1988 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1988 New York Mets finished with a record of 100-60. They scored 703 runs and belted 152 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. The offense was powered by Darryl Strawberry, who led the team with 39 home runs and 101 RBI. Kevin McReynolds led the team with 159 hits for a .288 average.
The team allowed 532 runs and had a team ERA of 2.91. David Cone led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 213 strikeouts. Randy Myers led the team with 26 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Wally Backman | 2B | 99 | 294 | 44 | 89 | 0 | 17 | 9 | .388 | .344 | .732 | .303 |
| Kevin Elster | SS | 149 | 406 | 41 | 87 | 9 | 37 | 2 | .282 | .313 | .595 | .214 |
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | 95 | 348 | 43 | 96 | 11 | 55 | 2 | .333 | .417 | .750 | .276 |
| Gregg Jefferies | 3B | 29 | 109 | 19 | 35 | 6 | 17 | 5 | .364 | .596 | .960 | .321 |
| Howard Johnson | 3B | 148 | 495 | 85 | 114 | 24 | 68 | 23 | .343 | .422 | .765 | .230 |
| Dave Magadan | 1B | 112 | 314 | 39 | 87 | 1 | 35 | 0 | .393 | .334 | .727 | .277 |
| Keith Miller | 2B | 40 | 70 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .276 | .300 | .576 | .214 |
| Tim Teufel | 2B | 90 | 273 | 35 | 64 | 4 | 31 | 0 | .306 | .352 | .658 | .234 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mark Carreon | OF | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .636 | 1.111 | 1.747 | .556 |
| Lenny Dykstra | OF | 126 | 429 | 57 | 116 | 8 | 33 | 30 | .321 | .385 | .706 | .270 |
| Lee Mazzilli | OF | 68 | 116 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 4 | .227 | .164 | .391 | .147 |
| Kevin McReynolds | OF | 147 | 552 | 82 | 159 | 27 | 99 | 21 | .336 | .496 | .832 | .288 |
| Darryl Strawberry | OF | 153 | 543 | 101 | 146 | 39 | 101 | 29 | .366 | .545 | .911 | .269 |
| Mookie Wilson | OF | 112 | 378 | 61 | 112 | 8 | 41 | 15 | .345 | .431 | .776 | .296 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Gary Carter | C | 130 | 455 | 39 | 110 | 11 | 46 | 0 | .301 | .358 | .659 | .242 |
| Barry Lyons | C | 50 | 91 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .253 | .330 | .583 | .231 |
| Mackey Sasser | C | 60 | 123 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .313 | .407 | .720 | .285 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5408 | 703 | 1387 | 152 | 659 | 140 | .322 | .396 | .718 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Rick Aguilera | 11 | 3 | 24.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6.93 | 1.579 | |||
| David Cone | 35 | 28 | 231.3 | 20 | 3 | .870 | 0 | 213 | 80 | 2.22 | 1.115 | |||
| Ron Darling | 34 | 34 | 240.7 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0 | 161 | 60 | 3.25 | 1.155 | |||
| Sid Fernandez | 31 | 31 | 187 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 189 | 70 | 3.03 | 1.053 | |||
| Dwight Gooden | 34 | 34 | 248.3 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 0 | 175 | 57 | 3.19 | 1.204 | |||
| Jeff Innis | 12 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1.89 | 1.105 | |||
| Terry Leach | 52 | 0 | 92 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 3 | 51 | 24 | 2.54 | 1.293 | |||
| Bob McClure | 14 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4.09 | 1.273 | |||
| Roger McDowell | 62 | 0 | 89 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 16 | 46 | 31 | 2.63 | 1.247 | |||
| John Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .00 | 3.000 | |||
| Randy Myers | 55 | 0 | 68 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 26 | 69 | 17 | 1.72 | 0.912 | |||
| Ed Nunez | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4.50 | 1.714 | |||
| Bob Ojeda | 29 | 29 | 190.3 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 0 | 133 | 33 | 2.88 | 1.004 | |||
| Gene Walter | 19 | 0 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3.78 | 1.916 | |||
| David West | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 1.500 | |||
| Team Totals | 401 | 160 | 1439 | 100 | 60 | .625 | 46 | 1100 | 404 | 2.91 | 1.151 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Darryl Strawberry | 153 |
| At Bats | Kevin McReynolds | 552 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Darryl Strawberry | 640 |
| Batting Average | Kevin McReynolds | .288 |
| On-Base % | Darryl Strawberry | .366 |
| Slugging % | Darryl Strawberry | .545 |
| OPS | Darryl Strawberry | .911 |
| Runs | Darryl Strawberry | 101 |
| Hits | Kevin McReynolds | 159 |
| Total Bases | Darryl Strawberry | 296 |
| Doubles | Kevin McReynolds | 30 |
| Triples | Mookie Wilson | 5 |
| Home Runs | Darryl Strawberry | 39 |
| RBI | Darryl Strawberry | 101 |
| Walks | Howard Johnson | 86 |
| Strikeouts | Darryl Strawberry | 127 |
| Stolen Bases | Lenny Dykstra | 30 |
| Caught Stealing | Darryl Strawberry | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Wally Backman, Ron Darling, and Dwight Gooden | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Darryl Strawberry | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mookie Wilson | 12 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | David Cone | 20 |
| Losses | Bob Ojeda | 13 |
| Saves | Randy Myers | 26 |
| Won-Loss % | David Cone | .870 |
| ERA | David Cone | 2.22 |
| WHIP | Bob Ojeda | 1.004 |
| Innings Pitched | Dwight Gooden | 248.3 |
| Games | Roger McDowell | 62 |
| Games Started | Ron Darling and Dwight Gooden | 34 |
| Strikeouts | David Cone | 213 |
| Complete Games | Dwight Gooden | 10 |
| Shutouts | Bob Ojeda | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Dwight Gooden | 1024 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dwight Gooden | 88 |
| Hits Allowed | Dwight Gooden | 242 |
| Walks Allowed | David Cone | 80 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ron Darling | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dwight Gooden | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Ron Darling and Sid Fernandez | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | David Cone | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sid Fernandez and Dwight Gooden | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ron Darling | 20 |
