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	21-10 / in Starts: 21-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 83 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	59 (31-19-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 83 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (25-16-8)

Most Driven In
M Wilson	1
H Brooks	1
D Heep	1
D Strawberry	0

Most Driven In By
M Wilson	2
K Chapman	1
K Hernandez	1

1984 Batting Game Log

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1984 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	1	4 (3)	Apr 7	NYM	@	HOU	W,3-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.85	-0.074	1.12	-0.06%	-0.83	P
2	2	8 (3)	Apr 13	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.73	-0.018	1.48	-0.02%	-0.16	P
3	3	12 (3)	Apr 19	NYM		MON	W,7-6	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	.42	-0.021	.79	-0.02%	-0.88	P
4	4	17 (4)	Apr 25	NYM	@	MON	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.06	-0.056	2.02	-0.07%	-0.38	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
5	5	21 (3)	May 1	NYM		CHC	W,8-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.13	-0.073	2.48	-0.10%	-0.43	P
6	6	25 (3)	May 6	NYM		HOU	L,1-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.71	-0.074	3.16	-0.08%	-0.85	P
7	7	29 (3)	May 11	NYM	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.067	.071	.138	9	1.14	-0.072	2.08	-0.08%	-1.25	P
8	8	34 (4)	May 18	NYM	@	SDP	L,4-5	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.063	.067	.129	9	.83	-0.028	1.58	-0.03%	-0.27	P
9	9	39 (4)	May 25	NYM		LAD	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.053	.056	.108	9	.41	-0.031	.56	-0.03%	-0.52	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
10	10	44 (4)	Jun 1	NYM		STL	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.095	.100	.195	9	1.04	-0.002	1.46	0.00%	0.03	P
11	11	49 (4)	Jun 6	NYM	@	PIT	W,2-1	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.087	.091	.178	9	1.19	-0.069	1.90	-0.07%	-0.58	P
12	12	54 (4)	Jun 11	NYM		PIT	W,3-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.077	.080	.157	9	.75	-0.058	1.46	-0.07%	-0.64	P
13	13	59 (4)	Jun 16	NYM	@	STL	W,4-1	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.103	.100	.103	.203	9	.77	0.040	1.99	0.06%	0.55	P
14	14	64 (4)	Jun 22	NYM		MON	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.121	.125	.246	9	1.09	0.009	3.05	0.02%	0.06	P
15	15	69 (4)	Jun 27	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.118	.121	.239	9	.45	-0.011	1.52	-0.02%	-0.10	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
16	16	74 (4)	Jul 2	NYM		HOU	W,4-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.139	.143	.282	9	1.29	0.066	2.94	0.09%	0.48	P
17	17	80 (5)	Jul 7	NYM		CIN	W,14-4	GS-6	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.139	.154	.139	.293	9	.79	0.047	1.94	0.07%	0.37	P
18	18	85 (4)	Jul 15	NYM	@	ATL	L,3-8	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.146	.132	.278	9	1.58	-0.101	4.41	-0.17%	-0.85	P
19	19	90 (4)	Jul 20	NYM	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.136	.122	.258	9	.77	-0.057	2.12	-0.09%	-0.45	P
20	20	96 (5)	Jul 27	NYM		CHC	W,2-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.130	.116	.247	9	1.33	-0.058	5.96	-0.16%	-0.49	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
21	21	102 (5)	Aug 1	NYM	@	STL	L,2-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.128	.114	.241	9	1.16	-0.029	3.71	-0.06%	-0.41	P
22	22	107 (4)	Aug 6	NYM	@	CHC	L,3-9	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.146	.133	.279	9	.67	0.028	3.74	0.09%	0.26	P
23	23	113 (5)	Aug 11	NYM		PIT	W,3-1	GS-8	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.163	.152	.315	9	.72	0.006	1.67	0.01%	0.02	P
24	24	118 (4)	Aug 17	NYM	@	SFG	W,2-0	GS-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.173	.163	.336	9	1.56	-0.095	4.80	-0.17%	-0.68	P
25	25	124 (5)	Aug 22	NYM	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.154	.164	.154	.317	9	.83	0.014	1.73	0.02%	0.64	P
26	26	129 (4)	Aug 27	NYM		LAD	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.155	.145	.301	9	.57	-0.042	1.00	-0.04%	-0.92	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
27	27	134 (4)	Sep 1 (1)	NYM		SDP	W,7-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.145	.136	.281	9	.83	-0.087	1.40	-0.09%	-1.48	P
28	28	141 (6)	Sep 7	NYM		CHC	W,10-0	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.169	.161	.331	9	.35	-0.011	.48	-0.01%	0.09	P
29	29	146 (4)	Sep 12	NYM		PIT	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.191	.185	.376	9	.84	0.018	.29	0.00%	0.08	P
30	30	151 (4)	Sep 17	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.186	.179	.365	9	1.33	-0.066	.01	0.00%	-0.43	P
31	31	156 (4)	Sep 23	NYM		MON	W,6-1	GS-9	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.205	.200	.405	9	.56	0.047	.02	0.00%	0.26	P
							21-10		83	70	5	14	0	0	0	3	1	0	14	0	10	2	3	3	0	0	.200	.205	.200	.405		.92	-0.858	1.95	-1.07%	-9.73

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