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	16-11 / in Starts: 16-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 71 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	52 (26-19-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 71 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (21-14-7)

Most Driven In
H Brooks	2
C O'Brien	1
R Cerone	1
K Elster	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
D Magadan	2
Self	1
D Boston	1
G Jefferies	1
K Miller	1
G Templeton	1
V Coleman	0

1991 Batting Game Log

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1991 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	213	1	Apr 8	NYM		PHI	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.80	0.012	1.27	0.01%	0.16	P
2	214	6 (4)	Apr 13	NYM		MON	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.12	-0.108	1.83	-0.11%	-1.33	P
3	215	11 (4)	Apr 19	NYM	@	MON	L,1-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.97	-0.031	1.66	-0.03%	-0.25	P
4	216	16 (4)	Apr 25	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.68	-0.039	1.39	-0.05%	-0.58	P
5	217	20 (3)	Apr 30	NYM		SDP	W,6-3	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	1.14	0.036	1.81	0.03%	0.50	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	218	24 (3)	May 5	NYM		SFG	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.231	.231	.231	.462	9	1.74	-0.140	2.89	-0.14%	-0.95	P
7	219	27 (2)	May 10	NYM	@	SFG	L,0-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.92	-0.045	1.48	-0.04%	-0.35	P
8	220	32 (4)	May 15	NYM	@	SDP	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.70	-0.044	1.22	-0.05%	-1.78	P
9	221	36 (3)	May 21	NYM		CHC	W,8-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.69	-0.051	1.35	-0.06%	-0.70	P
10	222	41 (4)	May 26	NYM		STL	L,4-14	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9	.30	-0.015	.57	-0.02%	-0.24	P
11	223	45 (3)	May 31	NYM	@	STL	W,10-5	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.160	.160	.320	9	.80	-0.008	1.59	-0.01%	-0.10	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	224	49 (3)	Jun 5	NYM	@	CIN	L,10-11	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.148	.148	.296	9	.72	-0.036	1.11	-0.03%	-0.38	P
13	225	54 (4)	Jun 10	NYM	@	HOU	L,4-6	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.138	.138	.276	9	.66	-0.035	1.10	-0.04%	-0.39	P
14	226	59 (4)	Jun 15	NYM		HOU	W,6-0	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.156	.156	.188	.344	9	.44	-0.057	.58	-0.05%	-0.67	P
15	227	64 (4)	Jun 20	NYM	@	ATL	W,9-7	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.278	.444	9	.91	-0.047	1.14	-0.04%	0.19	P
16	228	68 (3)	Jun 25	NYM		MON	W,8-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.256	.410	9	.52	-0.039	.84	-0.04%	-0.72	P
17	229	73 (4)	Jun 30	NYM		PHI	L,9-10	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.175	.275	.450	9	.60	0.026	.97	0.03%	0.25	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	230	78 (4)	Jul 5	NYM	@	PHI	W,3-1	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.186	.279	.465	9	.66	-0.008	1.25	-0.01%	-0.06	P
19	231	81 (2)	Jul 11	NYM		SDP	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.174	.261	.435	9	1.13	-0.080	2.65	-0.11%	-0.90	P
20	232	86 (4)	Jul 16	NYM		SFG	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.204	.306	.510	9	.73	0.109	1.40	0.13%	0.90	P
21	233	91 (4)	Jul 21	NYM		LAD	W,9-4	GS-7	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.353	.588	9	.82	0.169	1.72	0.21%	1.88	P
22	234	96 (4)	Jul 27	NYM	@	SDP	W,4-0	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.245	.358	.604	9	.73	0.048	.98	0.04%	0.62	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	235	101 (4)	Aug 2	NYM		CHC	L,2-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.236	.345	.582	9	2.35	-0.149	4.48	-0.17%	-1.13	P
24	236	106 (4)	Aug 7	NYM		PIT	W,7-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.241	.345	.586	9	.96	-0.081	1.53	-0.08%	0.72	P
25	237	111 (4)	Aug 12	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.350	.600	9	1.85	0.044	1.85	0.03%	0.14	P
26	238	116 (4)	Aug 17	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.242	.339	.581	9	1.10	-0.054	.33	-0.01%	-0.43	P
27	239	120 (3)	Aug 22	NYM		STL	W,6-0	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.333	.571	9	1.73	0.069	.14	0.00%	0.67	P
							16-11		71	63	7	15	3	0	1	6	0	0	9	0	8	0	0	1	1	1	.238	.238	.333	.571		.95	-0.554	1.50	-0.59%	-4.94

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