Life in the Passing Lane: Where Mets Rank in 2022

[metsmarathon]

Edgy MD wrote: It's that tight. McNeil, according to current estimates, needs one more hit than Goldschmidt to finish ahed of him, and two more hits than Freeman.

how do you figure?



i figure that, freeman would need to go 0-13 to drop his batting average below mcneil's, and goldy would have to go 0-4.



mcneil needs to go 5-5 to move ahead of freeman, and 2-2 to move ahead of goldy.



if freddy takes an 0-4 and mcneil goes 4-4, jeff takes the lead.



oh, i think i get it. if goldschmidt goes 0-1 and jeff goes 1-1, goldy still has the lead, but then if they keep getting hits at the same rate thereafter, jeff would eventually overtake him before the end of the season, assuming some reasonable rate of at bats remaining. is that it? if they both go 3-4 in their next game, jeff would have the lead, as his denominator is smaller.



i wonder how well that holds up for varying hit rates through the rest of the season... <-- this is a fun math problem that i'm tempted to explore, but am going to force myself to probably not attempt to.

[Edgy MD]

There was math involved, but I think it got away from me. I'm seeing now that I double counted additional-hits needed in calculating, leading me to understimate by half. Where I've written "one more hit than Goldschmidt to finish ahead of him, and two more hits than Freeman," please read "two more hit than Goldschmidt to finish ahead of him, and four more hits than Freeman."



My poor dog has been sick and I made the mistake of doing math while nursing her. That's my story.



And it really isn't so simple as all that, so much as, he would have to tack two and four hits onto his projected total beyond what Goldschmidt and Freeman tack on (or fail to tack on) beyond their current rates.



Freebird is 181/550. Continuing at that pace, assuming four at-bats per game over 20 games, should he hit at more or less his current rate of .32909, he'd collect 27.33 more his to finish with that average.



Goldberry is 165/509. Continuing at that pace, assuming four at-bats per game over 18 games, should he hit at more or less his current rate of .32417, he'd collect 23.34 more hits to finish with that average.



McNeil is 129/444. Continuing at that pace, assuming four at-bats per game over 17 games, should he hit at more or less his current rate of .32196, he'd collect 21.89 more hits to finish with that average.



If the first two (somehow) get those exact fractional totals, McNeil would need his 21.89 plus two additional hits (23.89) to pass Goldschmidt (with a .32569 average) and four additional hits (25.89) to pass Freeman (with a .32941 average).



So yeah, I'm kind of rooting for him to go .38074 over his final 68 at-bats. But it won't have to be that lofty if Freeman and Goldschmidt cooperate with a well-timed collapse. So, to simplify it, in daily watching, I'm suggesting we just root for McNeil to get two more hits than than Goldschmidt going forward, and four more than Freeman.



Conceivably, he could pull that off in a single night! Maybe tonight!

[Fman99]

Math boner alert

[metsmarathon]

math boners are the best kind. well, except for all the actual sexy kinds.

[Benjamin Grimm]

2022 marks the 10th time that the Mets have won 91 or more games in a season.



Most team wins in a season



1. 108 (1986)

2. 100 (1969, 1988)

4. 98 (1985)

5. 97 (1999, 2006)

7. 94 (2000)

8. 92 (1987)

9. 91 (1990, 2022)

10. 90 (1984, 2015)

[Edgy MD]

Mets Hit by Pitches in 2022



Mark Canha　　　⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️

Brandon Nimmo　⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️

Starling Marte　　⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️

Pete Alonso　　　⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️

Francisco Lindor　⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️

Jeff McNeil　　　　⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️

J.D. Davis　　　　⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️

James McCann　　⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️

Dominic Smith　　⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️

Tomás Nido　　　　⚾️

Eduardo Escobar　⚾️

Daniel Vogelbach　⚾️

Tyler Naquin　　　⚾️

Travis Jankowski　⚾️

Brett Baty　　　　⚾️

Nick Plummer　　⚾️

[Edgy MD]

A hunnert and one!!



Mets Hit by Pitches in 2022



Mark Canha　　　⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️

Brandon Nimmo　⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️

Starling Marte　　⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️

Pete Alonso　　　⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️

Jeff McNeil　　　　⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ (#101)

Francisco Lindor　⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️

J.D. Davis　　　　⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️

James McCann　　⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️

Dominic Smith　　⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️

Tomás Nido　　　　⚾️

Eduardo Escobar　⚾️

Daniel Vogelbach　⚾️

Tyler Naquin　　　⚾️

Travis Jankowski　⚾️

Brett Baty　　　　⚾️

Nick Plummer　　⚾️

[Benjamin Grimm]

2022 marks the 9th time that the Mets have won 92 or more games in a season.



