1991 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1991 New York Mets finished with a record of 77-84. They scored 640 runs and belted 117 home runs to go along with a .244 batting average. The offense was powered by Howard Johnson, who led the team with 38 home runs, 117 RBI, and 146 hits. Vince Coleman had a great year on the basepaths with 37 stolen bases.
The team allowed 646 runs and had a team ERA of 3.56. David Cone led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 241 strikeouts. John Franco was the team's best fireman, with 30 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Chris Donnels | 1B | 37 | 89 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .330 | .247 | .577 | .225 |
| Kevin Elster | SS | 115 | 348 | 33 | 84 | 6 | 36 | 2 | .318 | .351 | .669 | .241 |
| Jeff Gardner | SS | 13 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .162 | .400 | .162 |
| Tom Herr | 2B | 70 | 155 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 7 | .328 | .258 | .586 | .194 |
| Gregg Jefferies | 2B | 136 | 486 | 59 | 132 | 9 | 62 | 26 | .336 | .374 | .710 | .272 |
| Howard Johnson | 3B | 156 | 564 | 108 | 146 | 38 | 117 | 30 | .342 | .535 | .877 | .259 |
| Dave Magadan | 1B | 124 | 418 | 58 | 108 | 4 | 51 | 1 | .378 | .342 | .720 | .258 |
| Keith Miller | 2B | 98 | 275 | 41 | 77 | 4 | 23 | 14 | .345 | .411 | .756 | .280 |
| Garry Templeton | SS | 80 | 219 | 20 | 50 | 2 | 20 | 3 | .257 | .306 | .563 | .228 |
| Tim Teufel | 1B | 20 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .167 | .206 | .373 | .118 |
| Kelvin Torve | 1B | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Daryl Boston | OF | 137 | 255 | 40 | 70 | 4 | 21 | 15 | .350 | .416 | .766 | .275 |
| Hubie Brooks | OF | 103 | 357 | 48 | 85 | 16 | 50 | 3 | .324 | .409 | .733 | .238 |
| Chuck Carr | OF | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .364 | .182 |
| Mark Carreon | OF | 106 | 254 | 18 | 66 | 4 | 21 | 2 | .297 | .331 | .628 | .260 |
| Vince Coleman | OF | 72 | 278 | 45 | 71 | 1 | 17 | 37 | .347 | .327 | .674 | .255 |
| Terry McDaniel | OF | 23 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .233 | .241 | .474 | .207 |
| Kevin McReynolds | OF | 143 | 522 | 65 | 135 | 16 | 74 | 6 | .322 | .416 | .738 | .259 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rick Cerone | C | 90 | 227 | 18 | 62 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .360 | .357 | .717 | .273 |
| Todd Hundley | C | 21 | 60 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .221 | .217 | .438 | .133 |
| Charlie O'Brien | C | 69 | 168 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .272 | .256 | .528 | .185 |
| Mackey Sasser | C | 96 | 228 | 18 | 62 | 5 | 35 | 0 | .298 | .417 | .715 | .272 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5359 | 640 | 1305 | 117 | 605 | 153 | .314 | .365 | .679 | .244 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Blaine Beatty | 5 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2.79 | 1.340 | |||
| Terry Bross | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.80 | 1.000 | |||
| Tim Burke | 35 | 0 | 55.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 2.75 | 1.203 | |||
| Tony Castillo | 10 | 3 | 23.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1.90 | 1.392 | |||
| David Cone | 34 | 34 | 232.7 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 241 | 73 | 3.29 | 1.190 | |||
| Ron Darling | 17 | 17 | 102.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 58 | 28 | 3.87 | 1.212 | |||
| Sid Fernandez | 8 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 2.86 | 1.023 | |||
| John Franco | 52 | 0 | 55.3 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 30 | 45 | 18 | 2.93 | 1.429 | |||
| Dwight Gooden | 27 | 27 | 190 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 0 | 150 | 56 | 3.60 | 1.268 | |||
| Jeff Innis | 69 | 0 | 84.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 47 | 23 | 2.66 | 1.051 | |||
| Alejandro Pena | 44 | 0 | 63 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 4 | 49 | 19 | 2.71 | 1.302 | |||
| Rich Sauveur | 6 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.80 | 2.727 | |||
| Pete Schourek | 35 | 8 | 86.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2 | 67 | 43 | 4.27 | 1.448 | |||
| Doug Simons | 42 | 1 | 60.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 38 | 19 | 5.19 | 1.219 | |||
| Julio Valera | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .00 | 2.500 | |||
| Frank Viola | 35 | 35 | 231.3 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 0 | 132 | 54 | 3.97 | 1.353 | |||
| Wally Whitehurst | 36 | 20 | 133.3 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 1 | 87 | 25 | 4.18 | 1.253 | |||
| Anthony Young | 10 | 8 | 49.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 3.10 | 1.217 | |||
| Team Totals | 475 | 161 | 1437.3 | 77 | 84 | .478 | 39 | 1028 | 410 | 3.56 | 1.261 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Howard Johnson | 156 |
| At Bats | Howard Johnson | 564 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Howard Johnson | 658 |
| Batting Average | Gregg Jefferies | .272 |
| On-Base % | Dave Magadan | .378 |
| Slugging % | Howard Johnson | .535 |
| OPS | Howard Johnson | .877 |
| Runs | Howard Johnson | 108 |
| Hits | Howard Johnson | 146 |
| Total Bases | Howard Johnson | 302 |
| Doubles | Howard Johnson | 34 |
| Triples | Vince Coleman | 5 |
| Home Runs | Howard Johnson | 38 |
| RBI | Howard Johnson | 117 |
| Walks | Dave Magadan | 83 |
| Strikeouts | Howard Johnson | 120 |
| Stolen Bases | Vince Coleman | 37 |
| Caught Stealing | Howard Johnson | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Frank Viola | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Howard Johnson | 15 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mark Carreon | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | David Cone | 14 |
| Losses | Frank Viola | 15 |
| Saves | John Franco | 30 |
| Won-Loss % | Dwight Gooden | .650 |
| ERA | David Cone | 3.29 |
| WHIP | David Cone | 1.190 |
| Innings Pitched | David Cone | 232.7 |
| Games | Jeff Innis | 69 |
| Games Started | Frank Viola | 35 |
| Strikeouts | David Cone | 241 |
| Complete Games | David Cone | 5 |
| Shutouts | David Cone | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Frank Viola | 980 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Frank Viola | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Frank Viola | 259 |
| Walks Allowed | David Cone | 73 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Frank Viola | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Frank Viola | 41 |
| Triples Allowed | David Cone | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | David Cone | 17 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ron Darling | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dwight Gooden and Frank Viola | 15 |
