Dwight Gooden

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: November 16, 1964 in Tampa, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (5th) of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL).

High School: Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL)

Debut: April 7, 1984 (Age 19-143d, 14,872nd in major league history)
vs. HOU 5.0 IP, 3 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: September 29, 2000 (Age 35-318d)
vs. BAL 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Agents: Tom Reich • Previously: Bill Goodstein, Jim Neader, Ray Negron

Full Name: Dwight Eugene Gooden

Nicknames: Doc or Dr. K.

Twitter: @DocGooden16

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Relatives: Uncle of Gary Sheffield

Cy Young
Rookie of the Year
Triple Crown
4x All-Star
2x World Series
Silver Slugger
ERA Title

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

53.0

194

112

ERA

3.51

430

410

2800.2

2293

WHIP

1.256

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Team Record in Appearances: 24-10 / in Starts: 24-10

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1988 Pitching Game Log

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1988 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	125	1	Apr 4	NYM	@	MON	W,10-6	GS-5	W(1-0)	99	5.0	11	4	4	1	1	0	1	7.20	3.57	28	74	52	11	7	15	10	5	0	0	29			0	0	0	25	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.41	-0.237	2.34	-0.24%	-1.77	1b start tie	5b 3 out tie
2	126	6	Apr 10	NYM	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS-6	W(2-0)	5	6.0	5	3	2	5	3	0	0	4.91	3.95	27	121	70	20	8	15	4	2	1	0	50			1	0	0	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.44	-0.137	2.23	-0.13%	-0.40	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
3	127	9	Apr 15	NYM		STL	W,3-0	SHO(6)	W(3-0)	4	6.0	2	0	0	0	7	0	0	3.18	2.71	20	81	60	14	10	11	2	1	1	0	75			0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	.67	0.280	1.17	0.30%	2.45	1t start tie	6t 3 out a3
4	128	14	Apr 20	NYM		PHI	W,6-2	CG	W(4-0)	4	9.0	4	2	2	0	11	1	0	2.77	2.38	31	102	69	21	18	15	5	2	0	0	82			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.75	0.268	1.36	0.29%	1.68	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
5	129	18	Apr 26	NYM	@	ATL	W,13-4	CG	W(5-0)	5	9.0	10	4	3	3	5	0	0	2.83	2.45	39	111	69	13	3	18	13	10	0	0	55			2	0	0	36	3	0	0	1	0	1	.85	-0.080	1.45	-0.08%	0.02	1b start tie	9b 3 out a9
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	130	22	May 1	NYM	@	CIN	W,11-0	SHO	W(6-0)	4	9.0	4	0	0	1	6	0	0	2.25	2.31	31	110	69	16	7	13	11	5	0	0	84			2	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	.59	0.246	1.17	0.29%	4.02	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a11
7	131	26	May 6	NYM		CIN	W,4-3	GS-9		4	9.0	11	2	2	2	5	0	1	2.21	2.37	37	119	77	23	11	16	13	4	1	0	60			4	2	0	34	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.82	0.270	3.91	0.35%	1.68	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
8	132	31	May 11	NYM	@	HOU	W,9-8	GS-6		4	6.0	7	7	6	2	5	1	1	2.90	2.62	28	98	62	17	11	8	12	5	2	0	35			4	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.17	-0.647	2.60	-0.86%	-4.52	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
