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MLB Player Comparisons

Tom Seaver vs Bob Gibson Comparison

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Seasons

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Tom Seaver

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Bob Gibson

 

Info

Teams

Tom Seaver New York Mets (1967–1977, 1983), Cincinnati Reds (1977–1982), Chicago White Sox (1984–1986), Boston Red Sox (1986)
Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals (1959-1975)

Position

Tom Seaver Right Handed Pitcher
Bob Gibson Right Handed Pitcher

Height

Tom Seaver 6'1"
Bob Gibson 6'1"

Weight

Tom Seaver 195
Bob Gibson 189

Bats

Tom Seaver Right
Bob Gibson Right

Throws

Tom Seaver Right
Bob Gibson Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Tom Seaver 1 (1969) Star
Bob Gibson 2 (1964, 1967) StarStar

World Series Appearances

Tom Seaver 2 (1969, 1973) StarStar
Bob Gibson 3 (1964, 1967-1968) StarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Tom Seaver 3 (1969, 1973, 1979) StarStarStar
Bob Gibson 3 (1964, 1967-1968) StarStarStar

World Series MVP

Tom Seaver 0
Bob Gibson 2 (1964, 1967) StarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Tom Seaver Yes 98.8% in 1992
Bob Gibson Yes 84.0% in 1981

Number Retired

Tom Seaver Yes Mets #41
Bob Gibson Yes Cardinals #45

MVP

Tom Seaver 0
Bob Gibson 1 (1968) Star

Cy Young

Tom Seaver 3 (1969, 1973, 1975) StarStarStar
Bob Gibson 2 (1968, 1970) StarStar

Gold Gloves

Tom Seaver 0
Bob Gibson 9 (1965-1973) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Rookie of the Year

Tom Seaver Yes (1967)
Bob Gibson No

All-Star Games

Tom Seaver 12 (1967-1973, 1975-1978, 1981) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Bob Gibson 9 (1962², 1965-1970, 1972) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Wins

Tom Seaver 3 (1969, 1975, 1981) StarStarStar
Bob Gibson 1 (1970) Star

League Leader in ERA

Tom Seaver 3 (1970-1971, 1973) StarStarStar
Bob Gibson 1 (1968) Star

League Leader in Strikeouts

Tom Seaver 5 (1970-1971, 1973, 1975-1976) StarStarStarStarStar
Bob Gibson 1 (1968) Star

League Leader in WHIP

Tom Seaver 3 (1971, 1973, 1977) StarStarStar
Bob Gibson 1 (1968) Star

Hitting

Games (G)

Tom Seaver 582
Bob Gibson 596

Plate Appearances (PA)

Tom Seaver 1,552
Bob Gibson 1,489

At Bats (AB)

Tom Seaver 1,315
Bob Gibson 1,328

Batting Average (BA)

Tom Seaver 0.154
Bob Gibson 0.206

Hits (H)

Tom Seaver 202
Bob Gibson 274

Runs (R)

Tom Seaver 99
Bob Gibson 132

Home Runs (HR)

Tom Seaver 12
Bob Gibson 24

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Tom Seaver 86
Bob Gibson 144

Doubles (2B)

Tom Seaver 28
Bob Gibson 44

Triples (3B)

Tom Seaver 5
Bob Gibson 5

Walks (BB)

Tom Seaver 108
Bob Gibson 63

Strikeouts (SO)

Tom Seaver 485
Bob Gibson 415

Stolen Bases (SB)

Tom Seaver 4
Bob Gibson 13

Caught Stealing (CS)

Tom Seaver 0
Bob Gibson 10

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Tom Seaver 0.219
Bob Gibson 0.243

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Tom Seaver 0.210
Bob Gibson 0.301

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Tom Seaver 0.429
Bob Gibson 0.545

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Seaver 4
Bob Gibson 8

Total Bases (TB)

Tom Seaver 276
Bob Gibson 400

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Tom Seaver 45
Bob Gibson 73

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Tom Seaver 0.231
Bob Gibson 0.276

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Tom Seaver 0.056
Bob Gibson 0.095

Secondary Average (SECA)

Tom Seaver 0.141
Bob Gibson 0.145

Total Average (TotA)

Tom Seaver 0.345
Bob Gibson 0.440

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Tom Seaver 6
Bob Gibson 16.9

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Tom Seaver 7.0%
Bob Gibson 4.2%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Tom Seaver 31.3%
Bob Gibson 27.9%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Tom Seaver 53%
Bob Gibson 61%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Tom Seaver 109.6
Bob Gibson 55.3

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Tom Seaver 3.9
Bob Gibson 7.6

Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Seaver 311
Bob Gibson 251

Losses (L)

Tom Seaver 205
Bob Gibson 174

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Seaver .603%
Bob Gibson .591%

Saves (S)

Tom Seaver 1
Bob Gibson 6

Games (G)

