What years did Dwight Gooden play?

Dwight Gooden played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 2000.

Was Dwight Gooden a pitcher?

Yes. Dwight Gooden pitched in the major leagues, recording 194 wins and 2293 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dwight Gooden hit?

Dwight Gooden hit 8 career home runs with 145 hits.

What teams did Dwight Gooden play for?

Dwight Gooden played for 5 teams: the New York Mets (1984–1994), the New York Yankees (1996–1997, 2000), the Cleveland Indians (1998–1999), the Houston Astros (2000), and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000).

How many Cy Young Awards did Dwight Gooden win?

Dwight Gooden won 1 Cy Young Award, in 1985.

What awards did Dwight Gooden win?

Dwight Gooden won the Cy Young Award (1985), the Rookie of the Year award (1984), the pitching Triple Crown (1985), and the Silver Slugger award (1992). He was selected to 4 All-Star Games.

What were Dwight Gooden's career stats?

In 430 games, Dwight Gooden went 194-112 with a 3.51 ERA, 2,293 strikeouts, 2,800.2 innings pitched, and 3 saves. At the plate he had 145 hits and 8 home runs.

What was Dwight Gooden's salary?

Dwight Gooden's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 2000. His highest recorded salary was $5,916,667, in 1993, and his lowest was $450,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 2000.

What position did Dwight Gooden play?

Dwight Gooden played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Dwight Gooden and how much did he weigh?

Dwight Gooden was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 190 pounds.

What was Dwight Gooden's career ERA?

Dwight Gooden finished with a 3.51 career ERA, going 194-112 with 2,293 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Dwight Gooden have?

Dwight Gooden recorded 2,293 career strikeouts.

Is Dwight Gooden in the Hall of Fame?

No. Dwight Gooden has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Dwight Gooden

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1984-2000)

Dwight Gooden was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 2000 for 5 teams, including the New York Mets, a span of 17 seasons. Across 430 career appearances, he went 194-112 with a 3.51 ERA and 2,293 strikeouts. He also batted .196 with 8 home runs. Dwight Gooden was a 4-time All-Star, a Cy Young, a Rookie of the Year, a Silver Slugger, and a Pitching Triple Crown. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 55534.8.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 194–112

ERA 3.51

WHIP 1.26

SO 2,293

Pitcher PIV 55534.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 190 lb
Born: 11/16/1964 in Tampa, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1984-04-07
Last Game: 2000-09-29
Awards: 4× All-Star · Cy Young · Rookie of the Year · Silver Slugger · Pitching Triple Crown

Full name: Dwight Eugene Gooden

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dwight Gooden — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
194	112	430	410	68	24	3	2800.2	2,564	1,091	210	954	2,293	3.51	55534.8

