2000 New York Mets

94-68 • .580 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 2000 New York Mets went 94-68 (.580) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 807 runs, allowed 738, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Mike Piazza (38 HR, 113 RBI) and Al Leiter (16-8, 3.20 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

94 Wins
68 Losses
.580 Win %
2nd Rank
807 R 738 RA
Diff +69

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807 Runs Scored
738 Runs Allowed
+69 Run Diff
2,820K Attendance

📈 vs. 2000 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 1% below the 2000 league average (.265)
OBP .346 1% above the 2000 league average (.341)
SLG .430 equal to the 2000 league average (.431)
Team ERA 4.16 10% better than the 2000 league average (4.63)
Runs Scored 807 equal to the 2000 league average (811 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 81 ≈
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Total Attendance 2,820,530
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Avg per Game 34,821

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2000

Batting Avg

1 Mike Piazza 0.324 2 Edgardo Alfonzo 0.324 3 Lenny Harris 0.304 4 Jay Payton 0.291 5 Benny Agbayani 0.289

Home Runs

1 Mike Piazza 38 2 Edgardo Alfonzo 25 3 Robin Ventura 24 4 Todd Zeile 22 5 Derek Bell 18

RBI

1 Mike Piazza 113 2 Edgardo Alfonzo 94 3 Robin Ventura 84 4 Todd Zeile 79 5 Derek Bell 69
2000 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Derek Bell 144 546 87 145 31 1 18 69 65 125 8 0.266
Edgardo Alfonzo 150 544 109 176 40 2 25 94 95 70 3 0.324
Todd Zeile 153 544 67 146 36 3 22 79 74 85 3 0.268
Jay Payton 149 488 63 142 23 1 17 62 30 60 5 0.291
Mike Piazza 136 482 90 156 26 0 38 113 58 69 4 0.324
Robin Ventura 141 469 61 109 23 1 24 84 75 91 3 0.232
Benny Agbayani 119 350 59 101 19 1 15 60 54 68 5 0.289
Melvin Mora 79 215 35 56 13 2 6 30 18 48 7 0.260
Mike Bordick 56 192 18 50 8 0 4 21 15 28 3 0.260
Todd Pratt 80 160 33 44 6 0 8 25 22 31 0 0.275
Kurt Abbott 79 157 22 34 7 1 6 12 14 51 1 0.217
Joe McEwing 87 153 20 34 14 1 2 19 5 29 3 0.222
Lenny Harris 76 138 22 42 6 3 3 13 17 17 8 0.304
Matt Franco 101 134 9 32 4 0 2 14 21 22 0 0.239
Rey Ordonez 45 133 10 25 5 0 0 9 17 16 0 0.188
Darryl Hamilton 43 105 20 29 4 1 1 6 14 20 2 0.276
Rickey Henderson 31 96 17 21 1 0 0 2 25 20 5 0.219
Jon Nunnally 48 74 16 14 5 1 2 6 17 26 3 0.189
Mike Hampton 35 73 7 20 0 0 0 8 5 20 0 0.274
Al Leiter 31 58 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 33 0 0.052
Bubba Trammell 36 56 9 13 2 0 3 12 8 19 1 0.232
Glendon Rusch 31 50 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 19 0 0.060
Timo Perez 24 49 11 14 4 1 1 3 3 5 1 0.286
Rick Reed 30 49 6 10 0 0 0 2 1 11 0 0.204
Bobby Jones 27 44 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 21 0 0.045
Jason Tyner 13 41 3 8 2 0 0 5 1 4 1 0.195
Mark Johnson 21 22 2 4 0 0 1 6 5 9 0 0.182
Pat Mahomes 53 17 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.235
Jorge Toca 8 7 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0.429
Jorge Velandia 15 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
David Lamb 7 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Rick White 24 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Dennis Springer 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Turk Wendell 77 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Vance Wilson 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bobby Jones 11 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.500
Mike Kinkade 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ryan McGuire 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bill Pulsipher 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Eric Cammack 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
John Franco 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rich Rodriguez 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Armando Benitez 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Cook 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Mann 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerrod Riggan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Grant Roberts 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2000