9	133	35	May 16	NYM	@	SDP	W,7-4	GS-7	W(7-0)	4	6.2	10	4	4	3	6	1	0	3.15	2.78	32	112	70	23	8	13	9	5	0	1	41			2	0	0	29	2	0	0	1	0	0	.92	-0.148	2.05	-0.20%	-1.22	1b start tie	7b 1-- 2 out a3
10	134	40	May 21	NYM	@	LAD	W,4-0	SHO	W(8-0)	4	9.0	4	0	0	1	6	0	1	2.77	2.70	31	103	71	20	12	18	5	3	1	0	84			2	0	0	29	1	0	0	2	0	0	.70	0.321	1.51	0.42%	3.79	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
11	135	44	May 26	NYM		SFG	L,2-5	GS-7	L(8-1)	4	6.1	10	5	5	1	9	0	0	3.11	2.52	29	108	72	19	13	11	8	2	1	0	41			1	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	-0.441	3.30	-0.58%	-2.74	1t start tie	7t -2- 1 out d3
12	136	49	May 31	NYM		LAD	W,5-4	GS-10		4	9.1	7	4	4	2	3	1	0	3.19	2.69	37	125	81	15	10	23	8	2	0	1	59			2	0	1	35	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.42	-0.281	3.31	-0.39%	-0.01	1t start tie	10t 1-3 1 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	137	54	Jun 5	NYM		CHC	W,11-3	CG	W(9-1)	4	9.0	5	3	3	1	4	0	0	3.17	2.65	34	109	73	20	6	20	9	4	0	0	68			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	2	1	.48	0.279	1.38	0.48%	0.68	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
14	138	59	Jun 11	NYM	@	MON	L,4-6	GS-6	L(9-2)	5	6.0	8	5	4	3	3	0	0	3.33	2.68	27	98	62	12	7	11	10	3	0	0	38			0	0	0	24	4	0	1	1	0	0	.85	-0.267	2.25	-0.43%	-2.32	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
15	139	64	Jun 17	NYM		PHI	L,1-3	GS-7	L(9-3)	5	7.0	5	3	3	1	8	1	1	3.36	2.72	27	100	68	22	13	8	9	5	0	0	62			1	0	0	25	1	0	1	1	0	0	.80	-0.131	1.93	-0.19%	-0.14	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
16	140	69	Jun 22	NYM		PIT	W,3-0	GS-8	W(10-3)	4	8.0	9	0	0	1	6	0	0	3.14	2.64	33	126	77	23	7	12	14	5	0	0	69			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.51	0.490	4.80	0.93%	3.27	1t start tie	8t 3 out a2
17	141	74	Jun 27	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS-7	L(10-4)	4	7.0	5	2	2	3	4	0	0	3.11	2.66	28	106	74	19	3	7	14	5	2	0	60			1	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.19	0.006	4.49	0.01%	0.95	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	142	80	Jul 2	NYM		HOU	W,7-2	CG	W(11-4)	4	9.0	5	2	0	2	4	0	0	2.90	2.65	35	126	88	26	7	11	18	8	1	0	75			3	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	1	2	.62	0.225	1.48	0.32%	1.68	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
19	143	85	Jul 8	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-4	GS-6	L(11-5)	5	6.0	10	4	4	1	6	0	0	3.04	2.59	28	92	63	20	3	4	17	13	0	0	41			1	1	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.76	-0.238	1.73	-0.33%	-1.52	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
20	144	90	Jul 16	NYM	@	ATL	W,3-2	GS-6		7	6.0	7	2	2	3	4	0	0	3.03	2.61	27	95	58	10	9	13	7	3	0	0	51			6	1	0	23	2	0	1	1	0	1	1.44	-0.006	3.88	-0.01%	0.68	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
21	145	94	Jul 22(1)	NYM		ATL	W,6-1	CG	W(12-5)	5	9.0	8	1	1	0	4	0	0	2.92	2.57	33	96	62	14	8	10	19	9	2	0	71			0	1	0	33	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.354	2.99	0.60%	2.68	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
22	146	100	Jul 27	NYM	@	PHI	W,10-2	GS-9	W(13-5)	4	8.1	6	2	2	1	4	0	0	2.88	2.55	33	109	69	18	10	19	9	5	0	0	66			1	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	1	.38	0.182	1.07	0.31%	1.68	1b start tie	9b --- 1 out a8
