1981 New York Mets

41-62 • .398 Win% • 5th in NL E

The 1981 New York Mets went 41-62 (.398) finishing 5th in the NL E division. The club scored 348 runs, allowed 432, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Dave Kingman (22 HR, 59 RBI) and Neil Allen (7-6, 2.97 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

41 Wins
62 Losses
.398 Win %
5th Rank
348 R 432 RA
Diff -84

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348 Runs Scored
432 Runs Allowed
-84 Run Diff
701K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 NL Average

Batting Avg .248 3% below the 1981 league average (.255)
OBP .308 3% below the 1981 league average (.319)
SLG .356 2% below the 1981 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.55 2% worse than the 1981 league average (3.49)
Runs Scored 348 17% below the 1981 league average (420 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 52
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Total Attendance 701,910
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Avg per Game 13,498

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 Joel Youngblood 0.350 2 Rusty Staub 0.317 3 Hubie Brooks 0.307 4 Bob Bailor 0.284 5 Mookie Wilson 0.271

Home Runs

1 Dave Kingman 22 2 Lee Mazzilli 6 3 Rusty Staub 5 4 Ellis Valentine 5 5 Hubie Brooks 4

RBI

1 Dave Kingman 59 2 Hubie Brooks 38 3 Lee Mazzilli 34 4 Joel Youngblood 25 5 John Stearns 24
1981 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hubie Brooks 98 358 34 110 21 2 4 38 23 65 9 0.307
Dave Kingman 100 353 40 78 11 3 22 59 55 105 6 0.221
Mookie Wilson 92 328 49 89 8 8 3 14 20 59 24 0.271
Doug Flynn 105 325 24 72 12 4 1 20 11 19 1 0.222
Lee Mazzilli 95 324 36 74 14 5 6 34 46 53 17 0.228
Frank Taveras 84 283 30 65 11 3 0 11 12 36 16 0.230
John Stearns 80 273 25 74 12 1 1 24 24 17 12 0.271
Ellis Valentine 48 169 15 35 8 1 5 21 5 38 0 0.207
Rusty Staub 70 161 9 51 9 0 5 21 22 12 1 0.317
Alex Trevino 56 149 17 39 2 0 0 10 13 19 3 0.262
Joel Youngblood 43 143 16 50 10 2 4 25 12 19 2 0.350
Mike Jorgensen 86 122 8 25 5 2 3 15 12 24 4 0.205
Bob Bailor 51 81 11 23 3 1 0 8 8 11 2 0.284
Mike Cubbage 67 80 9 17 2 2 1 4 9 15 0 0.212
Ron Gardenhire 27 48 2 13 1 0 0 3 5 9 2 0.271
Ron Hodges 35 43 5 13 2 0 1 6 5 8 1 0.302
Mike Scott 23 41 4 3 0 0 0 1 3 18 0 0.073
Pat Zachry 24 38 1 6 0 0 0 2 3 12 0 0.158
Wally Backman 26 36 5 10 2 0 0 0 4 7 1 0.278
Mike Howard 14 24 4 4 1 0 0 3 4 6 2 0.167
Pete Falcone 35 22 1 4 0 0 1 5 0 4 0 0.182
Greg Harris 17 22 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 0.182
Ed Lynch 17 21 0 3 1 0 0 1 4 10 0 0.143
Randy Jones 13 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.118
Brian Giles 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Neil Allen 43 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Dave Roberts 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Dyar Miller 23 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Craig Swan 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Hausman 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jesse Orosco 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Charlie Puleo 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Terry Leach 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Tim Leary 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Reardon 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Searage 26 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Dan Boitano 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Marshall 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Tom Hausman 2.18 2 Pete Falcone 2.55 3 Terry Leach 2.55 4 Mike Marshall 2.61 5 Ed Lynch 2.91

Wins

1 Neil Allen 7 2 Pat Zachry 7 3 Pete Falcone 5 4 Mike Scott 5 5 Ed Lynch 4

Strikeouts

1 Pat Zachry 76 2 Pete Falcone 56 3 Greg Harris 54 4 Mike Scott 54 5 Neil Allen 50
1981 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pat Zachry 7 14 4.14 24 24 0 139.0 151 64 56 76
Mike Scott 5 10 3.90 23 23 0 136.0 130 59 34 54
Pete Falcone 5 3 2.55 35 9 1 95.1 84 27 36 56
Ed Lynch 4 5 2.91 17 13 0 80.1 79 26 21 27
Greg Harris 3 5 4.46 16 14 1 68.2 65 34 28 54
Neil Allen 7 6 2.97 43 0 18 66.2 64 22 26 50
Randy Jones 1 8 4.85 13 12 0 59.1 65 32 38 14
Dyar Miller 1 0 3.29 23 0 0 38.1 49 14 15 22
Ray Searage 1 0 3.68 26 0 1 36.2 34 15 17 16
Terry Leach 1 1 2.55 21 1 0 35.1 26 10 12 16
Tom Hausman 0 1 2.18 20 0 0 33.0 28 8 7 13
Mike Marshall 3 2 2.61 20 0 0 31.0 26 9 8 8
Jeff Reardon 1 0 3.45 18 0 2 28.2 27 11 12 28
Jesse Orosco 0 1 1.56 8 0 1 17.1 13 3 6 18
Dan Boitano 2 1 5.51 15 0 0 16.1 21 10 5 8
Dave Roberts 0 3 9.39 7 4 0 15.1 26 16 5 10
Craig Swan 0 2 3.29 5 3 0 13.2 10 5 1 9
Charlie Puleo 0 0 0.00 4 1 0 13.1 8 0 8 8
Tim Leary 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 2.0 0 0 1 3

👥 Roster (38)

Neil Allen Wally Backman Bob Bailor Dan Boitano Hubie Brooks Mike Cubbage Pete Falcone Doug Flynn Ron Gardenhire Brian Giles Greg Harris Tom Hausman +26 more

38 players

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The 1981 New York Mets in brief

The record for the 1981 New York Mets reads 41 wins and 62 losses, good for 5th in the NL East. Runs came in at 348 scored against 432 allowed (-84). The team batting average of .248 was 3% below the 1981 league mark of .255. Pitchers allowed 3.55 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.49. The 1981 New York Mets scored 17% fewer runs than the average club (348 against 420).

The home park, Shea Stadium, recorded 701,910 in attendance, about 13,498 a game. Dave Kingman led the club in home runs with 22. Hubie Brooks collected the most hits, 110. Neil Allen was the top winner, with 7 victories. The strikeout leader was Pat Zachry with 76. Neil Allen saved 18 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 New York Mets

What was the 1981 New York Mets record?
The 1981 New York Mets finished 41-62 (.398 win pct).
Who led the 1981 New York Mets in home runs?
Dave Kingman led the 1981 New York Mets with 22 home runs.
What was the 1981 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1981 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 3.55.
Did the 1981 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1981 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1981 New York Mets play?
The 1981 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1981 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave Kingman (22 HR, 59 RBI) and Neil Allen (7-6, 2.97 ERA).
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