Tom Seaver
1967–1986 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, NLS, New York Mets
661G
.154AVG
.219OBP
.210SLG
More career statistics
202H
12HR
86RBI
4SB
311–205W–L
4,782.2IP
3,640K
2.86ERA
647GS
1SV
12Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 661 | 677 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 14,348 | 14,349 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 661 | 1,552 | 1,315 | 99 | 202 | 28 | 5 | 12 | 86 | 108 | 485 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 276 | .154 | .219 | .210 | .429 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,782.7 | 656 | 647 | 231 | 311 | 205 | 1 | 3,971 | 1,674 | 1,521 | 380 | 1,390 | 3,640 | 0 | 0 | 2.86 | 1.121 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1975-08-07 to 1975-08-27
8longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 18-Strikeout Game | 1970-04-22 | 1 in 6,639 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Complete Game, Fifteen K | 1970-04-22 | 1 in 1,054 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1978-06-16 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 331 | 706 | 85 | 5 | 30 | 53 | 219 | .143 | .195 | .188 |
| Away | 346 | 846 | 117 | 7 | 56 | 55 | 266 | .163 | .203 | .228 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 94 | 208 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 71 | .152 | .221 | .219 |
| May | 119 | 260 | 33 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 82 | .150 | .204 | .191 |
| June | 114 | 278 | 41 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 72 | .179 | .209 | .262 |
| July | 107 | 215 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 70 | .138 | .186 | .182 |
| August | 124 | 300 | 43 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 100 | .168 | .193 | .223 |
| September | 111 | 275 | 32 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 87 | .135 | .196 | .186 |
| October | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .071 | .062 | .071 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 57 | 146 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 47 | .118 | .171 | .142 |
| atlanta-braves | 57 | 171 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 38 | .189 | .222 | .294 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 56 | 142 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 35 | .185 | .218 | .227 |
| chicago-cubs | 55 | 148 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 50 | .117 | .189 | .125 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 54 | 149 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 54 | .131 | .208 | .180 |
| houston-astros | 54 | 130 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 47 | .122 | .162 | .191 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 52 | 141 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 52 | .126 | .163 | .160 |
| montreal-expos | 50 | 132 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 47 | .138 | .212 | .211 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 36 | 77 | 11 | – | 5 | 2 | .143 | 251 | 170 | |
| 1968 | 38 | 95 | 15 | – | 3 | – | .158 | 278 | 205 | |
| 1969 | 39 | 91 | 11 | – | 6 | 1 | .121 | 273 | 208 | |
| 1970 | 42 | 95 | 17 | 1 | 10 | – | .179 | 290 | 283 | |
| 1971 | 39 | 92 | 18 | 1 | 7 | – | .196 | 286 | 289 | |
| 1972 | 36 | 89 | 13 | 3 | 4 | – | .146 | 262 | 249 | |
| 1973 | 39 | 93 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .161 | 290 | 251 | |
| 1974 | 32 | 71 | 7 | – | 4 | – | .099 | 236 | 201 | |
| 1975 | 37 | 95 | 17 | – | 5 | – | .179 | 280 | 243 | |
| 1976 | 35 | 82 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .085 | 271 | 235 | |
| 1977 | Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets | 33 | 86 | 17 | 3 | 9 | – | .198 | 261 | 196 |
| 1978 | 36 | 74 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .122 | 259 | 226 | |
| 1979 | 33 | 76 | 12 | 2 | 8 | – | .158 | 215 | 131 | |
| 1980 | 26 | 46 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .130 | 168 | 101 | |
| 1981 | 23 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 6 | – | .200 | 166 | 87 | |
| 1982 | 22 | 34 | 6 | – | – | – | .176 | 111 | 62 | |
| 1983 | 34 | 64 | 10 | – | 4 | – | .156 | 231 | 135 | |
| 1984 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 236 | 131 | |
| 1985 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 238 | 134 | |
| 1986 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 176 | 103 |