Of course, David Wright has never played in a World Series for the Mets, coming closest in 2006 when the Mets fell one game short of the Fall Classic. But Kepner's article got me thinking about other Mets who performed well for the team but never got a chance to participate on baseball's greatest stage.
If you're a regular reader of Studious Metsimus, you know that I enjoy discussing the Mets' all-time leaderboards. But what would those leaderboards look like if they consisted of only those players who never played in the World Series for the Mets? It would look very interesting indeed, and in some cases, quite shocking.
So sit back, kick off your Mets slippers and enjoy this special Mets leaderboard, which lists the top ten in each hitting category using only Mets players who never appeared for the team in the World Series. (Thanks to baseball-reference.com for the leaderboard assistance.) You might need to borrow one of Davey Johnson's old bottles of Rolaids after reading the list.
(For the pitching leaders who never played in the World Series, please click here.)
Hitting Leaders For Mets Who Never Played In The World Series
Batting Average
Rank
|
Player
|
Batting Average
|
Plate Appearances
|
1.
|
John Olerud
|
.315
|
2018
|
2.
|
David Wright
|
.301
|
5453
|
3.
|
Dave Magadan
|
.292
|
2483
|
4.
|
Jose Reyes
|
.292
|
1742
|
5.
|
Daniel Murphy
|
.292
|
4840
|
6.
|
Steve Henderson
|
.287
|
2029
|
7.
|
Angel Pagan
|
.284
|
1646
|
8.
|
Ron Hunt
|
.282
|
1887
|
9.
|
Carlos Beltran
|
.281
|
3640
|
10.
|
Roger Cedeño
|
.279
|
1614
|
On-Base Percentage
Rank
|
Player
|
On-Base Pct.
|
Plate Appearances
|
1.
|
John Olerud
|
.425
|
2018
|
2.
|
Dave Magadan
|
.391
|
2483
|
3.
|
David Wright
|
.381
|
5453
|
4.
|
Carlos Beltran
|
.369
|
3640
|
5.
|
Steve Henderson
|
.360
|
2029
|
6.
|
Bernard Gilkey
|
.357
|
1567
|
7.
|
Bobby Bonilla
|
.356
|
2040
|
8.
|
Cliff Floyd
|
.354
|
1884
|
9.
|
Carlos Delgado
|
.351
|
2023
|
10.
|
Ron Hunt
|
.344
|
1887
|
Slugging Percentage
Rank
|
Player
|
Slugging Pct.
|
Plate Appearances
|
1.
|
Carlos Delgado
|
.506
|
2023
|
2.
|
David Wright
|
.506
|
5453
|
3.
|
John Olerud
|
.501
|
2018
|
4.
|
Carlos Beltran
|
.500
|
3640
|
5.
|
Bobby Bonilla
|
.495
|
2040
|
6.
|
Cliff Floyd
|
.478
|
1884
|
7.
|
Bernard Gilkey
|
.461
|
1567
|
8.
|
Kevin McReynolds
|
.460
|
3218
|
9.
|
Dave Kingman
|
.453
|
2573
|
10.
|
Jeff Kent
|
.453
|
1992
|
Games Played
Rank
|
Player
|
Games Played
|
Plate Appearances
|
1.
|
David Wright
|
1262
|
5453
|
2.
|
Jose Reyes
|
1050
|
4840
|
3.
|
Rey Ordoñez
|
916
|
3216
|
4.
|
Carlos Beltran
|
839
|
3640
|
5.
|
Todd Hundley
|
829
|
2904
|
6.
|
John Stearns
|
809
|
3081
|
7.
|
Kevin McReynolds
|
787
|
3218
|
8.
|
Dave Magadan
|
701
|
2483
|
9.
|
Dave Kingman
|
664
|
2573
|
10.
|
George Foster
|
655
|
2610
|
Runs Scored
Rank
|
Player
|
Runs Scored
|
Plate Appearances
|
1.
|
David Wright
|
790
|
5453
|
2.
|
Jose Reyes
|
735
|
4840
|
3.
|
Carlos Beltran
|
551
|
3640
|
4.
|
Kevin McReynolds
|
405
|
3218
|
5.
|
Todd Hundley
|
340
|
2904
|
6.
|
John Stearns
|
334
|
3081
|
7.
|
Dave Kingman
|
302
|
2573
|
8.