Tom Seaver 656
Bob Gibson 528

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver 647
Bob Gibson 482

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Tom Seaver 2.86
Bob Gibson 2.91

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Seaver 4,783
Bob Gibson 3,884.1

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Seaver 3,971
Bob Gibson 3,279

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Seaver 1,674
Bob Gibson 1,420

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Seaver 1,521
Bob Gibson 1,258

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Seaver 380
Bob Gibson 257

Strikeouts (SO)

Tom Seaver 3,640
Bob Gibson 3,117

Walks (BB)

Tom Seaver 1,390
Bob Gibson 1,336

Batters Faced (BF)

Tom Seaver 19,369
Bob Gibson 16,068

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Tom Seaver 116
Bob Gibson 118

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Seaver 76
Bob Gibson 102

Complete Games (CG)

Tom Seaver 231
Bob Gibson 255

Shutouts (SHO)

Tom Seaver 61
Bob Gibson 56

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Seaver 1.12
Bob Gibson 1.19

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 7.5
Bob Gibson 7.6

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 0.7
Bob Gibson 0.6

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 6.9
Bob Gibson 7.2

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 2.6
Bob Gibson 3.1

Strikeout Percentage (SO%)

Tom Seaver 18.8%
Bob Gibson 19.4%

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Tom Seaver 7.2%
Bob Gibson 8.3%

Strikeout to Walk Ratio (K/BB)

Tom Seaver 2.6
Bob Gibson 2.3

RA9

Tom Seaver 3.15
Bob Gibson 3.29

WAR

Tom Seaver 98.4
Bob Gibson 81.8

Fielding

Games (G)

Tom Seaver 656
Bob Gibson 528

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver 647
Bob Gibson 482

Innings (Inn)

Tom Seaver 4,783
Bob Gibson 3,884.1

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Tom Seaver 0.960%
Bob Gibson 0.949%

Errors (E)

Tom Seaver 42
Bob Gibson 42

Chances (CH)

Tom Seaver 1,062
Bob Gibson 817

Putouts (PO)

Tom Seaver 328
Bob Gibson 291

Assists (A)

Tom Seaver 692
Bob Gibson 484

Double Play (DP)

Tom Seaver 54
Bob Gibson 46

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Tom Seaver 1.55
Bob Gibson 1.47

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Tom Seaver 1.92
Bob Gibson 1.80

Playoff Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Seaver 3
Bob Gibson 7

Losses (L)

Tom Seaver 3
Bob Gibson 2

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Seaver .500%
Bob Gibson .778%

Earned Run Average – (ERA)

Tom Seaver 2.77
Bob Gibson 1.89

Games (G)

Tom Seaver 8
Bob Gibson 9

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver 8
Bob Gibson 9

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Seaver 61.2
Bob Gibson 81

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Seaver 51
Bob Gibson 55

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Seaver 20
Bob Gibson 19

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Seaver 19
Bob Gibson 17

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Seaver 6
Bob Gibson 6

Walks (BB)

Tom Seaver 16
Bob Gibson 17

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Tom Seaver 4
Bob Gibson 3

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Seaver 2
Bob Gibson 2

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Seaver 1.09
Bob Gibson 0.89

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 7.5
Bob Gibson 6.1

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 0.9
Bob Gibson 0.7

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 2.4
Bob Gibson 1.9

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Tom Seaver 6.3%
Bob Gibson 5.4%

Best Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Seaver 25 (1969)
Bob Gibson 23 (1970)

Losses (L)

Tom Seaver 2 (1981)
Bob Gibson 5 (1959)

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Seaver .875% (1981)
Bob Gibson .767% (1970)

Games (G)

Tom Seaver 37 (1970)
Bob Gibson 40 (1964)

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver 36 (1978)
Bob Gibson 36 (1965)

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Tom Seaver 1.76 (1971)
Bob Gibson 1.12 (1968)

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Seaver 290.2 (1970)
Bob Gibson 314.0 (1969)

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Seaver 120 (1981)
Bob Gibson 77 (1959)

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Seaver 51 (1981)
Bob Gibson 35 (1959)

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Seaver 47 (1981)
Bob Gibson 28 (1959)

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Seaver 10 (1981)
Bob Gibson 4 (1959)

Strikeouts (SO)

Tom Seaver 289 (1971)
Bob Gibson 274 (1970)

Walks (BB)

Tom Seaver 44 (1982)
Bob Gibson 39 (1959)

Batters Faced (BF)

Tom Seaver 1173 (1970)
Bob Gibson 1270 (1969)

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Tom Seaver 2 (1986)
Bob Gibson 1 (1963)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Seaver 0 (1979)
Bob Gibson 1 (1960)

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Seaver 0.95 (1971)
Bob Gibson 0.85 (1968)

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 6.5 (1981)
Bob Gibson 5.9 (1968)

