Tom Seaver
P · 20 seasons · 1967 – 1986 · B/T: R/R
Tom Seaver is 15th of 11,481 pitchers in career roto value, a top-tier career by any lens the site offers. His best year was 1971: +15.1 roto value, 2nd that season and 175th of 51,303 player-seasons on record. No pitcher outscored him in three separate seasons (1970, 1973 and 1977). The value came from WHIP (+47.1), strikeouts (+46.7) and ERA (+37.3), with no category working against him.
Hitting
Best Season
-1.91
1977 · #48,952 all-time
Career Z
-51.2
summed
Avg / Season
-2.56
longevity-neutral
Seasons
20
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NYM | 36 | -2.20 | #405 | #77,398 |
| 1968 | NYM | 38 | -2.71 | #625 | #105,058 |
| 1969 | NYM | 39 | -2.79 | #802 | #106,294 |
| 1970 | NYM | 42 | -2.19 | #457 | #76,669 |
| 1971 | NYM | 39 | -2.08 | #407 | #62,418 |
| 1972 | NYM | 36 | -2.32 | #622 | #89,787 |
| 1973 | NYM | 39 | -2.55 | #739 | #101,329 |
| 1974 | NYM | 32 | -3.35 | #853 | #110,455 |
| 1975 | NYM | 37 | -2.71 | #797 | #105,008 |
| 1976 | NYM | 35 | -3.60 | #816 | #111,099 |
| 1977★ | CIN | 33 | -1.91 | #391 | #48,952 |
| 1978 | CIN | 36 | -3.28 | #891 | #110,218 |
| 1979 | CIN | 33 | -2.67 | #825 | #104,273 |
| 1980 | CIN | 26 | -2.75 | #875 | #105,615 |
| 1981 | CIN | 23 | -1.99 | #435 | #51,640 |
| 1982 | CIN | 22 | -2.51 | #846 | #100,121 |
| 1983 | NYM | 34 | -2.74 | #906 | #105,538 |
| 1984 | CWS | 34 | -2.28 | #520 | #85,750 |
| 1985 | CWS | 35 | -2.24 | #482 | #81,373 |
| 1986 | BOS | 28 | -2.31 | #503 | #89,072 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
15.11
1971 · #175 all-time
Career Z
159.6
summed
Avg / Season
7.98
longevity-neutral
Seasons
20
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NYM | 35 | 5.48 | #32 | #4,778 |
| 1968 | NYM | 36 | 8.87 | #7 | #1,691 |
| 1969 | NYM | 36 | 12.38 | #5 | #477 |
| 1970 | NYM | 37 | 13.04 | #1 | #370 |
| 1971★ | NYM | 36 | 15.11 | #2 | #175 |
| 1972 | NYM | 35 | 8.14 | #12 | #2,157 |
| 1973 | NYM | 36 | 14.04 | #1 | #252 |
| 1974 | NYM | 32 | 6.08 | #30 | #4,042 |
| 1975 | NYM | 36 | 12.91 | #4 | #399 |
| 1976 | NYM | 35 | 10.29 | #4 | #1,018 |
| 1977 | CIN | 33 | 12.77 | #1 | #418 |
| 1978 | CIN | 36 | 8.86 | #10 | #1,697 |
| 1979 | CIN | 32 | 7.60 | #17 | #2,561 |
| 1980 | CIN | 26 | 3.25 | #72 | #8,566 |
| 1981 | CIN | 23 | 8.55 | #9 | #1,882 |
| 1982 | CIN | 21 | -3.82 | #355 | #49,501 |
| 1983 | NYM | 34 | 4.08 | #56 | #6,978 |
| 1984 | CWS | 34 | 4.85 | #45 | #5,677 |
| 1985 | CWS | 35 | 6.28 | #33 | #3,829 |
| 1986 | BOS | 28 | 0.85 | #135 | #15,141 |
★ Best season by Z