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            New York Mets
           
               
NY 1962-69
   
Pos Str All Total Adj
Pos Year Rank Rank Name MVP Star Rk GG SS Bats Age Gms AB H 2B HR R RBI BB SB BA OBA SA OPS WS WSQ
C 1968   3   3 Jerry Grote   A       R 25   115 396 112 18 3 29 30 38 1 .283 .350 .351 .701 16.0 17.42
1B 1966   7   7 Ed Kranepool   L 21   132 417 107 14 14 47 52 34 1 .257 .314 .400 .714 13.1 11.21
2B 1964   1   1 Ron Hunt T25 A   R 23   109 422 129 17 6 55 39 27 6 .306 .359 .417 .776 15.5 19.38
3B 1966   4   4 Ken Boyer   R 35   130 485 129 28 14 63 60 29 4 .266 .304 .419 .723 15.8 14.68
SS 1969   4   4 Bud Harrelson   B 25   119 395 98 11 0 42 24 53 1 .248 .339 .306 .645 14.1 16.24
LF 1969   1   1 Cleon Jones 7 A   R 26   122 433 145 23 9 80 62 55 13 .335 .416 .469 .885 26.5 33.76
CF 1969   3   3 Tommie Agee 6   R 26   142 545 145 21 22 91 67 56 12 .266 .337 .440 .777 24.4 26.20
RF 1964   5   5 Joe Christopher           R 28   129 488 147 24 14 71 70 40 5 .301 .357 .469 .826 18.3 18.08
Pos Str All   Total Adj
Pos Year Rank Rank Name MVP CY Star Rk Thrw Age   GS CG SHO W L IP H BB SO SO/WH ERA WS WSQ
SP 1969   2   Tom Seaver 2 1 a   R 24   35 18 5 25 7 273.00 202 81 207 .731   2.21 31.9 42.42
Pos Str All   Bl Total Adj
Pos Year Rank Rank Name MVP CY Star Rk Thrw Age   RA W L Svs Svs IP H BB SO SO/WH ERA WS WSQ
CL 1969   4   Ron Taylor         R 31   59 9 4 13 4 76.00 61 24 42 .494   2.72 12.6 13.17
MR 1963   1   Larry Bearnarth       R R 21   56 3 7 4 3 116.33 109 44 42 .275   2.94 7.5 9.25
NY 1970-79
   
Pos Str All Total Adj
Pos Year Rank Rank Name MVP Star Rk GG SS Bats Age Gms AB H 2B HR R RBI BB SB BA OBA SA OPS WS WSQ
C 1978   4   4 John Stearns           R 26   141 473 124 23 15 64 71 68 24 .262 .360 .410 .770 21.0 23.59
1B 1971   8   8 Ed Kranepool   L 26   108 392 112 18 12 57 55 33 0 .286 .341 .444 .785 14.5 14.12
2B 1973   4   4 Felix Millan T16   R 29   153 638 185 23 3 82 37 35 2 .290 .332 .353 .685 19.7 19.32
3B 1973   5   5 Wayne Garrett   L 25   130 449 108 17 14 69 45 66 4 .241 .337 .381 .718 17.2 17.44
SS 1971   1   1 Bud Harrelson 22 A G   B 27   140 547 138 16 0 55 32 53 28 .252 .319 .303 .622 19.1 24.19
LF 1971   4   4 Cleon Jones   R 28   132 498 159 24 13 62 68 52 6 .319 .382 .470 .852 23.6 25.67
CF 1979   1   1 Lee Mazzilli a   B 24   143 537 167 32 13 71 71 87 32 .311 .405 .458 .863 24.4 29.23
RF 1975   2   2 Rusty Staub 14         L 31   153 572 161 29 19 94 104 77 2 .281 .370 .446 .816 24.9 27.81
Pos Str All   Total Adj
Pos Year Rank Rank Name MVP CY Star Rk Thrw Age   GS CG SHO W L IP H BB SO SO/WH ERA WS WSQ
SP 1971   2   Tom Seaver 9 2 a   R 26   35 21 4 20 9 285.67 207 61 288 1.075   1.70 32.4 45.17
Pos Str All   Bl Total Adj
Pos Year Rank Rank Name MVP CY Star Rk Thrw Age   RA W L Svs Svs IP H BB SO SO/WH ERA WS WSQ
CL 1972   1   Tug McGraw T25   a   L 27   54 8 6 27 5 106.00 71 40 92 .829   1.70 21.8 28.47
MR 1976   1   Bob Apodaca         R 26   40 3 5 5 2 73.67 51 25 39 .513   1.83 8.3 13.82
NY 1980-89
   
