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	13-17 / in Starts: 12-17
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 76 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	41 (22-14-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 76 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (23-15-8)

Most Driven In
T Hundley	3
Self	2
T FernÃ¡ndez	1
J Burnitz	1
T Bogar	1
R Thompson	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
E Murray	1
T FernÃ¡ndez	1

1993 Batting Game Log

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1993 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	273	1	Apr 5	NYM		COL	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.97	-0.077	1.22	-0.06%	-1.15	P
2	274	4 (2)	Apr 10	NYM		HOU	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.47	-0.083	1.75	-0.06%	-0.67	P
3	275	8 (3)	Apr 15	NYM	@	COL	L,3-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.61	-0.009	.72	-0.01%	-0.05	P
4	276	13 (4)	Apr 21	NYM		SFG	W,10-0	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.44	-0.033	.48	-0.02%	-0.82	P
5	277	18 (4)	Apr 27	NYM		LAD	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9	1.03	-0.013	.89	-0.01%	-0.02	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	278	23 (4)	May 2	NYM	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.412	.706	9	.96	0.140	.55	0.05%	1.21	P
7	279	26 (2)	May 7	NYM		FLA	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.350	.600	9	.38	-0.029	.18	-0.01%	-0.57	P
8	280	31 (4)	May 12	NYM	@	STL	L,5-6	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.208	.292	.500	9	.98	-0.086	.36	-0.02%	-0.81	P
9	281	36 (4)	May 17	NYM		PIT	L,4-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.269	.462	9	.88	-0.044	.20	-0.01%	-0.39	P
10	282	40 (3)	May 22	NYM		ATL	W,6-1	GS-8	3	3	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.276	.448	.724	9	.31	0.162	.04	0.01%	2.85	P
11	283	45 (4)	May 28	NYM		CIN	L,2-5	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.258	.419	.677	9	1.51	-0.086	.15	-0.01%	-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
12	284	50 (4)	Jun 2	NYM	@	CHC	W,11-3	GS-8	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	.28	0.041	.02	0.00%	0.25	P
13	285	54 (3)	Jun 7	NYM		CHC	W,7-2	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.297	.432	.730	9	.28	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.18	P
14	286	59 (4)	Jun 12	NYM		PHI	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.282	.410	.692	9	1.06	-0.054	.01	0.00%	-0.47	P
15	287	64 (4)	Jun 17	NYM	@	PIT	L,2-6	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.282	.410	.692	9	2.07	-0.012	.01	0.00%	-0.09	P
16	288	72 (7)	Jun 26	NYM		STL	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.268	.268	.390	.659	9	.81	-0.002	.00	0.00%	0.03	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	289	76 (3)	Jul 1	NYM	@	FLA	L,5-7	GS-9	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.279	.465	.744	9	1.56	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.34	P
18	290	81 (4)	Jul 6	NYM		SDP	W,9-7	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.283	.500	.783	9	1.95	0.123	.00	0.00%	1.20	P
19	291	87 (5)	Jul 11	NYM		LAD	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.271	.271	.479	.750	9	.94	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.75	P
20	292	89 (1)	Jul 16	NYM	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.255	.451	.706	9	1.28	-0.101	.00	0.00%	-0.68	P
21	293	94 (4)	Jul 21	NYM	@	SDP	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.241	.426	.667	9	.49	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
22	294	99 (4)	Jul 27	NYM		FLA	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.232	.411	.643	9	.97	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.39	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	295	104 (4)	Aug 1	NYM	@	STL	W,10-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.220	.390	.610	9	1.19	-0.099	.00	0.00%	-0.64	P
24	296	109 (4)	Aug 7 (1)	NYM		PIT	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.210	.371	.581	9	2.24	-0.321	.00	0.00%	-1.99	P
25	297	114 (4)	Aug 12	NYM		ATL	L,4-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.206	.365	.571	9	1.08	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
26	298	119 (4)	Aug 17	NYM	@	CIN	L,0-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.354	.554	9	1.12	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.37	P
27	299	124 (4)	Aug 23	NYM		CIN	L,2-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.354	.554	9						P
28	300	127 (2)	Aug 26	NYM		COL	W,7-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.191	.338	.529	9	.20	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.56	P
29	301	132 (4)	Aug 31	NYM		HOU	L,2-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.333	.522	9	1.05	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
30	302	162 (29)	Oct 3	NYM	@	FLA	W,9-2	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.371	.571	9	.37	0.036	.00	0.00%	1.30	PH
							13-17		76	70	5	14	2	2	2	9	0	0	11	0	6	0	2	1	0	0	.200	.200	.371	.571		.95	-0.744	.24	-0.13%	-4.22

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