Career ERA 3.51 vs. league average 4.17 across their career seasons — 15.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dwight Gooden Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1984	NYN	NL	17	9	31	31	7	3	0	218.0	161	63	73	276	2.60	3.81 (+32%)	12102.8
1985	NYN	NL	24	4	35	35	16	8	0	276.2	198	47	69	268	1.53	3.89 (+61%)	12908.6
1986	NYN	NL	17	6	33	33	12	2	0	250.0	197	79	80	200	2.84	3.97 (+28%)	5976.7
1987	NYN	NL	15	7	25	25	7	3	0	179.2	162	64	53	148	3.21	4.29 (+25%)	6314.4
1988	NYN	NL	18	9	34	34	10	3	0	248.1	242	88	57	175	3.19	3.73 (+15%)	7792.7
1989	NYN	NL	9	4	19	17	0	0	1	118.1	93	38	47	101	2.89	3.71 (+22%)	1283.5
1990	NYN	NL	19	7	34	34	2	1	0	232.2	229	99	70	223	3.83	3.86 (+1%)	8644.8
1991	NYN	NL	13	7	27	27	3	1	0	190.0	185	76	56	150	3.60	3.91 (+8%)	4352.4
1992	NYN	NL	10	13	31	31	3	0	0	206.0	197	84	70	145	3.67	3.75 (+2%)	3289.7
1993	NYN	NL	12	15	29	29	7	2	0	208.2	188	80	61	149	3.45	4.19 (+18%)	3412.3
1994	NYN	NL	3	4	7	7	0	0	0	41.1	46	29	15	40	6.31	4.51 (-40%)	-698.4
1996	NYA	AL	11	7	29	29	1	1	0	170.2	169	95	88	126	5.01	4.61 (-9%)	-1008.8
1997	NYA	AL	9	5	20	19	0	0	0	106.1	116	58	53	66	4.91	4.39 (-12%)	-2346.7
1998	CLE	AL	8	6	23	23	0	0	0	134.0	135	56	51	83	3.76	4.43 (+15%)	-245.2
1999	CLE	AL	3	4	26	22	0	0	0	115.0	127	80	67	88	6.26	4.71 (-33%)	-2623.3
2000	HOU	NL	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4.0	6	4	3	1	9.00	—	0.0
2000	TBA	AL	2	3	8	8	0	0	0	36.2	47	27	20	23	6.63	4.77 (-39%)	-3625.9
2000	NYA	AL	4	2	18	5	0	0	2	64.1	66	24	21	31	3.36	4.77 (+30%)	5.3
Career · 18 seasons			194	112	430	410	68	24	3	2,800.2	2,564	1,091	954	2,293	3.51	—	55,535

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Dwight Gooden — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
434	741	60	145	15	5	8	67	1	14	135	.196	.212	.262	.474	-3,694

Career AVG .196 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 25.4% below league average.

Career OBP .212 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 35.9% below league average.

Career SLG .262 vs. league average .404 across their career seasons — 35.2% below league average.

Career OPS .474 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 35.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Dwight Gooden Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1984	NYN	NL	31	70	5	14	0	0	0	3	0	1	14	.200	.259 (-23%)	.322 (-36%)	.384 (-48%)	.707 (-43%)	-482.4
1985	NYN	NL	35	93	11	21	2	0	1	9	0	5	15	.226	.257 (-12%)	.323 (-18%)	.390 (-28%)	.714 (-24%)	-341.7
1986	NYN	NL	33	81	5	7	0	1	0	4	0	2	16	.086	.257 (-66%)	.325 (-63%)	.395 (-72%)	.720 (-68%)	-880.5
1987	NYN	NL	25	64	4	14	0	0	0	4	0	1	9	.219	.262 (-17%)	.331 (-31%)	.415 (-47%)	.746 (-40%)	-425.0
1988	NYN	NL	34	90	8	16	1	0	1	9	0	1	18	.178	.254 (-30%)	.317 (-42%)	.377 (-41%)	.695 (-41%)	-589.2
1989	NYN	NL	19	40	1	8	3	0	0	1	0	0	7	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	NYN	NL	35	75	4	14	1	1	1	9	0	2	15	.187	.257 (-28%)	.324 (-31%)	.385 (-31%)	.710 (-31%)	-378.2
1991	NYN	NL	27	63	7	15	3	0	1	6	1	0	9	.238	.255 (-7%)	.323 (-26%)	.384 (-13%)	.708 (-19%)	-205.6
1992	NYN	NL	33	72	8	19	3	1	1	9	0	1	16	.264	.255 (+3%)	.322 (-15%)	.377 (-1%)	.699 (-7%)	-104.8
1993	NYN	NL	30	70	5	14	2	2	2	9	0	0	11	.200	.265 (-25%)	.332 (-40%)	.403 (-8%)	.735 (-22%)	-286.7
1994	NYN	NL	7	12	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	NYA	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	NYA	AL	20	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	CLE	AL	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	CLE	AL	26	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	HOU	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	TBA	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	NYA	AL	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			434	741	60	145	15	5	8	67	1	14	135	.196	—	—	—	—	-3,694

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Dwight Gooden — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
12	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	.167

Playoff Batting by Year

Dwight Gooden — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG
2000	ALCS	NYA	1	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	ALDS1	NYA	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	ALCS	CLE	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	ALDS1	CLE	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1997	ALDS1	NYA	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1988	NLCS	NYN	3	5	0	1	2	.200
1986	NLCS	NYN	2	5	0	0	2	.000
1986	WS	NYN	2	2	1	1	0	.500

