The Mets in the Postseason: Fun Facts, Quizzes, and more

[Benjamin Grimm]

The Cardinals would have to win more games than they have remaining in order to do that. They can finish with a better record than the Braves, but not a better record than the Mets. (They can tie the Mets, but the Mets hold the tiebreaker advantage.)

[Edgy MD]

That post is, like, the Edgardo Alfonzo Museum.

[Benjamin Grimm]

His name is at or near the top of many of the lists. He didn't ground into any double plays, though. I wonder if he regrets that?





Meanwhile, this from Anthony DiComo about Terrance Gore:

Should the Mets manage to win it all this year, Gore's unique career would take an historic turn. The pinch-running specialist is already one of the only players in MLB history to earn three World Series rings for three different franchises: the 2015 Royals, the 2020 Dodgers and the 2021 Braves. Making his feat more unique is the fact he didn't actually play in any of those Fall Classics. (Gore was on the World Series roster for Kansas City and Atlanta but didn't appear in a game. He did not make any of the Dodgers' postseason rosters. Only 16 players have been on a winning World Series roster for three different franchises, including Jack Morris, Dave Stewart and Steve Carlton. Gore has a chance to become the 17th. No one has done it for at least four franchises. Teams typically give out World Series rings to anyone who contributed over the course of the season, even if it was for a single game in April. As such, there's no data to determine how many players -- if any -- actually earned a ring with four or more teams. But the list is assuredly small, and Gore is the rare player with a chance to crack it. “It would be special,” said Gore, who signed a Minor League deal in June. “It's definitely what I'm trying to do. When the Mets called, I knew they had a really good ballclub. So I'm putting all my eggs in one basket, and we'll see what happens.”

Steve Carlton would have been with the 1967 Cardinals (I assume) and 1980 Phillies. I can't think of what his third team would have been.

[Willets Point]

Carlton was on the Twins in 87.

[Edgy MD]

A 42-year-old Carton went 1-5 for the 1987 Twins. He didn't see any post season action but did briefly return the next season to go 0-1.



OE: Beaten.

[Willets Point]

Edgy MD wrote: OE: Beaten.

And yet, more informative. Proving that being first isn't always best.

[Edgy MD]

My favorite ring collector is Lonnie Smith, 1980 Phil, 1982 Card, and 1985 Royal.



He would return to the World Series with the Braves in 1991 and 1992 but come up empty because the 1990s Braves did that sort of thing.



He might have returned again with the 1994 Orioles but the post-season was canceled and he never returned after the strike.

[Benjamin Grimm]

CURRENT METS WITH POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE:



Chris Bassitt (Oakland: 2020 ALWC, ALDS)



Mark Canha (Oakland: 2018 ALWC; 2019 ALWC; 2020 ALWC, ALDS)



Carlos Carrasco (Cleveland 2017 ALDS; 2018 ALDS; 2020 ALWC)



Jacob deGrom (Mets 2015 NLDS, NLCS, WS)



Eduardo Escobar (Minnesota: 2017 ALWC; Milwaukee: 2021 NLDS)



Mychal Givens (Baltimore: 2016 ALWC)



Terrance Gore (Kansas City: 2014 ALWC, ALDS, ALCS, WS; 2015 ALDS, ALCS; Chicago Cubs: 2018 NLWC; Atlanta: 2021 NLDS)



Tommy Hunter (Texas: 2010 ALDS, ALCS, WS; Baltimore 2012 ALWC, ALDS; 2014 ALDS; ALCS)



Francisco Lindor (Cleveland: 2016 ALDS, ALCS, WS; 2017 ALDS; 2018 ALDS; 2020 ALWC)



Starling Marte (Pittsburgh: 2013 NLWC, NLDS; 2014 NLWC; 2015 NLWC; Miami: 2020 NLWC, NLDS)



Trevor May (Minnesota 2019 ALDS; 2020 ALWC)



James McCann (Chicago White Sox: 2020 ALWC)



Tyler Naquin (Cleveland: 2016 ALDS, ALCS, WS; 2020 ALWC)



Adam Ottavino (Colorado: 2018 NLWC, NLDS; N.Y. Yankees: 2019 ALDS, ALCS; 2020 ALDS; Boston: 2021 ALDS, ALCS)



