1990 New York Mets

91-71 • .562 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1990 New York Mets went 91-71 (.562) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 775 runs, allowed 613, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Darryl Strawberry (37 HR, 108 RBI) and Frank Viola (20-12, 2.67 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

91 Wins
71 Losses
.562 Win %
2nd Rank
775 R 613 RA
Diff +162

📁 Franchise Info

New York Mets Active
→

⚡ Quick Stats

775 Runs Scored
613 Runs Allowed
+162 Run Diff
2,733K Attendance

📈 vs. 1990 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 equal to the 1990 league average (.256)
OBP .322 equal to the 1990 league average (.321)
SLG .408 7% above the 1990 league average (.382)
Team ERA 3.43 10% better than the 1990 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 775 14% above the 1990 league average (681 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

🏟️
StadiumShea Stadium
📅
Home Games 81
👥
Total Attendance 2,733,555
📊
Avg per Game 33,747

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1990

Batting Avg

1 Dave Magadan 0.328 2 Mackey Sasser 0.307 3 Gregg Jefferies 0.283 4 Darryl Strawberry 0.277 5 Daryl Boston 0.273

Home Runs

1 Darryl Strawberry 37 2 Kevin McReynolds 24 3 Howard Johnson 23 4 Gregg Jefferies 15 5 Daryl Boston 12

RBI

1 Darryl Strawberry 108 2 Howard Johnson 90 3 Kevin McReynolds 82 4 Dave Magadan 72 5 Gregg Jefferies 68
1990 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gregg Jefferies 153 604 96 171 40 3 15 68 46 40 11 0.283
Howard Johnson 154 590 89 144 37 3 23 90 69 100 34 0.244
Darryl Strawberry 152 542 92 150 18 1 37 108 70 110 15 0.277
Kevin McReynolds 147 521 75 140 23 1 24 82 71 61 9 0.269
Dave Magadan 144 451 74 148 28 6 6 72 74 55 2 0.328
Daryl Boston 115 366 65 100 21 2 12 45 28 50 18 0.273
Kevin Elster 92 314 36 65 20 1 9 45 30 54 2 0.207
Mackey Sasser 100 270 31 83 14 0 6 41 15 19 0 0.307
Keith Miller 88 233 42 60 8 0 1 12 23 46 16 0.258
Mark Carreon 82 188 30 47 12 0 10 26 15 29 1 0.250
Tim Teufel 80 175 28 43 11 0 10 24 15 33 0 0.246
Mike Marshall 53 163 24 39 8 1 6 27 7 40 0 0.239
Tom O'Malley 82 121 14 27 7 0 3 14 11 20 0 0.223
Tom Herr 27 100 9 25 5 0 1 10 14 11 0 0.250
Orlando Mercado 42 90 10 19 1 0 3 7 8 11 0 0.211
Frank Viola 35 85 4 13 0 0 0 4 0 20 0 0.153
Barry Lyons 24 80 8 19 0 0 2 7 2 9 0 0.237
Dwight Gooden 35 75 4 14 1 1 1 9 2 15 0 0.187
David Cone 32 70 7 14 1 0 0 5 5 12 0 0.200
Charlie O'Brien 28 68 6 11 3 0 0 9 10 8 0 0.162
Todd Hundley 36 67 8 14 6 0 0 2 6 18 0 0.209
Sid Fernandez 30 58 3 11 1 0 0 4 0 22 0 0.190
Pat Tabler 17 43 6 12 1 1 1 10 3 8 0 0.279
Darren Reed 26 39 5 8 4 1 1 2 3 11 1 0.205
Kelvin Torve 20 38 0 11 4 0 0 2 4 9 0 0.289
Ron Darling 34 31 2 4 0 0 0 2 3 12 0 0.129
Bob Ojeda 38 30 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.133
Mario Diaz 16 22 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.136
Kevin Baez 5 12 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Chris Jelic 4 11 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0.091
Alex Trevino 9 10 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.300
Keith Hughes 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Wally Whitehurst 38 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Alejandro Peña 52 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.167
John Franco 55 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Julio Valera 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.200
Chuck Carr 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.000
Dave Liddell 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Jeff Musselman 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Brown 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Innis 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Julio Machado 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Schatzeder 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Thornton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1990

ERA

1 John Franco 2.53 2 Frank Viola 2.67 3 Julio Machado 3.15 4 Alejandro Peña 3.20 5 David Cone 3.23

Wins

1 Frank Viola 20 2 Dwight Gooden 19 3 David Cone 14 4 Sid Fernandez 9 5 Ron Darling 7

Strikeouts

1 David Cone 233 2 Dwight Gooden 223 3 Frank Viola 182 4 Sid Fernandez 181 5 Ron Darling 99
1990 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Viola 20 12 2.67 35 35 0 249.2 227 74 60 182
Dwight Gooden 19 7 3.83 34 34 0 232.2 229 99 70 223
David Cone 14 10 3.23 31 30 0 211.2 177 76 65 233
Sid Fernandez 9 14 3.46 30 30 0 179.1 130 69 67 181
Ron Darling 7 9 4.50 33 18 0 126.0 135 63 44 99
Bob Ojeda 7 6 3.66 38 12 0 118.0 123 48 40 62
Alejandro Peña 3 3 3.20 52 0 5 76.0 71 27 22 76
John Franco 5 3 2.53 55 0 33 67.2 66 19 21 56
Wally Whitehurst 1 0 3.29 38 0 2 65.2 63 24 9 46
Julio Machado 4 1 3.15 27 0 0 34.1 32 12 17 27
Jeff Musselman 0 2 5.63 28 0 0 32.0 40 20 11 14
Jeff Innis 1 3 2.39 18 0 1 26.1 19 7 10 12
Julio Valera 1 1 6.92 3 3 0 13.0 20 10 7 4
Dan Schatzeder 0 0 0.00 6 0 0 5.2 5 0 0 2
Kevin Brown 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 2 0 1 0

👥 Roster (44)

Kevin Baez Daryl Boston Kevin Brown Chuck Carr Mark Carreon David Cone Ron Darling Mario Diaz Kevin Elster Sid Fernandez John Franco Dwight Gooden +32 more

44 players

📂 Quick Links

📅 1990 Season 🏠 All NYN Seasons

⏳ Browse Seasons

The 1990 New York Mets in brief

A 91-71 record (.562) put the 1990 New York Mets 2nd in the NL East. Runs came in at 775 scored against 613 allowed (+162). Pitchers allowed 3.43 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.79. The 1990 New York Mets outscored the average club by 14% (775 against 681). Attendance at Shea Stadium totaled 2,733,555 for the year. The home run leader was Darryl Strawberry, who hit 37.

The hits leader was Gregg Jefferies with 171. Frank Viola led the pitchers with 20 wins. The strikeout leader was David Cone with 233. John Franco saved 33 games. In all, the roster shows 44 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1989 season and the 1991 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1990 New York Mets

What was the 1990 New York Mets record?
The 1990 New York Mets finished 91-71 (.562 win pct).
Who led the 1990 New York Mets in home runs?
Darryl Strawberry led the 1990 New York Mets with 37 home runs.
What was the 1990 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1990 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 3.43.
Did the 1990 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1990 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1990 New York Mets play?
The 1990 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1990 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Darryl Strawberry (37 HR, 108 RBI) and Frank Viola (20-12, 2.67 ERA).
All Seasons