Dwight Eugene Gooden (Doc and Dr. K.)
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.
Born: November 16, 1964 in Tampa, FL
High School: Hillsborough (Tampa, FL)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 1982.
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Debut: April 7, 1984
Teams (by GP): Mets/Yankees/Indians/DevilRays/Astros 1984-2000
Agents: Tom Reich, previously: Bill Goodstein,Jim Neader,Ray Negron [?]
Final Game: September 29, 2000
Relatives: Uncle of Gary Sheffield
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 19 | NYM | NL | 17 | 9 | .654 | 2.60 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 218.0 | 161 | 72 | 63 | 7 | 73 | 2 | 276 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 879 | 137 | 1.073 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 11.4 | 3.78 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-15,RoY-1 |
| 1985 | 20 | NYM | NL | 24 | 4 | .857 | 1.53 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 276.2 | 198 | 51 | 47 | 13 | 69 | 4 | 268 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1065 | 229 | 0.965 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 8.7 | 3.88 | AS,CYA-1,MVP-4 |
| 1986 | 21 | NYM | NL | 17 | 6 | .739 | 2.84 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 250.0 | 197 | 92 | 79 | 17 | 80 | 3 | 200 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1020 | 126 | 1.108 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 2.50 | AS,CYA-7 |
| 1987 | 22 | NYM | NL | 15 | 7 | .682 | 3.21 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 179.2 | 162 | 68 | 64 | 11 | 53 | 2 | 148 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 730 | 119 | 1.197 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 2.79 | CYA-5 |
| 1988 | 23 | NYM | NL | 18 | 9 | .667 | 3.19 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 248.1 | 242 | 98 | 88 | 8 | 57 | 4 | 175 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1024 | 102 | 1.204 | 8.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 6.3 | 3.07 | AS |
| 1989 | 24 | NYM | NL | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.89 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 118.1 | 93 | 42 | 38 | 9 | 47 | 2 | 101 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 497 | 113 | 1.183 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 2.15 | |
| 1990 | 25 | NYM | NL | 19 | 7 | .731 | 3.83 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 232.2 | 229 | 106 | 99 | 10 | 70 | 3 | 223 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 983 | 98 | 1.285 | 8.9 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 8.6 | 3.19 | CYA-4,MVP-14 |
| 1991 | 26 | NYM | NL | 13 | 7 | .650 | 3.60 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 190.0 | 185 | 80 | 76 | 12 | 56 | 2 | 150 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 789 | 102 | 1.268 | 8.8 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 7.1 | 2.68 | |
| 1992 | 27 | NYM | NL | 10 | 13 | .435 | 3.67 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 206.0 | 197 | 93 | 84 | 11 | 70 | 7 | 145 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 863 | 95 | 1.296 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 2.07 | SS |
| 1993 | 28 | NYM | NL | 12 | 15 | .444 | 3.45 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 208.2 | 188 | 89 | 80 | 16 | 61 | 1 | 149 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 866 | 117 | 1.193 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 2.44 | |
| 1994 | 29 | NYM | NL | 3 | 4 | .429 | 6.31 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 46 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 182 | 67 | 1.476 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 2.67 | |
| 1996 | 31 | NYY | AL | 11 | 7 | .611 | 5.01 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 170.2 | 169 | 101 | 95 | 19 | 88 | 4 | 126 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 756 | 100 | 1.506 | 8.9 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 1.43 | |
| 1997 | 32 | NYY | AL | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4.91 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106.1 | 116 | 61 | 58 | 14 | 53 | 1 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 472 | 92 | 1.589 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 1.25 | |
| 1998 | 33 | CLE | AL | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.76 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134.0 | 135 | 59 | 56 | 13 | 51 | 0 | 83 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 580 | 127 | 1.388 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 1.63 | |
| 1999 | 34 | CLE | AL | 3 | 4 | .429 | 6.26 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115.0 | 127 | 90 | 80 | 18 | 67 | 3 | 88 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 532 | 80 | 1.687 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 1.31 | |
| 2000 | 35 | TOT | MLB | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4.71 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 105.0 | 119 | 64 | 55 | 23 | 44 | 3 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 467 | 104 | 1.552 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 1.25 | |