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	147	104	Aug 1	NYM		PIT	L,2-7	GS-7	L(13-6)	4	6.1	11	4	4	3	3	1	0	2.98	2.65	33	117	73	20	4	15	11	5	0	1	35			4	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	-0.142	4.93	-0.35%	-1.95	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out d4
24	148	109	Aug 6	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS-6		4	6.0	5	3	3	2	3	1	0	3.03	2.72	24	96	56	13	3	11	8	5	1	0	51			1	1	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.93	-0.208	3.79	-0.51%	-0.48	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
25	149	114	Aug 11	NYM	@	CHC	W,9-6	GS-5		4	5.0	9	6	6	1	3	0	0	3.25	2.71	24	69	51	10	6	9	10	6	0	0	27			0	1	0	22	1	3	1	0	0	0	1.05	-0.518	2.83	-0.84%	-3.75	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
26	150	119	Aug 16	NYM	@	SFG	W,13-6	GS-7	W(14-6)	4	7.0	6	2	2	0	5	0	0	3.22	2.66	26	86	61	18	10	12	9	5	1	0	62			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	1	0	.07	0.014	.17	0.02%	0.89	1b start a 9	7b 3 out a9
27	151	124	Aug 22	NYM	@	LAD	W,7-1	CG	W(15-6)	5	9.0	8	1	1	1	8	0	0	3.12	2.60	34	138	91	17	22	14	11	5	0	0	74			0	1	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	.43	0.243	1.20	0.40%	2.79	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
28	152	129	Aug 28	NYM		SFG	L,4-7	GS-6		5	6.0	7	3	3	5	4	0	0	3.16	2.64	29	126	71	22	12	11	9	5	0	0	45			4	1	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.44	-0.101	1.16	-0.05%	-0.55	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	153	134	Sep 3	NYM		LAD	W,2-1	GS-9	W(16-6)	5	8.0	6	1	1	1	5	0	1	3.08	2.62	31	109	71	19	7	16	8	2	1	0	70			2	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	0.286	.60	0.08%	1.91	1t start tie	9t 1-- 0 out a1
30	154	138	Sep 8	NYM	@	CHC	W,13-6	GS-7	W(17-6)	4	7.0	10	6	2	1	5	0	0	3.07	2.60	34	131	91	21	14	15	13	5	0	0	45			3	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.20	-0.482	.37	-0.09%	-2.85	1b start a 2	7b 3 out a4
31	155	143	Sep 13	NYM		PIT	L,0-1	GS-7	L(17-7)	4	7.0	5	1	1	1	7	0	0	3.01	2.55	24	86	59	16	10	9	7	4	1	0	69			2	0	0	23	1	0	0	2	0	0	.94	0.177	.01	0.00%	1.86	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
32	156	148	Sep 18	NYM		MON	W,5-3	GS-8	W(18-7)	4	8.0	8	3	3	2	9	0	0	3.03	2.51	33	124	77	20	10	13	9	6	0	0	61			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	.69	0.140	.00	0.00%	0.27	1t start tie	8t 3 out a2
33	157	152	Sep 23	NYM	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	L(18-8)	4	8.1	4	2	2	1	3	0	0	3.00	2.51	30	102	71	16	10	15	11	4	1	0	69			2	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.66	-0.244	.00	0.00%	1.68	1b start tie	9b --- 1 out d1
34	158	157	Sep 28	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-9	GS-5	L(18-9)	4	5.0	10	7	7	2	6	1	0	3.19	2.54	27	87	55	14	7	10	9	6	2	0	23			2	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	.57	-0.292	.00	0.00%	-4.83	1b start tie	5b 3 out d7
							24-10		W-L:18-9	4.4	248.1	242	98	88	57	175	8	6	3.19	2.54	1024	3592	65%	17%	9%	1.29		21%	2%	3	57		---%	56	10	1	944	40	4	4	18	6	9	1.01	-0.819	2.01	-0.46%	5.60

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