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Tom SeavervsWarren Spahn

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

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Tom Seaver

1967–1986 · 20 seasons

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Warren Spahn

1942–1965 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

Tom Seaver and Warren Spahn: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Tom Seaver	Stat	Warren Spahn
20	Seasons	21
155.9	Career VAL	173.8
14.3 (1973)	Peak-season VAL	14.6 (1953)
Inducted 1992	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1973
3×	Cy Young Awards	1×
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
12×	All-Star Selections	14×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	3
15	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	18

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 Warren Spahn have
Tom Seaver	Stat	Warren Spahn
Career
677	Games	783
Batting
202	Hits	363
12	Home runs	35
86	RBI	189
99	Runs	141
4	Stolen bases	4
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	363
205	Losses	245
1	Saves	29
4782.2	Innings pitched	5243.2
3,640	Strikeouts (pitching)	2,583
2.86	ERA	3.09
1.12	WHIP	1.19
127	ERA+	132

Age	Tom Seaver	Warren Spahn
22	3.8	—
23	9.2	—
24	10.3	—
25	12.6	3.4
26	13.8	13
27	3.7	6.5
28	14.3	11
29	5.8	9.1
30	13.3	9.1
31	9.7	9.7
32	13.8	14.6
33	6.1	8.4
34	8.4	8
35	2.6	13.1
36	5.5	9.6
37	0	9.8
38	6.1	10.8
39	5.2	7
40	7.7	10.8
41	4	11.3
42	—	8.6
43	—	0
44	—	0