| 2000 | 35 | TOT | AL | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4.54 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 101.0 | 113 | 60 | 51 | 22 | 41 | 3 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 447 | 108 | 1.525 | 10.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 1.32 | |
| 2000 | 35 | HOU | NL | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 59 | 2.250 | 13.5 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 0.33 | ||
| 2000 | 35 | TBD | AL | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6.63 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | 47 | 32 | 27 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 75 | 1.827 | 11.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 1.15 | |
| 2000 | 35 | NYY | AL | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.36 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64.1 | 66 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 274 | 144 | 1.352 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 1.48 | |
| 16 Seasons | 194 | 112 | .634 | 3.51 | 430 | 410 | 4 | 68 | 24 | 3 | 2800.2 | 2564 | 1198 | 1091 | 210 | 954 | 42 | 2293 | 78 | 33 | 76 | 11705 | 111 | 1.256 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 2.40 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 16 | 9 | .634 | 3.51 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 227 | 208 | 97 | 88 | 17 | 77 | 3 | 186 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 948 | 111 | 1.256 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 2.40 | ||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||||||
| NYM (11 yrs) | 157 | 85 | .649 | 3.10 | 305 | 303 | 1 | 67 | 23 | 1 | 2169.2 | 1898 | 823 | 747 | 123 | 651 | 31 | 1875 | 41 | 32 | 47 | 8898 | 116 | 1.175 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 2.88 | ||||
| NYY (3 yrs) | 24 | 14 | .632 | 4.67 | 67 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 341.1 | 351 | 190 | 177 | 41 | 162 | 8 | 223 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 1502 | 103 | 1.503 | 9.3 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 1.38 | ||||
| CLE (2 yrs) | 11 | 10 | .524 | 4.92 | 49 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249.0 | 262 | 149 | 136 | 31 | 118 | 3 | 171 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 1112 | 99 | 1.526 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 1.45 | ||||
| TBD (1 yr) | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6.63 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | 47 | 32 | 27 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 75 | 1.827 | 11.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 1.15 | ||||
| HOU (1 yr) | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 59 | 2.250 | 13.5 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 0.33 | |||||
| NL (12 yrs) | 157 | 85 | .649 | 3.11 | 306 | 304 | 1 | 67 | 23 | 1 | 2173.2 | 1904 | 827 | 751 | 124 | 654 | 31 | 1876 | 41 | 32 | 49 | 8918 | 116 | 1.177 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 2.87 | ||||
| AL (5 yrs) | 37 | 27 | .578 | 4.88 | 124 | 106 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 627.0 | 660 | 371 | 340 | 86 | 300 | 11 | 417 | 37 | 1 | 27 | 2787 | 99 | 1.531 | 9.5 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 1.39 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | IP | GS | R | Rrep | Rdef | RAR | WAR | Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 19 | NYM | NL | 218.0 | 31 | 72 | 119 | -3 | 1.0 | 47 | 5.4 | $40,000 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-15,RoY-1 |
| 1985 | 20 | NYM | NL | 276.2 | 35 | 51 | 149 | 0 | 1.1 | 98 | 11.7 | $450,000 | AS,CYA-1,MVP-4 |
| 1986 | 21 | NYM | NL | 250.0 | 33 | 92 | 129 | 1 | 1.1 | 37 | 4.4 | $1,320,000 | AS,CYA-7 |
| 1987 | 22 | NYM | NL | 179.2 | 25 | 68 | 102 | -2 | 1.0 | 34 | 3.8 | $1,500,000 | CYA-5 |
| 1988 | 23 | NYM | NL | 248.1 | 34 | 98 | 126 | -6 | 1.0 | 28 | 3.3 | $1,400,000 | AS |
| 1989 | 24 | NYM | NL | 118.1 | 17 | 42 | 55 | 2 | 1.1 | 13 | 1.6 | $2,416,667 | |
| 1990 | 25 | NYM | NL | 232.2 | 34 | 106 | 130 | -6 | 1.0 | 24 | 2.7 | $1,866,667 | CYA-4,MVP-14 |
| 1991 | 26 | NYM | NL | 190.0 | 27 | 80 | 107 | -8 | 1.0 | 27 | 3.1 | $2,466,667 | |
| 1992 | 27 | NYM | NL | 206.0 | 31 | 93 | 112 | -6 | 1.0 | 19 | 2.2 | $5,166,667 | SS |
| 1993 | 28 | NYM | NL | 208.2 | 29 | 89 | 125 | -3 | 1.0 | 36 | 3.7 | $5,916,667 | |
| 1994 | 29 | NYM | NL | 41.1 | 7 | 32 | 25 | -1 | .9 | -7 | -0.7 | $4,616,667 | |
| 1996 | 31 | NYY | AL | 170.2 | 29 | 101 | 132 | -6 | 1.0 | 31 | 2.9 | $950,000 | |
| 1997 | 32 | NYY | AL | 106.1 | 19 | 61 | 73 | -5 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.2 | $2,000,000 | |
| 1998 | 33 | CLE | AL | 134.0 | 23 | 59 | 84 | 3 | 1.1 | 25 | 2.6 | $2,787,500 | |
| 1999 | 34 | CLE | AL | 115.0 | 22 | 90 | 79 | 3 | .9 | -11 | -1.0 | $2,637,500 | |
| 2000 | 35 | HOU | NL | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 | -1 | -0.1 | $500,000 | |
| 2000 | 35 | TBD | AL | 36.2 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 1.0 | -6 | -0.5 | ||
