1988 New York Mets roster

29 players appeared for the New York Mets in the 1988 MLB season.

1988 Mets roster: batting

1988 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.
Kevin McReynoldsLF14755282159279921.288.336.832
Darryl StrawberryDH1535431011463910129.269.366.911
Howard Johnson3B14849585114246823.230.343.765
Gary CarterC1304553911011460.242.301.659
Lenny DykstraCF1264295711683330.270.321.706
Kevin ElsterSS14940641879372.214.282.594
Mookie WilsonLF1123786111284115.296.345.776
Keith Hernandez1B95348439611552.276.333.750
Dave Magadan3B11231439871350.277.393.728
Wally Backman3B9929444890179.303.388.731
Tim Teufel2B9027335644310.234.306.658
Mackey SasserC601239351170.285.313.719
Lee Mazzilli1B681169170124.147.227.391
Gregg Jefferies1B2910919356175.321.364.961
Barry LyonsC50915210110.231.253.582
Keith A. MillerLF4070915150.214.276.576
Mark Carreon1B7955110.556.6361.747

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

1988 Mets roster: pitching

1988 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.
Dwight GoodenRP34341893.19248.11751.200
Ron DarlingSP34341793.25240.21611.160
David ConeSP35282032.22231.12131.120
Bob OjedaSP292910132.88190.11331.000
Sid FernandezSP313112103.03187.01891.050
Terry LeachRP520722.5492.0511.293
Roger McDowellRP620552.6389.0461.2516
Randy MyersRP550731.7268.0690.9126
Rick AguileraRP113046.9324.2161.580
Jeff InnisRP120111.8919.0141.110
David WestRP21103.006.031.500
John MitchellSP10000.001.013.000

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.