The Baseball Scholar

Updated 11/23/2024

This is the New York Mets all-time roster. The roster consists of one starter and one bench player for each infield position and one starter and one bench player for each outfield position. Hitters had to have a minimum of 1,500 plate appearances. For pitching, I selected five starting pitchers and three relief pitchers. Starting pitchers had to start at least 75 games during their time with the franchise to qualify. Relief pitchers had to accumulate a minimum of 150 innings pitched to be eligible.

• Catcher – Mike Piazza



• Age: 29 – 36
• Years: 1998 – 2005

Mike Piazza

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
24.6	134	972	3941	3478	532	1028	193	2	220	655	7	9	424	546	.296	.375	.542	.917

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• First Base – Keith Hernandez



• Age: 29 – 35
• Years: 1983 – 1989

Keith Hernandez

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
26.6	132	880	3684	3164	455	939	159	10	80	468	17	17	471	459	.297	.390	.429	.819

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• Second Base – Edgardo Alfonzo



• Age: 21 – 28
• Years: 1995 – 2002

Edgardo Alfonzo

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
29.6	115	1086	4449	3897	614	1136	212	14	120	538	45	14	458	498	.292	.368	.445	.813

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• Third Base – David Wright



• Age: 21 – 33, 35
• Years: 2004 – 2016, 2018

David Wright

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
49.2	133	1585	6870	5998	949	1777	390	26	242	970	196	65	762	1292	.296	.380	.491	.871

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• Shortstop – Jose Reyes



• Age: 20 – 28, 33 – 35
• Years: 2003 – 2011, 2016 – 2018

Jose Reyes

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
28.2	103	1365	5931	5437	885	1534	272	113	108	521	408	102	428	676	.282	.334	.433	.767

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• Outfield – Darryl Strawberry



• Age: 21 – 28
• Years: 1983 – 1990

Darryl Strawberry

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
36.6	143	1109	4549	3903	662	1025	187	30	252	733	191	75	580	960	.263	.362	.520	.882

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• Outfield – Carlos Beltran



• Age: 28 – 34
• Years: 2005 – 2011

Carlos Beltran

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
31.1	127	839	3640	3133	551	878	208	17	149	559	100	16	449	545	.280	.372	.500	.872

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• Outfield – Bradnon Nimmo



• Age: 23 – 31
• Years: 2016 – 2024

Brandon Nimmo

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
23.4	118	911	3713	3136	512	820	161	32	110	371	41	17	474	833	.261	.371	.438	.809

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• Starting Pitcher – Tom Seaver



• Age: 22 – 32, 38
• Years: 1967 – 1977, 1983

Tom Seaver

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
76.1	74	401	395	198	124	2.57	3045.1	171	44	1	953	870	847	2541	20.8%	1.08

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• Starting Pitcher – Jacob deGrom



• Age: 26 – 34
• Years: 2014 – 2022

Jacob deGrom

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
41.2	65	209	209	82	57	2.3	1326	4	2	0	407	372	303	1607	30.8%	1.00

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• Starting Pitcher – Dwight Gooden



• Age: 19 – 29
• Years: 1984 – 1994

Dwight Gooden

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
41.6	86	305	303	157	85	3.10	2169.2	67	23	1	823	747	651	1875	21.1%	1.17

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• Starting Pitcher – Jerry Koosman



• Age: 24 – 35
• Years: 1967 – 1978

Jerry Koosman

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
39.5	89	376	346	140	137	3.09	2544.2	108	26	5	994	875	820	1799	17.1%	1.22

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• Starting Pitcher – Al Leiter



• Age: 32 – 38
• Years: 1998 – 2004

Al Leiter

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
28.0	81	213	213	95	67	3.42	1360	10	7	0	574	517	546	1106	19.2%	1.30

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• Relief Pitcher – Tug McGraw



• Age: 20 – 22, 24 – 29
• Years: 1965 – 1967, 1969 – 1974

Tug McGraw

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
12.8	89	361	36	47	55	3.17	792.2	5	1	86	316	279	350	618	18.5%	1.31

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• Relief Pitcher – Jesse Orosco



• Age: 22, 24 – 30
• Years: 1979, 1981 – 1987

Jesse Orosco

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
12.3	75	372	4	47	47	2.73	595.2	0	0	107	207	181	240	506	20.5%	1.21

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• Relief Pitcher – Armando Benitez



• Age: 26 – 30
• Years: 1999 – 2003

Armando Benitez

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
9.8	64	333	0	18	14	2.70	347	0	0	160	111	104	168	456	32.1%	1.13

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Bench

• Catcher – John Stearns, 1975 – 1984
• First Base – John Olerud, 1997 – 1999
• Second Base – Jeff McNeil, 2018 – 2024
• Third Base – Howard Johnson, 1985 – 1993
• Shortstop – Francisco Lindor, 2021 – 2024
• Outfield – Cleon Jones, 1963, 1965 – 1975
• Outield – Lenny Dykstra, 1985 – 1989
• Outfield – Kevin McReynolds, 1987 – 1991, 1994
• Starting Pitcher – Jon Matlack, 1971 – 1977
• Starting Pitcher – Sid Fernandez, 1984 – 1993
• Starting Pitcher – David Cone, 1987 – 1992, 2003
• Relief Pitcher – John Franco, 1990 – 2001, 2003 – 2005