1962 New York Mets roster

30 players appeared for the New York Mets in the 1962 MLB season.

1962 Mets roster: batting

1962 New York Mets batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Frank Thomas1565716915234942.266.329.824
Charlie Neal1365085913211582.260.330.718
Felix Mantilla1414665412811593.275.330.729
Jim Hickman140392549613464.245.328.729
Richie Ashburn1353896011972812.306.424.817
Elio Chacon118368498722712.236.368.664
Rod Kanehl13335152874278.248.296.618
Joe Christopher119271366663211.244.338.699
Choo choo Coleman5515224386172.250.303.744
Chris Cannizzaro59133932091.241.335.606
Gil Hodges5412715329170.252.331.803
Ed Bouchee50877143100.161.302.589
Sammy Drake2552210070.192.276.468
Rick Herrscher3550511160.220.291.631
Harry Chiti154128000.195.233.452
John Demerit141633110.188.278.653
Ed Kranepool3601000.167.167.500
Joe Ginsberg2500000.000.000.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1962 Mets roster: pitching

1962 New York Mets pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.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.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Roger CraigP423310244.51233.11181.423
Al JacksonP36338204.40231.11181.390
Jay HookP37348194.84213.21131.410
Bob MillerP33211124.89143.2911.450
Craig AndersonP50143175.35131.1621.624
Bob MoorheadP387024.53105.1631.520
Ray DaviaultP363156.2281.0511.730
Ken MackenzieP421544.9580.0511.511
Sherman JonesP83047.7123.1111.670
Herb MofordP70017.2015.051.470
Larry FossP51014.6311.232.060
Clem LabineP300011.254.021.500

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

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.