You Just Made the List, Buddy: Where Mets Rank in 2019

[Edgy MD]

Nice to finally update Alonso's march after a win. It's cool to see him tie Fred Lynn 1975 in RBI, as that year Fred became the first rookie to win the MVP, a feat since equaled only by Ichiro Suzuki. His 105 RBI also equals what had been the Mets' all-time record up until 1991.

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[Willets Point]

53 homers for Alonso and all Yankees fans can be seated.

[Edgy MD]

In addition to all the gifts Pete Alonso has offered this season, he may give the Mets their fourth-ever home run title, following Dave Kingman (1982), Darryl Strawberry (1988), and Howard Johnson (1991). He not only leads, but his team has more games to play than most, projecting him further than the rest.

[th]Rank[/th]	[th]Player[/th]	[th]Team[/th]	[th]Homers[/th]	[th]Projected[/th]
	1		Pete Alonso		Mets		45		52.45
	t-2		Cody Bellinger		Dodgers		44		50.55
	t-2		Mike Trout		Angels		44		51.28
	4		Christian Yellich		Brewers		43		50.48
	5		Eugenio Suarez		Reds		40		46.29
	6		Jorge Solér		Royals		39		45.45
	7		Freddie Freeman		Braves		38		43.97
	8		Nolan Aranado		Rockies		37		42.81
	t-9		Ronald Acuña, Jr.		Braves		36		41.66
	t-9		Max Kepler		Twins		36		42.26

Interestingly, all three of the Mets homerun champs were gone after two more seasons or sooner. Let that not be Alonso's fate.



He has also moved up to 44th on the Mets all-time homer list, despite playing less than a season. He just passed Hubie Brooks and sits a single homer behind John Stearns. Longtime Mets, those guys.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Alonso is on pace to lead, not only the NL in home runs, but all of baseball. No Met has ever led the MLB in single-season home runs. Jose Canseco (OAK), thwarted a Met twice for the honors, edging out both Strawberry ('88) and Hojo ('91) for the Major League lead.

[Guest 41Forever]

Can you imagine if he gets to 126 rbi -- not only getting the Mets record, but passing DiMaggio's rookie total? Bat him behind Nimmo and McNeil, please!

[Edgy MD]

I've got to hand it to Alonso. He strikes out his first three trips and gets big RBIs in his last two. Almost swung at a terrible ball-four pitch for the game-winning walk, but the didn't so props to him.



And any time you tie Dick Dietz in something, it's a good day.

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[Edgy MD]

Just a reminder.



Most Career Losses, All-Time, Without a Win



1) Terry Felton (1979–1982 Twins): 0-16

=#0000FF]2) Paul Sewald (2017–2019) Mets: 0-13

3) Steve Gerkin (1945 Athletics): 0-12

4) William "Charlie" Stecher (1890 Athletics): 0-10

5) Tyler Cravy (2015–2016 Brewers): 0-9

t-6) Ed O'Neil (1890 Maumees, 1890 Athletics): 0-8

t-6) Ed Albosta (1941 Dodgers, 1946 Pirates): 0-8

t-6) Archie Reynolds (1968–1970 Cubs, 1971 Angels, 1972 Brewers): 0-8

t-6) Paul Brown (1961–1963, 1968 Phillies): 0-8

t-6) Scott Ruffcorn (1993–1996 White Sox, 1997 Phillies): 0-8

[Edgy MD]

And, it was a good afternoon for Terry Felton.



Most Career Losses, All-Time, Without a Win



1) Terry Felton (1979–1982 Twins): 0-16

=#0000FF]2) Paul Sewald (2017–2019) Mets: 0-14

3) Steve Gerkin (1945 Athletics): 0-12

4) William "Charlie" Stecher (1890 Athletics): 0-10

5) Tyler Cravy (2015–2016 Brewers): 0-9

t-6) Ed O'Neil (1890 Maumees, 1890 Athletics): 0-8

t-6) Ed Albosta (1941 Dodgers, 1946 Pirates): 0-8

t-6) Archie Reynolds (1968–1970 Cubs, 1971 Angels, 1972 Brewers): 0-8

t-6) Paul Brown (1961–1963, 1968 Phillies): 0-8

t-6) Scott Ruffcorn (1993–1996 White Sox, 1997 Phillies): 0-8





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[Edgy MD]

Pete Alonso now owns the 101st best home run season ever.



