1985 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1985 New York Mets finished with a record of 98-64. They scored 695 runs and belted 134 home runs to go along with a .257 batting average. The offense was powered by Gary Carter, who led the team with 32 home runs and 100 RBI. Keith Hernandez led the team with 183 hits for a .309 average.
The team allowed 568 runs and had a team ERA of 3.11. Dwight Gooden led the pitching staff with 24 wins and 268 strikeouts. Roger McDowell and Jesse Orosco were tied for the team lead in saves with 17.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Wally Backman | 2B | 145 | 520 | 77 | 142 | 1 | 38 | 30 | .320 | .344 | .664 | .273 |
| Larry Bowa | SS | 14 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .190 | .158 | .348 | .105 |
| Kelvin Chapman | 2B | 62 | 144 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .231 | .194 | .425 | .174 |
| Ron Gardenhire | SS | 26 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .319 | .282 | .601 | .179 |
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | 158 | 593 | 87 | 183 | 10 | 91 | 3 | .384 | .430 | .814 | .309 |
| Howard Johnson | 3B | 126 | 389 | 38 | 94 | 11 | 46 | 6 | .300 | .393 | .693 | .242 |
| Ray Knight | 3B | 90 | 271 | 22 | 59 | 6 | 36 | 1 | .252 | .328 | .580 | .218 |
| Rafael Santana | SS | 154 | 529 | 41 | 136 | 1 | 29 | 1 | .295 | .302 | .597 | .257 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Billy Beane | OF | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .375 | .625 | .250 |
| Terry Blocker | OF | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .067 | .192 | .067 |
| John Christensen | OF | 51 | 113 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 1 | .303 | .319 | .622 | .186 |
| Lenny Dykstra | OF | 83 | 236 | 40 | 60 | 1 | 19 | 15 | .338 | .331 | .669 | .254 |
| George Foster | OF | 129 | 452 | 57 | 119 | 21 | 77 | 0 | .331 | .460 | .791 | .263 |
| Danny Heep | OF | 95 | 271 | 26 | 76 | 7 | 42 | 2 | .341 | .421 | .762 | .280 |
| Tom Paciorek | OF | 46 | 116 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .325 | .353 | .678 | .284 |
| Rusty Staub | OF | 54 | 45 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 | .267 |
| Darryl Strawberry | OF | 111 | 393 | 78 | 109 | 29 | 79 | 26 | .389 | .557 | .946 | .277 |
| Mookie Wilson | OF | 93 | 337 | 56 | 93 | 6 | 26 | 24 | .331 | .424 | .755 | .276 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Gary Carter | C | 149 | 555 | 83 | 156 | 32 | 100 | 1 | .365 | .488 | .853 | .281 |
| Clint Hurdle | C | 43 | 82 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .313 | .354 | .667 | .195 |
| Ronn Reynolds | C | 28 | 43 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .256 | .483 | .209 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5549 | 695 | 1425 | 134 | 651 | 117 | .319 | .385 | .704 | .257 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Rick Aguilera | 21 | 19 | 122.3 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 0 | 74 | 37 | 3.24 | 1.267 | |||
| Bruce Berenyi | 3 | 3 | 13.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.63 | 1.314 | |||
| Ron Darling | 36 | 35 | 248 | 16 | 6 | .727 | 0 | 167 | 114 | 2.90 | 1.323 | |||
| Sid Fernandez | 26 | 26 | 170.3 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 180 | 80 | 2.80 | 1.104 | |||
| Wes Gardner | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 5.25 | 2.167 | |||
| Dwight Gooden | 35 | 35 | 276.7 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 0 | 268 | 69 | 1.53 | 0.965 | |||
| Tom Gorman | 34 | 2 | 52.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 5.13 | 1.404 | |||
| Bill Latham | 7 | 3 | 22.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3.97 | 1.233 | |||
| Terry Leach | 22 | 4 | 55.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 2.91 | 1.113 | |||
| Ed Lynch | 31 | 29 | 191 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0 | 65 | 27 | 3.44 | 1.126 | |||
| Roger McDowell | 62 | 2 | 127.3 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 17 | 70 | 37 | 2.83 | 1.139 | |||
| Randy Myers | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| Randy Niemann | 4 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .00 | 1.064 | |||
| Jesse Orosco | 54 | 0 | 79 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 17 | 68 | 34 | 2.73 | 1.266 | |||
| Joe Sambito | 8 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12.66 | 2.710 | |||
| Calvin Schiraldi | 10 | 4 | 26.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 8.89 | 2.053 | |||
| Doug Sisk | 42 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2 | 26 | 40 | 5.30 | 1.726 | |||
| Team Totals | 405 | 162 | 1488.1 | 98 | 64 | .605 | 37 | 1039 | 515 | 3.11 | 1.224 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Keith Hernandez | 158 |
| At Bats | Keith Hernandez | 593 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Keith Hernandez | 682 |
| Batting Average | Keith Hernandez | .309 |
| On-Base % | Keith Hernandez | .384 |
| Slugging % | Gary Carter | .488 |
| OPS | Gary Carter | .853 |
| Runs | Keith Hernandez | 87 |
| Hits | Keith Hernandez | 183 |
| Total Bases | Gary Carter | 271 |
| Doubles | Keith Hernandez | 34 |
| Triples | Mookie Wilson | 8 |
| Home Runs | Gary Carter | 32 |
| RBI | Gary Carter | 100 |
| Walks | Keith Hernandez | 77 |
| Strikeouts | Darryl Strawberry | 96 |
| Stolen Bases | Wally Backman | 30 |
| Caught Stealing | Wally Backman | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Wally Backman | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Keith Hernandez | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Gary Carter | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dwight Gooden | 24 |
| Losses | Sid Fernandez | 9 |
| Saves | Roger McDowell and Jesse Orosco | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Dwight Gooden | .857 |
| ERA | Dwight Gooden | 1.53 |
| WHIP | Dwight Gooden | 0.965 |
| Innings Pitched | Dwight Gooden | 276.7 |
| Games | Roger McDowell | 62 |
| Games Started | Ron Darling and Dwight Gooden | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Dwight Gooden | 268 |
| Complete Games | Dwight Gooden | 16 |
| Shutouts | Dwight Gooden | 8 |
| Batters Faced | Dwight Gooden | 1065 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ron Darling | 80 |
| Hits Allowed | Ron Darling | 214 |
| Walks Allowed | Ron Darling | 114 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ron Darling | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ron Darling | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Ed Lynch | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Ron Darling | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ron Darling and Calvin Schiraldi | 3 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ron Darling | 23 |
