).
Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (20th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - pick voided (January 29, 1966).
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Mets (April 3, 1966).
Traded by New York Mets to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Pat Zachry, Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson and Dan Norman (June 15, 1977).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds to New York Mets in exchange for Charlie Puleo, Lloyd McClendon and Jason Felice (December 16, 1982).
Selected by Chicago White Sox from New York Mets in the player compensation pool draft (January 20, 1984).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Steve Lyons (June 29, 1986).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
Trivia [ ]
Won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1967.
Won the Cy Young Award in 1969.
On July 9, 1969, versus the Chicago Cubs , took a perfect game into the 9th inning. With one out in the ninth, Jim Qualls (a rookie backup outfielder) singled, breaking up the no hitter. The next batter grounded into a double play; Seaver faced the minimum.
Named Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year in 1969.
Set a modern Major League record for most consecutive strikeouts in a game on April 22, 1970, versus the San Diego Padres with 10 straight Ks. He struck out 19 total in that game, tying the record set by Steve Carlton for most strikeouts in a nine inning game. (That record has since been broken by Kerry Wood , Randy Johnson , and twice by Roger Clemens ).
Won his 300th game on August 4, 1985, beating the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium -- on Phil Rizzuto Day .
The New York Mets retired his number (#41) in 1988. To date, he is the only Mets player to have his uniform retired by the team.
Seaver was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on January 7, 1992, with 425 of 430 votes calling for his induction—the highest percentage of yeas in Hall history (98.84%).
Seaver is a member of the Mets Hall of Fame (1992), the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame (2003), and the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame (2006).
See also [ ]