2000 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 2000 New York Mets finished with a record of 94-68. They scored 807 runs and belted 198 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. The offense was powered by Mike Piazza, who led the team with 38 home runs and 113 RBI. Edgardo Alfonzo led the team with 176 hits for a .324 average.
The team allowed 738 runs and had a team ERA of 4.16. Al Leiter led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 200 strikeouts. Armando Benitez was the team's best fireman, with 41 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Kurt Abbott | SS | 79 | 157 | 22 | 34 | 6 | 12 | 1 | .283 | .389 | .672 | .217 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 2B | 150 | 544 | 109 | 176 | 25 | 94 | 3 | .425 | .542 | .967 | .324 |
| Mike Bordick | SS | 56 | 192 | 18 | 50 | 4 | 21 | 3 | .321 | .365 | .686 | .260 |
| Matt Franco | 1B | 101 | 134 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .340 | .313 | .653 | .239 |
| Lenny Harris | 3B | 76 | 138 | 22 | 42 | 3 | 13 | 8 | .381 | .457 | .838 | .304 |
| Mark Johnson | 1B | 21 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .333 | .318 | .651 | .182 |
| David Lamb | 3B | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .200 | .533 | .200 |
| Melvin Mora | SS | 79 | 215 | 35 | 56 | 6 | 30 | 7 | .317 | .423 | .740 | .260 |
| Rey Ordonez | SS | 45 | 133 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .278 | .226 | .504 | .188 |
| Jorge Toca | 1B | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .429 | .571 | 1.000 | .429 |
| Jorge Velandia | 2B | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .000 | .222 | .000 |
| Robin Ventura | 3B | 141 | 469 | 61 | 109 | 24 | 84 | 3 | .338 | .439 | .777 | .232 |
| Todd Zeile | 1B | 153 | 544 | 67 | 146 | 22 | 79 | 3 | .356 | .467 | .823 | .268 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Benny Agbayani | OF | 119 | 350 | 59 | 101 | 15 | 60 | 5 | .391 | .477 | .868 | .289 |
| Derek Bell | OF | 144 | 546 | 87 | 145 | 18 | 69 | 8 | .348 | .425 | .773 | .266 |
| Darryl Hamilton | OF | 43 | 105 | 20 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .358 | .362 | .720 | .276 |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 31 | 96 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .387 | .229 | .616 | .219 |
| Mike Kinkade | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Joe McEwing | OF | 87 | 153 | 20 | 34 | 2 | 19 | 3 | .248 | .366 | .614 | .222 |
| Ryan McGuire | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Jon Nunnally | OF | 48 | 74 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .337 | .365 | .702 | .189 |
| Jay Payton | OF | 149 | 488 | 63 | 142 | 17 | 62 | 5 | .331 | .447 | .778 | .291 |
| Timo Perez | OF | 24 | 49 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .469 | .802 | .286 |
| Bubba Trammell | OF | 36 | 56 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 1 | .323 | .429 | .752 | .232 |
| Jason Tyner | OF | 13 | 41 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .222 | .244 | .466 | .195 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Piazza | C | 136 | 482 | 90 | 156 | 38 | 113 | 4 | .398 | .614 | 1.012 | .324 |
| Todd Pratt | C | 80 | 160 | 33 | 44 | 8 | 25 | 0 | .378 | .463 | .841 | .275 |
| Vance Wilson | C | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5486 | 807 | 1445 | 198 | 761 | 66 | .342 | .430 | .772 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Derek Bell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36.00 | 6.000 | |||
| Armando Benitez | 76 | 0 | 76 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 41 | 106 | 38 | 2.61 | 1.013 | |||
| Eric Cammack | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 6.30 | 1.700 | |||
| Dennis Cook | 68 | 0 | 59 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | 53 | 31 | 5.34 | 1.593 | |||
| John Franco | 62 | 0 | 55.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4 | 56 | 26 | 3.40 | 1.293 | |||
| Mike Hampton | 33 | 33 | 217.7 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 151 | 99 | 3.14 | 1.346 | |||
| Bobby Jones | 11 | 1 | 21.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 4.15 | 1.475 | |||
| Al Leiter | 31 | 31 | 208 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 0 | 200 | 76 | 3.20 | 1.212 | |||
| Pat Mahomes | 53 | 5 | 94 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 76 | 66 | 5.46 | 1.723 | |||
| Jim Mann | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.12 | 2.593 | |||
| Bill Pulsipher | 2 | 2 | 6.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 12.15 | 2.687 | |||
| Rick Reed | 30 | 30 | 184 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0 | 121 | 34 | 4.11 | 1.228 | |||
| Jerrod Riggan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 1.500 | |||
| Grant Roberts | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11.57 | 2.143 | |||
| Rich Rodriguez | 32 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 7.78 | 2.000 | |||
| Glendon Rusch | 31 | 30 | 190.7 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 0 | 157 | 44 | 4.01 | 1.259 | |||
| Dennis Springer | 2 | 2 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8.74 | 2.212 | |||
| Turk Wendell | 77 | 0 | 82.7 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 1 | 73 | 41 | 3.59 | 1.221 | |||
| Rick White | 22 | 0 | 28.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 3.81 | 1.343 | |||
| Team Totals | 573 | 162 | 1450.2 | 94 | 68 | .580 | 49 | 1164 | 574 | 4.16 | 1.360 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Todd Zeile | 153 |
| At Bats | Derek Bell | 546 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Edgardo Alfonzo | 650 |
| Batting Average | Edgardo Alfonzo and Mike Piazza | .324 |
| On-Base % | Edgardo Alfonzo | .425 |
| Slugging % | Mike Piazza | .614 |
| OPS | Mike Piazza | 1.012 |
| Runs | Edgardo Alfonzo | 109 |
| Hits | Edgardo Alfonzo | 176 |
| Total Bases | Mike Piazza | 296 |
| Doubles | Edgardo Alfonzo | 40 |
| Triples | Lenny Harris and Todd Zeile | 3 |
| Home Runs | Mike Piazza | 38 |
| RBI | Mike Piazza | 113 |
| Walks | Edgardo Alfonzo | 95 |
| Strikeouts | Derek Bell | 125 |
| Stolen Bases | Derek Bell and Lenny Harris | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | Jay Payton | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rick Reed | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jay Payton | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mike Piazza and Todd Zeile | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Al Leiter | 16 |
| Losses | Glendon Rusch | 11 |
| Saves | Armando Benitez | 41 |
| Won-Loss % | Rick Reed | .688 |
| ERA | Mike Hampton | 3.14 |
| WHIP | Al Leiter | 1.212 |
| Innings Pitched | Mike Hampton | 217.7 |
| Games | Turk Wendell | 77 |
| Games Started | Mike Hampton | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Al Leiter | 200 |
| Complete Games | Mike Hampton | 3 |
| Shutouts | Mike Hampton and Al Leiter | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Mike Hampton | 929 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Glendon Rusch | 85 |
| Hits Allowed | Glendon Rusch | 196 |
| Walks Allowed | Mike Hampton | 99 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rick Reed | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Al Leiter | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Glendon Rusch | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Hampton | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Al Leiter | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Hampton | 26 |
