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Tom Seaver

1944 - 2020

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George Thomas Seaver (November 17, 1944 – August 31, 2020), nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "the Franchise", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox from 1967 to 1986. Commonly described as the most iconic player in Mets history, Seaver played a significant role in their victory in the 1969 World Series over the Baltimore Orioles. With the Mets, Seaver won the National League's (NL) Rookie of the Year Award in 1967, and won three NL Cy Young Awards as the league's best pitcher. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Seaver is the 30th most popular baseball player (up from 32nd in 2019), the 10,156th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,728th in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Tom Seaver ranks 30 out of 91. Before him are Stan Musial, Frank Robinson, Satchel Paige, Rogers Hornsby, Roger Clemens, and Mariano Rivera. After him are Mark McGwire, Derek Jeter, Cal Ripken Jr., Greg Maddux, Hideo Nomo, and Bob Gibson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Tom Seaver ranks 628. Before him are Simon Blackburn, Kevin Tighe, Judee Sill, Henry Vestine, Bunji Kimura, and Idriz Hošić. After him are Lynn Harrell, James H. Clark, Pedro María Zabalza, Earl Monroe, Chris Hillman, and Henri Weber. Among people deceased in 2020, Tom Seaver ranks 650. Before him are Tony Dunne, Constand Viljoen, Óscar Chávez, Maria Janion, Mohamed Ben Rehaiem, and Pelle Svensson. After him are Owen Arthur, Rajko Đurić, Harold Budd, Gilberto Penayo, Lynn Harrell, and Hennadiy Kernes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Seaver ranks 10,158 out of 20,380. Before him are Curtis Stevens (1898), David Benioff (1970), Eleanor Garatti (1909), Suzanne Ciani (1946), Bobbi Kristina Brown (1993), and Mary Stuart Masterson (1966). After him are Josephine McKim (1910), Alice Marble (1913), Eion Bailey (1976), Don Carlos Buell (1818), Blue Mitchell (1930), and Alexander Hall (1894).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Tom Seaver ranks 26. Before him are Reggie Jackson (1946), Stan Musial (1920), Frank Robinson (1935), Satchel Paige (1906), Rogers Hornsby (1896), and Roger Clemens (1962). After him are Mark McGwire (1963), Derek Jeter (1974), Cal Ripken Jr. (1960), Greg Maddux (1966), Bob Gibson (1935), and Carl Yastrzemski (1939).

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