2001 New York Mets

82-80 • .506 Win% • 3rd in NL E

The 2001 New York Mets went 82-80 (.506) finishing 3rd in the NL E division. The club scored 642 runs, allowed 713, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Mike Piazza (36 HR, 94 RBI) and Kevin Appier (11-10, 3.57 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

82 Wins
80 Losses
.506 Win %
3rd Rank
642 R 713 RA
Diff -71

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642 Runs Scored
713 Runs Allowed
-71 Run Diff
2,658K Attendance

📈 vs. 2001 NL Average

Batting Avg .249 5% below the 2001 league average (.261)
OBP .322 2% below the 2001 league average (.331)
SLG .386 9% below the 2001 league average (.425)
Team ERA 4.07 7% better than the 2001 league average (4.36)
Runs Scored 642 16% below the 2001 league average (762 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,658,330
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Avg per Game 32,818

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2001

Batting Avg

1 Desi Relaford 0.302 2 Mike Piazza 0.300 3 Vance Wilson 0.298 4 Joe McEwing 0.283 5 Benny Agbayani 0.277

Home Runs

1 Mike Piazza 36 2 Robin Ventura 21 3 Edgardo Alfonzo 17 4 Tsuyoshi Shinjo 10 5 Todd Zeile 10

RBI

1 Mike Piazza 94 2 Todd Zeile 62 3 Robin Ventura 61 4 Tsuyoshi Shinjo 56 5 Edgardo Alfonzo 49
2001 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Todd Zeile 151 531 66 141 25 1 10 62 73 102 1 0.266
Mike Piazza 141 503 81 151 29 0 36 94 67 87 0 0.300
Rey Ordonez 149 461 31 114 24 4 3 44 34 43 3 0.247
Edgardo Alfonzo 124 457 64 111 22 0 17 49 51 62 5 0.243
Robin Ventura 142 456 70 108 20 0 21 61 88 101 2 0.237
Tsuyoshi Shinjo 123 400 46 107 23 1 10 56 25 70 4 0.268
Jay Payton 104 361 44 92 16 1 8 34 18 52 4 0.255
Desi Relaford 120 301 43 91 27 0 8 36 27 65 13 0.302
Benny Agbayani 91 296 28 82 14 2 6 27 36 73 4 0.277
Joe McEwing 116 283 41 80 17 3 8 30 17 57 8 0.283
Timo Perez 85 239 26 59 9 1 5 22 12 25 1 0.247
Matt Lawton 48 183 24 45 11 1 3 13 22 34 10 0.246
Lenny Harris 110 135 12 30 5 1 0 9 8 9 3 0.222
Darryl Hamilton 52 126 15 27 7 1 1 5 19 20 3 0.214
Mark Johnson 71 118 17 30 6 1 6 23 16 31 0 0.254
Todd Pratt 45 80 6 13 5 0 2 4 15 36 1 0.163
Kevin Appier 33 62 4 7 0 0 0 4 1 24 0 0.113
Al Leiter 29 62 2 4 0 1 0 3 2 28 0 0.065
Darren Bragg 18 57 4 15 6 0 0 5 4 23 3 0.263
Vance Wilson 32 57 3 17 3 0 0 6 2 16 0 0.298
Steve Trachsel 28 56 2 9 1 0 0 2 0 13 0 0.161
Glendon Rusch 33 54 0 3 0 0 0 5 1 23 0 0.056
Alex Escobar 18 50 3 10 1 0 3 8 3 19 1 0.200
Rick Reed 20 40 2 5 1 0 0 4 1 15 0 0.125
Dicky Gonzalez 16 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.100
Bruce Chen 11 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.158
Jorge Toca 13 17 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.176
Jorge Velandia 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Jason Phillips 6 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Tom Martin 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Grant Roberts 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Rick White 55 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jerrod Riggan 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Turk Wendell 49 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Armando Benitez 73 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Bennett 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Dennis Cook 43 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brett Hinchliffe 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Brian Rose 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Walker 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mark Corey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Franco 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
C. J. Nitkowski 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Donne Wall 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2001

