Dwight Gooden career ERA

• Best season on file: 1.53 in 1985.
• Most recent: 4.71 in 2000.

Average of 16 regular seasons, 1984 through 2000. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Dwight Gooden career ERA, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1984	NYM	31	17	9	2.60	218.0	276	73	1.07	0
1985	NYM	35	24	4	1.53	276.2	268	69	0.97	0
1986	NYM	33	17	6	2.84	250.0	200	80	1.11	0
1987	NYM	25	15	7	3.21	179.2	148	53	1.20	0
1988	NYM	34	18	9	3.19	248.1	175	57	1.20	0
1989	NYM	19	9	4	2.89	118.1	101	47	1.18	1
1990	NYM	34	19	7	3.83	232.2	223	70	1.29	0
1991	NYM	27	13	7	3.60	190.0	150	56	1.27	0
1992	NYM	31	10	13	3.67	206.0	145	70	1.30	0
1993	NYM	29	12	15	3.45	208.2	149	61	1.19	0
1994	NYM	7	3	4	6.31	41.1	40	15	1.48	0
1996	NYY	29	11	7	5.01	170.2	126	88	1.51	0
1997	NYY	20	9	5	4.91	106.1	66	53	1.59	0
1998	CLE	23	8	6	3.76	134.0	83	51	1.39	0
1999	CLE	26	3	4	6.26	115.0	88	67	1.69	0
2000	HOU/TB/NYY	27	6	5	4.71	105.0	55	44	1.55	2

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV