1962 New York Mets

40-120 • .250 Win% • 10th in NL

The 1962 New York Mets went 40-120 (.250) finishing 10th in the NL. The club scored 617 runs, allowed 948, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Frank Thomas (34 HR, 94 RBI) and Roger Craig (10-24, 4.51 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

40 Wins
120 Losses
.250 Win %
10th Rank
617 R 948 RA
Diff -331

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617 Runs Scored
948 Runs Allowed
-331 Run Diff
925K Attendance

📈 vs. 1962 NL Average

Batting Avg .239 8% below the 1962 league average (.260)
OBP .317 3% below the 1962 league average (.326)
SLG .360 8% below the 1962 league average (.392)
Team ERA 5.04 28% worse than the 1962 league average (3.94)
Runs Scored 617 15% below the 1962 league average (728 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 925,807
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Avg per Game 11,572

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1962

Batting Avg

1 Richie Ashburn 0.306 2 Felix Mantilla 0.275 3 Gene Woodling 0.274 4 Frank Thomas 0.266 5 Charlie Neal 0.260

Home Runs

1 Frank Thomas 34 2 Marv Throneberry 16 3 Jim Hickman 13 4 Felix Mantilla 11 5 Charlie Neal 11

RBI

1 Frank Thomas 94 2 Felix Mantilla 59 3 Charlie Neal 58 4 Marv Throneberry 49 5 Jim Hickman 46
1962 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank Thomas 156 571 69 152 23 3 34 94 48 95 2 0.266
Charlie Neal 136 508 59 132 14 9 11 58 56 90 2 0.260
Felix Mantilla 141 466 54 128 17 4 11 59 37 51 3 0.275
Jim Hickman 140 392 54 96 18 2 13 46 47 96 4 0.245
Richie Ashburn 135 389 60 119 7 3 7 28 81 39 12 0.306
Elio Chacon 118 368 49 87 10 3 2 27 76 64 12 0.236
Marv Throneberry 116 357 29 87 11 3 16 49 34 83 1 0.244
Rod Kanehl 133 351 52 87 10 2 4 27 23 36 8 0.248
Joe Christopher 119 271 36 66 10 2 6 32 35 42 11 0.244
Gene Woodling 81 190 18 52 8 1 5 24 24 22 0 0.274
Sammy Taylor 68 158 12 35 4 2 3 20 23 17 0 0.222
Choo-Choo Coleman 55 152 24 38 7 2 6 17 11 24 2 0.250
Chris Cannizzaro 59 133 9 32 2 1 0 9 19 26 1 0.241
Gil Hodges 54 127 15 32 1 0 9 17 15 27 0 0.252
Cliff Cook 40 112 12 26 6 1 2 9 4 34 1 0.232
Gus Bell 30 101 8 15 2 0 1 6 10 7 0 0.149
Ed Bouchee 50 87 7 14 2 0 3 10 18 17 0 0.161
Roger Craig 42 76 1 4 0 0 0 2 4 33 0 0.053
Al Jackson 44 73 5 5 2 0 0 2 2 27 0 0.068
Jay Hook 41 69 6 14 0 0 0 5 8 24 0 0.203
Joe Pignatano 27 56 2 13 2 0 0 2 2 11 0 0.232
Sammy Drake 25 52 2 10 0 0 0 7 6 12 0 0.192
Don Zimmer 14 52 3 4 1 0 0 1 3 10 0 0.077
Rick Herrscher 35 50 5 11 3 0 1 6 5 11 0 0.220
Hobie Landrith 23 45 6 13 3 0 1 7 8 3 0 0.289
Harry Chiti 15 41 2 8 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.195
Bob Miller 40 41 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 17 0 0.122
Craig Anderson 50 32 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0.094
Jim Marshall 17 32 6 11 1 0 3 4 3 6 0 0.344
Bob Moorhead 38 22 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 11 0 0.045
Bobby Smith 8 22 1 3 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 0.136
John DeMerit 14 16 3 3 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0.188
Ray Daviault 36 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.067
Willard Hunter 27 13 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.231
Ken MacKenzie 42 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.083
Vinegar Bend Mizell 17 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Galen Cisco 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sherman Jones 8 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.429
Ed Kranepool 3 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Joe Ginsberg 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Herb Moford 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Larry Foss 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Hillman 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Miller 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clem Labine 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1962

ERA

1 Al Jackson 4.40 2 Roger Craig 4.51 3 Bob Moorhead 4.53 4 Jay Hook 4.84 5 Bob Miller 4.89

Wins

1 Roger Craig 10 2 Jay Hook 8 3 Al Jackson 8 4 Ken MacKenzie 5 5 Craig Anderson 3

Strikeouts

1 Roger Craig 118 2 Al Jackson 118 3 Jay Hook 113 4 Bob Miller 91 5 Bob Moorhead 63
1962 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roger Craig 10 24 4.51 42 33 3 233.1 261 117 70 118
Al Jackson 8 20 4.40 36 33 0 231.1 244 113 78 118
Jay Hook 8 19 4.84 37 34 0 213.2 230 115 71 113
Bob Miller 1 12 4.89 33 21 0 143.2 146 78 62 91
Craig Anderson 3 17 5.35 50 14 4 131.1 150 78 63 62
Bob Moorhead 0 2 4.53 38 7 0 105.1 118 53 42 63
Ray Daviault 1 5 6.22 36 3 0 81.0 92 56 48 51
Ken MacKenzie 5 4 4.95 42 1 1 80.0 87 44 34 51
Willard Hunter 1 6 5.57 27 6 0 63.0 67 39 34 40
Vinegar Bend Mizell 0 2 7.34 17 2 0 38.0 48 31 25 15
Sherman Jones 0 4 7.71 8 3 0 23.1 31 20 8 11
Bob Miller 2 2 7.08 17 0 1 20.1 24 16 8 8
Galen Cisco 1 1 3.26 4 2 0 19.1 15 7 11 13
Dave Hillman 0 0 6.32 13 1 1 15.2 21 11 8 8
Herb Moford 0 1 7.20 7 0 0 15.0 21 12 1 5
Larry Foss 0 1 4.63 5 1 0 11.2 17 6 7 3
Clem Labine 0 0 11.25 3 0 0 4.0 5 5 1 2

👥 Roster (45)

Craig Anderson Richie Ashburn Gus Bell Ed Bouchee Chris Cannizzaro Elio Chacon Harry Chiti Joe Christopher Galen Cisco Choo-Choo Coleman Cliff Cook Roger Craig +33 more

45 players

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The 1962 New York Mets in brief

The 1962 New York Mets won 40 games and lost 120, ending up 10th in the NL. The run column shows 617 for and 948 against. At the plate the New York Mets hit .239, 8% worse than the league's .260. The staff ERA of 5.04 was 28% worse than the league average of 3.94.

The 1962 New York Mets scored 15% fewer runs than the average club (617 against 728). Home games were played at Polo Grounds IV, where 925,807 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Frank Thomas, who hit 34. On the mound, Roger Craig won 10 games to lead the staff. The 1962 roster runs to 45 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1962 New York Mets

What was the 1962 New York Mets record?
The 1962 New York Mets finished 40-120 (.250 win pct).
Who led the 1962 New York Mets in home runs?
Frank Thomas led the 1962 New York Mets with 34 home runs.
What was the 1962 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1962 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 5.04.
Did the 1962 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1962 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1962 New York Mets play?
The 1962 New York Mets played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1962 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Thomas (34 HR, 94 RBI) and Roger Craig (10-24, 4.51 ERA).
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