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Not on this list:

-Lee Mazzilli (possibly controversial take, from another thread: he just wasn’t very good; 15.3 career WAR)

-Jeromy Burnitz (just missed, 19.9 career WAR)

-Jeff Reardon, 18.6 WAR

-Cleon Jones, 18.0 WAR

-Hubie Brooks, 13.0 WAR

-Tim Foli, 5.7 WAR

 

[th]Name[/th][th]WAR[/th]
[td]Tom Seaver[/td][td]109.9[/td]
[td]Nolan Ryan[/td][td]81.3[/td]
[td]Jerry Koosman[/td][td]53.7[/td]
[td]Dwight Gooden[/td][td]53.0[/td]
[td]David Wright[/td][td]49.1[/td]
[td]Jacob deGrom[/td][td]47.9[/td]
[td]Amos Otis[/td][td]42.8[/td]
[td]Lenny Dykstra[/td][td]42.4[/td]
[td]Darryl Strawberry[/td][td]42.2[/td]
[td]Ken Singleton[/td][td]41.8[/td]
[td]Zack Wheeler[/td][td]40.2[/td]
[td]Jon Matlack[/td][td]39.4[/td]
[td]Jose Reyes[/td][td]37.0[/td]
[td]Ron Hunt[/td][td]32.7[/td]
[td]Kevin Mitchell[/td][td]29.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]29.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]28.8[/td]
[td]Melvin Mora[/td][td]28.3[/td]
[td][/td][td]26.1[/td]
[td]Pete Alonso[/td][td]23.3[/td]
[td]Jesse Orosco[/td][td]23.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]23.0[/td]
[td]Mike Scott[/td][td]22.7[/td]
[td][/td][td]22.4[/td]
[td]Marco Scutaro[/td][td]22.1[/td]
[td]Rick Aguilera[/td][td]21.9[/td]
[td]Tug McGraw[/td][td]21.8[/td]
[td]Dave Magadan[/td][td]21.1[/td]
[td]Daniel Murphy[/td][td]20.8[/td]
[td]Buddy Harrelson[/td][td]20.3[/td]
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Only 13 WAR for Isringhausen.


5 answers left: 4 that I would categorize as on the easier/more obvious side, and one that’s extremely hard.

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Interesting that there would be an extremely hard one. I'd figure that any ballplayer with 20+ WAR isn't going to be obscure, and we'd know if he started out as a Met.


Mookie?

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Good one.


Rick Reed was famously a replacement player before being a Met, but I think his regular season debut was with the Mets. So, Rick Reed.


On edit: wow. Had no memory of him having had an established career before being a Met, but he did.

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Burnett is a great guess but he hadn't yet made the majors when the Mets traded him to Florida for Leiter.

Dotel is 15.2 WAR for the career.


Mookie is correct and one of the easier ones left on the board.


 

[th]Name[/th][th]WAR[/th]
[td]Tom Seaver[/td][td]109.9[/td]
[td]Nolan Ryan[/td][td]81.3[/td]
[td]Jerry Koosman[/td][td]53.7[/td]
[td]Dwight Gooden[/td][td]53.0[/td]
[td]David Wright[/td][td]49.1[/td]
[td]Jacob deGrom[/td][td]47.9[/td]
[td]Amos Otis[/td][td]42.8[/td]
[td]Lenny Dykstra[/td][td]42.4[/td]
[td]Darryl Strawberry[/td][td]42.2[/td]
[td]Ken Singleton[/td][td]41.8[/td]
[td]Zack Wheeler[/td][td]40.2[/td]
[td]Jon Matlack[/td][td]39.4[/td]
[td]Jose Reyes[/td][td]37.0[/td]
[td]Ron Hunt[/td][td]32.7[/td]
[td]Kevin Mitchell[/td][td]29.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]29.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]28.8[/td]
[td]Melvin Mora[/td][td]28.3[/td]
[td][/td][td]26.1[/td]
[td]Pete Alonso[/td][td]23.3[/td]
[td]Jesse Orosco[/td][td]23.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]23.0[/td]
[td]Mike Scott[/td][td]22.7[/td]
[td]Mookie Wilson[/td][td]22.4[/td]
[td]Marco Scutaro[/td][td]22.1[/td]
[td]Rick Aguilera[/td][td]21.9[/td]
[td]Tug McGraw[/td][td]21.8[/td]
[td]Dave Magadan[/td][td]21.1[/td]
[td]Daniel Murphy[/td][td]20.8[/td]
[td]Buddy Harrelson[/td][td]20.3[/td]
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Reardon fell short of the list at 18.6 WAR. Jones did not begin his career as a Met.


