1998 New York Mets roster: 88-74

The New York Mets went 88-74 in the 1998 MLB regular season, 2nd of 5 in the National League East.

Team stats and league rank

1998 New York Mets team stats
Home Runs13624th of 30
RBI67124th of 30
Hits1,42523rd of 30
Runs70624th of 30
Stolen Bases6230th of 30
Doubles28919th of 30
Triples2426th of 30
Walks57212th of 30
Strikeouts (Batting)1,04911th of 30
Batting Average.25922nd of 30
On-Base %.33020th of 30
Slugging %.39423rd of 30
OPS.72422nd of 30
ERA3.764th of 30
WHIP1.315th of 30
Strikeouts (Pitching)1,1299th of 30
Saves469th of 30
Wins889th of 30
Runs Allowed6454th of 30
Errors2026th of 30

Counts are season totals; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1998 Mets roster: batting

1998 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.
Edgardo Alfonzo3B1445579415517788.278.355.782
John Olerud1B1605579119722932.354.447.998
Brian McRaeDH15955279146217920.264.360.822
Carlos Baerga3B147511461367530.266.303.667
Rey OrdonezSS153505461241423.246.278.577
Butch HuskeyLF113369439313597.252.300.707
Luis LopezSS11726637672222.252.312.650
Matt Franco1B10316120441130.273.366.726
Todd HundleyC531248203121.161.261.527
Alberto CastilloC38831317270.205.290.616
Todd PrattC41699192180.275.296.818
Jim Tatum1B3550492130.180.211.611
Wayne KirbyOF263156001.194.219.477
Jay PaytonLF152227000.318.348.711
Craig Paquette1B71935001.263.263.632
Benny AgbayaniLF111512000.133.188.321
Todd Haney2B3300000.000.250.250
John Franco2B61200000.000.000.000
Mike Kinkade1B3220000.000.000.000
Ralph Milliard2B10130000.000.000.000

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

1998 Mets roster: pitching

1998 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.
Rick ReedSP313116113.48212.11531.120
Bobby J. JonesSP3030994.05195.11151.250
Al LeiterSP28281762.47193.01741.150
Masato YoshiiSP2929683.93171.21171.280
Turk WendellRP660512.9376.2581.244
Armando ReynosoRP1111733.8268.1401.400
Dennis CookRP730842.3868.0791.281
Jeff TamRP150116.2814.181.190
Rigo BeltranRP70003.388.051.250

