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Tom Seaver vs Bert Blyleven Comparison

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Seasons

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Tom Seaver

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Bert Blyleven

 

Info

Teams

Tom Seaver New York Mets (1967–1977, 1983), Cincinnati Reds (1977–1982), Chicago White Sox (1984–1986), Boston Red Sox (1986)
Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins (1970-1976, 1985-1988), Texas Rangers (1976-1977), Pittsburgh Pirates (1978-1980), Cleveland Indians (1981-1985), California Angels (1989-1990, 1992)

Position

Tom Seaver Right Handed Pitcher
Bert Blyleven Right-Handed Pitcher

Height

Tom Seaver 6'1"
Bert Blyleven 6'3"

Weight

Tom Seaver 195
Bert Blyleven 200

Bats

Tom Seaver Right
Bert Blyleven Right

Throws

Tom Seaver Right
Bert Blyleven Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Tom Seaver 1 (1969) Star
Bert Blyleven 2 (1979, 1987) StarStar

World Series Appearances

Tom Seaver 2 (1969, 1973) StarStar
Bert Blyleven 2 (1979, 1987) StarStar

Playoff Appearances

Tom Seaver 3 (1969, 1973, 1979) StarStarStar
Bert Blyleven 3 (1970, 1979, 1987) StarStarStar

World Series MVP

Tom Seaver 0
Bert Blyleven 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Tom Seaver Yes 98.8% in 1992
Bert Blyleven Yes 79.7% in 2011

Number Retired

Tom Seaver Yes Mets #41
Bert Blyleven Yes Twins #28

MVP

Tom Seaver 0
Bert Blyleven 0

Cy Young

Tom Seaver 3 (1969, 1973, 1975) StarStarStar
Bert Blyleven 0

Gold Gloves

Tom Seaver 0
Bert Blyleven 0

Rookie of the Year

Tom Seaver Yes (1967)
Bert Blyleven No

All-Star Games

Tom Seaver 12 (1967-1973, 1975-1978, 1981) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Bert Blyleven 2 (1973, 1985) StarStar

League Leader in Wins

Tom Seaver 3 (1969, 1975, 1981) StarStarStar
Bert Blyleven 0

League Leader in ERA

Tom Seaver 3 (1970-1971, 1973) StarStarStar
Bert Blyleven 0

League Leader in Strikeouts

Tom Seaver 5 (1970-1971, 1973, 1975-1976) StarStarStarStarStar
Bert Blyleven 1 (1985) Star

League Leader in WHIP

Tom Seaver 3 (1971, 1973, 1977) StarStarStar
Bert Blyleven 1 (1977) Star

Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Seaver 311
Bert Blyleven 287

Losses (L)

Tom Seaver 205
Bert Blyleven 250

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Seaver .603%
Bert Blyleven .534%

Games (G)

Tom Seaver 656
Bert Blyleven 692

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver 647
Bert Blyleven 685

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Tom Seaver 2.86
Bert Blyleven 3.31

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Seaver 4,783
Bert Blyleven 4,970

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Seaver 3,971
Bert Blyleven 4,632

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Seaver 1,674
Bert Blyleven 2,029

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Seaver 1,521
Bert Blyleven 1,830

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Seaver 380
Bert Blyleven 430

Strikeouts (SO)

Tom Seaver 3,640
Bert Blyleven 3,701

Walks (BB)

Tom Seaver 1,390
Bert Blyleven 1,322

Batters Faced (BF)

Tom Seaver 19,369
Bert Blyleven 20,491

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Tom Seaver 116
Bert Blyleven 71

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Seaver 76
Bert Blyleven 155

Complete Games (CG)

Tom Seaver 231
Bert Blyleven 242

Shutouts (SHO)

Tom Seaver 61
Bert Blyleven 60

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Seaver 1.12
Bert Blyleven 1.20

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 7.5
Bert Blyleven 8.4

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 0.7
Bert Blyleven 0.8

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 6.9
Bert Blyleven 6.7

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 2.6
Bert Blyleven 2.4

Strikeout Percentage (SO%)

Tom Seaver 18.8%
Bert Blyleven 18.1%

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Tom Seaver 7.2%
Bert Blyleven 6.5%

Strikeout to Walk Ratio (K/BB)

Tom Seaver 2.6
Bert Blyleven 2.8

RA9

Tom Seaver 3.15
Bert Blyleven 3.68

WAR

Tom Seaver 98.4
Bert Blyleven 97

Fielding

Games (G)

Tom Seaver 656
Bert Blyleven 692

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver 647
Bert Blyleven 685

Innings (Inn)

Tom Seaver 4,783
Bert Blyleven 4,970

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Tom Seaver 0.960%
Bert Blyleven 0.969%

Errors (E)

Tom Seaver 42
Bert Blyleven 30

Chances (CH)

Tom Seaver 1,062
Bert Blyleven 979

Putouts (PO)

Tom Seaver 328
Bert Blyleven 287

Assists (A)

Tom Seaver 692
Bert Blyleven 662

Double Play (DP)

Tom Seaver 54
Bert Blyleven 48

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Tom Seaver 1.55
Bert Blyleven 1.37

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Tom Seaver 1.92
Bert Blyleven 1.72

Playoff Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Seaver 3
Bert Blyleven 5

Losses (L)

Tom Seaver 3
Bert Blyleven 1

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Seaver .500%
Bert Blyleven .833%

