1982 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1982 New York Mets finished with a record of 65-97. They scored 609 runs and belted 97 home runs to go along with a .247 batting average. The offense was powered by Dave Kingman, who led the team with 37 home runs and 99 RBI. Mookie Wilson led the team with 178 hits for a .279 average. Mookie Wilson had a great year on the basepaths with 58 stolen bases.
The team allowed 723 runs and had a team ERA of 3.88. Leading the team in wins was Craig Swan, with 11. Pete Falcone struck out 101 batters to lead the team. Neil Allen was the team's best fireman, with 19 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Wally Backman | 2B | 96 | 261 | 37 | 71 | 3 | 22 | 8 | .387 | .372 | .759 | .272 |
| Bob Bailor | SS | 110 | 376 | 44 | 104 | 0 | 31 | 20 | .313 | .319 | .632 | .277 |
| Hubie Brooks | 3B | 126 | 457 | 40 | 114 | 2 | 40 | 6 | .297 | .317 | .614 | .249 |
| Ron Gardenhire | SS | 141 | 384 | 29 | 92 | 3 | 33 | 5 | .279 | .313 | .592 | .240 |
| Brian Giles | 2B | 45 | 138 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 6 | .270 | .312 | .582 | .210 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 1B | 120 | 114 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 14 | 2 | .370 | .360 | .730 | .254 |
| Dave Kingman | 1B | 149 | 535 | 80 | 109 | 37 | 99 | 4 | .285 | .432 | .717 | .204 |
| Phil Mankowski | 3B | 13 | 35 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .237 | .257 | .494 | .229 |
| Tom Veryzer | 2B | 40 | 54 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .362 | .370 | .732 | .333 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Foster | OF | 151 | 550 | 64 | 136 | 13 | 70 | 1 | .309 | .367 | .676 | .247 |
| Mike Howard | OF | 33 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .298 | .256 | .554 | .179 |
| Gary Rajsich | OF | 80 | 162 | 17 | 42 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .333 | .383 | .716 | .259 |
| Rusty Staub | OF | 112 | 219 | 11 | 53 | 3 | 27 | 0 | .309 | .324 | .633 | .242 |
| Rusty Tillman | OF | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .231 | .385 | .154 |
| Ellis Valentine | OF | 111 | 337 | 33 | 97 | 8 | 48 | 1 | .294 | .407 | .701 | .288 |
| Mookie Wilson | OF | 159 | 639 | 90 | 178 | 5 | 55 | 58 | .314 | .369 | .683 | .279 |
| Joel Youngblood | OF | 80 | 202 | 21 | 52 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .302 | .361 | .663 | .257 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bruce Bochy | C | 17 | 49 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .358 | .510 | .868 | .306 |
| Ron Hodges | C | 80 | 228 | 26 | 56 | 5 | 27 | 4 | .358 | .373 | .731 | .246 |
| Ronn Reynolds | C | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| John Stearns | C | 98 | 352 | 46 | 103 | 4 | 28 | 17 | .349 | .415 | .764 | .293 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Rick Sweet | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5510 | 609 | 1361 | 97 | 568 | 137 | .302 | .350 | .652 | .247 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Neil Allen | 50 | 0 | 64.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 19 | 59 | 30 | 3.06 | 1.468 | |||
| Carlos Diaz | 4 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .00 | 2.703 | |||
| Pete Falcone | 40 | 23 | 171 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 2 | 101 | 71 | 3.84 | 1.345 | |||
| Brent Gaff | 7 | 5 | 31.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4.55 | 1.609 | |||
| Tom Gorman | 3 | 1 | 9.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .96 | 0.860 | |||
| Tom Hausman | 21 | 0 | 36.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4.42 | 1.362 | |||
| Scott Holman | 4 | 4 | 26.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2.36 | 1.124 | |||
| Randy Jones | 28 | 20 | 107.7 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 0 | 44 | 51 | 4.60 | 1.681 | |||
| Terry Leach | 21 | 1 | 45.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 4.17 | 1.413 | |||
| Ed Lynch | 43 | 12 | 139.3 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 2 | 51 | 40 | 3.55 | 1.328 | |||
| Jesse Orosco | 54 | 2 | 109.3 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 4 | 89 | 40 | 2.72 | 1.208 | |||
| Rick Ownbey | 8 | 8 | 50.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 28 | 43 | 3.75 | 1.730 | |||
| Charlie Puleo | 36 | 24 | 171 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 1 | 98 | 90 | 4.47 | 1.573 | |||
| Mike Scott | 37 | 22 | 147 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 3 | 63 | 60 | 5.14 | 1.667 | |||
| Doug Sisk | 8 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.04 | 1.034 | |||
| Craig Swan | 37 | 21 | 166.3 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1 | 67 | 37 | 3.35 | 1.215 | |||
| Walt Terrell | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 3.43 | 1.714 | |||
| Pat Zachry | 36 | 16 | 137.7 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 1 | 69 | 57 | 4.05 | 1.496 | |||
| Team Totals | 440 | 162 | 1447.4 | 65 | 97 | .401 | 37 | 759 | 582 | 3.88 | 1.444 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Mookie Wilson | 159 |
| At Bats | Mookie Wilson | 639 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Mookie Wilson | 677 |
| Batting Average | Mookie Wilson | .279 |
| On-Base % | Mookie Wilson | .314 |
| Slugging % | Dave Kingman | .432 |
| OPS | Dave Kingman | .717 |
| Runs | Mookie Wilson | 90 |
| Hits | Mookie Wilson | 178 |
| Total Bases | Mookie Wilson | 236 |
| Doubles | John Stearns and Mookie Wilson | 25 |
| Triples | Mookie Wilson | 9 |
| Home Runs | Dave Kingman | 37 |
| RBI | Dave Kingman | 99 |
| Walks | Dave Kingman | 59 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Kingman | 156 |
| Stolen Bases | Mookie Wilson | 58 |
| Caught Stealing | Mookie Wilson | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ron Gardenhire | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ellis Valentine | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | George Foster | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Craig Swan | 11 |
| Losses | Mike Scott | 13 |
| Saves | Neil Allen | 19 |
| Won-Loss % | Craig Swan | .611 |
| ERA | Craig Swan | 3.35 |
| WHIP | Craig Swan | 1.215 |
| Innings Pitched | Pete Falcone and Charlie Puleo | 171 |
| Games | Jesse Orosco | 54 |
| Games Started | Charlie Puleo | 24 |
| Strikeouts | Pete Falcone | 101 |
| Complete Games | Pete Falcone | 3 |
| Shutouts | Randy Jones, Terry Leach, and Charlie Puleo | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Charlie Puleo | 759 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Charlie Puleo | 85 |
| Hits Allowed | Mike Scott | 185 |
| Walks Allowed | Charlie Puleo | 90 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Pete Falcone | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mike Scott | 33 |
| Triples Allowed | Ed Lynch | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Pete Falcone | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Randy Jones | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Randy Jones | 13 |
