"There is actually a good argument Tom Seaver should be regarded as the greatest pitcher of all time. Tom Seaver pitched for eight losing teams, several of them really terrible, four other teams which had losing records, except when Tom Seaver was on the mound." Bill James. "You put a bunch of guys together of varying abilities and you know who the great ones are. When you played behind Tom Seaver, you were playing behind greatness. And you saw it almost every time." Ron Swoboda. "But Tom Seaver does everything well. He's the kind of man you'd want your kids to grow up to be like. Tom's a studious player, devoted to his profession, a loyal cat, trustworthy, everything a Boy Scout's supposed to be. In fact, we call him: "The Boy Scout." Cleon Jones.