|
George Foster
|
290
|
2610
|
9.
|
John Olerud
|
288
|
2018
|
10.
|
Dave Magadan
|
275
|
2483
|
Base Hits
Rank
|
Player
|
Hits
|
Plate Appearances
|
1.
|
David Wright
|
1426
|
5453
|
2.
|
Jose Reyes
|
1300
|
4840
|
3.
|
Carlos Beltran
|
878
|
3640
|
4.
|
Kevin McReynolds
|
791
|
3218
|
5.
|
Rey Ordoñez
|
720
|
3216
|
6.
|
John Stearns
|
695
|
3081
|
7.
|
Hubie Brooks
|
640
|
2620
|
8.
|
Todd Hundley
|
612
|
2904
|
9.
|
Dave Magadan
|
610
|
2483
|
10.
|
George Foster
|
602
|
2610
|
Doubles
Rank
|
Player
|
Doubles
|
Plate Appearances
|
1.
|
David Wright
|
322
|
5453
|
2.
|
Jose Reyes
|
222
|
4840
|
3.
|
Carlos Beltran
|
208
|
3640
|
4.
|
Kevin McReynolds
|
153
|
3218
|
5.
|
John Stearns
|
152
|
3081
|
6.
|
Todd Hundley
|
118
|
2904
|
T-7.
|
Daniel Murphy
|
115
|
1742
|
T-7.
|
Rey Ordoñez
|
115
|
3216
|
9.
|
Dave Magadan
|
110
|
2483
|
10.
|
John Olerud
|
109
|
2018
|
Triples
Rank
|
Player
|
Triples
|
Plate Appearances
|
1.
|
Jose Reyes
|
99
|
4840
|
2.
|
Steve Henderson
|
31
|
2029
|
3.
|
Lance Johnson
|
27
|
1023
|
4.
|
Doug Flynn
|
26
|
2269
|
5.
|
Angel Pagan
|
23
|
1646
|
6.
|
David Wright
|
19
|
5453
|
7.
|
Joel Youngblood
|
18
|
2103
|
T-8.
|
Rey Ordoñez
|
17
|
3216
|
T-8.
|
Carlos Beltran
|
17
|
3640
|
10.
|
Lenny Randle
|
15
|
1093
|
Home Runs
Rank
|
Player
|
Home Runs
|
Plate Appearances
|
1.
|
David Wright
|
204
|
5453
|
2.
|
Dave Kingman
|
154
|
2573
|
3.
|
Carlos Beltran
|
149
|
3640
|
4.
|
Todd Hundley
|
124
|
2904
|
5.
|
Kevin McReynolds
|
122
|
3218
|
6.
|
Carlos Delgado
|
104
|
2023
|
7.
|
George Foster
|
99
|
2610
|
8.
|
Bobby Bonilla
|
95
|
2040
|
T-9.
|
Cliff Floyd
|
81
|
1884
|
T-9.
|
Jose Reyes
|
81
|
4840
|
Runs Batted In
Rank
|
Player
|
Runs Batted In
|
Plate Appearances
|
1.
|
David Wright
|
818
|
5453
|
2.
|
Carlos Beltran
|
559
|
3640
|
3.
|
Kevin McReynolds
|
456
|
3218
|
4.
|
Jose Reyes
|
423
|
4840
|
5.
|
Todd Hundley
|
397
|
2904
|
6.
|
Dave Kingman
|
389
|
2573
|
7.
|
George Foster
|
361
|
2610
|
8.
|
Carlos Delgado
|
339
|
2023
|
9.
|
John Stearns
|
312
|
3081
|
10.
|
Bobby Bonilla
|
295
|
2040
|
Stolen Bases
Rank
|
Player
|
Stolen Bases
|
Plate Appearances
|
1.
|
Jose Reyes
|
370
|
4840
|
2.
|
David Wright
|
166
|
5453
|
3.
|
Roger Cedeño
|
105
|
1614
|
4.
|
Carlos Beltran
|
100
|
3640
|
5.
|
Vince Coleman
|
99
|
978
|
6.
|
John Stearns
|
91
|
3081
|
7.
|
Frank Taveras
|
90
|
1583
|
8.
|
Angel Pagan
|
87
|
1646
|
9.
|
Kevin McReynolds
|
67
|
3218
|
10.
|
Lance Johnson
|
65
|
1023
|
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