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A Ballplayers' Life

In the July 1981 issue of Sports Illustrated the magazine took a look at the life and times of pitching great Tom Seaver. The biography of his career had a side bar where this chart appeared and placed Seaver currently at position XVI. It has been reproduced, rewritten and more often referred to as the Ballplayers' Life or Career chart and is worth a look or two.

"XV. Restored (El Comebacko Segundo)" - Sports Illustrated

A Ballplayers' Life by Sports Illustrated (1981)
#	Career Stages
I	Prospect
II	Phenom
III	Regular
IV	Star
V	Established Star
VI	Hero
VII	Superstar cum Celebrity
VIII	Disappointment (?)
IX	Comeback Kid (!)
X	Leader
XI	Controversial Leader
XII	Trade Bait
XIII	Appreciated Elsewhere
XIV	Disabled
XV	Restored (El Comebacko Segundo)
XVI	Veteran
XVII	Hanger-On
XVIII	Ex-
A Ballplayers' Life by Sports Illustrated

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The idea for the "Ballplayers Life" list came to Sports Illustrated when they were writing an article on the career of future Hall of Famer Tom Seaver.

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