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 0.4 (1975)
Bob Gibson 0.3 (1969)

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 9.1 (1971)
Bob Gibson 8.4 (1970)

Strikeout Percentage – (KP)

Tom Seaver 26.2% (1971)
Bob Gibson 23.1% (1968)

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 1.6 (1968)
Bob Gibson 1.8 (1968)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Tom Seaver 4.4% (1968)
Bob Gibson 5.3% (1968)

Strikeout to Walk Ration (KPBB)

Tom Seaver 4.7 (1971)
Bob Gibson 4.3 (1968)

Seasons

Check/Uncheck

Tom Seaver

Check/Uncheck

Bob Gibson

 

Info

Teams

Tom Seaver New York Mets (1967–1977, 1983), Cincinnati Reds (1977–1982), Chicago White Sox (1984–1986), Boston Red Sox (1986)
Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals (1959-1975)

Position

Tom Seaver Right Handed Pitcher
Bob Gibson Right Handed Pitcher

Height

Tom Seaver 6'1"
Bob Gibson 6'1"

Weight

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Bats

Tom Seaver Right
Bob Gibson Right

Throws

Tom Seaver Right
Bob Gibson Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Tom Seaver 1 (1969)
Bob Gibson 2 (1964, 1967)

World Series Appearances

Tom Seaver 2 (1969, 1973)
Bob Gibson 3 (1964, 1967-1968)

Playoff Appearances

Tom Seaver 3 (1969, 1973, 1979)
Bob Gibson 3 (1964, 1967-1968)

World Series MVP

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Tom Seaver Yes 98.8% in 1992
Bob Gibson Yes 84.0% in 1981

Number Retired

Tom Seaver Yes Mets #41
Bob Gibson Yes Cardinals #45

MVP

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Cy Young

Tom Seaver 3 (1969, 1973, 1975)
Bob Gibson 2 (1968, 1970)

Gold Gloves

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Rookie of the Year

Tom Seaver Yes (1967)
Bob Gibson No

All-Star Games

Tom Seaver 12 (1967-1973, 1975-1978, 1981)
Bob Gibson 9 (1962², 1965-1970, 1972)

League Leader in Wins

Tom Seaver 3 (1969, 1975, 1981)
Bob Gibson 1 (1970)

League Leader in ERA

Tom Seaver 3 (1970-1971, 1973)
Bob Gibson 1 (1968)

League Leader in Strikeouts

Tom Seaver 5 (1970-1971, 1973, 1975-1976)
Bob Gibson 1 (1968)

League Leader in WHIP

Tom Seaver 3 (1971, 1973, 1977)
Bob Gibson 1 (1968)

Hitting

Games (G)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Plate Appearances (PA)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

At Bats (AB)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Batting Average (BA)

Tom Seaver 0.154
Bob Gibson 0.206

Hits (H)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Runs (R)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Home Runs (HR)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Doubles (2B)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Triples (3B)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Walks (BB)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Strikeouts (SO)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Stolen Bases (SB)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Caught Stealing (CS)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Tom Seaver 0.219
Bob Gibson 0.243

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Tom Seaver 0.210
Bob Gibson 0.301

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Tom Seaver 0.429
Bob Gibson 0.545

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Total Bases (TB)

Tom Seaver 276
Bob Gibson 400

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Tom Seaver 45
Bob Gibson 73

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Tom Seaver 0.231
Bob Gibson 0.276

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Tom Seaver 0.056
Bob Gibson 0.095

Secondary Average (SECA)

Tom Seaver 0.141
Bob Gibson 0.145

Total Average (TotA)

Tom Seaver 0.345
Bob Gibson 0.440

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Tom Seaver 6
Bob Gibson 16.9

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Tom Seaver 7.0%
Bob Gibson 4.2%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Tom Seaver 31.3%
Bob Gibson 27.9%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Tom Seaver 53%
Bob Gibson 61%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Tom Seaver 109.6
Bob Gibson 55.3

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Losses (L)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Saves (S)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Games (G)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Strikeouts (SO)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Walks (BB)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Batters Faced (BF)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Complete Games (CG)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Shutouts (SHO)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Strikeout Percentage (SO%)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Strikeout to Walk Ratio (K/BB)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

RA9

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

WAR

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Fielding

Games (G)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Innings (Inn)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Tom Seaver 0.960%
Bob Gibson 0.949%

Errors (E)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Chances (CH)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Putouts (PO)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Assists (A)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Double Play (DP)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Tom Seaver 1.55
Bob Gibson 1.47

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Tom Seaver 1.92
Bob Gibson 1.80

Playoff Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Losses (L)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Earned Run Average – (ERA)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Games (G)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Walks (BB)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Tom Seaver Bob Gibson

Who do you think is the better player?

Who do you think is the better player?

  • Tom Seaver (54%, 117 Votes)
  • Bob Gibson (46%, 98 Votes)

Total Voters: 215

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