1983 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1983 New York Mets finished with a record of 68-94. They scored 575 runs and belted 112 home runs to go along with a .241 batting average. The offense was powered by George Foster, who led the team with 28 home runs and 90 RBI. Mookie Wilson led the team with 176 hits for a .276 average. Mookie Wilson had a great year on the basepaths with 54 stolen bases.
The team allowed 680 runs and had a team ERA of 3.68. Jesse Orosco led the pitching staff with 13 wins and 17 saves. Tom Seaver struck out 135 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tucker Ashford | 3B | 35 | 56 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .270 | .214 | .484 | .179 |
| Wally Backman | 2B | 26 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .205 | .214 | .419 | .167 |
| Bob Bailor | SS | 118 | 340 | 33 | 85 | 1 | 30 | 18 | .290 | .282 | .572 | .250 |
| Hubie Brooks | 3B | 150 | 586 | 53 | 147 | 5 | 58 | 6 | .284 | .321 | .605 | .251 |
| Ron Gardenhire | SS | 17 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .091 | .063 | .154 | .063 |
| Brian Giles | 2B | 145 | 400 | 39 | 98 | 2 | 27 | 17 | .308 | .298 | .606 | .245 |
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | 95 | 320 | 43 | 98 | 9 | 37 | 8 | .424 | .434 | .858 | .306 |
| Clint Hurdle | 3B | 13 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .229 | .242 | .471 | .182 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 1B | 38 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .833 | .250 |
| Dave Kingman | 1B | 100 | 248 | 25 | 49 | 13 | 29 | 2 | .265 | .383 | .648 | .198 |
| Jose Oquendo | SS | 120 | 328 | 29 | 70 | 1 | 17 | 8 | .260 | .244 | .504 | .213 |
| Gary Rajsich | 1B | 11 | 36 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .900 | .333 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mark Bradley | OF | 73 | 104 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .278 | .327 | .605 | .202 |
| George Foster | OF | 157 | 601 | 74 | 145 | 28 | 90 | 1 | .289 | .419 | .708 | .241 |
| Danny Heep | OF | 115 | 253 | 30 | 64 | 8 | 21 | 3 | .326 | .395 | .721 | .253 |
| Mike Howard | OF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Rusty Staub | OF | 104 | 115 | 5 | 34 | 3 | 28 | 0 | .371 | .426 | .797 | .296 |
| Darryl Strawberry | OF | 122 | 420 | 63 | 108 | 26 | 74 | 19 | .336 | .512 | .848 | .257 |
| Mookie Wilson | OF | 152 | 638 | 91 | 176 | 7 | 51 | 54 | .300 | .367 | .667 | .276 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Bishop | C | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .250 | .614 | .125 |
| Mike Fitzgerald | C | 8 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .217 | .250 | .467 | .100 |
| Ron Hodges | C | 110 | 250 | 20 | 65 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .383 | .308 | .691 | .260 |
| Junior Ortiz | C | 68 | 185 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .270 | .281 | .551 | .254 |
| Ronn Reynolds | C | 24 | 66 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .280 | .212 | .492 | .197 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| John Stearns | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5444 | 575 | 1314 | 112 | 542 | 141 | .296 | .344 | .641 | .241 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Neil Allen | 21 | 4 | 54 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 2 | 32 | 36 | 4.50 | 1.722 | |||
| Ron Darling | 5 | 5 | 35.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 2.80 | 1.360 | |||
| Carlos Diaz | 54 | 0 | 83.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 64 | 35 | 2.05 | 1.164 | |||
| Brent Gaff | 4 | 0 | 10.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6.10 | 1.845 | |||
| Tom Gorman | 25 | 4 | 49.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 4.93 | 1.217 | |||
| Scott Holman | 35 | 10 | 101 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 0 | 44 | 52 | 3.74 | 1.406 | |||
| Tim Leary | 2 | 2 | 10.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3.38 | 1.776 | |||
| Ed Lynch | 30 | 27 | 174.7 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 44 | 41 | 4.28 | 1.425 | |||
| Jesse Orosco | 62 | 0 | 110 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 17 | 84 | 38 | 1.47 | 1.036 | |||
| Rick Ownbey | 10 | 4 | 34.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 4.67 | 1.499 | |||
| Tom Seaver | 34 | 34 | 231 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 0 | 135 | 86 | 3.55 | 1.242 | |||
| Doug Sisk | 67 | 0 | 104.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 11 | 33 | 59 | 2.24 | 1.409 | |||
| Craig Swan | 27 | 18 | 96.3 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 1 | 43 | 42 | 5.51 | 1.599 | |||
| Walt Terrell | 21 | 20 | 133.7 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 59 | 55 | 3.57 | 1.331 | |||
| Mike Torrez | 39 | 34 | 222.3 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 0 | 94 | 113 | 4.37 | 1.529 | |||
| Team Totals | 436 | 162 | 1450.9 | 68 | 94 | .420 | 33 | 717 | 615 | 3.68 | 1.378 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | George Foster | 157 |
| At Bats | Mookie Wilson | 638 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Mookie Wilson | 663 |
| Batting Average | Mookie Wilson | .276 |
| On-Base % | Mookie Wilson | .300 |
| Slugging % | George Foster | .419 |
| OPS | George Foster | .708 |
| Runs | Mookie Wilson | 91 |
| Hits | Mookie Wilson | 176 |
| Total Bases | George Foster | 252 |
| Doubles | Mookie Wilson | 25 |
| Triples | Darryl Strawberry | 7 |
| Home Runs | George Foster | 28 |
| RBI | George Foster | 90 |
| Walks | Keith Hernandez | 64 |
| Strikeouts | Darryl Strawberry | 128 |
| Stolen Bases | Mookie Wilson | 54 |
| Caught Stealing | Mookie Wilson | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ed Lynch | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Danny Heep | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | George Foster | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jesse Orosco | 13 |
| Losses | Mike Torrez | 17 |
| Saves | Jesse Orosco | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Jesse Orosco | .650 |
| ERA | Tom Seaver | 3.55 |
| WHIP | Tom Seaver | 1.242 |
| Innings Pitched | Tom Seaver | 231 |
| Games | Doug Sisk | 67 |
| Games Started | Tom Seaver and Mike Torrez | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Tom Seaver | 135 |
| Complete Games | Tom Seaver and Mike Torrez | 5 |
| Shutouts | Tom Seaver and Walt Terrell | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Mike Torrez | 972 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mike Torrez | 108 |
| Hits Allowed | Mike Torrez | 227 |
| Walks Allowed | Mike Torrez | 113 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tom Seaver | 18 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mike Torrez | 53 |
| Triples Allowed | Ed Lynch | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Tom Seaver | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tom Seaver and Doug Sisk | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Doug Sisk | 22 |
