Joe Torre is likely to get into the Hall of Fame as a New York Yankee. But his time with the Mets was the worst of his career as both a player and a manager. Torre played in three seasons for the Mets (1975-77) and he appeared in 254 games in which he was 193 of 722 (.267 avg, .701 OPS) with 71 runs scored, 12 homers, 75 RBIs and 1 stolen base. He was riden hard earlier in his career with the Braves and Cardinals and it appeared that he didn’t have much left in the gas tank when he got to the Mets. Torre was also the manager of the Mets for parts of five years in which he compiled a 286-420 (40.5%) record, while never getting the Mets to the playoffs.

42-year old 2B Roberto Alomar has been elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame. Alomar played 2 years for the Mets in 2003-2004. Alomar played in 222 games in his two years with the Mets and he was 226 of 853 (.265 avg, .703 OPS) with 107 runs scored, 13 homers, 75 RBIs and 22 stolen bases. Alomar was coming off three excellent years with the Indians when the Mets brought him in, but he really didn’t play too well for the Mets. Alomar played in 2,379 games in his 17 years in the majors and he was 2,724 of 9,073 (.300 avg, .814 OPS) with 1,508 runs scored, 210 homers, 1,134 RBIs and 474 stolen bases.

Righty starting pitcher Tom Seaver is without a doubt the best pitcher in New York Mets’ history. The Mets knew they had something right away in Seaver who won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1967. In 1967, Seaver pitched in 35 games (34 starts) in which he was 16-13 with a 2.76 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Seaver went on to win three Cy Young Awards (1969, 1973 and 1975) in his time with the Mets. Seaver even made the All-Star Team 10 out of 12 years with the Mets. Seaver pitched in 401 games (395 starts) in his career with the Mets and he was 198-124 with 1 save, a 2.57 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. Seaver is #2 all-time in games pitched (401) in Mets’ history. But he is the all time leader in Mets’ history with 395 starts, 198 wins, a 2.57 ERA, 3,045 2/3 innings, 2,541 strikeouts, 171 complete games and 44 shutouts. Tom Seaver was elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1992.

Dwight Gooden burst on the scene with the Mets in 1984 when he was 19 years old. He won the Rookie of the Year Award in the National League that year. He pitched in 31 games (all starts) in 1984 for the Mets and he was 17-9 with a 2.60 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. Gooden only allowed 161 hits in 218 innings as a rookie while leading the majors in strikeouts with 276 which shows how nasty his fastball (which was blazing) and his curveball (knee buckling) were. He took his game to a new level in 1985 for the Mets when he won the Cy Young Award by having one of the best seasons for a starting pitcher in the majors of all-time. Gooden started 35 games in 1985 and he was 24-4 with a 1.53 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP. He only allowed 198 hits in 276 2/3 innings while whiffing a major league leading 268 batters. He got a couple of nicknames like “Doc” and “Dr. K” but little did anyone know he was seeing a doctor who would ruin his career. The Dr. he was seeing was drug dealers. Cocaine ruined Gooden’s career as he couldn’t handle all of his fame and fortune. It showed in his performance as he never came close to the level he pitched his first two years in the majors. Gooden pitched 11 years for the Mets appearing in 305 games (303 starts) in which he was 157-85 with 1 save, a 3.10 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. Gooden finished his career tied for 8th in Mets’ history in games pitched (305), #3 in games started (303), #2 in wins (157), #5 in ERA (3.10), #3 in complete games (67), #4 in shutouts (23), #2 in strikeouts (1,875) and #3 in innings pitched (2,169 2/3). Drugs totally ruined Gooden’s career as he had Hall of Fame talent.

Dave Kingman was a all-or-nothing hitter for the New York Mets. He played six years for the Mets appearing in 664 games in which he was 509 for 2,323 (.219 avg, .741 OPS) with 302 runs scored, 154 homers, 389 RBIs and 29 stolen bases. But, he also whiffed a staggering 672 times in his time with the Mets. Kingman was a All-Star in 1976 with the Mets as he played in 123 games that season in which he was 113 for 474 (.238 avg, .793 OPS) with 70 runs scored, 37 homers and 86 RBIs. Kingman led the National League in homers with 37 and he also led the league in whiffs with 156 in 1982 with the Mets. Kingman’s nickname was Kong for how far he could jack a ball. Despite only playing six years for the Mets, Kingman is #4 on the all-time homer list with them.