Darin Ruf (San Francisco: 2021 NLDS)



Max Scherzer (Detroit: 2011 ALDS, ALCS; 2012 ALDS, ALCS, WS; 2013 ALDS, ALCS; 2014 ALDS; Washington: 2016 NLDS; 2017 NLDS; 2019 NLWC, NLDS, NLCS, WS; Los Angeles Dodgers: 2021 NLWC, NLDS, NLCS)



Daniel Vogelbach (Milwaukee: 2020 NLWC; 2021 NLDS)



Taijuan Walker (Arizona: 2017 NLWC, NLDS)





NO POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE:



Pete Alonso, Francisco Alvarez, Edwin Diaz, Luis Guillorme, Seth Lugo, Jeff McNeil, Tylor Megill, Tomas Nido, Brandon Nimmo, David Peterson, Joely Rodriguez, Drew Smith, Mark Vientos, Trevor Williams.

[Fman99]

Your list is missing Brandon Nimmo, who played in 2016 but did not appear in the WC game.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Fixed, thanks.

[Benjamin Grimm]

METS IN THE WILD CARD SERIES

All-Time Leaders





This is a very modest set of statistics. Some of these records are sure to be broken, such as "Games". I'm hoping we'll get to erase the zeros under "Runs" and "Wins".





Batting Leaders



Games

1. Jose Reyes, Curtis Granderson, Eric Campbell, Yoenis Cespedes, Asdrubal Cabrera, Rene Rivera, Ty Kelly, James Loney, Jay Bruce, T.J. Rivera: 1



Plate Appearances

1. Jose Reyes, Curtis Granderson, Yoenis Cespedes, Asdrubal Cabrera, T.J. Rivera: 4

6. Rene Rivera, Jay Bruce: 3

8. Noah Syndergaard, James Loney: 2

10. Eric Campbell, Ty Kelly: 1



At Bats

1. Jose Reyes, Curtis Granderson, Yoenis Cespedes, T.J. Rivera: 4

5. Asdrubal Cabrera, Rene Rivera, Jay Bruce: 3

8. Noah Syndergaard: 2

9. Eric Campbell, Ty Kelly, James Loney: 1



Runs

None.



Hits

1. Asdrubal Cabrera, Rene Rivera, Ty Kelly, T.J. Rivera: 1



Doubles

1. T.J. Rivera: 1



Triples

None.



Home Runs

None.



Runs Batted In

None.



Walks

1. Asdrubal Cabrera, James Loney: 1



Strikeouts

1. Noah Syndergaard, Yoenis Cespedes: 2

3. Eric Campbell, Jay Bruce: 1



Total Bases

1. T.J. Rivera: 2

2. Asdrubal Cabrera, Rene Rivera, Ty Kelly: 1



Extra-Base Hits

1. T.J. Rivera: 1



Intentional Walks

1. James Loney: 1



Hit By Pitch

None.



Sacrifice Flies

None.



Sacrifice Hits

None.



Stolen Bases

None.



Caught Stealing

None.



Ground into Double Play

1. James Loney: 1







Pitching Leaders



Games

1. Jeurys Familia, Noah Syndergaard, Addison Reed: 1



Innings

1. Noah Syndergaard: 7

2. Jeurys Familia, Addison Reed: 1



Wins

None.



Losses

1. Jeurys Familia: 1



Hits

1. Jeurys Familia, Noah Syndergaard: 2

3. Addison Reed: 1



Runs

1. Jeurys Familia: 3



Earned Runs

1. Jeurys Familia: 3



Walks

1. Noah Syndergaard: 3

2. Addison Reed: 2

3. Jeurys Familia: 1



Strikeouts

1. Noah Syndergaard: 10

2. Jeurys Familia, Addison Reed: 1



Starts

1. Noah Syndergaard: 1



Complete Games

None.



Shutouts

None.



Saves

None.

[Benjamin Grimm]

METS IN THE WILD CARD SERIES

All-Time Leaders



These numbers have become modestly better: We now have a run and an RBI and a triple and a homer and some stolen bases and a hit-by-pitch! The most important stat, wins, remains at zero.



