The New York Mets Hall of Records:
Top Twenty Seasonal Marks, Batting

the decade of the 1990s

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The players showcased here are presented on the basis of
their best Mets single-season mark of On-Base Percentage plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

John Olerud Best 1990s OPS as a Met .998 in 1998		Bernard Gilkey Best 1990s OPS as a Met .955 in 1996		Todd Hundley Best 1990s OPS as a Met .943 in 1997
GAMES	AT-BATS	RUNS	HITS	DOUBLES	TRIPLES
162, John Olerud, 1999 161, Robin Ventura, 1999 160, Lance Johnson, 1996 160, John Olerud, 1998 159, Brian McRae, 1998 158, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 156, Howard Johnson, 1991 156, Eddie Murray, 1992 155, Roger Cedeno, 1999 154, Howard Johnson, 1990 154, Eddie Murray, 1993 154, John Olerud, 1997 154, Rey Ordonez, 1999 153, Gregg Jefferies, 1990 153, Bernard Gilkey, 1996 153, Todd Hundley, 1996 153, Rey Ordonez, 1998 152, Darryl Strawberry, 1990 151, Rey Ordonez, 1996 151, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1997	682, Lance Johnson, 1996 628, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 610, Eddie Murray, 1993 604, Gregg Jefferies, 1990 590, Howard Johnson, 1990 588, Robin Ventura, 1999 581, John Olerud, 1999 571, Bernard Gilkey, 1996 564, Howard Johnson, 1991 557, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1998 557, John Olerud, 1998 552, Brian McRae, 1998 551, Eddie Murray, 1992 542, Darryl Strawberry, 1990 540, Todd Hundley, 1996 534, Mike Piazza, 1999 524, John Olerud, 1997 522, Kevin McReynolds, 1991 521, Kevin McReynolds, 1990 520, Rey Ordonez, 1999	123, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 117, Lance Johnson, 1996 108, Howard Johnson, 1991 108, Bernard Gilkey, 1996 107, John Olerud, 1999 100, Mike Piazza, 1999 96, Gregg Jefferies, 1990 94, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1998 92, Darryl Strawberry, 1990 91, John Olerud, 1998 90, John Olerud, 1997 90, Roger Cedeno, 1999 89, Howard Johnson, 1990 89, Rickey Henderson, 1999 88, Robin Ventura, 1999 85, Todd Hundley, 1996 85, Bernard Gilkey, 1997 84, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1997 81, Bobby Bonilla, 1993 79, Brian McRae, 1998	227, Lance Johnson, 1996 197, John Olerud, 1998 191, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 181, Bernard Gilkey, 1996 177, Robin Ventura, 1999 174, Eddie Murray, 1993 173, John Olerud, 1999 171, Gregg Jefferies, 1990 163, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1997 162, Mike Piazza, 1999 155, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1998 154, John Olerud, 1997 150, Darryl Strawberry, 1990 148, Dave Magadan, 1990 146, Howard Johnson, 1991 146, Jose Vizcaino, 1995 146, Brian McRae, 1998 144, Howard Johnson, 1990 144, Eddie Murray, 1992 143, Rico Brogna, 1995	44, Bernard Gilkey, 1996 41, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 40, Gregg Jefferies, 1990 39, John Olerud, 1999 38, Robin Ventura, 1999 37, Howard Johnson, 1990 37, Eddie Murray, 1992 36, Brian McRae, 1998 36, John Olerud, 1998 34, Howard Johnson, 1991 34, John Olerud, 1997 33, Mike Piazza, 1998 32, Kevin McReynolds, 1991 32, Todd Hundley, 1996 31, Lance Johnson, 1996 31, Bernard Gilkey, 1997 30, Rickey Henderson, 1999 four tied with 28	21, Lance Johnson, 1996 8, Vince Coleman, 1993 7, Brett Butler, 1995 6, Dave Magadan, 1990 6, Jeromy Burnitz, 1993 6, Jose Vizcaino, 1996 6, Lance Johnson, 1997 5, Vince Coleman, 1991 5, Jeff Kent, 1994 5, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1995 5, Jose Vizcaino, 1995 5, Brian McRae, 1998 4, Daryl Boston, 1991 4, Howard Johnson, 1991 4, Joe Orsulak, 1993 4, Bobby Bonilla, 1995 4, Rey Ordonez, 1996 4, John Olerud, 1998 4, Roger Cedeno, 1999 eleven tied with 3

