1980 New York Mets

67-95 • .414 Win% • 5th in NL E

The 1980 New York Mets went 67-95 (.414) finishing 5th in the NL E division. The club scored 611 runs, allowed 702, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Lee Mazzilli (16 HR, 76 RBI) and Mark Bomback (10-8, 4.09 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

67 Wins
95 Losses
.414 Win %
5th Rank
611 R 702 RA
Diff -91

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611 Runs Scored
702 Runs Allowed
-91 Run Diff
1,178K Attendance

📈 vs. 1980 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 1% below the 1980 league average (.259)
OBP .319 equal to the 1980 league average (.320)
SLG .345 8% below the 1980 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.85 7% worse than the 1980 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 611 7% below the 1980 league average (654 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,178,738
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Avg per Game 14,374

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1980

Batting Avg

1 Wally Backman 0.323 2 Hubie Brooks 0.309 3 Steve Henderson 0.290 4 John Stearns 0.285 5 Lee Mazzilli 0.280

Home Runs

1 Lee Mazzilli 16 2 Claudell Washington 10 3 Steve Henderson 8 4 Joel Youngblood 8 5 Mike Jorgensen 7

RBI

1 Lee Mazzilli 76 2 Joel Youngblood 69 3 Steve Henderson 58 4 John Stearns 45 5 Mike Jorgensen 43
1980 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lee Mazzilli 152 578 82 162 31 4 16 76 82 92 41 0.280
Frank Taveras 141 562 65 157 27 0 0 25 23 64 32 0.279
Joel Youngblood 146 514 58 142 26 2 8 69 52 69 14 0.276
Steve Henderson 143 513 75 149 17 8 8 58 62 90 23 0.290
Doug Flynn 128 443 46 113 9 8 0 24 22 20 2 0.255
Elliott Maddox 130 411 35 101 16 1 4 34 52 44 1 0.246
Alex Trevino 106 355 26 91 11 2 0 37 13 41 0 0.256
Mike Jorgensen 119 321 43 82 11 0 7 43 46 55 0 0.255
John Stearns 91 319 42 91 25 1 0 45 33 24 7 0.285
Claudell Washington 79 284 38 78 16 4 10 42 20 63 17 0.275
Jerry Morales 94 193 19 49 7 1 3 30 13 31 2 0.254
Bill Almon 48 112 13 19 3 2 0 4 8 27 2 0.170
Mookie Wilson 27 105 16 26 5 3 0 4 12 19 7 0.248
Wally Backman 27 93 12 30 1 1 0 9 11 14 2 0.323
Dan Norman 69 92 5 17 1 1 2 9 6 14 5 0.185
Hubie Brooks 24 81 8 25 2 1 1 10 5 9 1 0.309
Ray Burris 29 51 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 18 0 0.098
Jose Moreno 37 46 6 9 2 1 2 9 3 12 1 0.196
Pat Zachry 28 46 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 21 0 0.043
Mark Bomback 36 43 5 10 3 0 0 5 3 15 0 0.233
Jose Cardenal 26 42 4 7 1 0 0 4 6 4 0 0.167
Ron Hodges 36 42 4 10 2 0 0 5 10 13 1 0.238
Pete Falcone 37 41 2 6 0 0 0 3 2 12 0 0.146
Craig Swan 21 32 1 7 0 0 0 5 4 13 0 0.219
Mario Ramirez 18 24 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.208
Butch Benton 12 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.048
John Pacella 32 20 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.100
Tom Hausman 55 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.062
Roy Lee Jackson 26 16 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.188
Neil Allen 59 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.143
Phil Mankowski 8 12 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.167
Mike Scott 6 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.111
Jeff Reardon 61 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
Ed Glynn 38 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ed Lynch 5 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Luis Rosado 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Kevin Kobel 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dyar Miller 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Berenguer 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Holman 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1980

ERA

1 Dyar Miller 1.93 2 Jeff Reardon 2.61 3 Pat Zachry 3.01 4 Craig Swan 3.58 5 Neil Allen 3.70

Wins

1 Mark Bomback 10 2 Jeff Reardon 8 3 Neil Allen 7 4 Ray Burris 7 5 Pete Falcone 7

Strikeouts

1 Pete Falcone 109 2 Jeff Reardon 101 3 Pat Zachry 88 4 Ray Burris 83 5 Neil Allen 79
1980 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ray Burris 7 13 4.02 29 29 0 170.1 181 76 54 83
Pat Zachry 6 10 3.01 28 26 0 164.2 145 55 58 88
Mark Bomback 10 8 4.09 36 25 0 162.2 191 74 49 68
Pete Falcone 7 10 4.52 37 23 1 157.1 163 79 58 109
Craig Swan 5 9 3.58 21 21 0 128.1 117 51 30 79
Tom Hausman 6 5 3.98 55 4 1 122.0 125 54 26 53
Jeff Reardon 8 7 2.61 61 0 6 110.1 96 32 47 101
Neil Allen 7 10 3.70 59 0 22 97.1 87 40 40 79
John Pacella 3 4 5.14 32 15 0 84.0 89 48 59 68
Roy Lee Jackson 1 7 4.20 24 8 1 70.2 78 33 20 58
Ed Glynn 3 3 4.13 38 0 1 52.1 49 24 23 32
Dyar Miller 1 2 1.93 31 0 1 42.0 37 9 11 28
Mike Scott 1 1 4.30 6 6 0 29.1 40 14 8 13
Kevin Kobel 1 4 7.03 14 1 0 24.1 36 19 11 8
Ed Lynch 1 1 5.12 5 4 0 19.1 24 11 5 9
Juan Berenguer 0 1 5.79 6 0 0 9.1 9 6 10 7
Scott Holman 0 0 1.29 4 0 0 7.0 6 1 1 3

👥 Roster (40)

Neil Allen Bill Almon Wally Backman Butch Benton Juan Berenguer Mark Bomback Hubie Brooks Ray Burris Jose Cardenal Pete Falcone Doug Flynn Ed Glynn +28 more

40 players

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The 1980 New York Mets in brief

The 1980 New York Mets won 67 games and lost 95, ending up 5th in the NL East. Runs came in at 611 scored against 702 allowed (-91). Against a league average of .259, the 1980 New York Mets batted .256. The staff ERA of 3.85 was 7% worse than the league average of 3.60. Measured against the 654-run league average, the offense was 7% behind. The home park, Shea Stadium, recorded 1,178,738 in attendance, about 14,374 a game.

For power, Lee Mazzilli led the way with 16 homers. Mark Bomback was the top winner, with 10 victories. The strikeout leader was Pete Falcone with 109. Neil Allen saved 22 games. In all, the roster shows 40 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1979 season and the 1981 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1980 New York Mets

What was the 1980 New York Mets record?
The 1980 New York Mets finished 67-95 (.414 win pct).
Who led the 1980 New York Mets in home runs?
Lee Mazzilli led the 1980 New York Mets with 16 home runs.
What was the 1980 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1980 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 3.85.
Did the 1980 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1980 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1980 New York Mets play?
The 1980 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1980 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Lee Mazzilli (16 HR, 76 RBI) and Mark Bomback (10-8, 4.09 ERA).
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