Batting Leaders



Games

1. Jose Reyes, Curtis Granderson, Eric Campbell, Yoenis Cespedes, Asdrubal Cabrera, Rene Rivera, Ty Kelly, James Loney, Brandon Nimmo, Jay Bruce, T.J. Rivera, Tomas Nido, Luis Guillorme, Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor, James McCann, Mark Canha, Eduardo Escobar, Starling Marte, Daniel Vogelbach, Francisco Alvarez: 1





Plate Appearances

1. Jose Reyes, Curtis Granderson, Yoenis Cespedes, Asdrubal Cabrera, Brandon Nimmo, T.J. Rivera, Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor, Mark Canha, Eduardo Escobar, Starling Marte, Daniel Vogelbach: 4

14. Rene Rivera, Jay Bruce: 3

16. Noah Syndergaard, James Loney, Tomas Nido: 2

19. Eric Campbell, Ty Kelly, Luis Guillorme, Francisco Alvarez: 1





At Bats

1. Jose Reyes, Curtis Granderson, Yoenis Cespedes, Brandon Nimmo, T.J. Rivera, Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso, Mark Canha, Starling Marte, Daniel Vogelbach: 4

11. Asdrubal Cabrera, Rene Rivera, Jay Bruce, Francisco Lindor, Eduardo Escobar: 3

16. Noah Syndergaard, Tomas Nido: 2

18. Eric Campbell, Ty Kelly, James Loney, Luis Guillorme, Francisco Alvarez: 1





Runs

1. Eduardo Escobar: 1





Hits

1. Eduardo Escobar, Starling Marte: 2

3. Asdrubal Cabrera, Rene Rivera, Ty Kelly, Brandon Nimmo, T.J. Rivera, Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso: 1





Doubles

1. T.J. Rivera, Eduardo Escobar: 1





Triples

1. Brandon Nimmo: 1





Home Runs

1. Eduardo Escobar: 1





Runs Batted In

1. Eduardo Escobar: 1





Walks

1. Asdrubal Cabrera, James Loney, Eduardo Escobar: 1





Strikeouts

1. Noah Syndergaard, Yoenis Cespedes, Pete Alonso: 2

4. Eric Campbell, Jay Bruce, Luis Guillorme, Eduardo Escobar, Francisco Alvarez: 1





Total Bases

1. Eduardo Escobar: 6

2. Brandon Nimmo: 3

3. T.J. Rivera, Starling Marte: 2

5. Asdrubal Cabrera, Rene Rivera, Ty Kelly, Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso: 1





Extra-Base Hits

1. Eduardo Escobar: 2

2. Brandon Nimmo, T.J. Rivera: 1





Intentional Walks

1. James Loney: 1





Hit By Pitch

1. Francisco Lindor: 1





Sacrifice Flies

None.





Sacrifice Hits

None.





Stolen Bases

1. Starling Marte: 2

2. Francisco Lindor: 1





Caught Stealing

None.





Ground into Double Play

1. James Loney: 1











Pitching Leaders





Games

1. Jeurys Familia, Noah Syndergaard, Addison Reed, Seth Lugo, David Peterson, Trevor May, Max Scherzer, Mychal Givens: 1





Innings

1. Noah Syndergaard: 7

2. Max Scherzer: 4.2

3. Trevor May: 1.1

4. Jeurys Familia, Addison Reed, Seth Lugo, David Peterson, Mychal Givens: 1





Wins

None.





Losses

1. Jeurys Familia, Max Scherzer: 1





Hits

1. Max Scherzer: 7

2. Jeurys Familia, Noah Syndergaard: 2

4. Addison Reed, Mychal Givens: 1





Runs

1. Max Scherzer: 7

2. Jeurys Familia: 3





Earned Runs

1. Max Scherzer: 7

2. Jeurys Familia: 3





Walks

1. Noah Syndergaard: 3

2. Addison Reed: 2

3. Jeurys Familia, Seth Lugo, Trevor May: 1





Strikeouts

1. Noah Syndergaard: 10

2. Max Scherzer: 4

3. David Peterson, Trevor May, Mychal Givens: 2

6. Jeurys Familia, Addison Reed, Seth Lugo: 1





Starts

1. Noah Syndergaard, Max Scherzer: 1





Complete Games

None.





