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Tom SeavervsTom Glavine

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Tom Seaver

1967–1986 · 20 seasons

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Tom Glavine

1987–2008 · 22 seasons

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At a glance

Tom Seaver and Tom Glavine: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Tom Seaver	Stat	Tom Glavine
20	Seasons	22
155.9	Career VAL	160.2
14.3 (1973)	Peak-season VAL	13.3 (1998)
Inducted 1992	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2014
3×	Cy Young Awards	2×
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
12×	All-Star Selections	10×
—	Silver Sluggers	4×
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 Seaver and Tom Glavine have
Tom Seaver	Stat	Tom Glavine
Career
677	Games	709
Batting
202	Hits	246
12	Home runs	1
86	RBI	90
99	Runs	93
4	Stolen bases	1
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	305
205	Losses	203
1	Saves	0
4782.2	Innings pitched	4413.1
3,640	Strikeouts (pitching)	2,607
2.86	ERA	3.54
1.12	WHIP	1.31
127	ERA+	115

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