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

Results

  1. Mar 31, 1998vs PHIW 1-0
  2. Apr 2, 1998vs PHIL 5-6
  3. Apr 3, 1998vs PITW 2-1
  4. Apr 4, 1998vs PITW 7-6
  5. Apr 5, 1998vs PITW 7-0
  6. Apr 6, 1998vs PITL 2-4
  7. Apr 7, 1998@ CHCW 3-2
  8. Apr 9, 1998@ CHCL 7-8
  9. Apr 10, 1998@ MILL 3-5
  10. Apr 11, 1998@ MILW 2-1
  11. Apr 12, 1998@ MILW 6-4
  12. Apr 14, 1998vs CHCW 6-0
  13. Apr 15, 1998vs CHCW 2-1
  14. Apr 16, 1998vs CHCL 4-8
  15. Apr 17, 1998@ CINL 3-4
  16. Apr 18, 1998@ CINW 5-4
  17. Apr 19, 1998@ CINW 14-0
  18. Apr 21, 1998vs HOUL 0-6
  19. Apr 22, 1998vs HOUW 10-7
  20. Apr 24, 1998vs CINW 3-2
  21. Apr 25, 1998vs CINL 0-2
  22. Apr 27, 1998vs HOUL 3-4
  23. Apr 28, 1998@ HOUL 3-4
  24. Apr 29, 1998@ HOUL 1-6
  25. Apr 30, 1998vs COLL 0-4
  26. May 2, 1998vs COLL 3-7
  27. May 3, 1998vs COLW 5-2
  28. May 4, 1998vs ARIL 2-4
  29. May 5, 1998vs ARIW 9-1
  30. May 6, 1998vs ARIW 8-2
  31. May 7, 1998vs STLW 4-1
  32. May 8, 1998vs STLW 9-2
  33. May 11, 1998@ SDL 1-2
  34. May 13, 1998@ SDW 4-3
  35. May 14, 1998@ SDL 1-3
  36. May 14, 1998@ SDL 2-6
  37. May 15, 1998@ SFL 2-3
  38. May 16, 1998@ SFW 4-1
  39. May 17, 1998@ SFL 2-4
  40. May 19, 1998vs CINW 7-3
  41. May 19, 1998vs CINW 5-3
  42. May 20, 1998vs CINL 6-8
  43. May 21, 1998vs CINW 6-1
  44. May 22, 1998vs MILW 3-2
  45. May 23, 1998vs MILW 3-0
  46. May 24, 1998vs MILW 8-3
  47. May 26, 1998@ MIAW 10-6
  48. May 27, 1998@ MIAW 8-2
  49. May 29, 1998@ PHIW 11-0
  50. May 30, 1998@ PHIW 6-4
  51. May 31, 1998@ PHIW 8-6
  52. Jun 1, 1998@ PITL 3-4
  53. Jun 2, 1998@ PITL 2-5
  54. Jun 3, 1998@ PITL 0-3
  55. Jun 5, 1998@ BOSW 9-2
  56. Jun 6, 1998@ BOSW 1-0
  57. Jun 7, 1998@ BOSL 0-5
  58. Jun 8, 1998vs TBW 3-0
  59. Jun 9, 1998vs TBL 4-5
  60. Jun 10, 1998vs TBW 3-2
  61. Jun 11, 1998@ MIAW 5-3
  62. Jun 12, 1998@ MIAL 3-4
  63. Jun 13, 1998@ MIAW 7-4
  64. Jun 14, 1998@ MIAL 4-5
  65. Jun 16, 1998@ WSHW 2-0
  66. Jun 17, 1998@ WSHL 4-5
  67. Jun 18, 1998@ WSHL 6-7
  68. Jun 19, 1998vs MIAL 2-3
  69. Jun 20, 1998vs MIAL 3-8
  70. Jun 21, 1998vs MIAW 3-2
  71. Jun 22, 1998@ BALL 2-7
  72. Jun 22, 1998@ BALL 2-7
  73. Jun 23, 1998@ BALW 6-3
  74. Jun 24, 1998vs BALW 6-3
  75. Jun 25, 1998vs BALW 3-2
  76. Jun 26, 1998vs NYYL 4-8
  77. Jun 27, 1998vs NYYL 2-7
  78. Jun 28, 1998vs NYYW 2-1
  79. Jun 30, 1998@ TORL 3-6
  80. Jul 1, 1998@ TORL 10-15
  81. Jul 2, 1998@ TORW 9-1
  82. Jul 3, 1998@ ATLL 2-3
  83. Jul 4, 1998@ ATLL 1-4
  84. Jul 5, 1998@ ATLL 2-3
  85. Jul 9, 1998vs WSHL 8-9
  86. Jul 10, 1998vs WSHL 6-8
  87. Jul 11, 1998vs WSHW 8-4
  88. Jul 12, 1998vs WSHW 5-2
  89. Jul 14, 1998vs ATLL 2-4
  90. Jul 15, 1998vs ATLL 1-12
  91. Jul 16, 1998vs PHIL 2-4
  92. Jul 17, 1998vs PHIW 6-0
  93. Jul 18, 1998vs PHIW 7-0
  94. Jul 19, 1998vs PHIL 6-7
  95. Jul 20, 1998vs PITL 1-3
  96. Jul 21, 1998vs PITW 4-0
  97. Jul 22, 1998@ MILW 7-5
  98. Jul 22, 1998@ MILW 6-1
  99. Jul 23, 1998@ MILW 6-5
  100. Jul 24, 1998@ CHCW 5-0
  101. Jul 24, 1998@ CHCW 7-3
  102. Jul 25, 1998@ CHCL 2-3
  103. Jul 26, 1998@ CHCL 1-3
  104. Jul 28, 1998vs SDW 7-3
  105. Jul 29, 1998vs SDW 7-6
  106. Jul 30, 1998vs SDL 1-3
  107. Jul 31, 1998vs LADL 3-4
  108. Aug 1, 1998vs LADW 2-1
  109. Aug 2, 1998vs LADW 9-3
  110. Aug 3, 1998vs LADL 5-8
  111. Aug 4, 1998vs SFW 7-6
  112. Aug 5, 1998vs SFL 4-6
  113. Aug 6, 1998vs SFW 9-8
  114. Aug 7, 1998@ COLW 8-7
  115. Aug 8, 1998@ COLW 4-3
  116. Aug 9, 1998@ COLL 4-11
  117. Aug 10, 1998@ STLW 4-2
  118. Aug 11, 1998@ STLW 8-3
  119. Aug 12, 1998@ STLL 4-5
  120. Aug 14, 1998@ ARIW 3-2
  121. Aug 15, 1998@ ARIW 5-4
  122. Aug 16, 1998@ ARIL 1-6
  123. Aug 18, 1998vs COLW 6-2
  124. Aug 18, 1998vs COLW 6-3
  125. Aug 19, 1998vs COLW 2-1
  126. Aug 20, 1998vs STLL 0-2
  127. Aug 20, 1998vs STLW 5-4
  128. Aug 21, 1998vs STLL 5-10
  129. Aug 21, 1998vs STLW 1-0
  130. Aug 22, 1998vs ARIW 9-4
  131. Aug 23, 1998vs ARIL 3-4
  132. Aug 24, 1998vs ARIL 5-9
  133. Aug 25, 1998@ SFL 3-7
  134. Aug 26, 1998@ SFW 4-1
  135. Aug 27, 1998@ SFL 3-11
  136. Aug 28, 1998@ LADW 5-4
  137. Aug 29, 1998@ LADW 4-3
  138. Aug 30, 1998@ LADL 2-4
  139. Aug 31, 1998@ LADW 8-3
  140. Sep 1, 1998@ SDL 8-9
  141. Sep 2, 1998@ SDW 4-1
  142. Sep 4, 1998vs ATLW 2-1
  143. Sep 5, 1998vs ATLW 5-4
  144. Sep 6, 1998vs ATLL 0-4
  145. Sep 7, 1998vs ATLW 8-7
  146. Sep 8, 1998@ PHIL 4-16
  147. Sep 9, 1998@ PHIW 6-2
  148. Sep 10, 1998@ PHIW 7-5
  149. Sep 11, 1998@ WSHL 1-5
  150. Sep 12, 1998@ WSHL 3-5
  151. Sep 13, 1998@ WSHW 1-0
  152. Sep 14, 1998@ HOUW 7-4
  153. Sep 15, 1998@ HOUL 5-6
  154. Sep 15, 1998@ HOUW 8-4
  155. Sep 16, 1998@ HOUW 4-3
  156. Sep 18, 1998vs MIAL 6-7
  157. Sep 19, 1998vs MIAW 4-3
  158. Sep 20, 1998vs MIAW 5-0
  159. Sep 22, 1998vs WSHL 3-5
  160. Sep 23, 1998vs WSHL 0-3
  161. Sep 25, 1998@ ATLL 5-6
  162. Sep 26, 1998@ ATLL 0-4
  163. Sep 27, 1998@ ATLL 2-7

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.