Kevin Tapani was in my view the most difficult answer to get.


 

[th]Name[/th][th]WAR[/th]
[td]Tom Seaver[/td][td]109.9[/td]
[td]Nolan Ryan[/td][td]81.3[/td]
[td]Jerry Koosman[/td][td]53.7[/td]
[td]Dwight Gooden[/td][td]53.0[/td]
[td]David Wright[/td][td]49.1[/td]
[td]Jacob deGrom[/td][td]47.9[/td]
[td]Amos Otis[/td][td]42.8[/td]
[td]Lenny Dykstra[/td][td]42.4[/td]
[td]Darryl Strawberry[/td][td]42.2[/td]
[td]Ken Singleton[/td][td]41.8[/td]
[td]Zack Wheeler[/td][td]40.2[/td]
[td]Jon Matlack[/td][td]39.4[/td]
[td]Jose Reyes[/td][td]37.0[/td]
[td]Ron Hunt[/td][td]32.7[/td]
[td]Kevin Mitchell[/td][td]29.2[/td]
[td]Kevin Tapani[/td][td]29.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]28.8[/td]
[td]Melvin Mora[/td][td]28.3[/td]
[td][/td][td]26.1[/td]
[td]Pete Alonso[/td][td]23.3[/td]
[td]Jesse Orosco[/td][td]23.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]23.0[/td]
[td]Mike Scott[/td][td]22.7[/td]
[td]Mookie Wilson[/td][td]22.4[/td]
[td]Marco Scutaro[/td][td]22.1[/td]
[td]Rick Aguilera[/td][td]21.9[/td]
[td]Tug McGraw[/td][td]21.8[/td]
[td]Dave Magadan[/td][td]21.1[/td]
[td]Daniel Murphy[/td][td]20.8[/td]
[td]Buddy Harrelson[/td][td]20.3[/td]
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Stearns played in 783 major league games: exactly one game in Philadelphia before the remaining 782 with the Mets.
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[th]Name[/th][th]WAR[/th]
[td]Tom Seaver[/td][td]109.9[/td]
[td]Nolan Ryan[/td][td]81.3[/td]
[td]Jerry Koosman[/td][td]53.7[/td]
[td]Dwight Gooden[/td][td]53.0[/td]
[td]David Wright[/td][td]49.1[/td]
[td]Jacob deGrom[/td][td]47.9[/td]
[td]Amos Otis[/td][td]42.8[/td]
[td]Lenny Dykstra[/td][td]42.4[/td]
[td]Darryl Strawberry[/td][td]42.2[/td]
[td]Ken Singleton[/td][td]41.8[/td]
[td]Zack Wheeler[/td][td]40.2[/td]
[td]Jon Matlack[/td][td]39.4[/td]
[td]Jose Reyes[/td][td]37.0[/td]
[td]Ron Hunt[/td][td]32.7[/td]
[td]Kevin Mitchell[/td][td]29.2[/td]
[td]Kevin Tapani[/td][td]29.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]28.8[/td]
[td]Melvin Mora[/td][td]28.3[/td]
[td][/td][td]26.1[/td]
[td]Pete Alonso[/td][td]23.3[/td]
[td]Jesse Orosco[/td][td]23.2[/td]
[td]Jeff McNeil[/td][td]23.0[/td]
[td]Mike Scott[/td][td]22.7[/td]
[td]Mookie Wilson[/td][td]22.4[/td]
[td]Marco Scutaro[/td][td]22.1[/td]
[td]Rick Aguilera[/td][td]21.9[/td]
[td]Tug McGraw[/td][td]21.8[/td]
[td]Dave Magadan[/td][td]21.1[/td]
[td]Daniel Murphy[/td][td]20.8[/td]
[td]Buddy Harrelson[/td][td]20.3[/td]

 

Short of 20 career WAR

-Jeromy Burnitz 19.9

-Jeff Reardon, 18.6

-Cleon Jones, 18.0

-Lee Mazzilli, 15.3

-Octavio Dotel, 15.0

-Hubie Brooks, 13.0

-Jim Hickman, 13.0

-Jason Isringhausen, 13.0

-Lucas Duda, 7.6

-Tim Foli, 5.7


Did not start career with Mets

Justin Turner

AJ Burnett

John Stearns

Randy Jones

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RKO…I mean M for Randall Kirk (same first and middle intials as a legendary pro-wrestler Randal Keith “Randy” Orton) Myers
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I was surprised that Willie Randolph had higher WAR than yogi Berra . (The other contest)

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