Josh Lindblom vs. Tom Seaver — Career Comparison

Josh Lindblom
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Seaver
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

Tom Seaver built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Lindblom as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Lindblom led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 91), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 92). Tom Seaver held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 99). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Josh Lindblom.

Pitching Stats for Josh Lindblom and Tom Seaver

Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
1.23
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
1.22
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
0.59
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
0.39
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.27
60.27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.63
98.63
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.43
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.11
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.78
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1521
2.86
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14348
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4782.2
9
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
8.83
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3971
7.47
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
0.72
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
3.75
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
2.62
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.22
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.61
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3640
6.85
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.052
1.052
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.24
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.14
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
39.01
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19369
36.45
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.51
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
4.91
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
3.15
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.27
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.18
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.39
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
34.36
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17666
33.24
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Josh Lindblom and Tom Seaver

Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
1.23
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
1.22
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14349
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4783
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
0.62
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.86
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.3
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.08
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.21
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
2
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.16
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1020
1.92
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.63
98.63
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Lindblom and Tom Seaver

Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
20100
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
677
261.73
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1552
600
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1315
508.38
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
78.09
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
60.7
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.82
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.93
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.64
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
17.4
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.91
25.48
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
106.7
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
121.39
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
38.27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
33.25
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
66.88
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.4
19.87
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
41.75
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
485
187.5
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
46.78
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
22
8.51
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100