Earned Run Average – (ERA)

Tom Seaver 2.77
Bert Blyleven 2.47

Games (G)

Tom Seaver 8
Bert Blyleven 8

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver 8
Bert Blyleven 6

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Seaver 61.2
Bert Blyleven 47.1

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Seaver 51
Bert Blyleven 43

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Seaver 20
Bert Blyleven 15

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Seaver 19
Bert Blyleven 13

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Seaver 6
Bert Blyleven 5

Walks (BB)

Tom Seaver 16
Bert Blyleven 8

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Tom Seaver 4
Bert Blyleven 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Seaver 2
Bert Blyleven 2

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Seaver 1.09
Bert Blyleven 1.08

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 7.5
Bert Blyleven 8.2

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 0.9
Bert Blyleven 1.0

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 2.4
Bert Blyleven 1.5

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Tom Seaver 6.3%
Bert Blyleven 4.1%

Best Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Seaver 25 (1969)
Bert Blyleven 20 (1973)

Losses (L)

Tom Seaver 2 (1981)
Bert Blyleven 2 (1982)

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Seaver .875% (1981)
Bert Blyleven .773% (1989)

Games (G)

Tom Seaver 37 (1970)
Bert Blyleven 40 (1973)

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver 36 (1978)
Bert Blyleven 40 (1973)

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Tom Seaver 1.76 (1971)
Bert Blyleven 2.52 (1973)

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Seaver 290.2 (1970)
Bert Blyleven 325.0 (1973)

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Seaver 120 (1981)
Bert Blyleven 16 (1982)

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Seaver 51 (1981)
Bert Blyleven 14 (1982)

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Seaver 47 (1981)
Bert Blyleven 11 (1982)

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Seaver 10 (1981)
Bert Blyleven 2 (1982)

Strikeouts (SO)

Tom Seaver 289 (1971)
Bert Blyleven 258 (1973)

Walks (BB)

Tom Seaver 44 (1982)
Bert Blyleven 11 (1982)

Batters Faced (BF)

Tom Seaver 1173 (1970)
Bert Blyleven 1321 (1973)

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Tom Seaver 2 (1986)
Bert Blyleven 0 (1990)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Seaver 0 (1979)
Bert Blyleven 0 (1982)

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Seaver 0.95 (1971)
Bert Blyleven 1.07 (1977)

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 6.5 (1981)
Bert Blyleven 7.0 (1977)

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 0.4 (1975)
Bert Blyleven 0.4 (1976)

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 9.1 (1971)
Bert Blyleven 8.5 (1982)

Strikeout Percentage – (KP)

Tom Seaver 26.2% (1971)
Bert Blyleven 21.7% (1974)

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 1.6 (1968)
Bert Blyleven 1.6 (1989)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Tom Seaver 4.4% (1968)
Bert Blyleven 4.3% (1990)

Strikeout to Walk Ration (KPBB)

Tom Seaver 4.7 (1971)
Bert Blyleven 3.9 (1973)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Tom Seaver New York Mets (1967–1977, 1983), Cincinnati Reds (1977–1982), Chicago White Sox (1984–1986), Boston Red Sox (1986)
Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins (1970-1976, 1985-1988), Texas Rangers (1976-1977), Pittsburgh Pirates (1978-1980), Cleveland Indians (1981-1985), California Angels (1989-1990, 1992)

Position

Tom Seaver Right Handed Pitcher
Bert Blyleven Right-Handed Pitcher

Height

Tom Seaver 6'1"
Bert Blyleven 6'3"

Weight

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Bats

Tom Seaver Right
Bert Blyleven Right

Throws

Tom Seaver Right
Bert Blyleven Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Tom Seaver 1 (1969)
Bert Blyleven 2 (1979, 1987)

World Series Appearances

Tom Seaver 2 (1969, 1973)
Bert Blyleven 2 (1979, 1987)

Playoff Appearances

Tom Seaver 3 (1969, 1973, 1979)
Bert Blyleven 3 (1970, 1979, 1987)

World Series MVP

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Tom Seaver Yes 98.8% in 1992
Bert Blyleven Yes 79.7% in 2011

Number Retired

Tom Seaver Yes Mets #41
Bert Blyleven Yes Twins #28

MVP

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Cy Young

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Gold Gloves

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Rookie of the Year

Tom Seaver Yes (1967)
Bert Blyleven No

All-Star Games

Tom Seaver 12 (1967-1973, 1975-1978, 1981)
Bert Blyleven 2 (1973, 1985)

League Leader in Wins

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

League Leader in ERA

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

League Leader in Strikeouts

Tom Seaver 5 (1970-1971, 1973, 1975-1976)
Bert Blyleven 1 (1985)

League Leader in WHIP

Tom Seaver 3 (1971, 1973, 1977)
Bert Blyleven 1 (1977)

Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Losses (L)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Games (G)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Strikeouts (SO)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Walks (BB)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Batters Faced (BF)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Complete Games (CG)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Shutouts (SHO)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Strikeout Percentage (SO%)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Strikeout to Walk Ratio (K/BB)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

RA9

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

WAR

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Fielding

Games (G)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Innings (Inn)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Errors (E)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Chances (CH)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Putouts (PO)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Assists (A)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Double Play (DP)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Playoff Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Losses (L)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Earned Run Average – (ERA)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Games (G)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Walks (BB)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven

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