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New York Mets Best Single Seasons

Dave Franks
1–2 minutes

These are the greatest individual seasons in New York Mets history, broken down by player and position. Since we’re celebrating standout seasons, players can show up multiple times especially if they logged meaningful time at different spots on the field. Outfielders and pitchers may also appear for multiple seasons when those performances rank as the franchise’s best at their respective positions.

Catcher

  • Mike Piazza – 1998HOF

    Mike Piazza Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.4 168 109 446 394 67 137 33 0 23 76 47 53 1 0 .348 .417 .607 1.024

    • First Base

  • John Olerud – 1998

    John Olerud Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.6 167 160 665 557 91 197 36 4 22 93 96 73 2 2 .354 .447 .551 .998

    • Second Base

  • Edgardo Alfonzo – 2000

    Edgardo Alfonzo Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    6.4 150 150 650 544 109 176 40 2 25 94 95 70 3 2 .324 .425 .542 .967

    • Third Base

  • Howard Johnson – 1989

    Howard Johnson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    6.9 166 153 655 571 104 164 41 3 36 101 77 126 41 8 .287 .369 .559 .928

    • Shortstop

  • Francisco Lindor – 2024

    Francisco Lindor Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    6.9 137 152 689 618 107 169 39 1 33 91 56 127 29 4 .273 .344 .500 .844

    • Outfield

  • Bernard Gilkey – 1996

    Bernard Gilkey Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    8.1 152 153 656 571 108 181 44 3 30 117 73 125 17 9 .317 .393 .562 .955

    • Outfield

  • Carlos Beltran – 2006HOF

    Carlos Beltran Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    8.2 148 140 617 510 127 140 38 1 41 116 95 99 18 3 .275 .388 .594 .982

    • Outfield

  • Cleon Jones – 1969

    Cleon Jones Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.0 154 137 558 483 92 164 25 4 12 75 64 60 16 8 .340 .422 .482 .904

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Dwight Gooden – 1985Cy Young

    Dwight Gooden Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    12.2 44 35 35 24 4 1.53 276.2 16 8 0 51 47 69 268 25.2% 0.97

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Jacob deGrom – 2018Cy Young

    Jacob deGrom Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    9.5 45 32 32 10 9 1.70 217 1 0 0 48 41 46 269 32.2% 0.91

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Tom Seaver – 1971HOF

    Tom Seaver Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    10.2 52 36 35 20 10 1.76 286.1 21 4 0 61 56 61 289 26.2% 0.95

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Tom Seaver – 1973HOFCy Young

    Tom Seaver Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    10.6 59 36 36 19 10 2.08 290 18 3 0 74 67 64 251 21.9% 0.98

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Jacob deGrom – 2021

    Jacob deGrom Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.5 27 15 15 7 2 1.08 92 1 1 0 14 11 11 146 45.1% 0.55

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Aaron Loup – 2021

    Aaron Loup Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    2.8 24 65 2 6 0 0.95 56.2 0 0 0 9 6 16 57 26.1% 0.94

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Edwin Diaz – 2022

    Edwin Diaz Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    3.2 34 61 0 3 1 1.31 62 0 0 32 9 9 18 118 50.2% 0.84

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Jesse Orosco – 1983

    Jesse Orosco Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    3.8 41 62 0 13 7 1.47 110 0 0 17 27 18 38 84 19.4% 1.04

    • Honorable Mention

  • Catcher – Gary Carter, 1985
  • First Base – Keith Hernandez, 1984
  • Second Base – Jeff McNeil, 2022
  • Third Base – David Wright, 2007
  • Shortstop – Jose Reyes, 2011
  • Outfield – Darryl Strawberry, 1987
  • Outfield – Juan Soto, 2025
  • Outfield – Darryl Strawberry, 1988
  • Starting Pitcher – Jon Matlack, 1974
  • Starting Pitcher – Jacob deGrom, 2019
  • Starting Pitcher – Johan Santana, 2008
  • Starting Pitcher – Tom Seaver, 1969
  • Starting Pitcher – Tom Seaver, 1975
  • Relief Pitcher – Tug McGraw, 1972
  • Relief Pitcher – Armando Benitez, 1999

    • All underlying data used in this analysis is available in The Baseball Scholar Data Library.

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