Ever.

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[Edgy MD]

And Pistol Pete's second dong of the day puts him back in Ralph Kiner territory.



Did I say Kiner? I mean Babe Ruth territory.



The accompanying RBI also puts him back on track to break the Mets team record, if only just, and brings him into Top 1,000 RBI seasons of all time.

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[Edgy MD]

Hey, it's been a little while, ya big, beautiful bastid.



You're gonna have to rally a bit to make a run at that team RBI record. DON'T GET COMPLACENT!!

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[TH] Home Runs in a Season by a Mets Rookie[/TH]	[TH]Home Runs in a Season by a Mets Hitter of Any Stripe[/TH]	[TH] Home Runs in a Season by an MLB Rookie[/TH]	[TH]Home Runs in a Season by an MLB Hitter of Any Stripe[/TH]

[Edgy MD]

Hey, Mets! Load the bases before Alonso comes up, not after.



Your boy has tied McGwire and is back ahead of the Judgian pace!

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[TH] Home Runs in a Season by a Mets Rookie[/TH]	[TH]Home Runs in a Season by a Mets Hitter of Any Stripe[/TH]	[TH] Home Runs in a Season by an MLB Rookie[/TH]	[TH]Home Runs in a Season by an MLB Hitter of Any Stripe[/TH]

[Edgy MD]

Slight adjusments to account for yer man getting one more RBI on the bezes-loaded walk — in a strange way, possibly his biggest RBI of the year.



Amazingly, we're in the 57th year of the franchise and he's increased the team rookie RBI record by 52.7%. And there are still 10 games left to play. He has a chance at doubling Darryl Strawberry's rookie homerun record. Doubling!



We've also cracked the all-time top 10 in RBIs by a Met batsman in a season

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[Vic Sage]

however you slice it, the Polar Bear is having a rookie year for the ages and one of the greatest Met seasons ever.

[Edgy MD]

That's certainly part of the story, though. Due largely, I'm sure, to the unprecedented offensive environment in which his numbers have been produced, FanGraphs for instance, gives him only enough fWAR to (so far) barely scrape into the top 40 Mets non-pitching seasons ever (with 10 games to play).



Now, I don't think fWAR is the be-all-and-end-all bottom line to measure value, but it's still a kick in the ballsack. The numbers leave him looking up at Angel Pagan 2010, for (Piss-Missile) Pete's sake!



