1987–2008 · P

Tom Glavine

6' 0", 175 lbs·Lived to 60·Bats L / Throws L

Hall of Fame · 20144×Silver Slugger2×Cy Young AwardAll-Star

The Almanac's Take

Glavine's four Silver Sluggers tell you everything about his competitive edge — he treated every at-bat like a chess match, even as a pitcher hitting .186. That meticulous approach defined his entire career, from his pinpoint command to becoming one of only 24 pitchers to win 300 games.

The numbers reveal a master craftsman rather than a power pitcher. His 2607 strikeouts across 4413 innings show he worked contact, not swing-and-miss. That 121 career ERA+ demonstrates consistent excellence over 22 seasons, peaking at 179 during his dominant mid-90s run with Atlanta when he captured back-to-back Cy Youngs.

Glavine embodied the thinking man's pitcher — changing speeds, painting corners, and outlasting hitters through guile rather than gas. His 305 wins came the hard way, one calculated pitch at a time.

Career Highs

2.47

Best ERA · 1998

Most W · 1993

192

Most K · 1991

1.095

Best WHIP · 1991

Career Arc · OPS

22 seasons

Career Arc · ERA

22 seasons

Statistical Comps

Stephen Kolek

99%

2025 season

K/9 6.2 · BB/9 2.5 · HR/9 0.72 · SP · FB 93.8 mph · Whiff% 16

Adrian Houser

99%

2025 season

K/9 6.6 · BB/9 2.7 · HR/9 0.72 · SP · FB 94.6 mph · Whiff% 17

Logan Webb

99%

2024 season

K/9 7.6 · BB/9 2.2 · HR/9 0.48 · SP · FB 92.6 mph · Whiff% 19

Career · Hitting

22 seasons

Year	Team	G	AB	HR	RBI	AVG	OPS	OPS+
1987	ATL	9	16	0	1	.125	.301	40
1988	ATL	42	60	0	5	.183	.422	61
1989	ATL	30	67	0	4	.149	.387	56
1990	ATL	34	62	0	4	.113	.356	50
1991	ATL	36	74	0	6	.230	.531	75
1992	ATL	35	77	0	7	.247	.557	80
1993	ATL	36	81	0	3	.173	.397	54
1994	ATL	26	56	0	3	.179	.442	58
1995	ATL	29	63	1	8	.222	.543	72
1996	ATL	39	76	0	3	.289	.675	88
1997	ATL	33	63	0	7	.222	.532	70
1998	ATL	33	71	0	7	.239	.532	70
1999	ATL	36	65	0	4	.138	.354	45
2000	ATL	37	68	0	2	.147	.388	50
2001	ATL	35	57	0	2	.140	.372	49
2002	ATL	37	68	0	3	.103	.258	34
2003	NYM	33	53	0	3	.151	.380	50
2004	NYM	35	54	0	8	.204	.569	75
2005	NYM	33	64	0	3	.203	.430	57
2006	NYM	32	53	0	2	.170	.455	59
2007	NYM	35	56	0	4	.214	.518	68
2008	ATL	14	19	0	1	.105	.333	44
Career		709	1323	1	90	.186	—	—

Career · Pitching

22 seasons

Year	Team	G	IP	W	L	ERA	ERA+	SO	WHIP
1987	ATL	9	50.3	2	4	5.54	77	20	1.748
1988	ATL	34	195.3	7	17	4.56	82	84	1.352
1989	ATL	29	186.0	14	8	3.68	101	90	1.140
1990	ATL	33	214.3	10	12	4.28	90	129	1.446
1991	ATL	34	246.7	20	11	2.55	153	192	1.095
1992	ATL	33	225.0	20	8	2.76	136	129	1.187
1993	ATL	36	239.3	22	6	3.20	131	120	1.362
1994	ATL	25	165.3	13	9	3.97	113	140	1.470
1995	ATL	29	198.7	16	7	3.08	144	127	1.248
1996	ATL	36	235.3	15	10	2.98	154	181	1.305
1997	ATL	33	240.0	14	7	2.96	148	152	1.150
1998	ATL	33	229.3	20	6	2.47	179	157	1.203
1999	ATL	35	234.0	14	11	4.12	114	138	1.462
2000	ATL	35	241.0	21	9	3.40	140	152	1.191
2001	ATL	35	219.3	16	7	3.57	124	116	1.413
2002	ATL	36	224.7	18	11	2.96	144	127	1.282
2003	NYM	32	183.3	9	14	4.52	97	82	1.478
2004	NYM	33	212.3	11	14	3.60	124	109	1.290
2005	NYM	33	211.3	13	13	3.53	121	105	1.363
2006	NYM	32	198.0	15	7	3.82	118	131	1.333
2007	NYM	34	200.3	13	8	4.45	100	89	1.413
2008	ATL	13	63.3	2	4	5.54	78	37	1.642
Career		682	4413.0	305	203	—	—	2607	—

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