1985 New York Mets

98-64 • .605 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1985 New York Mets went 98-64 (.605) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 695 runs, allowed 568, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Gary Carter (32 HR, 100 RBI) and Dwight Gooden (24-4, 1.53 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

98 Wins
64 Losses
.605 Win %
2nd Rank
695 R 568 RA
Diff +127

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695 Runs Scored
568 Runs Allowed
+127 Run Diff
2,751K Attendance

📈 vs. 1985 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 2% above the 1985 league average (.252)
OBP .323 1% above the 1985 league average (.318)
SLG .384 3% above the 1985 league average (.373)
Team ERA 3.11 13% better than the 1985 league average (3.59)
Runs Scored 695 6% above the 1985 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 2,751,237
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Avg per Game 33,965

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1985

Batting Avg

1 Keith Hernandez 0.309 2 Tom Paciorek 0.284 3 Gary Carter 0.281 4 Danny Heep 0.280 5 Darryl Strawberry 0.277

Home Runs

1 Gary Carter 32 2 Darryl Strawberry 29 3 George Foster 21 4 Howard Johnson 11 5 Keith Hernandez 10

RBI

1 Gary Carter 100 2 Keith Hernandez 91 3 Darryl Strawberry 79 4 George Foster 77 5 Howard Johnson 46
1985 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Keith Hernandez 158 593 87 183 34 4 10 91 77 59 3 0.309
Gary Carter 149 555 83 156 17 1 32 100 69 46 1 0.281
Rafael Santana 154 529 41 136 19 1 1 29 29 54 1 0.257
Wally Backman 145 520 77 142 24 5 1 38 36 72 30 0.273
George Foster 129 452 57 119 24 1 21 77 46 87 0 0.263
Darryl Strawberry 111 393 78 109 15 4 29 79 73 96 26 0.277
Howard Johnson 126 389 38 94 18 4 11 46 34 78 6 0.242
Mookie Wilson 93 337 56 93 16 8 6 26 28 52 24 0.276
Danny Heep 95 271 26 76 17 0 7 42 27 27 2 0.280
Ray Knight 90 271 22 59 12 0 6 36 13 32 1 0.218
Lenny Dykstra 83 236 40 60 9 3 1 19 30 24 15 0.254
Kelvin Chapman 62 144 16 25 3 0 0 7 9 15 5 0.174
Tom Paciorek 46 116 14 33 3 1 1 11 6 14 1 0.284
John Christensen 51 113 10 21 4 1 3 13 19 23 1 0.186
Dwight Gooden 35 93 11 21 2 0 1 9 5 15 0 0.226
Clint Hurdle 43 82 7 16 4 0 3 7 13 20 0 0.195
Ron Darling 42 76 9 13 4 0 0 0 4 25 1 0.171
Sid Fernandez 26 52 2 11 0 1 0 1 0 26 0 0.212
Ed Lynch 31 52 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 30 0 0.077
Rusty Staub 54 45 2 12 3 0 1 8 10 4 0 0.267
Ronn Reynolds 28 43 4 9 2 0 0 1 0 18 0 0.209
Ron Gardenhire 26 39 5 7 2 1 0 2 8 11 0 0.179
Rick Aguilera 22 36 1 10 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.278
Larry Bowa 14 19 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.105
Roger McDowell 62 19 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.158
Terry Blocker 18 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.067
Terry Leach 22 12 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.167
Doug Sisk 42 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.000
Billy Beane 8 8 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.250
Calvin Schiraldi 10 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.125
Jesse Orosco 54 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.429
Tom Gorman 34 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bruce Berenyi 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.250
Bill Latham 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.333
Wes Gardner 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Myers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Niemann 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Sambito 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1985

ERA

1 Dwight Gooden 1.53 2 Jesse Orosco 2.73 3 Sid Fernandez 2.80 4 Roger McDowell 2.83 5 Ron Darling 2.90

Wins

1 Dwight Gooden 24 2 Ron Darling 16 3 Rick Aguilera 10 4 Ed Lynch 10 5 Sid Fernandez 9

Strikeouts

1 Dwight Gooden 268 2 Sid Fernandez 180 3 Ron Darling 167 4 Rick Aguilera 74 5 Roger McDowell 70
1985 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dwight Gooden 24 4 1.53 35 35 0 276.2 198 47 69 268
Ron Darling 16 6 2.90 36 35 0 248.0 214 80 114 167
Ed Lynch 10 8 3.44 31 29 0 191.0 188 73 27 65
Sid Fernandez 9 9 2.80 26 26 0 170.1 108 53 80 180
Roger McDowell 6 5 2.83 62 2 17 127.1 108 40 37 70
Rick Aguilera 10 7 3.24 21 19 0 122.1 118 44 37 74
Jesse Orosco 8 6 2.73 54 0 17 79.0 66 24 34 68
Doug Sisk 4 5 5.30 42 0 2 73.0 86 43 40 26
Terry Leach 3 4 2.91 22 4 1 55.2 48 18 14 30
Tom Gorman 4 4 5.13 34 2 0 52.2 56 30 18 32
Calvin Schiraldi 2 1 8.89 10 4 0 26.1 43 26 11 21
Bill Latham 1 3 3.97 7 3 0 22.2 21 10 7 10
Bruce Berenyi 1 0 2.63 3 3 0 13.2 8 4 10 10
Wes Gardner 0 2 5.25 9 0 0 12.0 18 7 8 11
Joe Sambito 0 0 12.66 8 0 0 10.2 21 15 8 3
Randy Niemann 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 4.2 5 0 0 2
Randy Myers 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 1 2

👥 Roster (38)

Rick Aguilera Wally Backman Billy Beane Bruce Berenyi Terry Blocker Larry Bowa Gary Carter Kelvin Chapman John Christensen Ron Darling Lenny Dykstra Sid Fernandez +26 more

38 players

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The 1985 New York Mets in brief

A 98-64 record (.605) put the 1985 New York Mets 2nd in the NL East. The run column shows 695 for and 568 against. Against a league average of .252, the 1985 New York Mets batted .256. The New York Mets staff finished with a 3.11 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.59. Measured against the 658-run league average, the offense was 6% ahead.

The home park, Shea Stadium, recorded 2,751,237 in attendance, about 33,965 a game. For power, Gary Carter led the way with 32 homers. Keith Hernandez collected the most hits, 183. On the mound, Dwight Gooden won 24 games to lead the staff. Roger McDowell closed out 17 saves. The 1985 roster runs to 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1985 New York Mets

What was the 1985 New York Mets record?
The 1985 New York Mets finished 98-64 (.605 win pct).
Who led the 1985 New York Mets in home runs?
Gary Carter led the 1985 New York Mets with 32 home runs.
What was the 1985 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1985 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 3.11.
Did the 1985 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1985 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1985 New York Mets play?
The 1985 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1985 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gary Carter (32 HR, 100 RBI) and Dwight Gooden (24-4, 1.53 ERA).
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