| 2000 | 35 | NYY | AL | 64.1 | 5 | 28 | 44 | -1 | .8 | 16 | 1.3 | ||
| 16 Seasons | 2800.2 | 410 | 1198 | 1620 | -38 | 1.0 | 422 | 47.6 | $36,035,002 | ||||
| IP | GS | R | Rrep | Rdef | RAR | WAR | Awards | ||||||
| NYM (11 yrs) | 2169.2 | 303 | 823 | 1179 | -32 | 1.0 | 356 | 41.2 | $27,160,002 | ||||
| NYY (3 yrs) | 341.1 | 53 | 190 | 249 | -12 | 1.0 | 59 | 5.4 | $2,950,000 | ||||
| CLE (2 yrs) | 249.0 | 45 | 149 | 163 | 6 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.6 | $5,425,000 | ||||
| TBD (1 yr) | 36.2 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 1.0 | -6 | -0.5 | |||||
| HOU (1 yr) | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 | -1 | -0.1 | $500,000 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Rslt | Opp | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 21 | NYM | NL | NLCS | W | HOU | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.06 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 1.235 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 1.80 |
| 1986 | 21 | NYM | NL | WS | W | BOS | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2.333 | 17.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 |
| 1988 | 23 | NYM | NL | NLCS | L | LAD | 0 | 0 | 2.95 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 74 | 0.982 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 9.8 | 2.50 | |
| 1997 | 32 | NYY | AL | ALDS | L | CLE | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1.412 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 1.67 | |
| 1998 | 33 | CLE | AL | ALDS | W | BOS | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9.000 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 54.0 | 27.0 | 0.50 | |
| 1998 | 33 | CLE | AL | ALCS | L | NYY | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.79 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.286 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1.00 |
| 2000 | 35 | NYY | AL | ALDS | W | OAK | 0 | 0 | 21.60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.000 | 21.6 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 1.00 | |
| 2000 | 35 | NYY | AL | ALCS | W | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.429 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | ||
| 5 Seasons (8 Series) | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3.97 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.0 | 57 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 260 | 1.407 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 1.88 | ||||||
| 3 ALDS | 0 | 0 | 8.22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2.087 | 11.7 | 1.2 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 1.17 | |||||||
| 2 ALCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.86 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1.000 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 1.33 | ||||||
| 2 NLCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.04 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 142 | 1.104 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 2.23 | ||||||
| 1 WS | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2.333 | 17.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 19 | NYM | NL | 31 | 83 | 70 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .200 | .205 | .200 | .405 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-15,RoY-1 |
| 1985 | 20 | NYM | NL | 35 | 107 | 93 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .226 | .265 | .280 | .545 | 54 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AS,CYA-1,MVP-4 |
| 1986 | 21 | NYM | NL | 33 | 97 | 81 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .086 | .119 | .111 | .230 | -35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AS,CYA-7 |
| 1987 | 22 | NYM | NL | 25 | 71 | 64 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .219 | .227 | .219 | .446 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | CYA-5 |
| 1988 | 23 | NYM | NL | 34 | 101 | 90 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .178 | .185 | .222 | .407 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | AS |
| 1989 | 24 | NYM | NL | 19 | 44 | 40 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .200 | .195 | .275 | .470 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 25 | NYM | NL | 35 | 94 | 75 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .187 | .225 | .267 | .492 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | CYA-4,MVP-14 |
| 1991 | 26 | NYM | NL | 27 | 71 | 63 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .238 | .238 | .333 | .571 | 60 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 27 | NYM | NL | 33 | 77 | 72 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .264 | .274 | .375 | .649 | 84 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SS |
| 1993 | 28 | NYM | NL | 30 | 76 | 70 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .200 | .200 | .371 | .571 | 50 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 29 | NYM | NL | 7 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | -12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