Buck Showalter, by the way, is now has more wins than any other first-year Mets manager. Davey Johnson had 90 in 1984. The Mets won 91 games in Bud Harrelson's first season in 1990, but the first 20 wins were under Davey Johnson.



Most team wins in a season



1. 108 (1986)

2. 100 (1969, 1988)

4. 98 (1985)

5. 97 (1999, 2006)

7. 94 (2000)

8. 92 (1987, 2022)

9. 91 (1990)

10. 90 (1984, 2015)

[Benjamin Grimm]

2022 marks the 8th time that the Mets have won 93 or more games in a season.



I know how fascinating this is!





Most team wins in a season



1. 108 (1986)

2. 100 (1969, 1988)

4. 98 (1985)

5. 97 (1999, 2006)

7. 94 (2000)

8. 93 (2022)

9. 92 (1987)

10. 91 (1990)

11. 90 (1984, 2015)

[The Hot Corner]

I believe the Mets will need to have their second greatest win total in franchise history if they are to hold off the Braves and win the NL East.

[Willets Point]

Sadly they cannot beat or tie the record.

[Edgy MD]

As the Mets close in on the not-that-coveted hit-batsmen record, it's worth noting that it's not an all-time record at all-but a modern record, with the all-time mark seemingly out of reach, at least this season.



This state of things is the product of the storied 1890s Baltimore squad, who pretty much own the top seven slots. The lone exception are the 1899 Brooklyn Superbas — who, you won't be shocked to learn, were led by Ned Hanlon who defected to Brooklyn after eight years running the Orioles.



That the Mets might invade this territory is almost an insult to Hanlon, who clearly ran the show like he was Morris Buttermaker skippering an entire team of Rudy Steins.



Anyhow, the Mets are one plunk short of the all-time top 10, and three shy of the modern record.



Batsmen Hit on a Single Team in a Season



1) 1898 Baltimore Orioles: 160

2) 1899 Brooklyn Superbas: 125

3) 1899 Baltimore Orioles: 122

4) 1896 Baltimore Orioles: 120

5) 1897 Baltimore Orioles: 115

2022 New York Mets Projected to End of season: 111.65

6) 1891 Baltimore Orioles: 111

7) 1895 Baltimore Orioles: 106

8) 2021 Cincinnati Reds: 105

9) 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers: 104

10) 2008 Cleveland Indians: 103

11) 2022 New York Mets: 102

12) 2018 Tampa Bay Rays: 101

13) 1997 Houston Astros: 100

14) 1894 Baltimore Orioles: 98

15) 2021 Oakland Athletics: 98

[Benjamin Grimm]

2022 marks the 8th time that the Mets have won 94 or more games in a season. Prediction: Their next win will be their 95th.





Most team wins in a season



1. 108 (1986)

2. 100 (1969, 1988)

4. 98 (1985)

5. 97 (1999, 2006)

7. 94 (2000, 2022)

9. 92 (1987)

10. 91 (1990)

11. 90 (1984, 2015)

[Willets Point]

By the end of the month, the 2022 Mets can have the second most wins in team history.

[Benjamin Grimm]

http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/above_below_500_graph.php?year=1986>



http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/above_below_500_graph.php?year=1969>



http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/above_below_500_graph.php?year=1988>



http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/above_below_500_graph.php?year=1985>



http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/above_below_500_graph.php?year=1999>



http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/above_below_500_graph.php?year=2006>



http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/above_below_500_graph.php?year=2000>



http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/above_below_500_graph.php?year=2022>

[Edgy MD]

And Max is one of the 150 winningest pitchers in MLB history.





Career Wins Credited to Pitchers



1) Cy Young: 511

2) Walter Johnson: 417

T3) Grover Cleveland Alexander: 373

T3) Christy Matthewson: 373

5) Pud Galvin: 365

6) Warren Spahn: 363

7) Kid Nichols: 362

8) Greg Maddux: 355

9) Roger Clemens: 354

10) Tim Keefe: 342

…

T114) Rube Marquard: 201

T114) Charlie Root: 201

Max Scherzer Projected to End of Season: 200.87

T116) Chuck Finley: 200

T116) Jon Lester: 200

T116) Max Scherzer: 200

T116) George Uhle: 200

T116) Tim Wakefield: 200

…

T147) Dutch Leonard: 191

T147) Jim Whitney: 191

=#FF8000]Max Scherzer at Start of Season: 190

T149) Dutch Leonard: 191

T149) Jim Whitney: 191

[Edgy MD]

Top ten most poked team of voodoo dolls in history.





