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	24-10 / in Starts: 24-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 101 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	73 (38-24-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 101 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	60 (29-20-10)

Most Driven In
K Elster	2
G Carter	2
H Johnson	2
M Wilson	1
D Magadan	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
W Backman	2
K McReynolds	2
K Hernandez	1
T Teufel	1
Self	1
D Strawberry	1

1988 Batting Game Log

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1988 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	125	1	Apr 4	NYM	@	MON	W,10-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.72	-0.036	1.19	-0.04%	-0.42	P
2	126	6 (4)	Apr 10	NYM	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.53	0.044	2.36	0.04%	0.27	P
3	127	9 (2)	Apr 15	NYM		STL	W,3-0	CG(6)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.82	0.048	1.45	0.05%	0.49	P
4	128	14 (4)	Apr 20	NYM		PHI	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9	.33	0.017	.60	0.02%	1.13	P
5	129	18 (3)	Apr 26	NYM	@	ATL	W,13-4	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.38	-0.073	2.37	-0.08%	-1.13	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	130	22 (3)	May 1	NYM	@	CIN	W,11-0	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.235	.471	9	.47	-0.062	.93	-0.07%	-0.25	P
7	131	26 (3)	May 6	NYM		CIN	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.36	-0.101	2.92	-0.13%	-0.87	P
8	132	31 (4)	May 11	NYM	@	HOU	W,9-8	GS-7	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	.99	0.080	2.19	0.11%	0.71	P
9	133	35 (3)	May 16	NYM	@	SDP	W,7-4	GS-7	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.44	-0.080	3.22	-0.11%	-0.67	P
10	134	40 (4)	May 21	NYM	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.93	0.120	2.02	0.16%	0.69	P
11	135	44 (3)	May 26	NYM		SFG	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233	.233	.233	.467	9	1.68	-0.102	3.70	-0.13%	-0.83	P
12	136	49 (4)	May 31	NYM		LAD	W,5-4	GS-10	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.242	.242	.485	9	2.16	0.051	5.04	0.07%	0.03	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
13	137	54 (4)	Jun 5	NYM		CHC	W,11-3	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.342	.605	9	.52	-0.056	1.48	-0.10%	1.28	P
14	138	59 (4)	Jun 11	NYM	@	MON	L,4-6	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.268	.325	.593	9	1.09	-0.015	2.90	-0.02%	-0.27	P
15	139	64 (4)	Jun 17	NYM		PHI	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.256	.310	.565	9	.80	-0.037	1.93	-0.06%	-0.33	P
16	140	69 (4)	Jun 22	NYM		PIT	W,3-0	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.239	.289	.528	9	.72	-0.055	2.28	-0.11%	-0.74	P
17	141	74 (4)	Jun 27	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.224	.271	.495	9	.70	-0.053	2.65	-0.12%	-0.42	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	142	80 (5)	Jul 2	NYM		HOU	W,7-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.231	.275	.505	9	.24	0.001	.58	0.00%	-0.56	P
19	143	85 (4)	Jul 8	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-4	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.216	.226	.275	.501	9	1.97	-0.072	4.48	-0.10%	-0.53	P
20	144	90 (4)	Jul 16	NYM	@	ATL	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.218	.264	.482	9	.92	-0.045	2.49	-0.07%	-0.36	P
21	145	94 (3)	Jul 22 (1)	NYM		ATL	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.211	.220	.263	.483	9	.60	0.026	1.69	0.04%	0.14	P
22	146	100 (5)	Jul 27	NYM	@	PHI	W,10-2	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.222	.262	.485	9	.30	-0.024	.84	-0.04%	-0.12	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
23	147	104 (3)	Aug 1	NYM		PIT	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.215	.254	.469	9	2.00	-0.087	8.13	-0.21%	-0.68	P
24	148	109 (4)	Aug 6	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.212	.250	.462	9	.94	-0.031	3.84	-0.08%	-0.30	P
25	149	114 (4)	Aug 11	NYM	@	CHC	W,9-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.206	.242	.448	9	.74	-0.036	1.99	-0.06%	-0.36	P
26	150	119 (4)	Aug 16	NYM	@	SFG	W,13-6	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.194	.229	.423	9	.15	-0.013	.36	-0.02%	-1.15	P
27	151	124 (4)	Aug 22	NYM	@	LAD	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.197	.230	.427	9	.46	0.029	1.26	0.05%	0.16	P
28	152	129 (4)	Aug 28	NYM		SFG	L,4-7	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.195	.227	.421	9	.84	-0.020	.68	-0.01%	-0.25	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
29	153	134 (4)	Sep 3	NYM		LAD	W,2-1	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.195	.203	.234	.436	9	.75	0.013	.33	0.00%	0.21	P
30	154	138 (3)	Sep 8	NYM	@	CHC	W,13-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.195	.225	.420	9	1.27	-0.137	.39	-0.03%	-1.25	P
31	155	143 (4)	Sep 13	NYM		PIT	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.190	.220	.410	9	.82	-0.038	.01	0.00%	-0.26	P
32	156	148 (4)	Sep 18	NYM		MON	W,5-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.184	.212	.396	9	.31	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.94	P
33	157	152 (3)	Sep 23	NYM	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.189	.227	.416	9	.66	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
34	158	157 (4)	Sep 28	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.185	.222	.407	9	1.05	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.66	P
							24-10		101	90	8	16	1	0	1	9	1	0	18	0	9	1	2	1	0	0	.178	.185	.222	.407		.87	-0.829	1.83	-1.03%	-8.32

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