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	15-10 / in Starts: 15-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 71 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	49 (27-15-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 71 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (21-14-7)

Most Driven In
R Santana	1
T Teufel	1
K McReynolds	1
G Carter	1

Most Driven In By
L Dykstra	1
G Carter	1
M Wilson	1
K Hernandez	0

1987 Batting Game Log

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1987 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	100	51 (50)	Jun 5	NYM		PIT	W,5-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.01	-0.079	1.02	-0.05%	-1.06	P
2	101	57 (5)	Jun 10	NYM	@	CHC	W,13-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.31	0.009	.35	0.01%	0.62	P
3	102	61 (3)	Jun 15	NYM	@	MON	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.76	-0.039	.91	-0.03%	-0.35	P
4	103	66 (4)	Jun 20	NYM		PHI	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.17	-0.005	1.50	0.00%	-0.26	P
5	104	70 (3)	Jun 25	NYM		CHC	W,8-2	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.74	-0.019	1.26	-0.02%	-1.40	P
6	105	75 (4)	Jun 30	NYM		STL	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.06	-0.084	1.98	-0.09%	-0.55	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
7	106	80 (4)	Jul 5	NYM	@	CIN	L,5-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316	9	1.08	-0.031	1.38	-0.02%	-0.33	P
8	107	85 (4)	Jul 10	NYM	@	HOU	W,7-3	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.58	-0.055	.39	-0.02%	-0.41	P
9	108	88 (2)	Jul 16	NYM		CIN	W,9-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.192	.385	9	.26	0.026	.24	0.01%	-0.30	P
10	109	93 (4)	Jul 21	NYM		ATL	L,3-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.179	.357	9	.95	-0.050	.80	-0.03%	-0.45	P
11	110	98 (4)	Jul 26	NYM		HOU	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.44	-0.022	.33	-0.01%	-0.20	P
12	111	101 (2)	Jul 30	NYM	@	STL	W,5-3	GS-9	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	.79	-0.013	1.74	-0.02%	-0.32	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
13	112	106 (4)	Aug 4	NYM		PHI	W,5-3	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.229	.229	.457	9	.84	0.055	1.27	0.05%	0.76	P
14	113	111 (4)	Aug 9	NYM		CHC	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.243	.243	.486	9	2.01	0.066	4.07	0.08%	0.43	P
15	114	115 (3)	Aug 13	NYM	@	CHC	L,5-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	9	.53	-0.027	1.05	-0.03%	-0.55	P
16	115	119 (3)	Aug 18	NYM		SFG	W,7-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.238	.476	9	.67	0.080	1.29	0.09%	0.34	P
17	116	124 (4)	Aug 23	NYM		SDP	W,9-2	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.244	.244	.489	9	1.17	0.072	1.94	0.07%	0.27	P
18	117	128 (3)	Aug 28	NYM	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.229	.229	.458	9	.67	-0.053	1.21	-0.06%	-0.48	P
Sept		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
19	118	133 (4)	Sep 2	NYM	@	SDP	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.212	.212	.423	9	.88	-0.089	1.78	-0.11%	-0.91	P
20	119	137 (3)	Sep 7	NYM		PHI	L,3-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.204	.200	.204	.404	9	2.10	-0.040	5.60	-0.07%	-0.74	P
21	120	141 (3)	Sep 12	NYM		STL	L,1-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.204	.200	.204	.404	9						P
22	121	145 (3)	Sep 16	NYM	@	MON	W,10-0	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.220	.224	.444	9	.28	0.054	1.34	0.15%	1.71	P
23	122	150 (4)	Sep 21	NYM	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.222	.226	.448	9	.79	-0.083	2.57	-0.16%	-0.86	P
24	123	155 (4)	Sep 26	NYM		PIT	L,2-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.222	.226	.448	9						P
25	124	159 (3)	Sep 30	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.227	.219	.446	9	1.19	0.024	1.67	0.02%	0.04	P
							15-10		71	64	4	14	0	0	0	4	1	0	9	0	5	1	1	1	0	0	.219	.227	.219	.446		.82	-0.303	1.52	-0.23%	-5.00

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