1983 New York Mets

68-94 • .420 Win% • 6th in NL E

The 1983 New York Mets went 68-94 (.420) finishing 6th in the NL E division. The club scored 575 runs, allowed 680, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included George Foster (28 HR, 90 RBI) and Jesse Orosco (13-7, 1.47 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

68 Wins
94 Losses
.420 Win %
6th Rank
575 R 680 RA
Diff -105

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575 Runs Scored
680 Runs Allowed
-105 Run Diff
1,099K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 NL Average

Batting Avg .241 5% below the 1983 league average (.255)
OBP .299 7% below the 1983 league average (.321)
SLG .344 8% below the 1983 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.68 1% worse than the 1983 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 575 14% below the 1983 league average (666 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,099,876
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Avg per Game 13,413

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Keith Hernandez 0.306 2 Rusty Staub 0.296 3 Mookie Wilson 0.276 4 Ron Hodges 0.260 5 Darryl Strawberry 0.257

Home Runs

1 George Foster 28 2 Darryl Strawberry 26 3 Dave Kingman 13 4 Keith Hernandez 9 5 Danny Heep 8

RBI

1 George Foster 90 2 Darryl Strawberry 74 3 Hubie Brooks 58 4 Mookie Wilson 51 5 Keith Hernandez 37
1983 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mookie Wilson 152 638 91 176 25 6 7 51 18 103 54 0.276
George Foster 157 601 74 145 19 2 28 90 38 111 1 0.241
Hubie Brooks 150 586 53 147 18 4 5 58 24 96 6 0.251
Darryl Strawberry 122 420 63 108 15 7 26 74 47 128 19 0.257
Brian Giles 145 400 39 98 15 0 2 27 36 77 17 0.245
Bob Bailor 118 340 33 85 8 0 1 30 20 23 18 0.250
Jose Oquendo 120 328 29 70 7 0 1 17 19 60 8 0.213
Keith Hernandez 95 320 43 98 8 3 9 37 64 42 8 0.306
Danny Heep 115 253 30 64 12 0 8 21 29 40 3 0.253
Ron Hodges 110 250 20 65 12 0 0 21 49 42 0 0.260
Dave Kingman 100 248 25 49 7 0 13 29 22 57 2 0.198
Junior Ortiz 68 185 10 47 5 0 0 12 3 34 1 0.254
Rusty Staub 104 115 5 34 6 0 3 28 14 10 0 0.296
Mark Bradley 73 104 10 21 4 0 3 5 11 35 4 0.202
Ronn Reynolds 24 66 4 13 1 0 0 2 8 12 0 0.197
Mike Torrez 39 65 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 20 0 0.046
Tom Seaver 34 64 6 10 0 2 0 4 6 26 0 0.156
Tucker Ashford 35 56 3 10 0 1 0 2 7 4 0 0.179
Ed Lynch 30 52 3 8 0 0 0 4 1 17 0 0.154
Walt Terrell 21 44 3 8 1 0 3 8 1 17 0 0.182
Wally Backman 26 42 6 7 0 1 0 3 2 8 0 0.167
Gary Rajsich 11 36 5 12 3 0 1 3 3 1 0 0.333
Clint Hurdle 13 33 3 6 2 0 0 2 2 10 0 0.182
Ron Gardenhire 17 32 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.062
Craig Swan 27 26 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.077
Mike Jorgensen 38 24 5 6 3 0 1 3 2 4 0 0.250
Scott Holman 35 23 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.217
Mike Fitzgerald 8 20 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 6 0 0.100
Jesse Orosco 62 12 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.333
Neil Allen 21 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ron Darling 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.100
Rick Ownbey 12 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.111
Mike Bishop 3 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.125
Doug Sisk 67 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.500
Carlos Diaz 54 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Tom Gorman 25 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Brent Gaff 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Howard 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Tim Leary 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
John Stearns 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Jesse Orosco 1.47 2 Carlos Diaz 2.05 3 Doug Sisk 2.24 4 Ron Darling 2.80 5 Tom Seaver 3.55

Wins

1 Jesse Orosco 13 2 Ed Lynch 10 3 Mike Torrez 10 4 Tom Seaver 9 5 Walt Terrell 8

Strikeouts

1 Tom Seaver 135 2 Mike Torrez 94 3 Jesse Orosco 84 4 Carlos Diaz 64 5 Walt Terrell 59
1983 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Seaver 9 14 3.55 34 34 0 231.0 201 91 86 135
Mike Torrez 10 17 4.37 39 34 0 222.1 227 108 113 94
Ed Lynch 10 10 4.28 30 27 0 174.2 208 83 41 44
Walt Terrell 8 8 3.57 21 20 0 133.2 123 53 55 59
Jesse Orosco 13 7 1.47 62 0 17 110.0 76 18 38 84
Doug Sisk 5 4 2.24 67 0 11 104.1 88 26 59 33
Scott Holman 1 7 3.74 35 10 0 101.0 90 42 52 44
Craig Swan 2 8 5.51 27 18 1 96.1 112 59 42 43
Carlos Diaz 3 1 2.05 54 0 2 83.1 62 19 35 64
Neil Allen 2 7 4.50 21 4 2 54.0 57 27 36 32
Tom Gorman 1 4 4.93 25 4 0 49.1 45 27 15 30
Ron Darling 1 3 2.80 5 5 0 35.1 31 11 17 23
Rick Ownbey 1 3 4.67 10 4 0 34.2 31 18 21 19
Tim Leary 1 1 3.38 2 2 0 10.2 15 4 4 9
Brent Gaff 1 0 6.10 4 0 0 10.1 18 7 1 4

👥 Roster (40)

Neil Allen Tucker Ashford Wally Backman Bob Bailor Mike Bishop Mark Bradley Hubie Brooks Ron Darling Carlos Diaz Mike Fitzgerald George Foster Brent Gaff +28 more

40 players

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The 1983 New York Mets in brief

The record for the 1983 New York Mets reads 68 wins and 94 losses, good for 6th in the NL East. Runs came in at 575 scored against 680 allowed (-105). Against a league average of .255, the 1983 New York Mets batted .241. The staff ERA of 3.68 was 1% worse than the league average of 3.63. The 1983 New York Mets scored 14% fewer runs than the average club (575 against 666).

Home games were played at Shea Stadium, where 1,099,876 fans came through the gates. George Foster topped the New York Mets with 28 home runs. The hits leader was Mookie Wilson with 176. Jesse Orosco led the pitchers with 13 wins. The strikeout leader was Tom Seaver with 135. Jesse Orosco saved 17 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 New York Mets

What was the 1983 New York Mets record?
The 1983 New York Mets finished 68-94 (.420 win pct).
Who led the 1983 New York Mets in home runs?
George Foster led the 1983 New York Mets with 28 home runs.
What was the 1983 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1983 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 3.68.
Did the 1983 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1983 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 New York Mets play?
The 1983 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1983 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Foster (28 HR, 90 RBI) and Jesse Orosco (13-7, 1.47 ERA).
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