Dwight Gooden

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: November 16, 1964 in Tampa, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (5th) of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL).

High School: Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL)

Debut: April 7, 1984 (Age 19-143d, 14,872nd in major league history)
vs. HOU 5.0 IP, 3 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: September 29, 2000 (Age 35-318d)
vs. BAL 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Agents: Tom Reich • Previously: Bill Goodstein, Jim Neader, Ray Negron

Full Name: Dwight Eugene Gooden

Nicknames: Doc or Dr. K.

Twitter: @DocGooden16

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Relatives: Uncle of Gary Sheffield

Cy Young
Rookie of the Year
Triple Crown
4x All-Star
2x World Series
Silver Slugger
ERA Title

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

53.0

194

112

ERA

3.51

430

410

2800.2

2293

WHIP

1.256

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	28-7 / in Starts: 28-7
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 107 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	66 (37-19-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 107 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	64 (32-21-11)

Most Driven In
H Johnson	2
G Foster	2
R Santana	2
R Knight	1
D Heep	1
Self	1
C Hurdle	0

Most Driven In By
K Hernandez	5
M Wilson	2
G Carter	2
C Hurdle	1
Self	1

1985 Batting Game Log

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1985 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	32	1	Apr 9	NYM		STL	W,6-5	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.59	-0.010	.96	-0.01%	-0.27	P
2	33	5 (3)	Apr 14	NYM		CIN	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.94	0.022	1.58	0.02%	-0.07	P
3	34	9 (3)	Apr 19	NYM	@	PHI	W,1-0	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.71	-0.035	1.46	-0.04%	-0.25	P
4	35	14 (4)	Apr 24	NYM	@	STL	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.32	-0.092	2.83	-0.12%	-0.71	P
5	36	18 (3)	Apr 30	NYM		HOU	W,4-1	CG	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.94	0.010	1.67	0.01%	0.40	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	37	22 (3)	May 5	NYM	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.06	-0.066	1.75	-0.07%	-0.83	P
7	38	25 (2)	May 10	NYM		PHI	W,5-0	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.350	.235	.585	9	.45	0.007	.96	0.01%	0.77	P
8	39	30 (4)	May 15	NYM	@	HOU	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.304	.200	.504	9	1.14	-0.089	2.42	-0.11%	-1.11	P
9	40	35 (4)	May 20	NYM		SDP	L,0-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.190	.292	.190	.482	9	1.61	0.017	3.51	0.02%	0.19	P
10	41	38 (2)	May 25	NYM		LAD	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.269	.174	.443	9	1.94	-0.087	3.94	-0.11%	-0.66	P
11	42	42 (3)	May 30	NYM	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.241	.154	.395	9	.91	-0.072	1.85	-0.09%	-0.72	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	43	47 (4)	Jun 4	NYM	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.303	.233	.536	9	.99	0.048	2.15	0.06%	1.41	P
13	44	51 (3)	Jun 9 (1)	NYM		STL	W,6-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.286	.219	.504	9	.88	-0.048	2.00	-0.07%	-0.66	P
14	45	57 (5)	Jun 14	NYM	@	MON	L,4-5	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.282	.222	.504	9	1.24	0.189	2.84	0.26%	-0.33	P
15	46	62 (4)	Jun 19	NYM		CHC	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.262	.205	.467	9	.83	-0.061	1.90	-0.08%	-0.64	P
16	47	67 (4)	Jun 25	NYM	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.195	.283	.195	.478	9	.51	0.061	1.13	0.08%	0.85	P
17	48	72 (4)	Jun 30	NYM	@	STL	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.265	.182	.447	9	1.31	-0.105	2.58	-0.12%	-0.66	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	49	76 (3)	Jul 4	NYM	@	ATL	W,16-13	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.260	.178	.438	9	.65	-0.016	.88	-0.01%	-0.15	P
19	50	81 (4)	Jul 9	NYM	@	CIN	W,11-2	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.184	.259	.184	.443	9	.74	-0.008	1.58	-0.01%	0.46	P
20	51	86 (4)	Jul 14	NYM	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.250	.176	.426	9	1.73	-0.103	4.21	-0.15%	-0.65	P
21	52	89 (2)	Jul 20	NYM		ATL	W,16-4	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.254	.185	.439	9	.11	0.000	.28	0.00%	0.01	P
22	53	94 (4)	Jul 25	NYM		HOU	W,6-3	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.175	.242	.175	.417	9	.71	-0.001	1.47	0.00%	-0.06	P
23	54	99 (4)	Jul 30	NYM		MON	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.234	.169	.404	9	1.03	-0.058	2.88	-0.10%	-0.53	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	55	103 (3)	Aug 4	NYM	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.239	.194	.432	9	.61	0.016	1.85	0.03%	-0.21	P
25	56	107 (3)	Aug 10	NYM		CHC	W,8-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.243	.200	.443	9	.76	0.035	2.50	0.07%	0.37	P
26	57	112 (4)	Aug 15	NYM		PHI	W,10-7	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.250	.209	.459	9	.61	0.022	1.93	0.04%	0.16	P
27	58	117 (4)	Aug 20	NYM		SFG	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.240	.200	.440	9	.79	-0.055	2.73	-0.12%	-0.84	P
28	59	123 (5)	Aug 25	NYM		SDP	W,9-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.234	.194	.428	9	.61	-0.030	2.01	-0.06%	-0.43	P
29	60	128 (4)	Aug 31	NYM	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.228	.189	.417	9	1.82	-0.114	5.61	-0.21%	-0.96	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	61	133 (4)	Sep 6	NYM	@	LAD	W,2-0	GS-10	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.244	.208	.452	9	.90	0.005	3.26	0.01%	0.15	P
31	62	137 (3)	Sep 11	NYM		STL	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.238	.203	.441	9	1.31	-0.060	10.93	-0.30%	-0.43	P
32	63	143 (5)	Sep 16	NYM		PHI	W,9-0	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.250	.229	.479	9	.29	0.000	1.36	0.00%	1.97	P
33	64	148 (4)	Sep 21	NYM		PIT	W,12-1	GS-8	4	4	2	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.272	.287	.559	9	.33	0.122	1.26	0.28%	3.84	P
34	65	153 (4)	Sep 26	NYM	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.271	.286	.557	9	.50	0.035	.85	0.04%	0.36	P
35	66	158 (4)	Oct 2	NYM	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.226	.265	.280	.545	9	.89	0.078	8.77	0.46%	0.18	P
							28-7		107	93	11	21	2	0	1	9	5	0	15	0	9	0	5	1	0	0	.226	.265	.280	.545		.87	-0.443	2.46	-0.38%	-0.02

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