1999 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1999 New York Mets finished with a record of 97-66. They scored 853 runs and belted 181 home runs to go along with a .279 batting average. The offense was powered by Mike Piazza, who led the team with 40 home runs and 124 RBI. Edgardo Alfonzo led the team with 191 hits for a .304 average. Roger Cedeno had a great year on the basepaths with 66 stolen bases.
The team allowed 711 runs and had a team ERA of 4.27. Orel Hershiser and Al Leiter were tied for the team lead in wins with 13. Al Leiter led the team with 162 strikeouts. Armando Benitez led the team with 22 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 2B | 158 | 628 | 123 | 191 | 27 | 108 | 9 | .385 | .502 | .887 | .304 |
| Matt Franco | 1B | 122 | 132 | 18 | 31 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .366 | .364 | .730 | .235 |
| Luis Lopez | SS | 68 | 104 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .308 | .308 | .616 | .212 |
| John Olerud | 1B | 162 | 581 | 107 | 173 | 19 | 96 | 3 | .427 | .463 | .890 | .298 |
| Rey Ordonez | SS | 154 | 520 | 49 | 134 | 1 | 60 | 8 | .319 | .317 | .636 | .258 |
| Jorge Toca | 1B | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Robin Ventura | 3B | 161 | 588 | 88 | 177 | 32 | 120 | 1 | .379 | .529 | .908 | .301 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Benny Agbayani | OF | 101 | 276 | 42 | 79 | 14 | 42 | 6 | .363 | .525 | .888 | .286 |
| Jermaine Allensworth | OF | 40 | 73 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 2 | .310 | .370 | .680 | .219 |
| Bobby Bonilla | OF | 60 | 119 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .277 | .303 | .580 | .160 |
| Roger Cedeno | OF | 155 | 453 | 90 | 142 | 4 | 36 | 66 | .396 | .408 | .804 | .313 |
| Shawon Dunston | OF | 42 | 93 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 16 | 4 | .354 | .430 | .784 | .344 |
| Shane Halter | OF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Darryl Hamilton | OF | 55 | 168 | 19 | 57 | 5 | 21 | 2 | .410 | .488 | .898 | .339 |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 121 | 438 | 89 | 138 | 12 | 42 | 37 | .423 | .466 | .889 | .315 |
| Mike Kinkade | OF | 28 | 46 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .275 | .413 | .688 | .196 |
| Brian McRae | OF | 96 | 298 | 35 | 66 | 8 | 36 | 2 | .320 | .349 | .669 | .221 |
| Melvin Mora | OF | 66 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .278 | .161 | .439 | .161 |
| Jay Payton | OF | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .375 | .708 | .250 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Piazza | C | 141 | 534 | 100 | 162 | 40 | 124 | 2 | .361 | .575 | .936 | .303 |
| Todd Pratt | C | 71 | 140 | 18 | 41 | 3 | 21 | 2 | .369 | .386 | .755 | .293 |
| Vance Wilson | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Terrence Long | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5572 | 853 | 1553 | 181 | 814 | 150 | .359 | .434 | .794 | .279 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Rigo Beltran | 21 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 3.48 | 1.355 | |||
| Armando Benitez | 77 | 0 | 78 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 22 | 128 | 41 | 1.85 | 1.038 | |||
| Dennis Cook | 71 | 0 | 63 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3 | 68 | 27 | 3.86 | 1.222 | |||
| Octavio Dotel | 19 | 14 | 85.3 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0 | 85 | 49 | 5.38 | 1.383 | |||
| John Franco | 46 | 0 | 40.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 19 | 41 | 19 | 2.88 | 1.450 | |||
| Matt Franco | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13.50 | 4.615 | |||
| Orel Hershiser | 32 | 32 | 179 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 0 | 89 | 77 | 4.58 | 1.408 | |||
| Jason Isringhausen | 13 | 5 | 39.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 6.41 | 1.654 | |||
| Bobby Jones | 12 | 9 | 59.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 5.61 | 1.349 | |||
| Al Leiter | 32 | 32 | 213 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 0 | 162 | 93 | 4.23 | 1.418 | |||
| Pat Mahomes | 39 | 0 | 63.7 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 51 | 37 | 3.68 | 1.272 | |||
| Josias Manzanillo | 12 | 0 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 5.79 | 1.230 | |||
| Chuck McElroy | 15 | 0 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3.38 | 1.504 | |||
| Greg McMichael | 19 | 0 | 18.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 4.82 | 1.497 | |||
| Dan Murray | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Rick Reed | 26 | 26 | 149.3 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0 | 104 | 47 | 4.58 | 1.407 | |||
| Kenny Rogers | 12 | 12 | 76 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 58 | 28 | 4.03 | 1.303 | |||
| Glendon Rusch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Jeff Tam | 9 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3.18 | 0.796 | |||
| Billy Taylor | 18 | 0 | 13.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 8.10 | 2.180 | |||
| Allen Watson | 14 | 4 | 39.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 32 | 22 | 4.08 | 1.461 | |||
| Turk Wendell | 80 | 0 | 85.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | 77 | 37 | 3.05 | 1.365 | |||
| Masato Yoshii | 31 | 29 | 174 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 0 | 105 | 58 | 4.40 | 1.299 | |||
| Team Totals | 602 | 163 | 1456.6 | 97 | 66 | .595 | 49 | 1172 | 617 | 4.27 | 1.366 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | John Olerud | 162 |
| At Bats | Edgardo Alfonzo | 628 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Edgardo Alfonzo | 726 |
| Batting Average | Rickey Henderson | .315 |
| On-Base % | John Olerud | .427 |
| Slugging % | Mike Piazza | .575 |
| OPS | Mike Piazza | .936 |
| Runs | Edgardo Alfonzo | 123 |
| Hits | Edgardo Alfonzo | 191 |
| Total Bases | Edgardo Alfonzo | 315 |
| Doubles | Edgardo Alfonzo | 41 |
| Triples | Roger Cedeno | 4 |
| Home Runs | Mike Piazza | 40 |
| RBI | Mike Piazza | 124 |
| Walks | John Olerud | 125 |
| Strikeouts | Robin Ventura | 109 |
| Stolen Bases | Roger Cedeno | 66 |
| Caught Stealing | Roger Cedeno | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Al Leiter and Rey Ordonez | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Edgardo Alfonzo | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mike Piazza | 27 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Orel Hershiser and Al Leiter | 13 |
| Losses | Orel Hershiser and Al Leiter | 12 |
| Saves | Armando Benitez | 22 |
| Won-Loss % | Rick Reed | .688 |
| ERA | Al Leiter | 4.23 |
| WHIP | Masato Yoshii | 1.299 |
| Innings Pitched | Al Leiter | 213 |
| Games | Turk Wendell | 80 |
| Games Started | Orel Hershiser and Al Leiter | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Al Leiter | 162 |
| Complete Games | Kenny Rogers | 2 |
| Shutouts | Al Leiter, Rick Reed, and Kenny Rogers | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Al Leiter | 923 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Al Leiter | 100 |
| Hits Allowed | Al Leiter | 209 |
| Walks Allowed | Al Leiter | 93 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Masato Yoshii | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Al Leiter | 46 |
| Triples Allowed | Orel Hershiser | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Rigo Beltran and Orel Hershiser | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Orel Hershiser | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Al Leiter | 24 |