Pos Str All Total Adj
Pos Year Rank Rank Name MVP Star Rk GG SS Bats Age Gms AB H 2B HR R RBI BB SB BA OBA SA OPS WS WSQ
C 1985   1   1 Gary Carter 6 A-INJ     S R 31   143 532 146 17 29 79 96 65 1 .274 .358 .470 .828 30.7 41.76
1B 1984   1   1 Keith Hernandez 2 a G S L 30   153 549 171 31 15 83 94 97 2 .311 .410 .450 .860 32.8 44.15
2B 1986   6   6 Wally Backman B 26   113 372 119 18 1 67 27 33 13 .320 .373 .387 .760 15.5 16.80
3B 1989   1   1 Howard Johnson 5 A S B 28   143 490 133 33 26 83 79 65 36 .271 .355 .510 .865 28.6 36.58
SS 1989   5   5 Kevin Elster R 24   150 458 106 25 10 52 55 34 4 .231 .283 .360 .643 17.1 17.56
LF 1988   2   2 Kevin McReynolds 3 R 28   147 547 158 30 27 80 98 37 20 .289 .336 .499 .835 29.9 35.41
CF 1986   1   1 Lenny Dykstra T19 L 23   138 417 123 25 8 74 45 57 31 .295 .378 .446 .824 22.2 25.50
RF 1988   1   1 Darryl Strawberry 2 A     S L 26   150 541 146 27 39 101 101 84 28 .270 .365 .547 .912 30.1 38.78
Pos Str All   Total Adj
Pos Year Rank Rank Name MVP CY Star Rk Thrw Age   GS CG SHO W L IP H BB SO SO/WH ERA WS WSQ
SP 1985   1   Dwight Gooden 4 1 a   R 20   35 16 8 24 4 276.67 198 69 268 1.004   1.53 32.7 47.52
Pos Str All   Bl Total Adj
Pos Year Rank Rank Name MVP CY Star Rk Thrw Age   RA W L Svs Svs IP H BB SO SO/WH ERA WS WSQ
CL 1983   1   Jesse Orosco 17 3 a   L 26   62 13 7 17 5 110.00 76 38 84 .737   1.47 20.1 25.59
MR 1982   2   Jesse Orosco         L 25   52 4 8 4 1 99.67 80 35 84 .730   2.17 9.6 12.34
NY 1990-99
   