Most fWAR in a Season by a Non-Pitching Met



1) David Wright (2007): 8.4

2) John Olerud (1998): 8.1

3) Carlos Beltran (2006): 7.8

4) Bernard Gilkey (1996): 7.6

5) Robin Ventura (1999): 7.3

6) Carlos Beltran (2008): 7.2

t-7) Howard Johnson (1989): 7.0

t-7) David Wright (2008): 7.0

9) Gary Carter (1985): 6.7

10) David Wright (2012): 6.6

11) Darryl Strawberry (1990): 6.5

t-12) Edgardo Alfonzo (2000): 6.4

t-12) Lance Johnson (1996): 6.4

14) Cleon Jones (1969): 6.3

15) Edgardo Alfonzo (1999): 5.9

t-16) Jose Reyes (2008): 5.8

t-16) Jose Reyes (2011): 5.8

t-16) Mike Piazza (2000): 5.8

t-16) John Olerud (1999): 5.8

t-16) Keith Hernandez (1986): 5.8

t-16) David Wright (2005): 5.8

t-22) Jose Reyes (2006): 5.7

t-22) Keith Hernandez (1984): 5.7

t-24) Edgardo Alfonzo (1997): 5.6

t-24) John Stearns (1978): 5.6

t-24) Jose Reyes (2007): 5.6

27) Darryl Strawberry (1987): 5.5

t-28) Tommie Agee (1969): 5.4

t-28) Dave Magadan (1990): 5.4

t-30) Edgardo Alfonzo (2002): 5.3

t-30) Curtis Granderson (2015): 5.3

t-30) Darryl Strawberry (1988): 5.3

33) Tommie Agee (1970): 5.2

34) Carlos Beltran (2007): 5.1

35) Keith Hernandez (1985): 5.0

36) Angel Pagan (2010): 4.9

=#0000FF]37) Peter Alonso (2019): 4.8

t-38) Todd Hundley (1996): 4.7

t-38) David Wright (2006): 4.7

t-38) Lee Mazzilli (1979): 4.7

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: That's certainly part of the story, though. Due largely, I'm sure, to the unprecedented offensive environment in which his numbers have been produced, FanGraphs for instance, gives him only enough fWAR to (so far) barely scrape into the top 40 Mets non-pitching seasons ever (with 10 games to play). Now, I don't think fWAR is the be-all-and-end-all bottom line to measure value, but it's still a kick in the ballsack. The numbers leave him looking up at Angel Pagan 2010, for (Piss-Missile) Pete's sake! Most fWAR in a Season by a Non-Pitching Met 1) David Wright (2007): 8.4 2) John Olerud (1998): 8.1 3) Carlos Beltran (2006): 7.8 4) Bernard Gilkey (1996): 7.6 5) Robin Ventura (1999): 7.3 6) Carlos Beltran (2008): 7.2 t-7) Howard Johnson (1989): 7.0 t-7) David Wright (2008): 7.0 9) Gary Carter (1985): 6.7 10) David Wright (2012): 6.6 11) Darryl Strawberry (1990): 6.5 t-12) Edgardo Alfonzo (2000): 6.4 t-12) Lance Johnson (1996): 6.4 14) Cleon Jones (1969): 6.3 15) Edgardo Alfonzo (1999): 5.9 t-16) Jose Reyes (2008): 5.8 t-16) Jose Reyes (2011): 5.8 t-16) Mike Piazza (2000): 5.8 t-16) John Olerud (1999): 5.8 t-16) Keith Hernandez (1986): 5.8 t-16) David Wright (2005): 5.8 t-22) Jose Reyes (2006): 5.7 t-22) Keith Hernandez (1984): 5.7 t-24) Edgardo Alfonzo (1997): 5.6 t-24) John Stearns (1978): 5.6 t-24) Jose Reyes (2007): 5.6 27) Darryl Strawberry (1987): 5.5 t-28) Tommie Agee (1969): 5.4 t-28) Dave Magadan (1990): 5.4 t-30) Edgardo Alfonzo (2002): 5.3 t-30) Curtis Granderson (2015): 5.3 t-30) Darryl Strawberry (1988): 5.3 33) Tommie Agee (1970): 5.2 34) Carlos Beltran (2007): 5.1 35) Keith Hernandez (1985): 5.0 36) Angel Pagan (2010): 4.9 =#0000FF]37) Peter Alonso (2019): 4.8 t-38) Todd Hundley (1996): 4.7 t-38) David Wright (2006): 4.7 t-38) Lee Mazzilli (1979): 4.7

You know who's not on that list? Think a while before you scroll down to the bottom of this post for the answer.



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Mike Piazza. The stat must think something awful of Mike's defense.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Yeah I'm not comfy at all with stats that combine O&D. Piazza or Alonso could have been much worse than tey are defensively but still have jobs and be a great assets to the club. Plus with all the shifting and so forth they do today it's like the game has already acknowledged that plays made are influenced by preparation and positioning called from the dugout than ever.



The best defensive stat remains my own: Eyewitness Defense.

