1998 New York Mets

88-74 • .543 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1998 New York Mets went 88-74 (.543) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 706 runs, allowed 645, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Mike Piazza (23 HR, 76 RBI) and Al Leiter (17-6, 2.47 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
2nd Rank
706 R 645 RA
Diff +61

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706 Runs Scored
645 Runs Allowed
+61 Run Diff
2,287K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 NL Average

Batting Avg .258 1% below the 1998 league average (.261)
OBP .329 equal to the 1998 league average (.331)
SLG .393 4% below the 1998 league average (.410)
Team ERA 3.76 11% better than the 1998 league average (4.23)
Runs Scored 706 5% below the 1998 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,287,942
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Avg per Game 28,246

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 John Olerud 0.354 2 Mike Piazza 0.348 3 Edgardo Alfonzo 0.278 4 Todd Pratt 0.275 5 Matt Franco 0.273

Home Runs

1 Mike Piazza 23 2 John Olerud 22 3 Brian McRae 21 4 Edgardo Alfonzo 17 5 Butch Huskey 13

RBI

1 John Olerud 93 2 Brian McRae 79 3 Edgardo Alfonzo 78 4 Mike Piazza 76 5 Butch Huskey 59
1998 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Edgardo Alfonzo 144 557 94 155 28 2 17 78 65 77 8 0.278
John Olerud 160 557 91 197 36 4 22 93 96 73 2 0.354
Brian McRae 159 552 79 146 36 5 21 79 80 90 20 0.264
Carlos Baerga 147 511 46 136 27 1 7 53 24 55 0 0.266
Rey Ordonez 153 505 46 124 20 2 1 42 23 60 3 0.246
Mike Piazza 109 394 67 137 33 0 23 76 47 53 1 0.348
Butch Huskey 113 369 43 93 18 0 13 59 26 66 7 0.252
Luis Lopez 117 266 37 67 13 2 2 22 20 60 2 0.252
Bernard Gilkey 82 264 33 60 15 0 4 28 32 66 5 0.227
Tony Phillips 52 188 25 42 11 0 3 14 38 44 1 0.223
Lenny Harris 75 168 18 39 7 0 6 17 9 12 5 0.232
Matt Franco 103 161 20 44 7 2 1 13 23 26 0 0.273
Todd Hundley 53 124 8 20 4 0 3 12 16 55 1 0.161
Rich Becker 49 100 15 19 4 2 3 10 21 42 3 0.190
Alberto Castillo 38 83 13 17 4 0 2 7 9 17 0 0.205
Todd Pratt 41 69 9 19 9 1 2 18 2 20 0 0.275
Rick Reed 31 64 6 8 0 0 1 5 3 21 0 0.125
Al Leiter 28 57 1 6 3 0 0 4 7 32 0 0.105
Jermaine Allensworth 34 54 9 11 2 0 2 4 2 16 0 0.204
Tim Spehr 21 51 3 7 1 0 0 3 7 16 1 0.137
Jim Tatum 35 50 4 9 1 2 2 13 3 19 0 0.180
Bobby Jones 30 48 1 9 1 0 0 4 2 21 0 0.188
Masato Yoshii 29 48 3 3 1 0 0 3 3 27 0 0.062
Jorge Fabregas 20 32 3 6 0 0 1 5 1 6 0 0.188
Wayne Kirby 26 31 5 6 0 1 0 0 1 9 1 0.194
Hideo Nomo 17 30 3 8 0 0 0 3 1 11 0 0.267
Armando Reynoso 11 30 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 15 0 0.167
Jay Payton 15 22 2 7 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.318
Preston Wilson 8 20 3 6 2 0 0 2 2 8 1 0.300
Craig Paquette 7 19 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 6 1 0.263
Dave Mlicki 10 16 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.188
Benny Agbayani 11 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.133
Rick Wilkins 5 15 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.133
Brian Bohanon 25 14 1 6 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.429
Willie Blair 11 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.250
Turk Wendell 66 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dennis Cook 73 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shawn Gilbert 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Todd Haney 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
John Franco 61 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Kinkade 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rigo Beltran 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ralph Milliard 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Pulsipher 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Tam 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Clontz 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Hudek 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg McMichael 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mel Rojas 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Dennis Cook 2.38 2 Al Leiter 2.47 3 Turk Wendell 2.93 4 Brian Bohanon 3.15 5 Rick Reed 3.48

Wins

1 Al Leiter 17 2 Rick Reed 16 3 Bobby Jones 9 4 Dennis Cook 8 5 Armando Reynoso 7

Strikeouts

1 Al Leiter 174 2 Rick Reed 153 3 Masato Yoshii 117 4 Bobby Jones 115 5 Hideo Nomo 94
1998 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Reed 16 11 3.48 31 31 0 212.1 208 82 29 153
Bobby Jones 9 9 4.05 30 30 0 195.1 192 88 53 115
Al Leiter 17 6 2.47 28 28 0 193.0 151 53 71 174
Masato Yoshii 6 8 3.93 29 29 0 171.2 166 75 53 117
Hideo Nomo 4 5 4.82 17 16 0 89.2 73 48 56 94
Turk Wendell 5 1 2.93 66 0 4 76.2 62 25 33 58
Armando Reynoso 7 3 3.82 11 11 0 68.1 64 29 32 40
Dennis Cook 8 4 2.38 73 0 1 68.0 60 18 27 79
John Franco 0 8 3.62 61 0 38 64.2 66 26 29 59
Mel Rojas 5 2 6.05 50 0 2 58.0 68 39 30 41
Dave Mlicki 1 4 5.68 10 10 0 57.0 68 36 25 39
Brian Bohanon 2 4 3.15 25 4 0 54.1 47 19 21 39
Willie Blair 1 1 3.14 11 2 0 28.2 23 10 10 21
John Hudek 1 4 4.00 28 0 0 27.0 23 12 19 28
Greg McMichael 1 2 3.97 22 0 0 22.2 23 10 14 22
Bill Pulsipher 0 0 6.91 15 1 0 14.1 23 11 5 13
Jeff Tam 1 1 6.28 15 0 0 14.1 13 10 4 8
Rigo Beltran 0 0 3.38 7 0 0 8.0 6 3 4 5
Brad Clontz 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 3.0 4 3 2 2

👥 Roster (49)

Benny Agbayani Edgardo Alfonzo Jermaine Allensworth Carlos Baerga Rich Becker Rigo Beltran Willie Blair Brian Bohanon Alberto Castillo Brad Clontz Dennis Cook Jorge Fabregas +37 more

49 players

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The 1998 New York Mets in brief

The record for the 1998 New York Mets reads 88 wins and 74 losses, good for 2nd in the NL East. The New York Mets scored 706 runs and allowed 645, a run differential of +61. At the plate the New York Mets hit .258, 1% worse than the league's .261. Pitchers allowed 3.76 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.23. The 706 runs scored compare with a league average of 746 per club, 5% fewer.

Home games were played at Shea Stadium, where 2,287,942 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Mike Piazza, who hit 23. The RBI leader was John Olerud, with 93. Al Leiter was the top winner, with 17 victories. John Franco saved 38 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 New York Mets

What was the 1998 New York Mets record?
The 1998 New York Mets finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 1998 New York Mets in home runs?
Mike Piazza led the 1998 New York Mets with 23 home runs.
What was the 1998 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1998 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 3.76.
Did the 1998 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1998 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 New York Mets play?
The 1998 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1998 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Piazza (23 HR, 76 RBI) and Al Leiter (17-6, 2.47 ERA).
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