⭐ Division Winner

1988 New York Mets

100-60 • .625 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1988 New York Mets went 100-60 (.625) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won their division. The club scored 703 runs, allowed 532, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Darryl Strawberry (39 HR, 101 RBI) and David Cone (20-3, 2.22 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

100 Wins
60 Losses
.625 Win %
1st Rank
703 R 532 RA
Diff +171

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703 Runs Scored
532 Runs Allowed
+171 Run Diff
3,048K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 3% above the 1988 league average (.248)
OBP .325 5% above the 1988 league average (.310)
SLG .396 9% above the 1988 league average (.362)
Team ERA 2.91 16% better than the 1988 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 703 12% above the 1988 league average (627 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 3,048,530
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Avg per Game 38,106

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Gregg Jefferies 0.321 2 Wally Backman 0.303 3 Mookie Wilson 0.296 4 Kevin McReynolds 0.288 5 Mackey Sasser 0.285

Home Runs

1 Darryl Strawberry 39 2 Kevin McReynolds 27 3 Howard Johnson 24 4 Gary Carter 11 5 Keith Hernandez 11

RBI

1 Darryl Strawberry 101 2 Kevin McReynolds 99 3 Howard Johnson 68 4 Keith Hernandez 55 5 Gary Carter 46
1988 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Kevin McReynolds 147 552 82 159 30 2 27 99 38 56 21 0.288
Darryl Strawberry 153 543 101 146 27 3 39 101 85 127 29 0.269
Howard Johnson 148 495 85 114 21 1 24 68 86 104 23 0.230
Gary Carter 130 455 39 110 16 2 11 46 34 52 0 0.242
Lenny Dykstra 126 429 57 116 19 3 8 33 30 43 30 0.270
Kevin Elster 149 406 41 87 11 1 9 37 35 47 2 0.214
Mookie Wilson 112 378 61 112 17 5 8 41 27 63 15 0.296
Keith Hernandez 95 348 43 96 16 0 11 55 31 57 2 0.276
Dave Magadan 112 314 39 87 15 0 1 35 60 39 0 0.277
Wally Backman 99 294 44 89 12 0 0 17 41 49 9 0.303
Tim Teufel 90 273 35 64 20 0 4 31 29 41 0 0.234
Mackey Sasser 60 123 9 35 10 1 1 17 6 9 0 0.285
Lee Mazzilli 68 116 9 17 2 0 0 12 12 16 4 0.147
Gregg Jefferies 29 109 19 35 8 2 6 17 8 10 5 0.321
Barry Lyons 50 91 5 21 7 1 0 11 3 12 0 0.231
Dwight Gooden 34 90 8 16 1 0 1 9 1 18 0 0.178
Ron Darling 34 82 4 18 4 2 0 4 1 21 0 0.220
David Cone 35 80 2 12 3 0 0 2 3 14 0 0.150
Keith Miller 40 70 9 15 1 1 1 5 6 10 0 0.214
Bob Ojeda 30 61 0 10 1 0 0 3 1 22 0 0.164
Sid Fernandez 31 56 1 14 2 0 0 9 5 14 0 0.250
Terry Leach 52 14 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 9 0 0.143
Mark Carreon 7 9 5 5 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0.556
Roger McDowell 63 9 1 3 3 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.333
Rick Aguilera 11 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Randy Myers 55 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.250
David West 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
John Mitchell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Innis 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob McClure 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Nunez 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Walter 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Randy Myers 1.72 2 David Cone 2.22 3 Terry Leach 2.54 4 Roger McDowell 2.63 5 Bob Ojeda 2.88

Wins

1 David Cone 20 2 Dwight Gooden 18 3 Ron Darling 17 4 Sid Fernandez 12 5 Bob Ojeda 10

Strikeouts

1 David Cone 213 2 Sid Fernandez 189 3 Dwight Gooden 175 4 Ron Darling 161 5 Bob Ojeda 133
1988 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dwight Gooden 18 9 3.19 34 34 0 248.1 242 88 57 175
Ron Darling 17 9 3.25 34 34 0 240.2 218 87 60 161
David Cone 20 3 2.22 35 28 0 231.1 178 57 80 213
Bob Ojeda 10 13 2.88 29 29 0 190.1 158 61 33 133
Sid Fernandez 12 10 3.03 31 31 0 187.0 127 63 70 189
Terry Leach 7 2 2.54 52 0 3 92.0 95 26 24 51
Roger McDowell 5 5 2.63 62 0 16 89.0 80 26 31 46
Randy Myers 7 3 1.72 55 0 26 68.0 45 13 17 69
Rick Aguilera 0 4 6.93 11 3 0 24.2 29 19 10 16
Jeff Innis 1 1 1.89 12 0 0 19.0 19 4 2 14
Gene Walter 0 1 3.78 19 0 0 16.2 21 7 11 14
Ed Nunez 1 0 4.50 10 0 0 14.0 21 7 3 8
Bob McClure 1 0 4.09 14 0 1 11.0 12 5 2 7
David West 1 0 3.00 2 1 0 6.0 6 2 3 3
John Mitchell 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 1 1

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to LAN 4-3

👥 Roster (32)

Rick Aguilera Wally Backman Mark Carreon Gary Carter David Cone Ron Darling Lenny Dykstra Kevin Elster Sid Fernandez Dwight Gooden Keith Hernandez Jeff Innis +20 more

32 players

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The 1988 New York Mets in brief

The record for the 1988 New York Mets reads 100 wins and 60 losses, good for 1st in the NL East. That season the New York Mets took the division title. The run column shows 703 for and 532 against. Against a league average of .248, the 1988 New York Mets batted .256. Pitchers allowed 2.91 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.45.

The 1988 New York Mets outscored the average club by 12% (703 against 627). Attendance at Shea Stadium totaled 3,048,530 for the year. The home run leader was Darryl Strawberry, who hit 39. On the mound, David Cone won 20 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Randy Myers with 26. The NL Championship Series ended in a loss against LAN 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 New York Mets

What was the 1988 New York Mets record?
The 1988 New York Mets finished 100-60 (.625 win pct).
Did the 1988 New York Mets make the playoffs?
The 1988 New York Mets finished first in their division.
Who led the 1988 New York Mets in home runs?
Darryl Strawberry led the 1988 New York Mets with 39 home runs.
What was the 1988 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1988 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 2.91.
Did the 1988 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1988 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 New York Mets play?
The 1988 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
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