[Edgy MD]

Piazza 2000 is in there at 5.8 fWAR, tied for 16th with José Reyes 2008 and 2011, John Olerud 1999, Keith Hernandez 1985, and David Wright 2005.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Yeah I'm not comfy at all with stats that combine O&D. Piazza or Alonso could have been much worse than tey are defensively but still have jobs and be a great assets to the club. Plus with all the shifting and so forth they do today it's like the game has already acknowledged that plays made are influenced by preparation and positioning called from the dugout than ever. The best defensive stat remains my own: Eyewitness Defense.

Piazza, and all catchers, should be given extra credit for simply being able to catch. It's a brutal position. Wanna know what I always thought was one of the greatest things about Piazza (even though it only lasted for a year and a half -- from when he got here to the end of the 1999 season)? That he could play the catcher position, period. Otherwise, with his lethal bat, he'd play, but in the NL, he'd be a first baseman and the Mets never would've been able to play Piazza and Olerud at the same time. I'll betcha that that doesn't show up in fWAR.

[Edgy MD]

It's certainly supposed to. Whether it's accurately measured is another question, though.

[Edgy MD]

We're now looking at one of the top 40 home run seasons, and one of the top 685 RBI seasons.



With nine games left. Oh, if the Mets survive this potential review in Chelsea, he gets up one more time.

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[Edgy MD]

It's too late, in all likelihood, for Rosario to make a run at the team shortstop power record, but he has a good shot at #3 on the list and an outside shot at second.



Homeruns in a Season by a Mets Shortstop



1) Asdrubal Cabrera (2016): 22

2) José Reyes (2006): 19

3) José Reyes (2008): 16

Amed Rosario Projected to End of Season: 15.68

=#0040FF]t-4) Amed Rosario (2019): 15

t-5) Wilmer Flores (2015): 12

t-5) José Reyes (2007): 12

7) José Reyes (2010): 11

t-8) José Reyes (2017): 10

t-8) Kevin Elster (1989): 10

t-10) Kevin Elster (1988): 9

t-10) Kevin Elster (1990): 9

[Edgy MD]

Interesting down the stretch.



1) Pete Alonso is within one home run of getting his fourth blue ribbon on this list.



2) A fifth one is not out of the question. And the all-time team RBI record is a big one.



3) Michael Conforto has now entered the Mets top 20 all-time home run seasons.



4) Somehow, when listing all these big seasons, we have a guy from the 1895 Spiders come up.

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[batmagadanleadoff]

Pete also broke the Mets all time single season record for extra base hits a coup'la days ago when he hit his 50th HR in Cincy. Hojo (1989) and Beltran (2006) were the former record-holders.

[Edgy MD]

And the record for homers at home was broken tonight.

[Edgy MD]

Also, we're probably in the clubhouse on this one. I guess it's possible that deGrom could make a cameo in the last game, but likely not enough to change this chart.



1) Tom Seaver (1971): 289 (286.33 IP)

2) Tom Seaver (1970): 283 (290.67)

3) Dwight Gooden (1984): 276 (218.00)

4) Jacob deGrom (2018): 269 (217.00)

5) Dwight Gooden (1985): 268 (276.67)

6) Jacob deGrom (2019): 255 (204.00)

7) Tom Seaver (1973): 251 (290.00)

8) Tom Seaver (1972): 249 (262.00)

9) Tom Seaver (1975): 243 (280.33)

10) David Cone (1991): 241 (232.67)

[Edgy MD]

Pete earns his fourth blue ribbon from this table, with a fifth — the team RBI record — still in play.



Also, he ties George Foster, whose 52 was memorable because it was it was the biggest home run season between Roger Maris and Mark McGwire.

