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Tom SeavervsGaylord Perry

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Tom Seaver

1967–1986 · 20 seasons

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Gaylord Perry

1962–1983 · 22 seasons

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At a glance

Tom Seaver and Gaylord Perry: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Tom Seaver	Stat	Gaylord Perry
20	Seasons	22
155.9	Career VAL	159.1
14.3 (1973)	Peak-season VAL	13.4 (1972)
Inducted 1992	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1991
3×	Cy Young Awards	2×
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
12×	All-Star Selections	5×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
15	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	13

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 Seaver and Gaylord Perry have
Tom Seaver	Stat	Gaylord Perry
Career
677	Games	787
Batting
202	Hits	141
12	Home runs	6
86	RBI	47
99	Runs	48
4	Stolen bases	0
108

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
311	Wins	314
205	Losses	265
1	Saves	11
4782.2	Innings pitched	5350.1
3,640	Strikeouts (pitching)	3,534
2.86	ERA	3.11
1.12	WHIP	1.18
127	ERA+	118

Age	Tom Seaver	Gaylord Perry
22	3.8	—
23	9.2	0.1
24	10.3	0.5
25	12.6	9.4
26	13.8	0
27	3.7	8.9
28	14.3	6.6
29	5.8	9.3
30	13.3	11.3
31	9.7	12.7
32	13.8	8.9
33	6.1	13.4
34	8.4	7.2
35	2.6	12.3
36	5.5	9.6
37	0	7.8
38	6.1	8.5
39	5.2	11.1
40	7.7	9.5
41	4	4.7
42	—	3.3
43	—	2.9
44	—	1.1