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Tom Seaver by the Numbers

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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)

12:

Times Tom Seaver was named an All-Star. 

Original artwork by Sean Kane.

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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