2001 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 2001 New York Mets finished with a record of 82-80. They scored 642 runs and belted 147 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. The offense was powered by Mike Piazza, who led the team with 36 home runs, 94 RBI, and 151 hits.
The team allowed 713 runs and had a team ERA of 4.08. Kevin Appier, Al Leiter, and Steve Trachsel were tied for the team lead in wins with 11. Kevin Appier struck out 172 batters to lead the team. Armando Benitez was the team's best fireman, with 43 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 2B | 124 | 457 | 64 | 111 | 17 | 49 | 5 | .322 | .403 | .725 | .243 |
| Lenny Harris | 3B | 110 | 135 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 3 | .266 | .274 | .540 | .222 |
| Mark Johnson | 1B | 71 | 118 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 23 | 0 | .338 | .475 | .813 | .254 |
| Rey Ordonez | SS | 149 | 461 | 31 | 114 | 3 | 44 | 3 | .299 | .336 | .635 | .247 |
| Desi Relaford | 2B | 120 | 301 | 43 | 91 | 8 | 36 | 13 | .364 | .472 | .836 | .302 |
| Jorge Toca | 1B | 13 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .352 | .176 |
| Jorge Velandia | SS | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .000 | .182 | .000 |
| Robin Ventura | 3B | 142 | 456 | 70 | 108 | 21 | 61 | 2 | .359 | .419 | .778 | .237 |
| Todd Zeile | 1B | 151 | 531 | 66 | 141 | 10 | 62 | 1 | .359 | .373 | .732 | .266 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Benny Agbayani | OF | 91 | 296 | 28 | 82 | 6 | 27 | 4 | .364 | .399 | .763 | .277 |
| Darren Bragg | OF | 18 | 57 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .323 | .368 | .691 | .263 |
| Alex Escobar | OF | 18 | 50 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .245 | .400 | .645 | .200 |
| Darryl Hamilton | OF | 52 | 126 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .322 | .310 | .632 | .214 |
| Matt Lawton | OF | 48 | 183 | 24 | 45 | 3 | 13 | 10 | .352 | .366 | .718 | .246 |
| Joe McEwing | OF | 116 | 283 | 41 | 80 | 8 | 30 | 8 | .342 | .449 | .791 | .283 |
| Jay Payton | OF | 104 | 361 | 44 | 92 | 8 | 34 | 4 | .298 | .371 | .669 | .255 |
| Timo Perez | OF | 85 | 239 | 26 | 59 | 5 | 22 | 1 | .287 | .356 | .643 | .247 |
| Tsuyoshi Shinjo | OF | 123 | 400 | 46 | 107 | 10 | 56 | 4 | .320 | .405 | .725 | .268 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jason Phillips | C | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .286 | .429 | .143 |
| Mike Piazza | C | 141 | 503 | 81 | 151 | 36 | 94 | 0 | .384 | .573 | .957 | .300 |
| Todd Pratt | C | 45 | 80 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .306 | .300 | .606 | .162 |
| Vance Wilson | C | 32 | 57 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .339 | .351 | .690 | .298 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Gary Bennett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5459 | 642 | 1361 | 147 | 608 | 66 | .320 | .387 | .707 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin Appier | 33 | 33 | 206.7 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0 | 172 | 64 | 3.57 | 1.185 | |||
| Armando Benitez | 73 | 0 | 76.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 43 | 93 | 40 | 3.77 | 1.298 | |||
| Bruce Chen | 11 | 11 | 59.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 47 | 28 | 4.68 | 1.407 | |||
| Dennis Cook | 43 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 4.25 | 1.056 | |||
| Mark Corey | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16.20 | 4.706 | |||
| John Franco | 58 | 0 | 53.3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2 | 50 | 19 | 4.05 | 1.388 | |||
| Dicky Gonzalez | 16 | 7 | 59 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 4.88 | 1.508 | |||
| Brett Hinchliffe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36.00 | 5.000 | |||
| Al Leiter | 29 | 29 | 187.3 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 0 | 142 | 46 | 3.31 | 1.196 | |||
| Tom Martin | 14 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 1.06 | 1.941 | |||
| C.J. Nitkowski | 5 | 0 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .00 | 1.053 | |||
| Rick Reed | 20 | 20 | 134.7 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 0 | 99 | 17 | 3.48 | 1.010 | |||
| Desi Relaford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Jerrod Riggan | 35 | 0 | 47.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 41 | 24 | 3.40 | 1.384 | |||
| Grant Roberts | 16 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 3.81 | 1.231 | |||
| Brian Rose | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4.15 | 1.379 | |||
| Glendon Rusch | 33 | 33 | 179 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 0 | 156 | 43 | 4.63 | 1.447 | |||
| Steve Trachsel | 28 | 28 | 173.7 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 0 | 144 | 47 | 4.46 | 1.238 | |||
| Pete Walker | 2 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.70 | 0.896 | |||
| Donne Wall | 32 | 0 | 42.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 4.85 | 1.593 | |||
| Turk Wendell | 49 | 0 | 51.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 41 | 22 | 3.51 | 1.248 | |||
| Rick White | 55 | 0 | 69.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2 | 51 | 17 | 3.88 | 1.263 | |||
| Team Totals | 559 | 162 | 1445.9 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 48 | 1191 | 438 | 4.08 | 1.284 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Todd Zeile | 151 |
| At Bats | Todd Zeile | 531 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Todd Zeile | 612 |
| Batting Average | Mike Piazza | .300 |
| On-Base % | Mike Piazza | .384 |
| Slugging % | Mike Piazza | .573 |
| OPS | Mike Piazza | .957 |
| Runs | Mike Piazza | 81 |
| Hits | Mike Piazza | 151 |
| Total Bases | Mike Piazza | 288 |
| Doubles | Mike Piazza | 29 |
| Triples | Rey Ordonez | 4 |
| Home Runs | Mike Piazza | 36 |
| RBI | Mike Piazza | 94 |
| Walks | Robin Ventura | 88 |
| Strikeouts | Todd Zeile | 102 |
| Stolen Bases | Desi Relaford | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | Timo Perez | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rey Ordonez | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Edgardo Alfonzo and Desi Relaford | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mike Piazza | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Kevin Appier, Al Leiter, and Steve Trachsel | 11 |
| Losses | Steve Trachsel | 13 |
| Saves | Armando Benitez | 43 |
| Won-Loss % | Rick Reed | .571 |
| ERA | Al Leiter | 3.31 |
| WHIP | Kevin Appier | 1.185 |
| Innings Pitched | Kevin Appier | 206.7 |
| Games | Armando Benitez | 73 |
| Games Started | Kevin Appier and Glendon Rusch | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Kevin Appier | 172 |
| Complete Games | Rick Reed | 3 |
| Shutouts | Kevin Appier, Rick Reed, and Steve Trachsel | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Kevin Appier | 856 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Glendon Rusch | 92 |
| Hits Allowed | Glendon Rusch | 216 |
| Walks Allowed | Kevin Appier | 64 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Steve Trachsel | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Kevin Appier | 37 |
| Triples Allowed | Kevin Appier | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Kevin Appier | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Kevin Appier | 15 |
| Double Plays Induced | Al Leiter | 17 |