ERA

1 Armando Benitez 2.61 2 Mike Hampton 3.14 3 Al Leiter 3.20 4 John Franco 3.40 5 Turk Wendell 3.59

Wins

1 Al Leiter 16 2 Mike Hampton 15 3 Bobby Jones 11 4 Rick Reed 11 5 Glendon Rusch 11

Strikeouts

1 Al Leiter 200 2 Glendon Rusch 157 3 Mike Hampton 151 4 Rick Reed 121 5 Armando Benitez 106
2000 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Hampton 15 10 3.14 33 33 0 217.2 194 76 99 151
Al Leiter 16 8 3.20 31 31 0 208.0 176 74 76 200
Glendon Rusch 11 11 4.01 31 30 0 190.2 196 85 44 157
Rick Reed 11 5 4.11 30 30 0 184.0 192 84 34 121
Bobby Jones 11 6 5.06 27 27 0 154.2 171 87 49 85
Pat Mahomes 5 3 5.46 53 5 0 94.0 96 57 66 76
Turk Wendell 8 6 3.59 77 0 1 82.2 60 33 41 73
Armando Benitez 4 4 2.61 76 0 41 76.0 39 22 38 106
Dennis Cook 6 3 5.34 68 0 2 59.0 63 35 31 53
John Franco 5 4 3.40 62 0 4 55.2 46 21 26 56
Rich Rodriguez 0 1 7.78 32 0 0 37.0 59 32 15 18
Rick White 2 3 3.81 22 0 1 28.1 26 12 12 20
Bobby Jones 0 1 4.15 11 1 0 21.2 18 10 14 20
Dennis Springer 0 1 8.74 2 2 0 11.1 20 11 5 5
Eric Cammack 0 0 6.30 8 0 0 10.0 7 7 10 9
Grant Roberts 0 0 11.57 4 1 0 7.0 11 9 4 6
Bill Pulsipher 0 2 12.15 2 2 0 6.2 12 9 6 7
Jim Mann 0 0 10.13 2 0 0 2.2 6 3 1 0
Jerrod Riggan 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 1
Derek Bell 0 0 36.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 4 3 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
NYN def. SLN 4-1
NL Division Series
NYN def. SFN 3-1
World Series
Lost to NYA 4-1

👥 Roster (47)

Kurt Abbott Benny Agbayani Edgardo Alfonzo Derek Bell Armando Benitez Mike Bordick Eric Cammack Dennis Cook John Franco Matt Franco Darryl Hamilton Mike Hampton +35 more

47 players

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The 2000 New York Mets in brief

The 2000 New York Mets finished 94-68, a .580 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the NL East. That season the New York Mets won the pennant and earned a wild-card berth. The run column shows 807 for and 738 against. Against a league average of .265, the 2000 New York Mets batted .263. The staff ERA of 4.16 was 10% better than the league average of 4.63.

Mike Piazza led the club in home runs with 38. On the mound, Al Leiter won 16 games to lead the staff. The NL Championship Series ended in a win against SLN 4-1. The NL Division Series ended in a win against SFN 3-1. In the World Series, the New York Mets lost to NYA 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2000 New York Mets

What was the 2000 New York Mets record?
The 2000 New York Mets finished 94-68 (.580 win pct).
Who led the 2000 New York Mets in home runs?
Mike Piazza led the 2000 New York Mets with 38 home runs.
What was the 2000 New York Mets team ERA?
The 2000 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 4.16.
Did the 2000 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 2000 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2000 New York Mets play?
The 2000 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 2000 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Piazza (38 HR, 113 RBI) and Al Leiter (16-8, 3.20 ERA).
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