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19 quotes by 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...
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In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted, if you aim for... →

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If the Mets can win the World Series, the United States can get out of Vietnam.

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There are only two places in the league - first place and no place.

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The good rising fastball is the best pitch in baseball.

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What's important is to get into the pitcher's head: to know what he's made of.

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Basically, hitters fall into a pattern, and once you know what they like, you can set them up for the putout with something else.

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I had 12 years under my belt of baseball at the amateur level before I got to the big leagues.

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I'm a huge advocate of pitching. You have to have good pitching as the solid core, the foundation. It keeps you in every game.

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It takes 20 victories for people to recognize you as a great pitcher.

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My job isn't to strike guys out; it's to get them out - sometimes by striking them out.

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My pitch count as a general rule was 135. And I knew how many pitches I had when I went to the mound for the last three innings.

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Pitching is what you have best on the day you work, and if you can't get your fastball over the plate, then maybe you can win with your curve.

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The thing most people don't understand is that pitching isn't the same every time out.

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