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	12-7 / in Starts: 10-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 44 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	32 (17-9-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 44 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (13-8-4)

Most Driven In
H Johnson	1
J McKnight	0

Most Driven In By
L Dykstra	1

1989 Batting Game Log

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1989 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	159	1	Apr 3	NYM		STL	W,8-4	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	.89	-0.017	1.45	-0.02%	-0.66	P
2	160	5 (3)	Apr 9	NYM	@	MON	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.167	.400	.567	9	.97	-0.061	1.41	-0.05%	-0.46	P
3	161	9 (3)	Apr 15	NYM	@	STL	L,2-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.111	.250	.361	9	1.54	-0.125	2.10	-0.10%	-1.14	P
4	162	14 (4)	Apr 20	NYM		CHC	W,4-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.100	.222	.322	9	1.40	-0.040	1.93	-0.03%	-0.30	P
5	163	19 (4)	Apr 26	NYM		ATL	W,6-1	GS-9	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.231	.417	.647	9	.57	0.070	.83	0.06%	0.37	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	164	23 (3)	May 1	NYM	@	ATL	W,3-1	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.214	.385	.599	9	1.02	-0.038	1.57	-0.04%	-0.45	P
7	165	28 (4)	May 7	NYM		HOU	L,0-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.250	.400	.650	9	1.39	-0.013	2.68	-0.02%	-0.16	P
8	166	32 (3)	May 12	NYM		SDP	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.211	.333	.544	9	1.20	-0.085	2.23	-0.10%	-0.65	P
9	167	37 (4)	May 18	NYM		LAD	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.182	.286	.468	9	1.04	-0.080	2.05	-0.10%	-0.77	P
10	168	41 (3)	May 23	NYM	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.167	.261	.428	9	.66	-0.034	1.25	-0.04%	-0.30	P
11	169	46 (4)	May 28	NYM	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.154	.240	.394	9	1.29	-0.064	2.38	-0.07%	-0.49	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	170	50 (3)	Jun 2	NYM		PIT	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.179	.172	.250	.422	9	2.63	-0.257	4.95	-0.29%	-1.99	P
13	171	55 (4)	Jun 7	NYM	@	CHC	W,10-5	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.156	.226	.382	9	.80	-0.065	1.88	-0.09%	-0.85	P
14	172	61 (5)	Jun 14	NYM		CHC	W,2-0	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.176	.242	.419	9	.75	-0.004	1.51	-0.01%	0.16	P
15	173	66 (4)	Jun 19	NYM		MON	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.189	.250	.439	9	.43	-0.012	1.08	-0.02%	-0.10	P
16	174	72 (5)	Jun 26	NYM	@	MON	L,1-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.184	.243	.427	9	.85	-0.021	2.69	-0.04%	-0.21	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	175	76 (3)	Jul 1	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-6	GS-3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.205	.289	.495	9	.65	0.044	1.45	0.06%	0.40	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
18	176	145 (68)	Sep 13	NYM	@	PHI	W,10-4	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.200	.282	.482	9	.89	-0.016	.77	-0.01%	-0.38	P
19	177	150 (4)	Sep 19	NYM	@	CHC	W,5-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.195	.275	.470	9	.15	-0.004	.06	0.00%	-0.28	P
							12-7		44	40	1	8	3	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	.200	.195	.275	.470		1.06	-0.822	1.89	-0.89%	-8.24

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