1991 New York Mets

77-84 • .478 Win% • 5th in NL E

The 1991 New York Mets went 77-84 (.478) finishing 5th in the NL E division. The club scored 640 runs, allowed 646, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Howard Johnson (38 HR, 117 RBI) and David Cone (14-14, 3.29 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

77 Wins
84 Losses
.478 Win %
5th Rank
640 R 646 RA
Diff -6

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640 Runs Scored
646 Runs Allowed
-6 Run Diff
2,284K Attendance

📈 vs. 1991 NL Average

Batting Avg .243 3% below the 1991 league average (.250)
OBP .317 equal to the 1991 league average (.316)
SLG .364 2% below the 1991 league average (.372)
Team ERA 3.56 3% better than the 1991 league average (3.68)
Runs Scored 640 3% below the 1991 league average (663 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 2,284,544
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Avg per Game 27,860

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1991

Batting Avg

1 Keith Miller 0.280 2 Daryl Boston 0.275 3 Rick Cerone 0.273 4 Mackey Sasser 0.272 5 Gregg Jefferies 0.272

Home Runs

1 Howard Johnson 38 2 Hubie Brooks 16 3 Kevin McReynolds 16 4 Gregg Jefferies 9 5 Kevin Elster 6

RBI

1 Howard Johnson 117 2 Kevin McReynolds 74 3 Gregg Jefferies 62 4 Dave Magadan 51 5 Hubie Brooks 50
1991 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Howard Johnson 156 564 108 146 34 4 38 117 78 120 30 0.259
Kevin McReynolds 143 522 65 135 32 1 16 74 49 46 6 0.259
Gregg Jefferies 136 486 59 132 19 2 9 62 47 38 26 0.272
Dave Magadan 124 418 58 108 23 0 4 51 83 50 1 0.258
Hubie Brooks 103 357 48 85 11 1 16 50 44 62 3 0.238
Kevin Elster 115 348 33 84 16 2 6 36 40 53 2 0.241
Vince Coleman 72 278 45 71 7 5 1 17 39 47 37 0.255
Keith Miller 98 275 41 77 22 1 4 23 23 44 14 0.280
Daryl Boston 137 255 40 70 16 4 4 21 30 42 15 0.275
Mark Carreon 106 254 18 66 6 0 4 21 12 26 2 0.260
Mackey Sasser 96 228 18 62 14 2 5 35 9 19 0 0.272
Rick Cerone 90 227 18 62 13 0 2 16 30 24 1 0.273
Garry Templeton 80 219 20 50 9 1 2 20 9 29 3 0.228
Charlie O'Brien 69 168 16 31 6 0 2 14 17 25 0 0.185
Tom Herr 70 155 17 30 7 0 1 14 32 21 7 0.194
Chris Donnels 37 89 7 20 2 0 0 5 14 19 1 0.225
David Cone 34 72 3 9 0 0 0 5 3 14 0 0.125
Frank Viola 35 71 2 9 2 0 0 1 2 13 0 0.127
Dwight Gooden 27 63 7 15 3 0 1 6 0 9 1 0.238
Todd Hundley 21 60 5 8 0 1 1 7 6 14 0 0.133
Jeff Gardner 13 37 3 6 0 0 0 1 4 6 0 0.162
Ron Darling 17 34 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 14 0 0.118
Tim Teufel 20 34 2 4 0 0 1 2 2 8 1 0.118
Wally Whitehurst 36 33 2 6 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.182
Terry McDaniel 23 29 3 6 1 0 0 2 1 11 2 0.207
Pete Schourek 35 22 0 3 1 0 0 3 2 9 0 0.136
Anthony Young 10 14 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.143
Sid Fernandez 8 13 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.154
Chuck Carr 12 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0.182
Kelvin Torve 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tim Burke 35 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Tony Castillo 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Simons 42 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Innis 69 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Franco 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Blaine Beatty 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Bross 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alejandro Peña 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Sauveur 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Julio Valera 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1991

ERA

1 Jeff Innis 2.66 2 Alejandro Peña 2.71 3 Tim Burke 2.75 4 Sid Fernandez 2.86 5 John Franco 2.93

Wins

1 David Cone 14 2 Dwight Gooden 13 3 Frank Viola 13 4 Wally Whitehurst 7 5 Alejandro Peña 6

Strikeouts

1 David Cone 241 2 Dwight Gooden 150 3 Frank Viola 132 4 Wally Whitehurst 87 5 Pete Schourek 67
1991 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
David Cone 14 14 3.29 34 34 0 232.2 204 85 73 241
Frank Viola 13 15 3.97 35 35 0 231.1 259 102 54 132
Dwight Gooden 13 7 3.60 27 27 0 190.0 185 76 56 150
Wally Whitehurst 7 12 4.19 36 20 1 133.1 142 62 25 87
Ron Darling 5 6 3.87 17 17 0 102.1 96 44 28 58
Pete Schourek 5 4 4.27 35 8 2 86.1 82 41 43 67
Jeff Innis 0 2 2.66 69 0 0 84.2 66 25 23 47
Alejandro Peña 6 1 2.71 44 0 4 63.0 63 19 19 49
Doug Simons 2 3 5.19 42 1 1 60.2 55 35 19 38
Tim Burke 3 3 2.75 35 0 1 55.2 55 17 12 34
John Franco 5 9 2.93 52 0 30 55.1 61 18 18 45
Anthony Young 2 5 3.10 10 8 0 49.1 48 17 12 20
Sid Fernandez 1 3 2.86 8 8 0 44.0 36 14 9 31
Tony Castillo 1 0 1.90 10 3 0 23.2 27 5 6 10
Terry Bross 0 0 1.80 8 0 0 10.0 7 2 3 5
Blaine Beatty 0 0 2.79 5 0 0 9.2 9 3 4 7
Rich Sauveur 0 0 10.80 6 0 0 3.1 7 4 2 4
Julio Valera 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 4 3

👥 Roster (40)

Blaine Beatty Daryl Boston Hubie Brooks Terry Bross Tim Burke Chuck Carr Mark Carreon Tony Castillo Rick Cerone Vince Coleman David Cone Ron Darling +28 more

40 players

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The 1991 New York Mets in brief

The record for the 1991 New York Mets reads 77 wins and 84 losses, good for 5th in the NL East. With 640 runs scored and 646 given up, the 1991 differential was -6. The team batting average of .243 was 3% below the 1991 league mark of .250. The staff ERA of 3.56 was 3% better than the league average of 3.68. League clubs averaged 663 runs that year, so the New York Mets scored 3% fewer.

The home park, Shea Stadium, recorded 2,284,544 in attendance, about 27,860 a game. Howard Johnson topped the New York Mets with 38 home runs. David Cone was the top winner, with 14 victories. The saves leader was John Franco with 30. In all, the roster shows 40 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1991 New York Mets

What was the 1991 New York Mets record?
The 1991 New York Mets finished 77-84 (.478 win pct).
Who led the 1991 New York Mets in home runs?
Howard Johnson led the 1991 New York Mets with 38 home runs.
What was the 1991 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1991 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 3.56.
Did the 1991 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1991 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1991 New York Mets play?
The 1991 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1991 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Howard Johnson (38 HR, 117 RBI) and David Cone (14-14, 3.29 ERA).
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