Shutouts

None.





Saves

None.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Overall Postseason Leaders

Only includes categories in which 2022 Mets are in the Top Twenty





Triples

1. Bud Harrelson, Don Hahn, Felix Millan, Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter, Lenny Dykstra, Edgardo Alfonzo, Jose Reyes, Wilmer Flores, Brandon Nimmo: 1





Hit By Pitch

1. Mike Bordick: 3

2. Cleon Jones, Lenny Dykstra, Edgardo Alfonzo, Todd Pratt, Jose Valentin: 2

7. Jerry Grote, Wayne Garrett, Lee Mazzilli, Mookie Wilson, Gregg Jefferies, Jay Payton, Robin Ventura, Paul Lo Duca, Michael Tucker, Shawn Green, Travis d'Arnaud, Michael Conforto, Francisco Lindor, Darin Ruf: 1





Sacrifice Flies

1. Robin Ventura, Curtis Granderson: 2

3. Al Weis, Wayne Garrett, Keith Hernandez, Danny Heep, Darryl Strawberry, Ray Knight, Gary Carter, Kevin McReynolds, Todd Pratt, Jay Payton, Mike Piazza, Roger Cedeno, Todd Zeile, Bubba Trammell, Paul Lo Duca, Lucas Duda, Travis d'Arnaud, Michael Conforto, Yoenis Cespedes, Daniel Vogelbach: 1





Stolen Bases

1. Rickey Henderson: 7

2. Mookie Wilson, Darryl Strawberry, Curtis Granderson: 4

5. Tommie Agee, Wally Backman, Roger Cedeno, Timo Perez, Jose Reyes: 3

10. Cleon Jones, Kevin McReynolds, Melvin Mora, Carlos Beltran, Juan Lagares, Starling Marte: 2

16. Wayne Garrett, Lee Mazzilli, Keith Hernandez, Howard Johnson, Lenny Dykstra, Rey Ordonez, Jay Payton, Benny Agbayani, Lenny Harris, Shawon Dunston, David Wright, Michael Tucker, Shawn Green, Daniel Murphy, Wilmer Flores, Yoenis Cespedes, Francisco Lindor: 1





Ground into Double Play

1. Cleon Jones: 4

2. Jerry Grote, Jon Matlack, John Milner, Mookie Wilson, Keith Hernandez, Danny Heep, Ray Knight, Jay Payton, Robin Ventura, David Wright, Jose Valentin, Travis d'Arnaud: 2

14. Tom Seaver, Tommie Agee, Wayne Garrett, Don Hahn, Darryl Strawberry, Rafael Santana, Dwight Gooden, Gary Carter, Gregg Jefferies, David Cone, Rey Ordonez, John Olerud, Mike Piazza, Al Leiter, Roger Cedeno, Shawon Dunston, Timo Perez, Carlos Beltran, Endy Chavez, Shawn Green, Daniel Murphy, Wilmer Flores, Jacob deGrom, Michael Cuddyer, Yoenis Cespedes, James Loney, Tomas Nido, Starling Marte: 1









Innings

1. Tom Seaver: 53.2

2. Al Leiter: 45.1

3. Dwight Gooden: 44.1

4. Jerry Koosman: 40

5. Jacob deGrom: 31

6. Ron Darling: 29.2

7. Rick Reed: 28.1

8. Mike Hampton: 27.1

9. Bob Ojeda: 27

10. Matt Harvey: 26.2

11. Noah Syndergaard: 26

12. Jon Matlack: 25.2

13. Tug McGraw: 21.2

14. Roger McDowell: 20.1

15. Bobby Jones, Armando Benitez: 18

17. Tom Glavine: 17

18. Sid Fernandez: 16.2

19. Jeurys Familia: 15.2

20. Rick Aguilera: 15





Wins

1. Jerry Koosman, Jacob deGrom: 4

3. Tom Seaver, Jesse Orosco, Turk Wendell: 3

6. Jon Matlack, Randy Myers, Bob Ojeda, John Franco, Mike Hampton, Tom Glavine, Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard: 2

