Where Mets Rank, 2012

[Edgy MD]

I must cheer such a happenstance.

[Edgy MD]

Santana goes into the evening tied with former-Met Ron Darling and former-Met coach Harvey Haddix in career victories.

T 303) Mike Caldwell: 137
Joe Dobson: 137
Dutch Ruether: 137
Jack Sanford: 137
T 307) Ron Darling: 136
Harvey Haddix: 136
Johan Santana: 136
Harry Staley: 136
T 311) Ramon Martinez: 135
Joe Nuxhall: 135
Ray Sadecki: 135
Chris Short: 135

Unfortunately, he's only on a pace for 8.34 this season. That would get him up to #282, at 141, tied with Woodie Fryman, Matt Kilroy, Lindy McDaniel, Sam McDowell, and Mike Morgan.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Wins By a Mets Pitcher, Career

Dickey passes Ryan, Perez, and Saberhagen and moves into a tie with Sadecki.

1. Tom Seaver 198
2. Dwight Gooden 157
3. Jerry Koosman 140
4. Ron Darling 99
5. Sid Fernandez 98
6. Al Leiter 95
7. Jon Matlack 82
8. David Cone 81
9. Bobby Jones 74
10. Steve Trachsel 66
11. Tom Glavine 61
12. Rick Reed 59, Craig Swan 59
14. Bob Ojeda 51
15. Mike Pelfrey 50
16. John Franco 48
17. Tug McGraw, Jesse Orosco 47
19. Johan Santana 44
20. Al Jackson 43
21. Gary Gentry, Pat Zachry 41
23. John Maine 39
24. Frank Viola, Ed Lynch, Jack Fisher 38
27. Rick Aguilera 37
28. Jim McAndrew 36
29. Roger McDowell 33
30. Pedro Martinez 32
31. Ray Sadecki, R. A. Dickey 30
33. Bret Saberhagen, Oliver Perez, Nolan Ryan 29

[Edgy MD]

Amazin' how overwhelming the dominance is by post-1980 guys.

Strikeouts in a Season by a Met
Kirk Niewenhuis, Projected to End of Season: 167.53
1) David Wright, 2010: 161
Lucas Duda, Projected to End of Season: 157.68
2) Dave Kingman, 1982: 156
3) Tommie Agee, 1970: 156
4) Dave Kingman, 1975: 153
Ike Davis, Projected to End of Season: 149.04
5) Todd Hundley, 1996: 146
6) Mo Vaughn, 2002: 145
7) Mike Cameron, 2004: 143
8) Darryl Strawberry, 1986: 141
9) David Wright, 2009: 140
10) Ike Davis, 2010: 138...

...T137) Edgardo Alfonzo, 1998: 77
T137) Brian Giles, 1983: 77
T137) John Milner, 1974: 77
T137) Kirk Niewenhuis, 2012: 77
T137) Ryan Thompson, 1995: 77
T137) Kevin Elster, 1989: 77
T137) Butch Huskey, 1996: 77...

...T163) Gary Carter, 1987: 73
T163) Tony Clark, 2003: 73
T163) John Olerud, 1998: 73
T163) Lucas Duda, 2012: 73
T163) Benny Agbayani, 2001: 73
T163) Bobby Bonilla, 1992: 73...

...T186) Daniel Murphy, 2009: 69
T186) Joel Youngblood, 1980: 69
T186) Ike Davis, 2012: 69
T186) Keith Hernandez, 1986: 69
T186) Mike Piazza, 2000: 69

[Ceetar]

They need (particularly Ike) about a dozen more booming XBHs to go along with those Ks and it'd be okay.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Nieuwy is impressive in doing it over so many fewer at-bats.

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Nieuwy is impressive in doing it over so many fewer at-bats.

he has six more PA than Ike Davis actually.

[G-Fafif]

With his next walk, David Wright will amble by Darryl Strawberry for most bases on balls in a Met career.

[G-Fafif]

No Met has walked more than David Wright, who strolled by Darryl Strawberry last night.

Only Darryl and Mike Piazza have homered more than David, who tied HoJo by belting his 192nd last night.

Good night for David Wright.

[Edgy MD]

The dude should be having a game-stopping ceremony on almost any night this season.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: The dude should be having a game-stopping ceremony on almost any night this season.

frequently he does. The old guy in the other dugout ambles out, and everyone stops for a bit as he chats on the mound with the pitcher and some of the players.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Last night David tied Hojo for third place on the Mets all-time home run list:

1. Darryl Strawberry 252
2. Mike Piazza 220
3. Howard Johnson 192
3. David Wright 192

[Edgy MD]

National League WAR, 2012 (according to Baseball-Reference.com)
T1) Wright (NYM): 4.3
=#FF0000]T1) Votto (CIN): 4.3
T3) Dickey (NYM): 3.8
=#BF0000]T3) Ruiz (PHI): 3.8
T3) McCutchen (PIT): 3.8
=#000080]6) Barney (CHC): 3.6
=#0040FF]7) Bourn (ATL): 3.5
=#FF4000]T8) Cabrera (SFG): 3.4
=#FF0000]T8) Holliday (STL): 3.4
=#FF0000]10) Cueto (CIN): 3.3

[G-Fafif]

David to third in Mets HR with 193. Mike 27 away, Darryl 59 away.