Pos Str All Total Adj
Pos Year Rank Rank Name MVP Star Rk GG SS Bats Age Gms AB H 2B HR R RBI BB SB BA OBA SA OPS WS WSQ
C 1998   1   1 Mike Piazza 14 A     S R 29   99 374 130 32 21 65 70 45 1 .348 .417 .602 1.019 24.2 34.27
1B 1998   2   2 John Olerud 12 L 29   157 552 195 35 22 90 93 95 2 .353 .447 .551 .998 33.5 39.88
2B 1999   2   2 Edgardo Alfonzo 8 S R 25   158 628 191 41 27 123 108 85 9 .304 .385 .502 .887 28.8 34.89
3B 1999   2   2 Robin Ventura 6 G L 31   160 587 177 38 32 88 119 74 1 .302 .380 .530 .910 30.1 36.37
SS 1995   3   3 Jose Vizcaino B 27   134 507 146 21 3 66 56 35 8 .288 .333 .367 .700 15.2 15.60
LF 1996   2   2 Bernard Gilkey 14 R 29   151 569 180 44 30 108 116 73 17 .316 .393 .562 .955 28.0 32.35
CF 1996   4   4 Lance Johnson T18 A L 32   157 679 225 30 9 115 69 32 47 .331 .360 .477 .837 23.1 25.16
RF 1990   1   1 Darryl Strawberry 3 a     S L 28   149 537 150 18 37 92 107 70 14 .279 .364 .523 .887 25.4 29.97
Pos Str All   Total Adj
Pos Year Rank Rank Name MVP CY Star Rk Thrw Age   GS CG SHO W L IP H BB SO SO/WH ERA WS WSQ
SP 1998   4   Al Leiter   6     L 32   28 4 2 17 6 193.00 151 71 174 .784   2.47 21.1 28.99
Pos Str All   Bl Total Adj
Pos Year Rank Rank Name MVP CY Star Rk Thrw Age   RA W L Svs Svs IP H BB SO SO/WH ERA WS WSQ
CL 1999   2   Armando Benitez         R 26   77 4 3 22 6 78.00 40 41 128 1.580   1.85 18.7 21.35
MR 1998   1   Turk Wendell         R 31   66 5 1 4 4 76.67 62 33 58 .611   2.93 9.4 12.22
NY 2000-09
   
Pos Str All Total Adj
Pos Year Rank Rank Name MVP Star Rk GG SS Bats Age Gms AB H 2B HR R RBI BB SB BA OBA SA OPS WS WSQ
C 2000   1   1 Mike Piazza 3 A-INJ     S R 31   124 458 147 24 35 85 106 55 4 .321 .395 .603 .998 25.7 34.92
1B 2006   5   5 Carlos Delgado 12 L 34   141 518 138 30 38 89 113 73 0 .266 .362 .552 .914 21.5 22.73
2B 2000   1   1 Edgardo Alfonzo T15 a R 26   146 535 173 39 25 109 92 93 3 .323 .424 .544 .968 35.5 47.42
3B 2007   1   1 David Wright 4 A G S R 24   159 603 195 42 30 113 106 94 32 .323 .415 .546 .961 33.4 42.10
SS 2006   1   1 Jose Reyes T7 A-INJ S B 23   149 645 194 30 19 121 81 52 64 .301 .354 .488 .842 27.1 33.15
LF 2005   3   3 Cliff Floyd T26 L 32   150 548 150 22 34 85 98 63 12 .274 .359 .507 .866 24.9 28.29
CF 2006   1   1 Carlos Beltran 4 A G S B 29   136 504 139 38 41 127 116 94 18 .276 .389 .599 .988 35.5 53.28
RF 2000   7   7 Derek Bell           R 31   142 530 143 29 18 86 69 61 7 .270 .350 .430 .780 15.6 14.35
Pos Str All   Total Adj
Pos Year Rank Rank Name MVP CY Star Rk Thrw Age   GS CG SHO W L IP H BB SO SO/WH ERA WS WSQ
SP 2008   2   Johan Santana T14 3     L 29   34 3 2 16 7 234.33 206 63 206 .766   2.53 21.3 26.94
Pos Str All   Bl Total Adj
Pos Year Rank Rank Name MVP CY Star Rk Thrw Age   RA W L Svs Svs IP H BB SO SO/WH ERA WS WSQ
CL 2000   2   Armando Benitez         R 27   76 4 4 41 5 76.00 39 38 106 1.377   2.61 16.5 18.72
MR 2005   3   Aaron Heilman         R 26   46 5 3 5 1 108.00 87 37 106 .855   3.17 8.8 13.68
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Sources:
All-Time Major League Handbook
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baseball-reference.com
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