Dwight Gooden
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[edit] Biography
Born on November 16, 1964 in Tampa, Florida, Dwight Gooden (Dwight Eugene Gooden) played for the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Houston Astros over the course of his 16 year career. Gooden broke into the bigs on April 7, 1984 with the New York Mets, and put up a 2.60 ERA in 218 innings pitched in 1984, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Dwight Gooden's best season was 1985, when he posted a 1.53 ERA, won 24 games and struck out 268 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NY | N | 31 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 2.60 | 276 | 72 | 63 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 218 | 161 | 7 | 73 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1985 | NY | N | 35 | 35 | 24 | 4 | 1.53 | 268 | 51 | 47 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 276.2 | 198 | 13 | 69 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 1986 | NY | N | 33 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 2.84 | 200 | 92 | 79 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 250 | 197 | 17 | 80 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 1987 | NY | N | 25 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3.21 | 148 | 68 | 64 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 179.2 | 162 | 11 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1988 | NY | N | 34 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 3.19 | 175 | 98 | 88 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 248.1 | 242 | 8 | 57 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1989 | NY | N | 19 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2.89 | 101 | 42 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 118.1 | 93 | 9 | 47 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 1990 | NY | N | 34 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 3.83 | 223 | 106 | 99 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 232.2 | 229 | 10 | 70 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 1991 | NY | N | 27 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3.60 | 150 | 80 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 185 | 12 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 1992 | NY | N | 31 | 31 | 10 | 13 | 3.67 | 145 | 93 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 197 | 11 | 70 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 1993 | NY | N | 29 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 3.45 | 149 | 89 | 80 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 208.2 | 188 | 16 | 61 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 1994 | NY | N | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6.31 | 40 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 46 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1996 | NY | A | 29 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 5.01 | 126 | 101 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 170.2 | 169 | 19 | 88 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 1997 | NY | A | 20 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 4.91 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106.1 | 116 | 14 | 53 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| 1998 | CLE | A | 23 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 3.76 | 83 | 59 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 135 | 13 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 1999 | CLE | A | 26 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 6.26 | 88 | 90 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 127 | 18 | 67 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 2000 | TB | A | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6.63 | 23 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | 47 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | NY | A | 18 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3.36 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64.1 | 66 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | HOU | N | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | Total | 27 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 4.71 | 55 | 64 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 119 | 23 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2000 | TOT | A | 26 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4.54 | 54 | 60 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 113 | 22 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | NL | 306 | 304 | 157 | 85 | 3.11 | 1876 | 827 | 751 | 67 | 23 | 1 | 2173.2 | 1904 | 124 | 654 | 31 | 49 | 41 | |
| Total | AL | 124 | 106 | 37 | 27 | 4.88 | 417 | 371 | 340 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 627 | 660 | 86 | 300 | 11 | 27 | 37 | |
| Total | 430 | 410 | 194 | 112 | 3.51 | 2293 | 1198 | 1091 | 68 | 24 | 3 | 2800.2 | 2564 | 210 | 954 | 42 | 76 | 78 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NY | N | P | 31 | 31 | 218 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 2 | .956 |
| 1985 | NY | N | P | 35 | 35 | 276.2 | 25 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 5 | .969 |
| 1986 | NY | N | P | 33 | 33 | 250 | 36 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 3 | .973 |
| 1987 | NY | N | P | 25 | 25 | 179.2 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 5 | .925 |
| 1988 | NY | N | P | 34 | 34 | 248.1 | 27 | 56 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 10 | 1 | .943 |
| 1989 | NY | N | P | 19 | 17 | 118.1 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 1 | .889 |
| 1990 | NY | N | P | 34 | 34 | 232.2 | 15 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 16 | 4 | .926 |
| 1991 | NY | N | P | 27 | 27 | 190 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 0 | .956 |
| 1992 | NY | N | P | 31 | 31 | 206 | 9 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 2 | .891 |
| 1993 | NY | N | P | 29 | 29 | 208.2 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | .956 |
| 1994 | NY | N | P | 7 | 7 | 41.1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .923 |
| 1996 | NY | A | P | 29 | 29 | 170.2 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 4 | .972 |
| 1997 | NY | A | P | 20 | 19 | 106.1 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1.000 |
| 1998 | CLE | A | P | 23 | 23 | 134 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1999 | CLE | A | P | 26 | 22 | 115 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 2000 | TB | A | P | 8 | 8 | 36.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .667 |
| 2000 | NY | A | P | 18 | 5 | 64.1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2000 | HOU | N | P | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2000 | Total | P | 27 | 14 | 105 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | .955 | |
| 2000 | TOT | A | P | 26 | 13 | 101 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | .952 |
| Total | P | 430 | 410 | 2800.2 | 224 | 423 | 34 | 35 | 0 | 20 | 452 | 125 | 35 | .950 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NY | N | 31 | 70 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .205 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1985 | NY | N | 35 | 93 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 9 | .226 | .265 | .280 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986 | NY | N | 33 | 81 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .086 | .119 | .111 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | NY | N | 25 | 64 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 4 | .219 | .227 | .219 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1988 | NY | N | 34 | 90 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 9 | .178 | .185 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | NY | N | 19 | 40 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .195 | .275 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 | NY | N | 35 | 75 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 9 | .187 | .225 | .267 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NY | N | 27 | 63 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 6 | .238 | .238 | .333 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | NY | N | 33 | 72 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 9 | .264 | .274 | .375 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | NY | N | 30 | 70 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 9 | .200 | .200 | .371 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | NY | N | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | NY | A | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | NY | A | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | CLE | A | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | CLE | A | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .667 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | TB | A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NY | A | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | HOU | N | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Total | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | TOT | A | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 310 | 731 | 59 | 144 | 7 | 65 | .197 | .212 | .260 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 131 | 3 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | AL | 124 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .100 | .182 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 434 | 741 | 60 | 145 | 8 | 67 | .196 | .212 | .262 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 135 | 3 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Mets in the 1st round (5th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1982 - signed June 10, 1982).
- Granted free agency (October 24, 1994).
- Signed by New York Yankees (February 20, 1996).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1997).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 8, 1997).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1999).
- Signed by Houston Astros (January 6, 2000).
- Sold by Houston Astros to Tampa Bay Devil Rays (April 13, 2000).
- Released by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (May 25, 2000).
- Signed by New York Yankees (June 11, 2000).
- Granted free agency (November 10, 2000).
- Signed by New York Yankees (December 7, 2000).
[edit] Trivia
- All-Star Games: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988
- World Series Champion: 1986, 1996, 2000
- Other Awards: 1984 NL Rookie of the Year, 1985 NL Cy Young Award
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