| 1997 | 32 | NYY | AL | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 33 | CLE | AL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 34 | CLE | AL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .667 | 2.000 | 2.667 | 535 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 35 | TOT | MLB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 35 | HOU | NL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
| 2000 | 35 | NYY | AL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 Seasons | 318 | 849 | 741 | 60 | 145 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 135 | .196 | .212 | .262 | .474 | 32 | 194 | 13 | 3 | 85 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 433 | 377 | 31 | 74 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 69 | .196 | .212 | .262 | .474 | 32 | 99 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||||||
| NYM (11 yrs) | 309 | 837 | 730 | 59 | 144 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 131 | .197 | .213 | .260 | .473 | 32 | 190 | 13 | 3 | 85 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| CLE (2 yrs) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 240 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| NYY (3 yrs) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| HOU (1 yr) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| NL (12 yrs) | 310 | 838 | 731 | 59 | 144 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 131 | .197 | .212 | .260 | .472 | 32 | 190 | 13 | 3 | 85 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| AL (5 yrs) | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .100 | .182 | .400 | .582 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rroe | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | Rrep | RAR | WAR | Pos | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 19 | NYM | NL | 83 | -8 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | $40,000 | 1 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-15,RoY-1 |
| 1985 | 20 | NYM | NL | 107 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0.8 | $450,000 | 1 | AS,CYA-1,MVP-4 |
| 1986 | 21 | NYM | NL | 97 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | -5 | -0.7 | $1,320,000 | 1 | AS,CYA-7 |
| 1987 | 22 | NYM | NL | 71 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0.3 | $1,500,000 | 1 | CYA-5 |
| 1988 | 23 | NYM | NL | 101 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | $1,400,000 | 1 | AS |
| 1989 | 24 | NYM | NL | 44 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | $2,416,667 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 25 | NYM | NL | 94 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0.5 | $1,866,667 | 1 | CYA-4,MVP-14 |
| 1991 | 26 | NYM | NL | 71 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0.2 | $2,466,667 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 27 | NYM | NL | 77 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0.7 | $5,166,667 | 1 | SS |
| 1993 | 28 | NYM | NL | 76 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0.7 | $5,916,667 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 29 | NYM | NL | 16 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | $4,616,667 | /1 | |
| 1997 | 32 | NYY | AL | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | $2,000,000 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 33 | CLE | AL | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | $2,787,500 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 34 | CLE | AL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | $2,637,500 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 35 | HOU | NL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $500,000 | /1 | |
| 2000 | 35 | NYY | AL | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | 1 | ||
| 15 Seasons | 849 | -69 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 22 | 29 | 2.3 | $35,085,002 | |||||
| NYM (11 yrs) | 837 | -67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 22 | 31 | 2.5 | $27,160,002 | |||||
| CLE (2 yrs) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $5,425,000 | |||||
| NYY (2 yrs) | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.2 | $2,000,000 | |||||
| HOU (1 yr) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $500,000 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
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| 1986 | 21 | NYM | NL | NLCS | HOU | W | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | NYM | NL | WS | BOS | W | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 23 | NYM | NL | NLCS | LAD | L | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Seasons (3 Series) | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 NLCS | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 WS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
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| 1984 | NYM | NL | 19 | P | 31 | 31 | 218.0 | 45 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .956 | 1.78 | 1.39 | .953 | 1.88 | 1.87 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-15,RoY-1 |
