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