Ultimate Mets Database - Dwight Gooden

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Dwight Gooden
Inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame, 2010
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 6 of 1252 players

Dwight Eugene Gooden
Born: November 16, 1964 at Tampa, Fla.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.03 Weight: 198

Dwight Gooden has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 271 times, most recently on April 26, 2024.

First Mets game: April 7, 1984
Last Mets game: June 24, 1994

Uncle of Gary Sheffield

Winner of National League Rookie of the Year award, 1984. (New York Mets)
Winner of National League Pitcher of the Month award, September 1984, September 1985, April 1986, September 1990. (New York Mets)
Winner of National League Player of the Week award, July 8, 1984, September 9, 1984, August 4, 1985, September 22, 1985, April 14, 1991. (New York Mets)
Winner of National League Cy Young award, 1985. (New York Mets)
Named Pitcher on the National League Silver Slugger team, 1992. (New York Mets)

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Dwight Gooden also played for the following teams:

New York Yankees 1996, 1997; Cleveland Indians 1998, 1999; Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2000; New York Yankees 2000; Houston Astros 2000

Selected by New York Mets organization in first round (fifth pick overall) of free agent draft on June 7, 1982.

Signed with New York Yankees as a free agent on February 20, 1996.

On disabled list:

from April 1, 1987 to June 5, 1987 (medical counseling program)
from July 2, 1989 to September 2, 1989 (small tear back of the shoulder)

Established a Mets season record for Shutouts in 1985 with 8.

Minor League Pitching Record

Year Team G IP W L Pct. H R ER HR SO BB GS CG ShO Sv ERA

1982 Kingsport (Rookie) 9 65.2 5 4 0.556 53 34 18 1 66 25 9 4 2 0 2.47

1982 Little Falls (A) 2 13.0 0 1 0.000 11 6 6 2 18 3 2 0 0 0 4.15

1983 Lynchburg (A) 27 191.0 19 4 0.826 121 58 53 11 300 112 27 10 6 0 2.50

1987 Lynchburg (A) 1 4.0 0 0 0.000 2 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.00

1987 Tidewater (AAA) 4 22.0 3 0 1.000 20 7 5 0 24 9 4 1 0 0 2.05

1994 Binghamton (AA) 1 5.0 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0.00

1994 Norfolk (AAA) 1 3.0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0.00

Minor League Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1982 Kingsport (Rookie) 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

1987 Lynchburg (A) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

1987 Tidewater (AAA) 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .333

Dwight Gooden played for the following teams in the Mets organization:

Little Falls Mets 1982; Kingsport Mets 1982; Lynchburg Mets 1983; Tidewater Tides 1987; Lynchburg Mets 1987; Norfolk Tides 1994; Binghamton Mets 1994