🏆 World Series Champions

1986 New York Mets

108-54 • .667 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1986 New York Mets went 108-54 (.667) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 783 runs, allowed 578, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Darryl Strawberry (27 HR, 93 RBI) and Bob Ojeda (18-5, 2.57 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

108 Wins
54 Losses
.667 Win %
1st Rank
783 R 578 RA
Diff +205

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⚡ Quick Stats

783 Runs Scored
578 Runs Allowed
+205 Run Diff
2,762K Attendance

📈 vs. 1986 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 4% above the 1986 league average (.253)
OBP .338 5% above the 1986 league average (.321)
SLG .401 6% above the 1986 league average (.379)
Team ERA 3.11 16% better than the 1986 league average (3.72)
Runs Scored 783 16% above the 1986 league average (675 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,762,417
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Avg per Game 34,103

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1986

Batting Avg

1 Wally Backman 0.320 2 Keith Hernandez 0.310 3 Ray Knight 0.298 4 Lenny Dykstra 0.295 5 Mookie Wilson 0.289

Home Runs

1 Darryl Strawberry 27 2 Gary Carter 24 3 George Foster 13 4 Keith Hernandez 13 5 Kevin Mitchell 12

RBI

1 Gary Carter 105 2 Darryl Strawberry 93 3 Keith Hernandez 83 4 Ray Knight 76 5 Lenny Dykstra 45
1986 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Keith Hernandez 149 551 94 171 34 1 13 83 94 69 2 0.310
Gary Carter 132 490 81 125 14 2 24 105 62 63 1 0.255
Ray Knight 137 486 51 145 24 2 11 76 40 63 2 0.298
Darryl Strawberry 136 475 76 123 27 5 27 93 72 141 28 0.259
Lenny Dykstra 147 431 77 127 27 7 8 45 58 55 31 0.295
Rafael Santana 139 394 38 86 11 0 1 28 36 43 0 0.218
Wally Backman 124 387 67 124 18 2 1 27 36 32 13 0.320
Mookie Wilson 123 381 61 110 17 5 9 45 32 72 25 0.289
Kevin Mitchell 108 328 51 91 22 2 12 43 33 61 3 0.277
Tim Teufel 93 279 35 69 20 1 4 31 32 42 1 0.247
George Foster 72 233 28 53 6 1 13 38 21 53 1 0.227
Howard Johnson 88 220 30 54 14 0 10 39 31 64 8 0.245
Danny Heep 86 195 24 55 8 2 5 33 30 31 1 0.282
Ed Hearn 49 136 16 36 5 0 4 10 12 19 0 0.265
Ron Darling 34 81 4 8 2 0 0 0 3 29 0 0.099
Dwight Gooden 33 81 5 7 0 1 0 4 2 16 0 0.086
Bob Ojeda 32 71 3 8 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 0.113
Sid Fernandez 32 68 6 11 3 0 0 4 3 23 1 0.162
Lee Mazzilli 39 58 10 16 3 0 2 7 12 11 1 0.276
Rick Aguilera 32 51 4 8 0 0 2 6 3 12 0 0.157
Kevin Elster 19 30 3 5 1 0 0 0 3 8 0 0.167
Stan Jefferson 14 24 6 5 1 0 1 3 2 8 0 0.208
John Gibbons 8 19 4 9 4 0 1 1 3 5 0 0.474
Dave Magadan 10 18 3 8 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0.444
Roger McDowell 75 18 1 5 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0.278
Rick Anderson 15 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.091
Bruce Berenyi 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Barry Lyons 6 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.000
Tim Corcoran 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Randy Niemann 31 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Doug Sisk 41 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jesse Orosco 58 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.000
John Mitchell 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Terry Leach 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Lynch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Myers 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1986

ERA

1 Jesse Orosco 2.33 2 Bob Ojeda 2.57 3 Rick Anderson 2.72 4 Ron Darling 2.81 5 Dwight Gooden 2.84

Wins

1 Bob Ojeda 18 2 Dwight Gooden 17 3 Sid Fernandez 16 4 Ron Darling 15 5 Roger McDowell 14

Strikeouts

1 Sid Fernandez 200 2 Dwight Gooden 200 3 Ron Darling 184 4 Bob Ojeda 148 5 Rick Aguilera 104
1986 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dwight Gooden 17 6 2.84 33 33 0 250.0 197 79 80 200
Ron Darling 15 6 2.81 34 34 0 237.0 203 74 81 184
Bob Ojeda 18 5 2.57 32 30 0 217.1 185 62 52 148
Sid Fernandez 16 6 3.52 32 31 1 204.1 161 80 91 200
Rick Aguilera 10 7 3.88 28 20 0 141.2 145 61 36 104
Roger McDowell 14 9 3.02 75 0 22 128.0 107 43 42 65
Jesse Orosco 8 6 2.33 58 0 21 81.0 64 21 35 62
Doug Sisk 4 2 3.06 41 0 1 70.2 77 24 31 31
Rick Anderson 2 1 2.72 15 5 1 49.2 45 15 11 21
Bruce Berenyi 2 2 6.35 14 7 0 39.2 47 28 22 30
Randy Niemann 2 3 3.79 31 1 0 35.2 44 15 12 18
Randy Myers 0 0 4.22 10 0 0 10.2 11 5 9 13
John Mitchell 0 1 3.60 4 1 0 10.0 10 4 4 2
Terry Leach 0 0 2.70 6 0 0 6.2 6 2 3 4
Ed Lynch 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.2 2 0 0 1

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
NYN def. HOU 4-2
World Series
NYN def. BOS 4-3

👥 Roster (36)

Rick Aguilera Rick Anderson Wally Backman Bruce Berenyi Gary Carter Tim Corcoran Ron Darling Lenny Dykstra Kevin Elster Sid Fernandez George Foster John Gibbons +24 more

36 players

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The 1986 New York Mets in brief

A 108-54 record (.667) put the 1986 New York Mets 1st in the NL East. In 1986 the franchise won the World Series and took the division title. With 783 runs scored and 578 given up, the 1986 differential was +205. At the plate the New York Mets hit .263, 4% better than the league's .253. Pitchers allowed 3.11 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.72.

Attendance at Shea Stadium totaled 2,762,417 for the year. Darryl Strawberry led the club in home runs with 27. Gary Carter led in RBI with 105. Bob Ojeda was the top winner, with 18 victories. The NL Championship Series ended in a win against HOU 4-2. In the World Series, the New York Mets beat BOS 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1986 New York Mets

What was the 1986 New York Mets record?
The 1986 New York Mets finished 108-54 (.667 win pct).
Did the 1986 New York Mets win the World Series?
Yes. The 1986 New York Mets won the World Series.
Who led the 1986 New York Mets in home runs?
Darryl Strawberry led the 1986 New York Mets with 27 home runs.
What was the 1986 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1986 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 3.11.
Where did the 1986 New York Mets play?
The 1986 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1986 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Darryl Strawberry (27 HR, 93 RBI) and Bob Ojeda (18-5, 2.57 ERA).
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