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Tom Glavine, an Uncommon card
Thomas Michael Glavine is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball, for the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 63
- Power
- 132
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 120,000
Power 132 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Tom Glavine quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Tom Glavine card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was the Most Valuable Player of the 1995 World Series as the Braves beat the ______ Indians.
Answer
Cleveland. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 1995 World Series as the Braves beat the Cleveland Indians. From the Tom Glavine article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
With 164 victories during the ____s, Glavine earned the second-highest number of wins as a pitcher in the National League, second only to teammate Greg Maddux's 176.
Answer
1990s. With 164 victories during the 1990s, Glavine earned the second-highest number of wins as a pitcher in the National League, second only to teammate Greg Maddux's 176. From the Tom Glavine article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- With 164 victories during the 1990s, Glavine earned the second-highest number of wins as a pitcher in the National League, second only to teammate Greg Maddux's 176.
- He was a five-time 20-game winner and two-time Cy Young Award winner, and one of only 24 pitchers in major league history to earn 300 career wins.
- He was the Most Valuable Player of the 1995 World Series as the Braves beat the Cleveland Indians.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Tom Glavine article was read about 120,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 63: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get Tom Glavine
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Tom Glavine (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jeffrey Hayes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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