Hit Batsmen Endured by a Team in a Single Season



1) 1898 Baltimore Orioles: 160

2) 1899 Brooklyn Superbas: 125

3) 1899 Baltimore Orioles: 122

4) 1896 Baltimore Orioles: 120

5) 1897 Baltimore Orioles: 115

2022 New York Mets Projected to End of season: 111.99

6) 1891 Baltimore Orioles: 111

7) 1895 Baltimore Orioles: 106

8) 2021 Cincinnati Reds: 105

9) 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers: 104

T10) 2008 Cleveland Indians: 103

T10) 2022 New York Mets: 103

12) 2018 Tampa Bay Rays: 101

13) 1997 Houston Astros: 100

14) 1894 Baltimore Orioles: 98

15) 2021 Oakland Athletics: 98

[Benjamin Grimm]

2022 marks the 7th time that the Mets have won 95 or more games in a season.





Most team wins in a season



1. 108 (1986)

2. 100 (1969, 1988)

4. 98 (1985)

5. 97 (1999, 2006)

7. 95 (2022)

8. 94 (2000)

9. 92 (1987)

10. 91 (1990)

11. 90 (1984, 2015)

[Edgy MD]

And here's a big all-time team record in serious danger of falling.





RBI by a Met in a Single Season



Pete Alonso Projected to End of Season:130.68

T1) Mike Piazza (1999): 124

T1) David Wright (2008): 124

3) Pete Alonso (2022): 121

T4) Robin Ventura (1999): 120

T4) Pete Alonso (2019): 120

T6) Bernard Gilkey (1996): 117

T6) Howard Johnson (1991): 117

T8) Carlos Beltran (2006): 116

T8) David Wright (2006): 116

10) Carlos Delgado (2008): 115



11) Carlos Delgado (2006): 114

12) Mike Piazza (2000): 113

T13) Todd Hundley (1996): 112

T13) Carlos Beltran (2007): 112

T13) Carlos Beltran (2008): 112

T16) Darryl Strawberry (1990): 108

T16) Edgardo Alfonzo (1999): 108

18) David Wright (2007): 107

Francisco LIndor Projected to End of Season:106.92

T19) Rusty Staub (1975): 105

T19) Gary Carter (1986): 105



21) Darryl Strawberry (1987): 104

22) David Wright (2010): 103

T23) David Wright (2005): 102

T23) John Olerud (1997): 102

T25) Howard Johnson (1989): 101

T25) Darryl Strawberry (1988): 101

T27) Gary Carter (1985): 100

T27) Eddie Murray (1993): 100

T29) Howard Johnson (1987): 99

T29) Francisco Lindor (2022): 99

T29) Kevin McReynolds (1988): 99

T29) David Arthur Kingman (1982): 99

[Edgy MD]

One tick short of the modern, non-Ned Hanlon record.



Hit Batsmen Endured by a Team in a Single Season



1) 1898 Baltimore Orioles: 160

2) 1899 Brooklyn Superbas: 125

3) 1899 Baltimore Orioles: 122

4) 1896 Baltimore Orioles: 120

5) 1897 Baltimore Orioles: 115

2022 New York Mets Projected to End of season: 111.58

6) 1891 Baltimore Orioles: 111

7) 1895 Baltimore Orioles: 106

8) 2021 Cincinnati Reds: 105

T9) 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers: 104

T9) 2022 New York Mets: 104

11) 2008 Cleveland Indians: 103

12) 2018 Tampa Bay Rays: 101

13) 1997 Houston Astros: 100

T14) 1894 Baltimore Orioles: 98

T14) 2021 Oakland Athletics: 98

[Frayed Knot]

Not sure what it says that all those records are either real recent or way distant past.

[Willets Point]

Modern record tied.

[Edgy MD]

And it's appropriate that it's Cahna to carry the ball over the goal line.



