1996 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1996 New York Mets finished with a record of 71-91. They scored 746 runs and belted 147 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. Todd Hundley provided the power for the team with 41 homers. Bernard Gilkey was the best run producer with 117 RBI. Lance Johnson led the team with 227 hits for a .333 average. Lance Johnson had a great year on the basepaths with 50 stolen bases.
The team allowed 779 runs and had a team ERA of 4.22. Mark Clark led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 142 strikeouts. John Franco was the team's best fireman, with 28 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 2B | 123 | 368 | 36 | 96 | 4 | 40 | 2 | .304 | .345 | .649 | .261 |
| Carlos Baerga | 1B | 26 | 83 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .253 | .301 | .554 | .193 |
| Tim Bogar | 1B | 91 | 89 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .287 | .258 | .545 | .213 |
| Rico Brogna | 1B | 55 | 188 | 18 | 48 | 7 | 30 | 0 | .318 | .431 | .749 | .255 |
| Alvaro Espinoza | 3B | 48 | 134 | 19 | 41 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .324 | .478 | .802 | .306 |
| Matt Franco | 3B | 14 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .235 | .323 | .558 | .194 |
| Jason Hardtke | 2B | 19 | 57 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .233 | .281 | .514 | .193 |
| Butch Huskey | 1B | 118 | 414 | 43 | 115 | 15 | 60 | 1 | .319 | .435 | .754 | .278 |
| Jeff Kent | 3B | 89 | 335 | 45 | 97 | 9 | 39 | 4 | .331 | .436 | .767 | .290 |
| Rey Ordonez | SS | 151 | 502 | 51 | 129 | 1 | 30 | 1 | .289 | .303 | .592 | .257 |
| Roberto Petagine | 1B | 50 | 99 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .313 | .384 | .697 | .232 |
| Jose Vizcaino | 2B | 96 | 363 | 47 | 110 | 1 | 32 | 9 | .356 | .377 | .733 | .303 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Carl Everett | OF | 101 | 192 | 29 | 46 | 1 | 16 | 6 | .326 | .307 | .633 | .240 |
| Bernard Gilkey | OF | 153 | 571 | 108 | 181 | 30 | 117 | 17 | .393 | .562 | .955 | .317 |
| Lance Johnson | OF | 160 | 682 | 117 | 227 | 9 | 69 | 50 | .362 | .479 | .841 | .333 |
| Chris Jones | OF | 89 | 149 | 22 | 36 | 4 | 18 | 1 | .307 | .369 | .676 | .242 |
| Alex Ochoa | OF | 82 | 282 | 37 | 83 | 4 | 33 | 4 | .336 | .426 | .762 | .294 |
| Kevin Roberson | OF | 27 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .348 | .500 | .848 | .222 |
| Andy Tomberlin | OF | 63 | 66 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .355 | .455 | .810 | .258 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Alberto Castillo | C | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .364 | .728 | .364 |
| Charlie Greene | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Todd Hundley | C | 153 | 540 | 85 | 140 | 41 | 112 | 1 | .356 | .550 | .906 | .259 |
| Brent Mayne | C | 70 | 99 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .342 | .354 | .696 | .263 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5618 | 746 | 1515 | 147 | 697 | 97 | .320 | .412 | .733 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Paul Byrd | 38 | 0 | 46.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 4.24 | 1.478 | |||
| Mark Clark | 32 | 32 | 212.3 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0 | 142 | 48 | 3.43 | 1.248 | |||
| Jerry DiPoto | 57 | 0 | 77.3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0 | 52 | 45 | 4.19 | 1.759 | |||
| John Franco | 51 | 0 | 54 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 28 | 48 | 21 | 1.83 | 1.389 | |||
| Mike Fyhrie | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15.43 | 3.043 | |||
| Pete Harnisch | 31 | 31 | 194.7 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 0 | 114 | 61 | 4.21 | 1.315 | |||
| Doug Henry | 58 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 9 | 58 | 36 | 4.68 | 1.573 | |||
| Jason Isringhausen | 27 | 27 | 171.7 | 6 | 14 | .300 | 0 | 114 | 73 | 4.77 | 1.532 | |||
| Bobby Jones | 31 | 31 | 195.7 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 0 | 116 | 46 | 4.42 | 1.354 | |||
| Bob Macdonald | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 4.26 | 1.316 | |||
| Pedro Martinez | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6.43 | 2.143 | |||
| Blas Minor | 17 | 0 | 25.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3.51 | 1.128 | |||
| Dave Mlicki | 51 | 2 | 90 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1 | 83 | 33 | 3.30 | 1.422 | |||
| Robert Person | 27 | 13 | 89.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 76 | 35 | 4.52 | 1.349 | |||
| Ricky Trlicek | 5 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.38 | 1.132 | |||
| Derek Wallace | 19 | 0 | 24.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4.01 | 1.741 | |||
| Paul Wilson | 26 | 26 | 149 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 0 | 109 | 71 | 5.38 | 1.530 | |||
| Team Totals | 497 | 162 | 1440.1 | 71 | 91 | .438 | 41 | 999 | 532 | 4.22 | 1.423 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lance Johnson | 160 |
| At Bats | Lance Johnson | 682 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lance Johnson | 724 |
| Batting Average | Lance Johnson | .333 |
| On-Base % | Bernard Gilkey | .393 |
| Slugging % | Bernard Gilkey | .562 |
| OPS | Bernard Gilkey | .955 |
| Runs | Lance Johnson | 117 |
| Hits | Lance Johnson | 227 |
| Total Bases | Lance Johnson | 327 |
| Doubles | Bernard Gilkey | 44 |
| Triples | Lance Johnson | 21 |
| Home Runs | Todd Hundley | 41 |
| RBI | Bernard Gilkey | 117 |
| Walks | Todd Hundley | 79 |
| Strikeouts | Todd Hundley | 146 |
| Stolen Bases | Lance Johnson | 50 |
| Caught Stealing | Lance Johnson | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mark Clark and Pete Harnisch | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bernard Gilkey | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bernard Gilkey | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mark Clark | 14 |
| Losses | Jason Isringhausen | 14 |
| Saves | John Franco | 28 |
| Won-Loss % | Bobby Jones | .600 |
| ERA | Mark Clark | 3.43 |
| WHIP | Mark Clark | 1.248 |
| Innings Pitched | Mark Clark | 212.3 |
| Games | Doug Henry | 58 |
| Games Started | Mark Clark | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Mark Clark | 142 |
| Complete Games | Bobby Jones | 3 |
| Shutouts | Pete Harnisch, Jason Isringhausen, and Bobby Jones | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Mark Clark | 883 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bobby Jones | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Bobby Jones | 219 |
| Walks Allowed | Jason Isringhausen | 73 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Pete Harnisch | 30 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mark Clark | 41 |
| Triples Allowed | Paul Wilson | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Jason Isringhausen | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Paul Wilson | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mark Clark | 23 |
