The 20 Greatest New York Mets of All-Time

In: Teams, The Greatest Players of Each Franchise

Rankings based on seasons 1901 – 2025.

To be eligible, position players need 1,500 plate appearances, starting pitchers have to have started a minimum of 75 games, and relief pitchers need to have 150 innings pitched for the franchise.

  1. Tom SeaverHOF3x Cy YoungRookie of the Year

    • Age: 22-32, 38
    • Years: 1967-1977, 1983
    • Positions: SP
    • Teams: New York Mets
    Tom Seaver Pitching Stats
    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 3043.7 171 44 1 953 870 847 2541 20.8% 1.08

  2. David Wright

    • Age: 21 – 33, 35
    • Years: 2004-2016, 2018
    • Positions: 3B
    • Teams:New York Mets
    David Wright Hitting Stats
    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 .376 .490 .867

  3. Jacob deGrom2x Cy YoungRookie of the Year

    Jacob deGrom Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    41.2 65 209 209 82 57 2.53 1325.3 4 2 0 407 372 303 1607 30.8% 1.00

  4. Darryl StrawberryRookie of the Year

    Darryl Strawberry Hitting Stats
    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 .359 .520 .878

  5. Dwight GoodenCy YoungRookie of the Year

    Dwight Gooden Pitching Stats
    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 2167.1 67 23 1 823 747 651 1875 21.1% 1.18

  6. Carlos Beltran

    Carlos Beltran Hitting Stats
    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 .369 .500 .869

  7. Jerry Koosman

    Jerry Koosman Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    39.5 89 376 346 140 137 3.10 2542.1 108 26 5 994 875 820 1799 17.1% 1.22

  8. Keith Hernandez

    Keith Hernandez Hitting Stats
    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 .387 .429 .816

  9. Francisco LindorActive

    Francisco Lindor Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    27.2 123 758 3338 2946 503 768 148 11 141 445 117 24 304 624 .261 .338 .462 .800

  10. Edgardo Alfonzo

    Edgardo Alfonzo Hitting Stats
    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 .367 .445 .812

  11. Mike PiazzaHOF

    Mike Piazza Hitting Stats
    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 .373 .542 .915

  12. Al Leiter

    Al Leiter Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    28 81 213 213 95 67 3.42 1358.6 10 7 0 574 517 546 1106 19.2% 1.30

  13. John Olerud

    John Olerud Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    17.3 146 476 2018 1662 288 524 109 5 63 291 5 2 306 206 .315 .425 .501 .926

  14. Jon MatlackRookie of the Year

    Jon Matlack Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    26.6 87 203 199 82 81 3.03 1447.3 65 26 0 557 488 419 1023 17.2% 1.20

  15. Pete AlonsoRookie of the Year

    Pete Alonso Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    23.3 132 1008 4316 3763 580 951 183 8 264 712 18 4 419 984 .253 .341 .516 .857

  16. Brandon NimmoActive

    • Age: 23-32
    • Years: 2016-2025
    • Positions: CF, LF
    • Teams: New York Mets
    Brandon Nimmo Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    26.1 126 1066 4365 3723 593 974 188 32 135 463 54 18 524 974 .262 .364 .438 .802

  17. Howard Johnson

    • Age: 24-32
    • Years: 1985-1993
    • Positions: 3B, SS
    • Teams: New York Mets
    Howard Johnson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22 122 1154 4591 3968 627 997 214 18 192 629 202 63 556 827 .251 .341 .459 .801

  18. Jose Reyes

    • Age: 20-28, 33-35
    • Years: 2003-2011, 2016-2018
    • Positions: SS
    • Teams: New York Mets
    Jose Reyes Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    27.9 103 1365 5931 5437 885 1534 272 113 108 521 408 102 428 676 .282 .334 .433 .768

  19. Sid Fernandez

    Sid Fernandez Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    27.6 88 255 250 98 78 3.14 1582.8 23 9 1 601 553 596 1449 22.4% 1.11

  20. Jeff McNeilActive

    • Age: 26-33
    • Years: 2018-2025
    • Positions: 2B, LF, RF
    • Teams: New York Mets
    Jeff McNeil Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    23 117 923 3621 3245 432 920 193 18 80 367 37 10 261 430 .284 .351 .428 .779

    21. The Next 5

  21. 21. Cleon Jones
  22. 22. David Cone
  23. 23. Johan Santana
  24. 24. Lenny Dykstra
  25. 25. Kevin McReynolds

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

    7 Comments

    1. Mike Piazza, the second Met in the Hall Of Fame is number nine? Dave Magadan? Really? Ahead of Gary Carter, Rusty Staub, Tommie Agee, Ed Kranepool? Puh-leeze!

    2. U gotta be kidding! No Darling, Carter, staub, grote …..u have no idea of Met history…been a fan since 63…

    3. I’ve been a fan since ’64 and I agree with almost all of your picks. Carter’s omission was a miss. I realize he wasn’t here that long, and his arm was mostly shot, and his power diminished to warning track power over that time. But he was Gary F. Carter, man. He made the Mets matter more than they ever had, right when they mattered the most. He belongs. Someone ranted about Magadan in a comment posted last year, so apparently he’s since gotten bumped. Olerud was a terrific player who had his best three-season run in New York, but I’m not sure that’s enough to qualify here. Were his three excellent seasons more valuable than the four years McReynolds gave them. or the half dozen solid seasons contributed by Daniel Murphy? I’m not arguing for McReynolds or Murphy; I don’t think any of the three belong on this list. I agree with most of your pitchers, but disagree on Santana for the same reason. Final observation: No relievers. I have to think Franco’s fans might object, although I never understood his success over that stretch of time. Orosco as an honorable mention? I’ll cast a sentimental vote for Tug. Fun article. Thanks for posting.

      1. Author

        MGavaghen, thanks for the feedback. I’m glad you enjoyed the list. I prefer dialogue like this over rants. I just missed experiencing Carter’s run in NY. I was too young to remember but I do know that he was the cog in the NY machine. My site, however, is based on quantifiable statistics and unfortunately Carter’s stats were simply not enough to make this list.

        I have two other Mets posts you’d probably enjoy. Here is a link to the best single seasons in Mets history by position https://thebaseballscholar.com/2018/07/24/new-york-mets-best-single-seasons/ . The other is the Mets all-time roster https://thebaseballscholar.com/2018/07/24/new-york-mets-best-single-seasons/

    4. Starts and ends with Tom Seaver !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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