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There is only one Tom Terrific, and it sure as hell isn’t Tom Brady.
Over the course of his twenty-year career, Tom Seaver put up ridiculous numbers, won a World Series, and won the hearts of New Yorkers.
Let’s take a look at some Terrific numbers:
.242:
Collective batting average of Hall of Famers when they faced Tom Seaver.
Johnny Bench hit .267 over the course of his career. He hit .156 off Seaver.
1:
Tom Seaver’s rank in WHIP in the 1970s.
He posted a combined WHIP of 1.07 in 2,652 1/3 innings over the course of the decade.
2:
Men who won 300 games, recorded more than 3,000 strikeouts, and finished their careers with an E.R.A. of under 3.00.
Walter Johnson and Tom Seaver.
2:
Teams who retired Tom Seaver’s #41
Cincinnati Reds
New York Mets
3:
Cy Young Awards (1969, 1973, 1975)
3:
Men who have won Rookie of the Year and multiple Cy Young Awards.
Tom Seaver
Jacob deGrom
Justin Verlander
3:
Number of times Tom Seaver led the National League in wins.
1969
1975
1981
3:
Number of times Tom Seaver led the National League in E.R.A.
1970
1971
1973
5:
Number of times Tom Seaver led the National League in strikeouts.
1970
1971
1973
1975
1976
9:
Number of consecutive seasons (1968 through 1976) in which Tom Seaver struck out more than 200 hitters. The streak was snapped when he struck out 196 hitters in 1977, a year in which he also won 21 games.
9:
Number of seasons in which Tom Seaver received MVP votes.
He finished 2nd in 1969 and in the top-10 in 1971, 1973, 1975, & 1981)
10:
Consecutive hitters struck out by Tom Seaver on April 22, 1970. It has only been done one other time (Aaron Nola)
13:
Men who threw more than 4,000 innings and finished their careers with an E.R.A. of under 3.00.
Tom Seaver is the only one who threw a pitch after 1930.
16:
Opening Day starts made by Tom Seaver; a record that will likely never be broken.
29%:
Strikeout rate posted by Hall of Famers when they faced Tom Seaver.
Tony Perez struck out 41 times in 111 at-bats against Seaver.
106:
Games above .500 Tom Seaver finished in his career. He went 311-205.
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