Tom Seaver
MLB debut April 13, 1967 for the New York Mets Last MLB appearance September 19, 1986 for the Boston Red Sox Career statistics Win–loss record 311–205 Earned run average 2.86 Strikeouts 3,640 Teams New York Mets (1967–1977) Cincinnati Reds (1977–1982) New York Mets (1983) Chicago White Sox (1984–1986) Boston Red Sox (1986) Career highlights and awards 12× All-Star (1967–1973, 1975–1978, 1981) World Series champion (1969) 3× NL Cy Young Award (1969, 1973, 1975) NL Rookie of the Year (1967) 3× NL wins champion (1969, 1975, 1981) 3× NL ERA champion (1970, 1971, 1973) 5× NL strikeout champion (1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976) Pitched a no-hitter on June 16, 1978 New York Mets #41 retired New York Mets Hall of Fame Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1992 Vote 98.8% (first ballot) George Thomas "Tom" Seaver (born November 17, 1944), nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "The Franchise", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched from 1967-1986 for four different teams in his career, but is noted primarily for his time with the New York Mets. During a 20-year career, Seaver compiled 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts, 61 shutouts and a 2.86 earned run average. In 1992, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the highest percentage ever recorded (98.84%), and has the only plaque at Cooperstown wearing a New York Mets hat. As of 2010, Tom Seaver and Gil Hodges (played for the Mets in 1962-63) are the only Met players to have their jersey numbers retired by the team (Gil Hodges' number was retired as a manager even though he also played for the Mets). He won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 1967, and three NL Cy Young Awards as the league's best pitcher. Seaver is the Mets' all-time leader in wins, and is considered by many baseball experts as one of the best starting pitchers in the history of baseball.