[G-Fafif]

METS CAREER CITI FIELD HR LEADERS
Through Games of 7/7/2012

1. DAVID WRIGHT 28
2. IKE DAVIS 16
3. Angel Pagan 15
4. Carlos Beltran 14
T5. LUCAS DUDA 13
T5. Jose Reyes 13
T7. SCOTT HAIRSTON 9
T7. DANIEL MURPHY 9
T7. JASON BAY 9
T7. Jeff Francoeur 9

[G-Fafif]

METS ALL-STAR BREAK
Batting Average Leaders (Qualifiers)

Jose Reyes 2011 .354 (91 NYM G)
David Wright 2012 .351 (86 NYM G)
Mike Piazza 2000 .348 (86 NYM G)
Cleon Jones 1969 .341 (92 NYM G)
John Olerud 1998 .326 (83 NYM G)

Note: Joel Youngblood (.359 in 1981) and Dave Magadan (.355 in 1990) did not have enough plate appearances to qualify for batting title at All-Star break

[Edgy MD]

Good show. I don't know if these guys qualify for your observation, but...

[list:2r6hvsav][*:2r6hvsav]Roger Cede�o was at .332 at the All Star Break in 1999.[/*:m:2r6hvsav]
[*:2r6hvsav]Lance Johnson was at .322 at the All Star Break in 1996.[/*:m:2r6hvsav]
[*:2r6hvsav]Lee Mazzilli was at .320 at the All Star Break in 1979.[/*:m:2r6hvsav][/list:u:2r6hvsav]

[G-Fafif]

All three would, indeed. Good catch on Cedeno, who played in 85 of the 89 pre-break games in 1999.

[Edgy MD]

Top OPS + by a Met in a Season

1. David Wright, 2012: 170
2. Howard Johnson, 1989: 169
3. Mike Piazza , 1998*: 167
4. Darryl Strawberry, 1988: 165
5. Darryl Strawberry, 1985: 164
6. John Olerud: 1998: 163
7. Darryl Strawberry, 1987: 162
8. Bobby Bonilla, 1995: 160
T9. Bernard Gilkey, 1996: 155
T9. Mike Piazza , 2000: 155

*Included only 109 games. Combined OPS+ for Mets, Florida, and Los Angeles was 152.

[Frayed Knot]

Top OPS + by a Met in a Season 3. Mike Piazza , 1998*: 167 *Included only 109 games. Combined OPS+ for Mets, Florida, and Los Angeles was 152.

So he was better that first year as a Met than he was during his combined time with LA & Fla?
That must explain all the booing then.

[Edgy MD]

Homers by a Mets Catcher, 2012
1) Kelly Shoppach: 2
2) Mike Nickeas: 1
3) Josh Thole: 1
4) Rob Johnson: 0

[seawolf17]

Yikes. Where have you gone, Mike Piazza?

[Ceetar]

He's right over here

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batting against Tom Seaver.

[seawolf17]

Well, if he's facing Seaver, that explains why he hasn't hit more than 2 home runs this year.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Wasn't there a season somewhere around 1980 where the Mets had very very few homers by a catcher?

[Ceetar]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Wasn't there a season somewhere around 1980 where the Mets had very very few homers by a catcher?

Alex Trevino, John Stearns, Ron Hodges and Butch Benton caught in 1980.

no home runs.

Stearns and Hodges both got 1 a piece in '81.

Then they really turned it on. 5 and 4 in '82 with 2 by Bruce Bochy.

dropped to one by Mike Fitzgerald in '83

Fitz hit two in '84 and Hodges had 1.

I presume I can stop there.

9 by Stearns in '79 (and 15 in '78) That means Mets catchers (well, just the one) hit more home runs (32) in '85 than in the entire period from '79-'84

Edited August 29, 2012 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

Zero in 1980. John Stearns hurt his elbow, and only got a half year in, and in the games he did get into, he didn't get any loft on the ball. Alex Trevi�o, Ron Hodges, and Butch Benton, given a chance to pick him up, didn't.

All that would have been awful on it's own, but what really sealed it was that they didn't get any homers from any of their shorstops or secondbasemen that year either. They totaled a Marisesque 61 --- almost all of those coming from the outfield.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Other seasons that were light on home runs by a catcher. As Ceetar said, there were zero in 1980.

1967 Grote Jerry 4
1970 Dyer Duffy 2
1970 Grote Jerry 2
1971 Dyer Duffy 2
1971 Grote Jerry 2
1973 Dyer Duffy 1
1973 Grote Jerry 1
1973 Hodges Ron 1
1981 Hodges Ron 1
1981 Stearns John 1
1983 Fitzgerald Mike 1
1984 Fitzgerald Mike 2

[Benjamin Grimm]

Ron Hodges' homer in 1984 came as a pinch hitter.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Home runs hit, by position, in 1980. There are a few cases where a player played more than one outfield position in a game in which he homered. I neglected to determine which position he was playing at the time he hit the home run. Either way, we have 16 homers from the infield, 41 from the outfield, and 4 from pinch hitters.

1b Jorgensen Mike 3
1b Mazzilli Lee 6
3b Brooks Hubie 1
3b Maddox Elliott 4
3b Moreno Jos� 1
3b Youngblood Joel 1
cf Jorgensen Mike 1
cf Mazzilli Lee 10
cf Morales Jerry 3
cf Youngblood Joel 2
cf-rf Youngblood Joel 1
lf Henderson Steve 7
lf Washington Claudell 2
lf-rf Washington Claudell 1
ph Henderson Steve 1
ph Moreno Jos� 1
ph Norman Dan 2
rf Jorgensen Mike 3
rf Washington Claudell 6
rf Youngblood Joel 4
rf-lf Washington Claudell 1