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Randy JohnsonvsTom Seaver

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Randy Johnson

1988–2009 · 22 seasons

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Tom Seaver

1967–1986 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Randy Johnson and Tom Seaver: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Randy Johnson	Stat	Tom Seaver
22	Seasons	20
152.2	Career VAL	155.9
16.6 (1999)	Peak-season VAL	14.3 (1973)
Inducted 2015	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1992
5×	Cy Young Awards	3×
10×	All-Star Selections	12×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
10	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
24	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	15

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Randy Johnson and Tom Seaver have
Randy Johnson	Stat	Tom Seaver
Career
619	Games	677
Batting
78	Hits	202
1	Home runs	12
40	RBI	86
20	Runs	99
0	Stolen bases	4
19

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Pitching
303	Wins	311
166	Losses	205
2	Saves	1
4135.1	Innings pitched	4782.2
4,875	Strikeouts (pitching)	3,640
3.29	ERA	2.86
1.17	WHIP	1.12
131	ERA+	127

Age	Randy Johnson	Tom Seaver
22	—	3.8
23	—	9.2
24	—	10.3
25	0	12.6
26	1.6	13.8
27	0	3.7
28	0.1	14.3
29	8.8	5.8
30	7.4	13.3
31	12.5	9.7
32	1.9	13.8
33	10.5	6.1
34	10.2	8.4
35	16.6	2.6
36	15	5.5
37	15.1	0
38	13.7	6.1
39	2.5	5.2
40	16.6	7.7
41	6.9	4
42	4.6	—
43	2.2	—
44	5.6	—
45	0.4	—