1984 New York Mets

90-72 • .556 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1984 New York Mets went 90-72 (.556) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 652 runs, allowed 676, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Darryl Strawberry (26 HR, 97 RBI) and Dwight Gooden (17-9, 2.60 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

90 Wins
72 Losses
.556 Win %
2nd Rank
652 R 676 RA
Diff -24

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652 Runs Scored
676 Runs Allowed
-24 Run Diff
1,829K Attendance

📈 vs. 1984 NL Average

Batting Avg .257 1% above the 1984 league average (.255)
OBP .319 equal to the 1984 league average (.318)
SLG .368 equal to the 1984 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.60 equal to the 1984 league average (3.59)
Runs Scored 652 1% below the 1984 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,829,481
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Avg per Game 22,586

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1984

Batting Avg

1 Keith Hernandez 0.311 2 Kelvin Chapman 0.289 3 Hubie Brooks 0.283 4 Wally Backman 0.280 5 Ray Knight 0.280

Home Runs

1 Darryl Strawberry 26 2 George Foster 24 3 Hubie Brooks 16 4 Keith Hernandez 15 5 Mookie Wilson 10

RBI

1 Darryl Strawberry 97 2 Keith Hernandez 94 3 George Foster 86 4 Hubie Brooks 73 5 Mookie Wilson 54
1984 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mookie Wilson 154 587 88 162 28 10 10 54 26 90 46 0.276
Hubie Brooks 153 561 61 159 23 2 16 73 48 79 6 0.283
George Foster 146 553 67 149 22 1 24 86 30 122 2 0.269
Keith Hernandez 154 550 83 171 31 0 15 94 97 89 2 0.311
Darryl Strawberry 147 522 75 131 27 4 26 97 75 131 27 0.251
Wally Backman 128 436 68 122 19 2 1 26 56 63 32 0.280
Mike Fitzgerald 112 360 20 87 15 1 2 33 24 71 1 0.242
Ron Gardenhire 74 207 20 51 7 1 1 10 9 43 6 0.246
Danny Heep 99 199 36 46 9 2 1 12 27 22 3 0.231
Kelvin Chapman 75 197 27 57 13 0 3 23 19 30 8 0.289
Jose Oquendo 81 189 23 42 5 0 0 10 15 26 10 0.222
Rafael Santana 51 152 14 42 11 1 1 12 9 17 0 0.276
Ron Hodges 64 106 5 22 3 0 1 11 23 18 1 0.208
Ray Knight 27 93 13 26 4 0 1 6 7 13 0 0.280
Jerry Martin 51 91 6 14 1 0 3 5 6 29 0 0.154
Junior Ortiz 40 91 6 18 3 0 0 11 5 15 1 0.198
Walt Terrell 33 75 3 6 2 0 0 0 1 33 0 0.080
Rusty Staub 78 72 2 19 4 0 1 18 4 9 0 0.264
Dwight Gooden 31 70 5 14 0 0 0 3 1 14 0 0.200
Ron Darling 39 67 7 10 1 0 0 3 1 19 0 0.149
Bruce Berenyi 19 37 3 9 1 0 0 3 0 5 0 0.243
John Gibbons 10 31 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 11 0 0.065
Sid Fernandez 15 28 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.179
Ed Lynch 40 27 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.222
Herm Winningham 14 27 5 11 1 1 0 5 1 7 2 0.407
John Stearns 8 17 6 3 1 0 0 1 4 2 1 0.176
Kevin Mitchell 7 14 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.214
John Christensen 5 11 2 3 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0.273
Doug Sisk 50 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.091
Billy Beane 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.100
Ross Jones 17 10 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.100
Tim Leary 20 10 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0.300
Mike Torrez 9 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.300
Brent Gaff 47 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jesse Orosco 60 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.250
Tom Gorman 36 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Calvin Schiraldi 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wes Gardner 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Craig Swan 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Tidrow 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1984

ERA

1 Doug Sisk 2.09 2 Jesse Orosco 2.59 3 Dwight Gooden 2.60 4 Tom Gorman 2.97 5 Sid Fernandez 3.50

Wins

1 Dwight Gooden 17 2 Ron Darling 12 3 Walt Terrell 11 4 Jesse Orosco 10 5 Bruce Berenyi 9

Strikeouts

1 Dwight Gooden 276 2 Ron Darling 136 3 Walt Terrell 114 4 Jesse Orosco 85 5 Bruce Berenyi 81
1984 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dwight Gooden 17 9 2.60 31 31 0 218.0 161 63 73 276
Walt Terrell 11 12 3.52 33 33 0 215.0 232 84 80 114
Ron Darling 12 9 3.81 33 33 0 205.2 179 87 104 136
Ed Lynch 9 8 4.50 40 13 2 124.0 169 62 24 62
Bruce Berenyi 9 6 3.76 19 19 0 115.0 100 48 53 81
Sid Fernandez 6 6 3.50 15 15 0 90.0 74 35 34 62
Jesse Orosco 10 6 2.59 60 0 31 87.0 58 25 34 85
Brent Gaff 3 2 3.63 47 0 1 84.1 77 34 36 42
Doug Sisk 1 3 2.09 50 0 15 77.2 57 18 54 32
Tom Gorman 6 0 2.97 36 0 0 57.2 51 19 13 40
Tim Leary 3 3 4.02 20 7 0 53.2 61 24 18 29
Mike Torrez 1 5 5.02 9 8 0 37.2 55 21 18 16
Wes Gardner 1 1 6.39 21 0 1 25.1 34 18 8 19
Craig Swan 1 0 8.20 10 0 0 18.2 18 17 7 10
Calvin Schiraldi 0 2 5.71 5 3 0 17.1 20 11 10 16
Dick Tidrow 0 0 9.19 11 0 0 15.2 25 16 7 8

👥 Roster (40)

Wally Backman Billy Beane Bruce Berenyi Hubie Brooks Kelvin Chapman John Christensen Ron Darling Sid Fernandez Mike Fitzgerald George Foster Brent Gaff Ron Gardenhire +28 more

40 players

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The 1984 New York Mets in brief

In 1984 the New York Mets posted a 90-72 mark (.556) and finished 2nd in the NL East. Runs came in at 652 scored against 676 allowed (-24). At the plate the New York Mets hit .257, 1% better than the league's .255. Measured against the 658-run league average, the offense was 1% behind. The home park, Shea Stadium, recorded 1,829,481 in attendance, about 22,586 a game.

Darryl Strawberry topped the New York Mets with 26 home runs. Keith Hernandez collected the most hits, 171. The pitching staff's wins leader was Dwight Gooden (17). The saves leader was Jesse Orosco with 31. In all, the roster shows 40 players. The 1983 season and the 1985 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1984 New York Mets

What was the 1984 New York Mets record?
The 1984 New York Mets finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 1984 New York Mets in home runs?
Darryl Strawberry led the 1984 New York Mets with 26 home runs.
What was the 1984 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1984 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 3.60.
Did the 1984 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1984 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1984 New York Mets play?
The 1984 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1984 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Darryl Strawberry (26 HR, 97 RBI) and Dwight Gooden (17-9, 2.60 ERA).
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