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	21-12 / in Starts: 21-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	24 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 97 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	70 (33-27-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 97 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	59 (29-19-10)

Most Driven In
R Santana	2
R Knight	1
G Foster	1
H Johnson	0
T Teufel	0

Most Driven In By
K Mitchell	2
W Backman	1
M Wilson	1
K Hernandez	0

1986 Batting Game Log

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1986 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	67	1	Apr 8	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.53	-0.032	.84	-0.03%	-0.42	P
2	68	5 (3)	Apr 14	NYM		STL	L,2-6	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.37	-0.015	2.22	-0.02%	-0.22	P
3	69	7 (1)	Apr 19	NYM		PHI	W,3-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.28	0.009	1.99	0.01%	0.06	P
4	70	12 (4)	Apr 25	NYM	@	STL	W,9-0	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9	.82	-0.050	1.89	-0.07%	0.06	P
5	71	16 (3)	Apr 30	NYM	@	ATL	W,8-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	.41	-0.039	.87	-0.05%	-1.10	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	72	21 (4)	May 6	NYM		HOU	W,4-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.353	.588	9	.97	0.049	2.11	0.06%	1.16	P
7	73	25 (3)	May 11	NYM		CIN	L,2-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	.36	-0.009	.77	-0.01%	-0.09	P
8	74	30 (4)	May 16	NYM	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.286	.476	9	1.51	-0.114	3.27	-0.15%	-1.68	P
9	75	35 (4)	May 22	NYM	@	SFG	L,2-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	.85	-0.021	1.77	-0.03%	-0.21	P
10	76	40 (4)	May 28	NYM		LAD	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.160	.240	.400	9	.67	-0.052	1.34	-0.06%	-0.59	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
11	77	45 (4)	Jun 2	NYM		SDP	W,11-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.143	.214	.357	9	.27	-0.023	.56	-0.03%	-1.27	P
12	78	51 (5)	Jun 7	NYM	@	PIT	W,6-4	GS-8	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.129	.129	.194	.323	9	.86	-0.021	1.70	-0.03%	-0.55	P
13	79	56 (4)	Jun 13	NYM		PIT	W,6-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	9	1.05	-0.086	1.81	-0.09%	-0.82	P
14	80	62 (5)	Jun 18	NYM	@	MON	L,4-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.108	.108	.162	.270	9	1.64	-0.145	3.09	-0.16%	-1.37	P
15	81	66 (3)	Jun 23	NYM		MON	L,4-5	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.128	.158	.286	9	1.73	0.194	3.19	0.22%	1.14	P
16	82	70 (3)	Jun 29	NYM	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.116	.143	.259	9	1.35	-0.144	1.71	-0.11%	-1.58	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
17	83	75 (4)	Jul 4	NYM		HOU	W,2-1	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.093	.133	.140	.273	9	1.48	-0.029	.88	-0.01%	-0.27	P
18	84	80 (4)	Jul 9	NYM		CIN	L,1-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.130	.136	.267	9	.19	-0.005	.14	0.00%	-0.09	P
19	85	87 (6)	Jul 19	NYM	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.125	.130	.255	9	.78	-0.038	.40	-0.01%	-0.36	P
20	86	92 (4)	Jul 26 (1)	NYM	@	ATL	L,3-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.085	.122	.128	.250	9	1.12	-0.044	.26	-0.01%	-0.48	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	87	99 (6)	Aug 1	NYM		MON	W,3-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.082	.118	.122	.240	9	.80	-0.031	.22	-0.01%	-0.49	P
22	88	104 (4)	Aug 6 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	W,7-6	GS-10	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.094	.127	.132	.259	9	1.08	0.005	.10	0.00%	-1.16	P
23	89	110 (5)	Aug 11	NYM	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.088	.119	.123	.241	9	.91	-0.039	.02	0.00%	-0.33	P
24	90	116 (5)	Aug 16	NYM		STL	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.085	.115	.119	.233	9	.91	-0.047	.03	0.00%	-0.36	P
25	91	122 (5)	Aug 22	NYM	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.082	.111	.115	.226	9	.92	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.76	P
26	92	127 (4)	Aug 27	NYM	@	SDP	W,6-5	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.123	.127	.250	9	.26	-0.005	.00	0.00%	0.05	P
Sep/Oct		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	93	132 (4)	Sep 2	NYM		SFG	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.092	.119	.123	.242	9	1.13	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.43	P
28	94	135 (2)	Sep 7 (1)	NYM		SDP	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.114	.118	.232	9	.43	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-1.39	P
29	95	140 (4)	Sep 12	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.113	.116	.229	9	1.03	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
30	96	145 (4)	Sep 17	NYM		CHC	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.108	.111	.219	9	.51	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-1.06	P
31	97	150 (4)	Sep 22	NYM		STL	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.092	.115	.118	.234	9	.64	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.21	P
32	98	155 (4)	Sep 27	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.090	.123	.115	.239	9	1.40	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
33	99	159 (3)	Oct 2	NYM	@	MON	W,8-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.086	.119	.111	.230	9	.56	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
							21-12		97	81	5	7	0	1	0	4	2	0	16	1	13	0	3	3	0	0	.086	.119	.111	.230		.90	-1.020	.95	-0.58%	-15.20

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