Sunday, December 1, 2013

The Mets' Top 10 Career Leaders (Homegrown Pitchers)

Mike Piazza is one of the greatest hitters in Mets' history, appearing at or near the top of various offensive categories.  Similarly, Sid Fernandez, David Cone and John Franco are among the top pitchers in club annals.  But all four players were drafted by other teams and made their major league debuts wearing jerseys that did not say "Mets" on them.

In addition to Piazza, Fernandez, Cone and Franco, other all-time Mets greats made their first appearances in the majors as Mets, but were not originally drafted by New York and spent time with other teams' minor league affiliates.  Players like Ron Darling (Texas Rangers) and Jesse Orosco (Minnesota Twins) are prime examples.

So what would the Mets' all-time pitching leaderboards look like if they only featured players who were drafted, signed, developed and made their major league debuts with the Mets?  And which categories have a strong homegrown representation?  (Pitching appearances, perhaps?)  Similarly, which top ten lists are populated by players that came from other organizations?  (I'm thinking saves.)

Below are the top ten homegrown pitching leaders at various categories, along with where each player ranks on the Mets' all-time leaderboard in that category (listed in the column on the right of each chart).  For the top ten homegrown hitting leaders, please click here.

Just look for The Franchise's name next to #1 in virtually every category.


Pitching Leaders For Homegrown Mets


Wins
 
Rank
Pitcher
Wins
Overall Rank
1.
Tom Seaver
198
1
2.
Dwight Gooden
157
2
3.
Jerry Koosman
140
3
4.
Jon Matlack
82
7
5.
Bobby Jones
74
9
6.
Craig Swan
59
T-12
7.
Mike Pelfrey
50
15
8.
Tug McGraw
47
T-17
9.
Jonathon Niese
43
T-20
10.
Gary Gentry
41
T-22




Earned Run Average
 
Rank
Pitcher
ERA
Overall Rank
1.
Tom Seaver
2.57
1
2.
Jon Matlack
3.03
4
3.
Jerry Koosman
3.09
5
4.
Dwight Gooden
3.10
6
5.
Tug McGraw
3.17
12
6.
Jim McAndrew
3.54
18
7.
Gary Gentry
3.56
19
8.
Nolan Ryan
3.58
20
9.
Craig Swan
3.72
23
10.
Dillon Gee
3.89
25




Walks Plus Hits Per Innings Pitched
 
Rank
Pitcher
WHIP
Overall Rank
1.
Tom Seaver
1.076
1
2.
Dwight Gooden
1.175
6
3.
Jim McAndrew
1.184
8
4.
Jon Matlack
1.195
10
5.
Jerry Koosman
1.219
13
6.
Gary Gentry
1.255
15
7.
Craig Swan
1.267
16
8.
Dillon Gee
1.300
19
9.
Tug McGraw
1.306
21
10.
Bobby Jones
1.323
24




Games Pitched
 
Rank
Pitcher
Games Pitched
Overall Rank
1.
Tom Seaver
401
3
2.
Jerry Koosman
376
4
3.
Tug McGraw
361
6
T-4.
Dwight Gooden
305
T-8
T-4.
Aaron Heilman
305
T-8
6.
Bobby Parnell
298
10
7.
Jeff Innis
288
11
8.
Roger McDowell
280
13
9.
Doug Sisk
263
15
10.
Craig Swan
229
19




Games Started
 
Rank
Pitcher
Games Started
Overall Rank
1.
Tom Seaver
395
1
2.
Jerry Koosman
346
2
3.
Dwight Gooden
303
3
4.
Jon Matlack
199
7
5.
Bobby Jones
190
8
6.
Craig Swan
184
9
7.
Mike Pelfrey
149
13
8.
Gary Gentry
121
17
9.
Jonathon Niese
118
18
10.
Jim McAndrew
105
22




Strikeouts
 
Rank
Pitcher
Strikeouts
Overall Rank
1.
Tom Seaver
2541
1
2.
Dwight Gooden
1875
2
3.
Jerry Koosman
1799
3
4.
Jon Matlack
1023
8
5.
Bobby Jones
714
9
6.
Craig Swan
671
10
7.
Tug McGraw
618
11
8.
Jonathon Niese
575
16
9.
Gary Gentry
563
17
10.
Mike Pelfrey
506
T-20




Saves
 
Rank
Pitcher
Saves
Overall Rank
1.
Tug McGraw
86
5
2.
Roger McDowell
84
6
3.
Neil Allen
69
8
4.
Randy Myers
56
11
5.
Bobby Parnell
36
13
6.
Doug Sisk
33
14
7.
Bob Apodaca
26
15
8.
Danny Frisella
24
T-16
9.
Anthony Young
18
T-18
10.
Jeff Reardon
10
T-24


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Mets have developed some great closers...for other teams

Ed Leyro (and Joey Beartran) said...

You're not kidding! That's why I'm nervous that Bobby Parnell might be dealt once he proves he's healthy.