Hit Batsmen Endured by a Team in a Single Season



1) 1898 Baltimore Orioles: 160

2) 1899 Brooklyn Superbas: 125

3) 1899 Baltimore Orioles: 122

4) 1896 Baltimore Orioles: 120

5) 1897 Baltimore Orioles: 115

2022 New York Mets Projected to End of season: 112.65

6) 1891 Baltimore Orioles: 111

7) 1895 Baltimore Orioles: 106

T8) 2021 Cincinnati Reds: 105

T8) 2022 New York Mets: 105

10) 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers: 104

11) 2008 Cleveland Indians: 103

12) 2018 Tampa Bay Rays: 101

13) 1997 Houston Astros: 100

T14) 1894 Baltimore Orioles: 98

T14) 2021 Oakland Athletics: 98

[Edgy MD]

And it's Guillorme who gets to spike the ball in the end zone. Also, the '97 O's are suddenly within reach.



Hit Batsmen Endured by a Team in a Single Season



1) 1898 Baltimore Orioles: 160

2) 1899 Brooklyn Superbas: 125

3) 1899 Baltimore Orioles: 122

4) 1896 Baltimore Orioles: 120

5) 1897 Baltimore Orioles: 115

2022 New York Mets Projected to End of season: 113.72

6) 1891 Baltimore Orioles: 111

T7) 1895 Baltimore Orioles: 106

T7) 2022 New York Mets: 106

9) 2021 Cincinnati Reds: 105

10) 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers: 104

11) 2008 Cleveland Indians: 103

12) 2018 Tampa Bay Rays: 101

13) 1997 Houston Astros: 100

T14) 1894 Baltimore Orioles: 98

T14) 2021 Oakland Athletics: 98

[stevejrogers]

Edgy MD wrote: And Max is one of the 150 winningest pitchers in MLB history. Career Wins Credited to Pitchers 1) Cy Young: 511 2) Walter Johnson: 417 T3) Grover Cleveland Alexander: 373 T3) Christy Matthewson: 373 5) Pud Galvin: 365 6) Warren Spahn: 363 7) Kid Nichols: 362 8) Greg Maddux: 355 9) Roger Clemens: 354 10) Tim Keefe: 342 … T114) Rube Marquard: 201 T114) Charlie Root: 201 Max Scherzer Projected to End of Season: 200.87 T116) Chuck Finley: 200 T116) Jon Lester: 200 T116) Max Scherzer: 200 T116) George Uhle: 200 T116) Tim Wakefield: 200 … T147) Dutch Leonard: 191 T147) Jim Whitney: 191 =#FF8000]Max Scherzer at Start of Season: 190 T149) Dutch Leonard: 191 T149) Jim Whitney: 191

This site has indexed at least one card of all of Max's 200 Win Club mates except one!



https://www.tcdb.com/List.cfm/lid/6283/MLB-Milestones:-200-Wins-Club?C=1https://www.tcdb.com/List.cfm/lid/6283/MLB-Milestones:-200-Wins-Club?C=1

[MFS62]

What about Mark Canha getting plunked 23 times, a single season Mets record?

Where does that put him on the individual all-time list?

Later

[stevejrogers]

What about Mark Canha getting plunked 23 times, a single season Mets record? Where does that put him on the individual all-time list? Later

Not even half way to the record!



https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/HBP_season.shtmlhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/HBP_season.shtml

[MFS62]

Thanks. Ron Hunt was an Expo when he set the mark, so it looks like Canha has the single season record.

Vina had more than Canha, but I had to check. He wasn't a Met when he got plunked 31 times.

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

2022 marks the 7th time that the Mets have won 96 or more games in a season.





Most team wins in a season



1. 108 (1986)

2. 100 (1969, 1988)

4. 98 (1985)

5. 97 (1999, 2006)

7. 96 (2022)

8. 94 (2000)

9. 92 (1987)

10. 91 (1990)

11. 90 (1984, 2015)

[Edgy MD]

Sole possession of seventh place all-time. Currently looking ahead to fifth.



Hit Batsmen Endured by a Team in a Single Season



1) 1898 Baltimore Orioles: 160

2) 1899 Brooklyn Superbas: 125

3) 1899 Baltimore Orioles: 122

4) 1896 Baltimore Orioles: 120

2022 New York Mets Projected to End of season: 115.41

5) 1897 Baltimore Orioles: 115

6) 1891 Baltimore Orioles: 111

7) 2022 New York Mets: 109

8%) 1895 Baltimore Orioles: 106

8) 2021 Cincinnati Reds: 105

9) 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers: 104

10) 2008 Cleveland Indians: 103

12) 2018 Tampa Bay Rays: 101

t8) 1997 Houston Astros: 100

T14) 1894 Baltimore Orioles: 98

T14) 2021 Oakland Athletics: 98