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

The Mets' Top 10 Career Leaders (Homegrown Hitters)

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 hitting 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?  (Runs scored and base hits, perhaps?)  Similarly, which categories are populated by players that came from other organizations?  (Some slugging categories might qualify here.)

Below are the top ten homegrown hitting 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 pitching leaders, please click here.

AP Photo by Bill Kostroun

Hitting Leaders For Homegrown Mets


Batting Average
 

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Overall Rank
1.	David Wright	.301	2
2.	Dave Magadan	.292	5
3.	Jose Reyes	.292	6
4.	Edgardo Alfonzo	.292	7
5.	Daniel Murphy	.290	8
6.	Wally Backman	.283	11
7.	Cleon Jones	.281	13
8.	Lenny Dykstra	.278	17
9.	Mookie Wilson	.276	19
10.	Gregg Jefferies	.276	21

On-Base Percentage
    

Rank	Player	On-Base Pct.	Overall Rank
1.	Dave Magadan	.391	2
2.	David Wright	.382	4
3.	Edgardo Alfonzo	.367	7
4.	Darryl Strawberry	.359	10
5.	Lee Mazzilli	.357	12
6.	Wally Backman	.353	16
7.	Lenny Dykstra	.350	18
8.	Ron Hodges	.342	23
9.	Jose Reyes	.341	26
10.	Cleon Jones	.340	27

Slugging Percentage
 

Rank	Player	Slugging Pct.	Overall Rank
1.	Darryl Strawberry	.520	2
2.	David Wright	.506	3
3.	Edgardo Alfonzo	.445	15
4.	Jose Reyes	.441	16
5.	Todd Hundley	.438	17
6.	Ike Davis	.434	18
7.	Daniel Murphy	.424	20
8.	Gregg Jefferies	.416	26
9.	John Milner	.415	27
10.	Lenny Dykstra	.413	28

Runs Scored
 

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Overall Rank
1.	David Wright	853	1
2.	Jose Reyes	735	2
3.	Darryl Strawberry	662	3
4.	Edgardo Alfonzo	614	5
5.	Mookie Wilson	592	6
6.	Cleon Jones	563	7
7.	Ed Kranepool	536	9
8.	Bud Harrelson	490	11
9.	Lee Mazzilli	404	14
10.	Wally Backman	359	16

Base Hits
 

Rank	Player	Hits	Overall Rank
1.	David Wright	1558	1
2.	Ed Kranepool	1418	2
3.	Jose Reyes	1300	3
4.	Cleon Jones	1188	4
5.	Edgardo Alfonzo	1136	5
6.	Mookie Wilson	1112	6
7.	Bud Harrelson	1029	7
8.	Darryl Strawberry	1025	9
9.	Lee Mazzilli	796	14
10.	Rey Ordoñez	720	17

Doubles
 

Rank	Player	Doubles	Overall Rank
1.	David Wright	345	1
2.	Ed Kranepool	225	2
3.	Jose Reyes	222	3
4.	Edgardo Alfonzo	212	5
5.	Darryl Strawberry	187	8
6.	Cleon Jones	182	9
7.	Mookie Wilson	170	10
8.	Daniel Murphy	153	T-12
9.	Lee Mazzilli	148	15
10.	Bud Harrelson	123	18

Triples
 

Rank	Pitcher	Triples	Overall Rank
1.	Jose Reyes	99	1
2.	Mookie Wilson	62	2
3.	Bud Harrelson	45	3
4.	Cleon Jones	33	4
5.	Darryl Strawberry	30	6
T-6.	David Wright	25	T-9
T-6.	Ed Kranepool	25	T-9
8.	Lee Mazzilli	22	12
9.	Ron Swoboda	20	T-13
T-10.	Lenny Dykstra	17	T-18
T-10.	Rey Ordoñez	17	T-18

Home Runs
 

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Overall Rank
1.	Darryl Strawberry	252	1
2.	David Wright	222	2
3.	Todd Hundley	124	7
4.	Edgardo Alfonzo	120	9
5.	Ed Kranepool	118	10
6.	John Milner	94	14
7.	Cleon Jones	93	15
8.	Jose Reyes	81	T-18
9.	Ron Swoboda	69	23
10.	Lee Mazzilli	68	24

Runs Batted In
 

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Overall Rank
1.	David Wright	876	1
2.	Darryl Strawberry	733	2
3.	Ed Kranepool	614	5
4.	Edgardo Alfonzo	538	7
5.	Cleon Jones	521	8
6.	Jose Reyes	423	11
7.	Todd Hundley	397	13
8.	Lee Mazzilli	353	17
9.	Mookie Wilson	342	19
10.	John Milner	338	21

Stolen Bases
 

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Overall Rank
1.	Jose Reyes	370	1
2.	Mookie Wilson	281	2
3.	Darryl Strawberry	191	4
4.	David Wright	183	5
5.	Lee Mazzilli	152	6
6.	Lenny Dykstra	116	7
7.	Bud Harrelson	115	8
8.	Wally Backman	106	9
9.	Cleon Jones	91	T-14
10.	Gregg Jefferies	63	20