Playoff Career Pitching

Dwight Gooden — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	4	12	9	0	59.0	57	26	26	49	3.97

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dwight Gooden — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2000	ALCS	NYA	0	1	0	2.1	1	0	0	1	0.00
2000	ALDS1	NYA	0	1	0	1.2	4	4	1	1	21.60
1998	ALCS	CLE	1	1	1	4.2	3	3	3	3	5.79
1998	ALDS1	CLE	0	1	1	0.1	1	2	2	1	54.00
1997	ALDS1	NYA	0	1	1	5.2	5	1	3	5	1.59
1988	NLCS	NYN	0	3	2	18.1	10	6	8	20	2.95
1986	NLCS	NYN	1	2	2	17.0	16	2	5	9	1.06
1986	WS	NYN	2	2	2	9.0	17	8	4	9	8.00

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Dwight Gooden — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	224	371	32	81	4	42	.218
Away	210	370	28	64	4	25	.173

Pitching — Home / Away

Dwight Gooden — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	221	1490.2	1295	536	499	1250	3.24
Away	209	1310.0	1269	555	455	1043	3.81

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dwight Gooden — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2000-09-29	NYY	BAL	—	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	1
2000-09-28	NYY	TBR	—	2.0	3	2	0	1	1	0
2000-09-25	NYY	DET	L	2.2	6	5	5	2	1	2
2000-09-20	NYY	TOR	—	4.1	4	0	0	0	5	0
2000-09-10	NYY	BOS	SV	4.0	3	1	1	2	4	0
2000-09-05	NYY	KCR	W	5.1	7	3	2	1	1	0
2000-08-30	NYY	SEA	—	1.1	2	2	2	2	1	1
2000-08-27	NYY	OAK	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0
2000-08-20	NYY	LAA	—	1.1	1	1	1	2	1	0
2000-08-15	NYY	TEX	SV	4.0	1	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dwight Gooden — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	430	410	224	423	34	35

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dwight Gooden — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1984	NYN	P	31	31	21	22	2	0
1985	NYN	P	35	35	25	38	2	6
1986	NYN	P	33	33	36	36	2	5
1987	NYN	P	25	25	15	22	3	3
1988	NYN	P	34	34	27	56	5	3
1989	NYN	P	19	17	8	16	3	0
1990	NYN	P	34	34	15	35	4	5
1991	NYN	P	27	27	15	28	2	3
1992	NYN	P	31	31	9	40	6	1
1993	NYN	P	29	29	19	24	2	1
1994	NYN	P	7	7	1	11	1	1
1996	NYA	P	29	29	9	26	1	1
1997	NYA	P	20	19	9	18	0	1
1998	CLE	P	23	23	6	18	0	1
1999	CLE	P	26	22	5	16	0	1
2000	HOU	P	1	1	0	1	0	0
2000	TBA	P	8	8	0	2	1	0
2000	NYA	P	18	5	4	14	0	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Dwight Gooden Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	430

Awards & Honors

Dwight Gooden — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1996	Player of the Week	Week of 1996-05-18
1992	Silver Slugger	P
1991	Player of the Week	Week of 1991-04-13
1990	Pitcher of the Month	September
1986	Pitcher of the Month	April
1985	Cy Young Award
1985	Pitcher of the Month	September
1985	Pitching Triple Crown
1985	Player of the Week	Week of 1985-08-02
1985	Player of the Week	Week of 1985-09-20
1985	TSN All-Star	RHP
1985	TSN Pitcher of the Year
1984	Pitcher of the Month	September
1984	Player of the Week	Week of 1984-07-06
1984	Player of the Week	Week of 1984-09-07
1984	Rookie of the Year
1984	TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Dwight Gooden's recorded salaries total $35,995,002 over 15 seasons, 1985 to 2000. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Gooden's career ran from 1984 to 2000. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Dwight Gooden — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2000	HOU	NL	$500,000
1999	CLE	AL	$2,637,500
1998	CLE	AL	$2,787,500
1997	NYA	AL	$2,000,000
1996	NYA	AL	$950,000
1994	NYN	NL	$4,616,667
1993	NYN	NL	$5,916,667
1992	NYN	NL	$5,166,667
1991	NYN	NL	$2,466,667
1990	NYN	NL	$1,866,667
1989	NYN	NL	$2,416,667
1988	NYN	NL	$1,400,000
1987	NYN	NL	$1,500,000
1986	NYN	NL	$1,320,000
1985	NYN	NL	$450,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$35,995,002

