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	23-10 / in Starts: 22-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 81 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	57 (26-21-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 81 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (24-16-8)

Most Driven In
D Driessen	2
Self	2
R Knight	1
C GerÃ³nimo	1
J Bench	1
H Cruz	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
D ConcepciÃ³n	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 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	443	1	Apr 4	CIN		SFG	L,5-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	444	5 (3)	Apr 9	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-4	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	9	.58	0.105	.72	0.08%	1.64	P
3	445	9 (3)	Apr 14	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.667	.833	9	.93	-0.068	1.39	-0.06%	-0.68	P
4	446	13 (3)	Apr 19	CIN		ATL	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.444	.556	9	.50	-0.038	.73	-0.03%	-0.55	P
5	447	21 (7)	Apr 29	CIN		STL	W,5-1	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.444	.556	9						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	448	24 (2)	May 4	CIN		HOU	W,6-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.444	.556	9						P
7	449	39 (14)	May 20	CIN		LAD	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.364	.455	9	1.66	-0.007	4.53	-0.01%	-0.15	P
8	450	43 (3)	May 25	CIN	@	LAD	L,6-17	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.333	.417	9	.85	-0.023	2.12	-0.04%	-0.22	P
9	451	48 (4)	May 30	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.286	.357	9	.77	-0.037	2.35	-0.07%	-0.35	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
10	452	50 (1)	Jun 1	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.286	.357	9						PR
11	453	54 (3)	Jun 4	CIN		NYM	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.500	.625	9	1.34	0.036	2.88	0.05%	0.52	P
12	454	58 (3)	Jun 9	CIN		MON	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.400	.500	9	.57	-0.101	1.13	-0.12%	-1.48	P
13	455	63 (4)	Jun 15	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.417	.542	9	.89	0.213	1.92	0.28%	1.28	P
14	456	68 (4)	Jun 20	CIN	@	MON	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.148	.407	.556	9	1.24	-0.029	2.60	-0.04%	-0.44	P
15	457	72 (3)	Jun 25 (1)	CIN	@	HOU	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.400	.567	9	.70	0.004	1.98	0.01%	0.09	P
16	458	78 (5)	Jun 30	CIN	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.152	.364	.515	9	1.20	-0.102	2.05	-0.11%	-1.29	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
17	459	83 (4)	Jul 5	CIN		HOU	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.343	.486	9	1.29	0.002	1.64	0.00%	-0.09	P
18	460	89 (5)	Jul 10	CIN		STL	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.135	.324	.459	9	.73	-0.053	.78	-0.03%	-0.72	P
19	461	94 (4)	Jul 15	CIN		CHC	W,7-1	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.146	.317	.463	9	.25	0.003	.32	0.00%	-0.59	P
20	462	96 (1)	Jul 20	CIN	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.140	.302	.442	9	.62	-0.034	1.24	-0.04%	-0.64	P
21	463	102 (5)	Jul 25	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.289	.422	9	.66	-0.036	1.28	-0.04%	-0.51	P
22	464	108 (5)	Jul 30	CIN		LAD	W,9-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.128	.277	.404	9	.71	-0.038	1.86	-0.06%	-0.32	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
23	465	115 (6)	Aug 7	CIN		ATL	L,2-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.271	.396	9	1.03	-0.028	2.40	-0.04%	-0.29	P
24	466	119 (3)	Aug 12 (1)	CIN	@	SDP	W,9-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.135	.135	.269	.404	9	.44	-0.045	1.10	-0.07%	-2.42	P
25	467	123 (3)	Aug 17	CIN		NYM	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.315	.481	9	.80	0.074	1.81	0.10%	0.59	P
26	468	127 (3)	Aug 21	CIN		MON	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.161	.304	.464	9	1.13	-0.051	3.66	-0.10%	-0.56	P
27	469	131 (3)	Aug 26	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-0	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.180	.180	.328	.508	9	1.14	-0.038	4.37	-0.09%	0.30	P
Sept		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
28	470	136 (4)	Sep 1	CIN	@	MON	L,2-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.180	.328	.508	9						P
29	471	141 (4)	Sep 6	CIN		SFG	W,12-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.169	.308	.477	9	.04	-0.004	.18	-0.01%	-1.02	P
30	472	145 (3)	Sep 11	CIN		HOU	W,9-8	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.179	.303	.482	9	.51	0.010	5.08	0.06%	0.28	P
31	473	149 (3)	Sep 16	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.183	.300	.483	9	.86	-0.037	4.14	-0.11%	-0.54	P
32	474	154 (4)	Sep 21	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.176	.288	.463	9	1.02	-0.075	7.28	-0.32%	-0.76	P
33	475	158 (3)	Sep 26	CIN		SDP	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.169	.276	.445	9	1.62	-0.128	8.44	-0.40%	-0.83	P
							23-10		81	76	3	12	3	0	2	8	1	0	29	0	4	0	1	2	0	0	.158	.169	.276	.445		.83	-0.525	2.44	-1.21%	-9.76

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