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Tom GlavinevsTom Seaver

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Tom Glavine

1987–2008 · 22 seasons

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Tom Seaver

1967–1986 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Tom Glavine and Tom Seaver: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Tom Glavine	Stat	Tom Seaver
22	Seasons	20
160.2	Career VAL	155.9
13.3 (1998)	Peak-season VAL	14.3 (1973)
Inducted 2014	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1992
2×	Cy Young Awards	3×
4×	Silver Sluggers	—
10×	All-Star Selections	12×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1

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 Tom Glavine and Tom Seaver have
Tom Glavine	Stat	Tom Seaver
Career
709	Games	677
Batting
246	Hits	202
1	Home runs	12
90	RBI	86
93	Runs	99
1	Stolen bases	4
101

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
305	Wins	311
203	Losses	205
0	Saves	1
4413.1	Innings pitched	4782.2
2,607	Strikeouts (pitching)	3,640
3.54	ERA	2.86
1.31	WHIP	1.12
115	ERA+	127

Age	Tom Glavine	Tom Seaver
21	0	—
22	2.6	3.8
23	5	9.2
24	2.7	10.3
25	11.3	12.6
26	9.5	13.8
27	7.9	3.7
28	5.2	14.3
29	9.9	5.8
30	11.8	13.3
31	10.9	9.7
32	13.3	13.8
33	8.9	6.1
34	12.9	8.4
35	6.6	2.6
36	9	5.5
37	3.3	0
38	8.5	6.1
39	8.4	5.2
40	7	7.7
41	5.5	4
42	0	—