| 1985 | NYM | NL | 20 | P | 35 | 35 | 276.2 | 65 | 25 | 38 | 2 | 6 | .969 | 2.05 | 1.80 | .952 | 1.92 | 1.92 | AS,CYA-1,MVP-4 |
| 1986 | NYM | NL | 21 | P | 33 | 33 | 250.0 | 74 | 36 | 36 | 2 | 5 | .973 | 2.59 | 2.18 | .954 | 1.94 | 1.94 | AS,CYA-7 |
| 1987 | NYM | NL | 22 | P | 25 | 25 | 179.2 | 40 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 3 | .925 | 1.85 | 1.48 | .957 | 1.91 | 1.90 | CYA-5 |
| 1988 | NYM | NL | 23 | P | 34 | 34 | 248.1 | 88 | 27 | 56 | 5 | 3 | .943 | 3.01 | 2.44 | .956 | 1.96 | 1.96 | AS |
| 1989 | NYM | NL | 24 | P | 19 | 17 | 118.1 | 27 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | .889 | 1.83 | 1.26 | .952 | 1.87 | 1.87 | |
| 1990 | NYM | NL | 25 | P | 34 | 34 | 232.2 | 54 | 15 | 35 | 4 | 5 | .926 | 1.93 | 1.47 | .959 | 1.80 | 1.79 | CYA-4,MVP-14 |
| 1991 | NYM | NL | 26 | P | 27 | 27 | 190.0 | 45 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 3 | .956 | 2.04 | 1.59 | .956 | 1.86 | 1.85 | |
| 1992 | NYM | NL | 27 | P | 31 | 31 | 206.0 | 55 | 9 | 40 | 6 | 1 | .891 | 2.14 | 1.58 | .956 | 1.94 | 1.94 | SS |
| 1993 | NYM | NL | 28 | P | 29 | 29 | 208.2 | 45 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 1 | .956 | 1.85 | 1.48 | .953 | 1.84 | 1.83 | |
| 1994 | NYM | NL | 29 | P | 7 | 7 | 41.1 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .923 | 2.61 | 1.71 | .962 | 1.85 | 1.86 | |
| 1996 | NYY | AL | 31 | P | 29 | 29 | 170.2 | 36 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 1 | .972 | 1.85 | 1.21 | .958 | 1.77 | 1.76 | |
| 1997 | NYY | AL | 32 | P | 20 | 19 | 106.1 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.29 | 1.35 | .952 | 1.71 | 1.69 | |
| 1998 | CLE | AL | 33 | P | 23 | 23 | 134.0 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.61 | 1.04 | .954 | 1.78 | 1.76 | |
| 1999 | CLE | AL | 34 | P | 26 | 22 | 115.0 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.64 | 0.81 | .948 | 1.69 | 1.66 | |
| 2000 | TOT | MLB | 35 | P | 27 | 14 | 105.0 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 3 | .955 | 1.80 | 0.78 | .959 | 1.63 | 1.60 | |
| 2000 | TOT | AL | 35 | P | 26 | 13 | 101.0 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 3 | .952 | 1.78 | 0.77 | .957 | 1.62 | 1.60 | |
| 2000 | HOU | NL | 35 | P | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 | 1.00 | 1.000 | 1.80 | 1.70 | |
| 2000 | TBD | AL | 35 | P | 8 | 8 | 36.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 0.49 | 0.25 | .967 | 1.62 | 1.60 | |
| 2000 | NYY | AL | 35 | P | 18 | 5 | 64.1 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.52 | 1.00 | .956 | 1.62 | 1.60 | |
| 16 Seasons | P | 430 | 410 | 2800.2 | 681 | 224 | 423 | 34 | 35 | .950 | 2.08 | 1.50 | .955 | 1.86 | 1.83 | ||||
| 16 Seasons | TOT | 430 | 410 | 2800.2 | 681 | 224 | 423 | 34 | 35 | .950 | 2.08 | 1.50 | .955 | 1.86 | 1.83 | ||||
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| Gray Ink | Pitching - 139 (112), Average HOFer ≈ 185 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Pitching - 88 (130), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Pitching - 40 (71), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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June 7, 1982: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1982.
October 24, 1994: Granted Free Agency.
February 20, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
November 1, 1997: Granted Free Agency.
December 8, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
November 4, 1999: Granted Free Agency.
January 6, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
April 13, 2000: Purchased by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from the Houston Astros.
May 25, 2000: Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
June 11, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
November 10, 2000: Granted Free Agency.
December 7, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 19 | New York Mets | $40,000 | 1/4/85 TSN | |
| 1985 | 20 | New York Mets | $450,000 | 3/3/86 TSN | 1985 USA Today survey: $390,000 |
| 1986 | 21 | New York Mets | $1,320,000 | 2/24/86 TSN | |
| 1987 | 22 | New York Mets | $1,500,000 | 3/2/87 TSN and 1987 USA Today survey | Scully, Business of Baseball, $1,400,000 |
| 1988 | 23 | New York Mets | $1,400,000 | USA Today, 4/1/88 | Arbitration loss; $1,650,000 request |
| 1989 | 24 | New York Mets | $2,416,667 | 2/27/89 TSN | |
| 1990 | 25 | New York Mets | $1,866,667 | USA Today | |
| 1991 | 26 | New York Mets | $2,466,667 | 4/5/91 USA Today | |
| 1992 | 27 | New York Mets | $5,166,667 | 11/4/92 Toronto Sun | Includes $250,000 incentives |
| 1993 | 28 | New York Mets | $5,916,667 | USA Today | |
| 1994 | 29 | New York Mets | $4,616,667 | 4/5/94 USA Today | |
| 1996 | 31 | New York Yankees | $950,000 | 1997 Joint Exhibit 1 | Includes $100,000 earned bonus |
| 1997 | 32 | New York Yankees | $2,000,000 | 1997 Joint Exhibit 1 | |
| 1998 | 33 | Cleveland Indians | $2,787,500* | ||
| 1999 | 34 | Cleveland Indians | $2,637,500* | ||
| 2000 | 35 | Houston Astros | $500,000 | 4/5/00 AP | |
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $36,035,002 | ||||
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