Award Voting History

Dwight Gooden — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1990	Cy Young Award	NL	4th	8.0	120	0
1990	Most Valuable Player	NL	14th	10.0	336	0
1987	Cy Young Award	NL	5th	12.0	120	1
1986	Cy Young Award	NL	7th	1.0	120	0
1985	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	120.0	120	24
1985	Most Valuable Player	NL	4th	162.0	336	1
1984	Cy Young Award	NL	2nd	45.0	120	0
1984	Most Valuable Player	NL	15th	28.0	336	0
1984	Rookie of the Year	NL	1st	118.0	120	23

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Dwight Gooden: the record in brief

Dwight Gooden's major league career runs from a debut on April 7, 1984 to a final game on September 29, 2000. Club by club, the record runs the New York Mets (1984 through 1994), the New York Yankees (1996 to 2000), the Cleveland Indians (1998 through 1999), the Houston Astros (2000), and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000). Gooden is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 2 inches and 190 pounds. The bio says Gooden threw and hit right-handed. Gooden was born on November 16, 1964, in Tampa, FL, USA. The given name on file is Dwight Eugene Gooden.

Gooden's career pitching line is 194 wins, 112 losses and a 3.51 ERA over 430 appearances. The totals include 2,293 strikeouts, 68 complete games, and 24 shutouts. That 3.51 ERA compares with a 4.17 league average across the same seasons, 15.9% better. No season topped the 24 wins of 1985. 1984 produced Gooden's most strikeouts, 276.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dwight Gooden

What years did Dwight Gooden play?: Dwight Gooden played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 2000.
Was Dwight Gooden a pitcher?: Yes. Dwight Gooden pitched in the major leagues, recording 194 wins and 2293 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dwight Gooden hit?: Dwight Gooden hit 8 career home runs with 145 hits.
What teams did Dwight Gooden play for?: Dwight Gooden played for 5 teams: the New York Mets (1984–1994), the New York Yankees (1996–1997, 2000), the Cleveland Indians (1998–1999), the Houston Astros (2000), and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000).
How many Cy Young Awards did Dwight Gooden win?: Dwight Gooden won 1 Cy Young Award, in 1985.
What awards did Dwight Gooden win?: Dwight Gooden won the Cy Young Award (1985), the Rookie of the Year award (1984), the pitching Triple Crown (1985), and the Silver Slugger award (1992). He was selected to 4 All-Star Games.
What were Dwight Gooden's career stats?: In 430 games, Dwight Gooden went 194-112 with a 3.51 ERA, 2,293 strikeouts, 2,800.2 innings pitched, and 3 saves. At the plate he had 145 hits and 8 home runs.
How much did Dwight Gooden earn in his career?: Dwight Gooden's recorded salaries total $35,995,002 over 15 seasons, 1985 to 2000. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Gooden's career ran from 1984 to 2000. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Dwight Gooden's salary?: Dwight Gooden's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 2000. His highest recorded salary was $5,916,667, in 1993, and his lowest was $450,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 2000.
What position did Dwight Gooden play?: Dwight Gooden played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Dwight Gooden and how much did he weigh?: Dwight Gooden was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Dwight Gooden's career ERA?: Dwight Gooden finished with a 3.51 career ERA, going 194-112 with 2,293 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dwight Gooden have?: Dwight Gooden recorded 2,293 career strikeouts.
Is Dwight Gooden in the Hall of Fame?: No. Dwight Gooden has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.