Dwight Gooden

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Dwight Eugene Gooden (Doc or Dr. K.)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.
High School Hillsborough High School
Debut April 7, 1984
Final Game September 29, 2000
Born November 16, 1964 in Tampa, FL USA

[edit] Biographical Information

Dwight Gooden, nicknamed "Doc Gooden" or "Doctor K", was a sensation when he first came up, leading the league in strikeouts in his first two seasons. He was the 1984 National League Rookie of the Year and followed that up by being the 1985 National League Cy Young Award and Triple Crown winner. He was the youngest player in the National League in 1984, and by 1989 he was the second highest paid player in the league.

His career after 1985 was full of ups-and-downs. He had drug problems and injury problems, but was still able to contribute to division-winners in 1998 and 2000.

1.53 ERA in the 1985 season is one of the lowest ever.
Career was hampered by drug addiction.
In his autobiography he claims that he was once held hostage by Kevin Mitchell.
Uncle of Gary Sheffield. Gooden and Sheffield are also neighbors, living on the same block in Tampa, Florida.
1984 NL Rookie of the Year
1985 NL Cy Young Award Winner
ROY and Cy Young awards both won before the age of 21.
Threw a no-hitter in 1996 against a Seattle Mariners lineup that included Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey, Jr. and Edgar Martinez.
The two most similar players through 2006, according to the similarity scores method, are David Cone and Tommy Bridges.

[edit] Notable Achievements

1983 Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year, Lynchburg Mets, Carolina League
1984 NL Rookie of the Year Award
1984 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
4-time NL All-Star (1984, 1985, 1986 & 1988)
NL Cy Young Award Winner (1985)
NL Silver Slugger Award Winner (1992)
NL Pitcher's Triple Crown (1985)
NL ERA Leader (1985)
NL Wins Leader (1985)
NL Innings Pitched Leader (1985)
2-time NL Strikeouts Leader (1984 & 1985)
NL Complete Games Leader (1985)
15 Win Seasons: 6 (1984-1988 & 1990)
20 Win Seasons: 1 (1985)
200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 7 (1984-1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 & 1993)
200 Strikeouts Seasons: 4 (1984-1986 & 1990)
Won three World Series with the New York Mets (1986) and the New York Yankees (1996 & 2000; he played in neither World Series)