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[Edgy MD]

Walks by a Mets Rookie



=#0000FF]t-1) Peter Alonso (2019): 71 (158 G)

t-1) Ike Davis (2010): 72 (147 G)

t-1) Lee Mazzilli (1977): 72 (159 G)

4) Johnny Lewis (1965): 59 (148 G)

5) John Milner (1972): 51 (117 G)

6) Wally Backman (1982): 49 (96 G)

7) Darryl Strawberry (1983): 47 (122 G)

8) Jim Hickman (1962): 47 (140 G)

9) Ty Wigginton (2003): 46 (156 G)

10) Steve Henderson (1977): 43 (99 G)

[Edgy MD]

It's fun. You start a table like this at the start of the season, and you're projecting a guy as having over 50 homers and it's generally silly. Small sample size of a hot guy and all. But here we are.



Apart from taking sole possession of the rookie home run record, with number 53, Alonso also passes George Foster 1977 and Willie Mays 1965 as the most homers hit by a player who would ever play for the Mets. With one more, he can catch Ralph Kiner 1949, owner of the record for the most homers in a season by a player who would ever be employed by the Mets.



With a few innings plus one game to play, he's also has tied Robin Ventura for the third-most RBI ever garnered by a Met in a single season. Let's get the table set for him.

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[Edgy MD]

WHERE ALL METS ACTIVE IN 2019 RANK ON THE ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST

(ASSUMING THEY HAVE TEN OR MORE)



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11) Ed Kranepool: 118

12) Michael Conforto: 109

13) Jose Reyes: 108



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25) Rusty Staub: 75

26) Yoenis Cespedes: 74 (active in theory)

27) Ron Swoboda: 69



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38) Asdrubal Cabrera: 55

T-39) Jeromy Burnitz, Pete Alonso: 53

t-41) Frank Thomas, Bernard Gilkey: 52

43) Travis d'Arnaud: 47

44) John Stearns: 46



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52) Todd Zeile: 41

t-53) Ryan Thompson, Todd Frazier: 39

55) Joel Youngblood: 38



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66) Neil Walker: 33

t-67) Ken Boswell, Brandon Nimmo: 31

69) Lenny Dykstra: 30

t-70) Mo Vaughn, Ty Wigginton: 29

t-72) Joe Christopher, Amed Rosario: 28

t-74) Daryl Boston, Carl Everett, Scott Hairston: 27

t-77) Jason Bay, Jeff McNeil: 26

t-79) Juan Lagares:, Dominic Smith: 25

81) Angel Pagan: 24

t-82) Willie Montanez, J.D. Davis: 22

t-84) Ed Charles, Mike Jorgensen, Danny Heep, Dave Magadan, Mark Carreon, Richard Hidalgo, José Valentin, Fernando Tatis, Jeff Francoeur, Marlon Byrd: 21



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t-109) Marv Throneberry, Tommy Davis, Duffy Dyer, Tony Clark, Damion Easley: 16

t-114) Jerry Buchek, Del Unser, Mackey Sasser, Joe McEwing, Victor Diaz, John Buck, Anthony Recker, Rene Rivera: 15

t-122) Charlie Neal, Jesse Gonder, Duke Snider, Larry Elliot, Willie Mays, Xavier Nady, Paul Lo Duca, Shawn Green, Ryan Church, Kevin Plawecki, Kelly Johnson, Wilson Ramos: 14

t-134) Dave Marshall, Ellis Valentine, Matt Franco, Roberto Alomar, Eric Valent, Moises Alou, Robinson Cano: 13

141) Tim Harkness, Joe Torre, Kevin Mitchell, David Segui, Chris Jones, Rickey Henderson, Mike Jacobs, Brian Schneider, Rod Barajas, Jordany Valdespin: 12

t-151) Felix Mantilla, Hawk Taylor, Mike Vail, Tsuyoshi Shinjo, Kaz Matsui, Doug Mientkiewicz, Marlon Anderson, Lastings Milledge: 11

159) Al Luplow, Ed Bressoud, Bruce Boisclair, Richie Hebner, Claudell Washington, Lance Johnson, Gary Sheffield, Ruben Tejada, Michael Cuddyer, Devin Mesoraco: 10 (active in a really abstract theory)