ERA

1 Al Leiter 3.31 2 Jerrod Riggan 3.40 3 Rick Reed 3.48 4 Turk Wendell 3.51 5 Kevin Appier 3.57

Wins

1 Kevin Appier 11 2 Al Leiter 11 3 Steve Trachsel 11 4 Rick Reed 8 5 Glendon Rusch 8

Strikeouts

1 Kevin Appier 172 2 Glendon Rusch 156 3 Steve Trachsel 144 4 Al Leiter 142 5 Rick Reed 99
2001 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kevin Appier 11 10 3.57 33 33 0 206.2 181 82 64 172
Al Leiter 11 11 3.31 29 29 0 187.1 178 69 46 142
Glendon Rusch 8 12 4.63 33 33 0 179.0 216 92 43 156
Steve Trachsel 11 13 4.46 28 28 0 173.2 168 86 47 144
Rick Reed 8 6 3.48 20 20 0 134.2 119 52 17 99
Armando Benitez 6 4 3.77 73 0 43 76.1 59 32 40 93
Rick White 4 5 3.88 55 0 2 69.2 71 30 17 51
Bruce Chen 3 2 4.68 11 11 0 59.2 56 31 28 47
Dicky Gonzalez 3 2 4.88 16 7 0 59.0 72 32 17 31
John Franco 6 2 4.05 58 0 2 53.1 55 24 19 50
Turk Wendell 4 3 3.51 49 0 1 51.1 42 20 22 41
Jerrod Riggan 3 3 3.40 35 0 0 47.2 42 18 24 41
Donne Wall 0 4 4.85 32 0 0 42.2 51 23 17 31
Dennis Cook 1 1 4.25 43 0 0 36.0 28 17 10 34
Grant Roberts 1 0 3.81 16 0 0 26.0 24 11 8 29
Tom Martin 1 0 10.06 14 0 0 17.0 23 19 10 12
Brian Rose 0 1 4.15 3 0 0 8.2 10 4 2 4
Pete Walker 0 0 2.70 2 0 0 6.2 6 2 0 4
C. J. Nitkowski 1 0 0.00 5 0 0 5.2 3 0 3 4
Brett Hinchliffe 0 1 36.00 1 1 0 2.0 9 8 1 2
Mark Corey 0 0 16.20 2 0 0 1.2 5 3 3 3
Desi Relaford 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1

👥 Roster (44)

Benny Agbayani Edgardo Alfonzo Kevin Appier Armando Benitez Gary Bennett Darren Bragg Bruce Chen Dennis Cook Mark Corey Alex Escobar John Franco Dicky Gonzalez +32 more

44 players

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The 2001 New York Mets in brief

The 2001 New York Mets won 82 games and lost 80, ending up 3rd in the NL East. With 642 runs scored and 713 given up, the 2001 differential was -71. The team batting average of .249 was 5% below the 2001 league mark of .261. Pitchers allowed 4.07 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.36. League clubs averaged 762 runs that year, so the New York Mets scored 16% fewer.

The home park, Shea Stadium, recorded 2,658,330 in attendance, about 32,818 a game. For power, Mike Piazza led the way with 36 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Kevin Appier (11). The saves leader was Armando Benitez with 43. The 2001 roster runs to 44 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2001 New York Mets

What was the 2001 New York Mets record?
The 2001 New York Mets finished 82-80 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 2001 New York Mets in home runs?
Mike Piazza led the 2001 New York Mets with 36 home runs.
What was the 2001 New York Mets team ERA?
The 2001 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 4.07.
Did the 2001 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 2001 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2001 New York Mets play?
The 2001 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 2001 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Piazza (36 HR, 94 RBI) and Kevin Appier (11-10, 3.57 ERA).
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