14. Tug McGraw, Nolan Ryan, Ron Taylor, Gary Gentry, Ron Darling, Rick Aguilera, Roger McDowell, David Cone, Bobby Jones, Rick Reed, Armando Benitez, Octavio Dotel, Glendon Rusch, Rick White, Pedro Feliciano, John Maine, Guillermo Mota, Oliver Perez, Bartolo Colon: 1





Losses

1. Tom Seaver, Dwight Gooden, Kenny Rogers: 3

4. Jon Matlack, Harry Parker, Ron Darling, Sid Fernandez, Al Leiter, Mike Hampton: 2

10. Roger McDowell, David Cone, Bobby Jones, Rick Reed, Turk Wendell, Masato Yoshii, Steve Trachsel, Tom Glavine, Aaron Heilman, Billy Wagner, Jeurys Familia, Bartolo Colon, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz, Tyler Clippard, Addison Reed, Max Scherzer, Chris Bassitt: 1





Hits

1. Tom Seaver: 45

2. Dwight Gooden: 43

3. Al Leiter: 33

4. Jerry Koosman: 31

5. Ron Darling: 29

6. Bob Ojeda, Rick Reed: 28

8. Jacob deGrom: 26

9. Mike Hampton: 23

10. Matt Harvey: 21

11. Roger McDowell, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz: 17

14. Sid Fernandez, Kenny Rogers: 16

16. Masato Yoshii, Armando Benitez, Tom Glavine: 15

19. Tug McGraw, Rick Aguilera, Oliver Perez: 13





Runs

1. Al Leiter: 20

2. Tom Seaver, Dwight Gooden: 18

4. Ron Darling: 17

5. Jerry Koosman: 15

6. Rick Reed: 13

7. Sid Fernandez, Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom: 10

10. Bobby Jones, Kenny Rogers, Mike Hampton: 9

13. Roger McDowell, Masato Yoshii: 8

15. Jon Matlack, Bob Ojeda, Steve Trachsel, Noah Syndergaard, Max Scherzer: 7

20. Rick Aguilera, David Cone, Armando Benitez, Billy Wagner, Oliver Perez, Steven Matz, Addison Reed: 6





Earned Runs

1. Al Leiter: 18

2. Tom Seaver: 17

3. Dwight Gooden: 16

4. Jerry Koosman: 15

5. Ron Darling: 13

6. Rick Reed: 12

7. Sid Fernandez, Jacob deGrom: 10

9. Bobby Jones, Kenny Rogers, Mike Hampton, Matt Harvey: 9

13. Masato Yoshii: 8

14. Roger McDowell, Bob Ojeda, Steve Trachsel, Noah Syndergaard, Max Scherzer: 7

19. David Cone, Billy Wagner, Oliver Perez, Steven Matz: 6





Walks

1. Dwight Gooden: 17

2. Ron Darling, Al Leiter: 16

4. Jerry Koosman: 15

5. Tom Seaver: 14

6. Tug McGraw: 13

7. Mike Hampton: 12

8. John Maine, Noah Syndergaard: 11

10. Turk Wendell, Jacob deGrom: 10

12. Bob Ojeda, Kenny Rogers: 9

14. Jon Matlack, Roger McDowell, Dennis Cook, Armando Benitez, Matt Harvey: 8

19. Rick Reed, Tom Glavine: 7

21. Gary Gentry, Steve Trachsel: 6





Strikeouts

1. Tom Seaver: 46

2. Al Leiter: 40

3. Dwight Gooden: 38

4. Jacob deGrom: 37

5. Noah Syndergaard: 36

6. Jerry Koosman: 31

7. Matt Harvey: 27

8. Rick Reed: 25

9. Ron Darling: 24

10. Jon Matlack, Sid Fernandez: 20

12. Tug McGraw, Armando Benitez, Mike Hampton: 18

15. Jesse Orosco: 16

16. Bob Ojeda: 15

17. Turk Wendell: 14

18. John Maine, Steven Matz: 13

20. Nolan Ryan, Rick Aguilera, Roger McDowell, John Franco, Bobby Jones, Jeurys Familia: 10





Starts

1. Tom Seaver, Al Leiter: 7

3. Jerry Koosman, Ron Darling, Dwight Gooden: 6

6. Rick Reed, Jacob deGrom: 5

8. Jon Matlack, Bob Ojeda, Mike Hampton, Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard: 4

13. Bobby Jones, Masato Yoshii, Tom Glavine, John Maine, Steven Matz: 3

