Dwight Gooden stats

Relief Pitcher · #17

Age 61 · 6' 3"

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Dwight Gooden played 16 MLB seasons, 1984 to 2000.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
430
W
194
L
112
ERA
3.51
IP
2,800.2
K
2,293
BB
954
WHIP
1.26

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1984NYM311792.60218.0276731.07
1985NYM352441.53276.2268690.97
1986NYM331762.84250.0200801.11
1987NYM251573.21179.2148531.20
1988NYM341893.19248.1175571.20
1989NYM19942.89118.1101471.18
1990NYM341973.83232.2223701.29
1991NYM271373.60190.0150561.27
1992NYM3110133.67206.0145701.30
1993NYM2912153.45208.2149611.19
1994NYM7346.3141.140151.48
1996NYY291175.01170.2126881.51
1997NYY20954.91106.166531.59
1998CLE23863.76134.083511.39
1999CLE26346.26115.088671.69
2000HOU/TB/NYY27654.71105.055441.55

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

Career Postseason

GP
12
W
0
L
4
ERA
3.99
IP
58.2
K
49
BB
26
WHIP
1.41

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
251
CG
68
SHO
24
K/9
7.4
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
76

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1984NYM217311.40003
1985NYM331688.70006
1986NYM221227.20004
1987NYM17737.40001
1988NYM241036.30005
1989NYM14007.70007
1990NYM20218.60006
1991NYM16317.10005
1992NYM21306.30003
1993NYM18726.40005
1994NYM3008.70002
1996NYY12116.60009
1997NYY8005.60008
1998CLE13005.60003
1999CLE5006.90004
2000HOU/TB/NYY4004.70005

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
61 yearsNov 16, 1964
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1984
Birthplace
Tampa, FL
NL Cy Young
1985
NL Rookie of the Year
1984
NL Silver Slugger
1992

What were Dwight Gooden's career stats?

Dwight Gooden played 16 seasons for the Mets, the Yankees and the Guardians. He had 194 wins and 2,293 strikeouts with a 3.51 ERA over 2,800.2 innings. His best season was 1985: 24 wins, a 1.53 ERA and 268 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1984 to 2000

Dwight Gooden led MLB in wins (1985), ERA (1985) and strikeouts (pitching) (1984, 1985); finished top 10 in a stat 13 times.

Championships ×3

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 59th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,293)
  • 128th in wins (pitching) (194)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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