18. Gary Gentry, Sid Fernandez, David Cone, Kenny Rogers, Steve Trachsel, Oliver Perez: 2





Saves

1. Jeurys Familia: 5

2. Tug McGraw, Armando Benitez, Billy Wagner: 3

5. Ron Taylor, Jesse Orosco: 2

7. Nolan Ryan, Ray Sadecki, George Stone, John Franco, Seth Lugo: 1





ERA

Minimum 20 Innings

1. Jon Matlack: 1.40

2. Tug McGraw: 1.66

3. Bob Ojeda: 2.33

4. Noah Syndergaard: 2.42

5. Tom Seaver: 2.85

6. Jacob deGrom: 2.90

7. Mike Hampton: 2.96

8. Matt Harvey: 3.04

9. Roger McDowell: 3.10

10. Dwight Gooden: 3.25

11. Jerry Koosman: 3.38

12. Al Leiter: 3.57

13. Rick Reed: 3.81

14. Ron Darling: 3.94

[stevejrogers]

Taylor McGill and Joely Rodriguez join the list of Mets on postseason rosters, but never got into a postseason game;



1969 Jack DiLauro, Cal Koonce, Jim McAndrew

1973 Duffy Dyer, Buzz Capra, Jim McAndrew

1986 John Gibbons, Ed Hearn, Randy Niemann

1988 Keith Miller, Barry Lyons, Bob McClure

1999 None*

2000 None

2006 Ramon Castro

2015 Matt Reynolds, Kevin Plawecki

2016 Kelly Johnson, Michael Conforto, Alejandro De Aza, Juan Lagares, Travis d'Arnaud, Kevin Plawecki, Jerry Blevins, Bartolo Colon, Josh Edgin, Robert Gsellman, Hansel Robles, Fernando Salas



*Obviously correct, but the following were on the roster for the Game 163 Play-In game for the NL Wild Card against the Reds, and not only did not play in the postseason going forward with the Mets, but did not play in that game;



Shane Halter, Mike Kinkade, Luis Lopez, Jorge Toca, Jay Payton, Bobby Jones, Chuck McElroy, Glendon Rusch, Jeff Tam, Billy Taylor

[Edgy MD]

I think your spelly checky is rewriting your "Tylor Megill."



It's sort of strangely arbitrary and not particularly logically consistent that a play-in game, played by two teams tied for a post-season spot, counts as an in-season game rather than a post-season game.



It didn't matter so much when the season was scheduled to be 154 games and typically with some of those never quite played to a result. But now that we have several rounds of playoff madness, we should recognize those games for what they are.



If it knocks one homer off of Reggie Jackson's all-time regular-season total, or one win off of Al Leiter's regular season record, so be it.

[Gwreck]

=stevejrogers post_id=111184 time=1665607935 user_id=57]
Taylor McGill and Joely Rodriguez join the list of Mets on postseason rosters, but never got into a postseason game;



1969 Jack DiLauro, Cal Koonce, Jim McAndrew

1973 Duffy Dyer, Buzz Capra, Jim McAndrew

1986 John Gibbons, Ed Hearn, Randy Niemann

1988 Keith Miller, Barry Lyons, Bob McClure

1999 None*

2000 None

2006 Ramon Castro

2015 Matt Reynolds, Kevin Plawecki

2016 Kelly Johnson, Michael Conforto, Alejandro De Aza, Juan Lagares, Travis d'Arnaud, Kevin Plawecki, Jerry Blevins, Bartolo Colon, Josh Edgin, Robert Gsellman, Hansel Robles, Fernando Salas

[G-Fafif]

Taijuan Walker replaced Rodriguez mid-series and also never saw action.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Gibbons wasn't. 1986 was a year of the 24-man roster.

[stevejrogers]

=Gwreck post_id=111198 time=1665616869 user_id=56]
Dyer, Johnson, Conforto, Lagares, D'Arnaud, and Colon all played in the postseason for the Mets.