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Mike Piazza Best 1990s OPS as a Met .936 in 1999			Robin Ventura Best 1990s OPS as a Met .908 in 1999			Rickey Henderson Best 1990s OPS as a Met .889 in 1999
HOME RUNS	RUNS BATTED IN	TOTAL BASES		STOLEN BASES	CAUGHT STEALING		STRIKEOUTS	BASES ON BALLS
41, Todd Hundley, 1996 40, Mike Piazza, 1999 38, Howard Johnson, 1991 37, Darryl Strawberry, 1990 34, Bobby Bonilla, 1993 32, Robin Ventura, 1999 30, Bernard Gilkey, 1996 30, Todd Hundley, 1997 27, Eddie Murray, 1993 27, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 24, Kevin McReynolds, 1990 24, Butch Huskey, 1997 23, Howard Johnson, 1990 23, Mike Piazza, 1998 22, Rico Brogna, 1995 22, John Olerud, 1997 22, John Olerud, 1998 21, Jeff Kent, 1993 21, Brian McRae, 1998 two tied with 20	124, Mike Piazza, 1999 120, Robin Ventura, 1999 117, Howard Johnson, 1991 117, Bernard Gilkey, 1996 112, Todd Hundley, 1996 108, Darryl Strawberry, 1990 108, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 102, John Olerud, 1997 100, Eddie Murray, 1993 96, John Olerud, 1999 93, Eddie Murray, 1992 93, John Olerud, 1998 90, Howard Johnson, 1990 87, Bobby Bonilla, 1993 86, Todd Hundley, 1997 82, Kevin McReynolds, 1990 81, Butch Huskey, 1997 80, Jeff Kent, 1993 79, Brian McRae, 1998 two tied with 78	327, Lance Johnson, 1996 321, Bernard Gilkey, 1996 315, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 311, Robin Ventura, 1999 307, John Olerud, 1998 307, Mike Piazza, 1999 302, Howard Johnson, 1991 297, Todd Hundley, 1996 285, Eddie Murray, 1993 281, Darryl Strawberry, 1990 269, John Olerud, 1999 262, Gregg Jefferies, 1990 262, Bobby Bonilla, 1993 256, Howard Johnson, 1990 256, John Olerud, 1997 255, Brian McRae, 1998 240, Rico Brogna, 1995 239, Mike Piazza, 1998 238, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1998 two tied with 237		66, Roger Cedeno, 1999 50, Lance Johnson, 1996 38, Vince Coleman, 1993 37, Vince Coleman, 1991 37, Rickey Henderson, 1999 34, Howard Johnson, 1990 30, Howard Johnson, 1991 26, Gregg Jefferies, 1991 24, Vince Coleman, 1992 22, Howard Johnson, 1992 21, Brett Butler, 1995 20, Brian McRae, 1998 18, Daryl Boston, 1990 17, Bernard Gilkey, 1996 17, Carl Everett, 1997 16, Keith Miller, 1990 15, Darryl Strawberry, 1990 15, Daryl Boston, 1991 15, Lance Johnson, 1997 two tied with 14	17, Roger Cedeno, 1999 16, Howard Johnson, 1991 14, Vince Coleman, 1991 14, Rickey Henderson, 1999 13, Vince Coleman, 1993 12, Lance Johnson, 1996 11, Jose Vizcaino, 1994 11, Bernard Gilkey, 1997 11, Brian McRae, 1998 10, Lance Johnson, 1997 9, Vince Coleman, 1992 9, Bernard Gilkey, 1996 9, Carl Everett, 1997 8, Howard Johnson, 1990 8, Darryl Strawberry, 1990 8, Daryl Boston, 1991 7, Daryl Boston, 1990 7, Ryan Thompson, 1993 7, Damon Buford, 1995 7, Brett Butler, 1995		146, Todd Hundley, 1996 125, Bernard Gilkey, 1996 120, Howard Johnson, 1991 116, Todd Hundley, 1997 111, Rico Brogna, 1995 111, Bernard Gilkey, 1997 110, Darryl Strawberry, 1990 109, Robin Ventura, 1999 102, Carl Everett, 1997 101, Bobby Bonilla, 1994 100, Howard Johnson, 1990 100, Roger Cedeno, 1999 96, Bobby Bonilla, 1993 94, Ryan Thompson, 1994 90, Brian McRae, 1998 89, Jeff Kent, 1995 88, Jeff Kent, 1993 85, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 84, Jeff Kent, 1994 84, Butch Huskey, 1997	125, John Olerud, 1999 96, John Olerud, 1998 85, John Olerud, 1997 85, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 83, Dave Magadan, 1991 83, Todd Hundley, 1997 82, Rickey Henderson, 1999 80, Brian McRae, 1998 79, Todd Hundley, 1996 78, Howard Johnson, 1991 74, Dave Magadan, 1990 74, Robin Ventura, 1999 73, Bernard Gilkey, 1996 72, Bobby Bonilla, 1993 71, Kevin McReynolds, 1990 70, Darryl Strawberry, 1990 70, Bernard Gilkey, 1997 69, Howard Johnson, 1990 66, Bobby Bonilla, 1992 66, Eddie Murray, 1992

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Edgardo Alfonzo Best 1990s OPS as a Met .886 in 1999		Darryl Strawberry Best 1990s OPS as a Met .879 in 1990		Bobby Bonilla Best 1990s OPS as a Met .878 in 1994 *
HIT BY PITCH	SACRIFICES	SACRIFICE FLIES	ON-BASE PERCENTAGE	SLUGGING PERCENTAGE	BATTING AVERAGE
13, John Olerud, 1997 12, Fernando Vina, 1994 11, John Olerud, 1999 10, Jeff Kent, 1994 10, Ryan Thompson, 1994 8, Jeff Kent, 1993 8, Jeff Kent, 1995 7, Carl Everett, 1997 6, Kelly Stinnett, 1995 6, Bernard Gilkey, 1997 6, Carlos Baerga, 1998 5, Gregg Jefferies, 1990 5, Keith Miller, 1991 5, Dick Schofield, 1992 5, Kelly Stinnett, 1994 5, Damon Buford, 1995 5, Todd Hundley, 1995 5, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1997 5, Brian McRae, 1998 5, Brian McRae, 1999	18, Bobby J. Jones, 1995 15, Rey Ordonez, 1998 14, Dwight Gooden, 1990 14, Rey Ordonez, 1997 13, Jose Vizcaino, 1995 12, Dave Mlicki, 1995 12, Bobby Jones, 1998 12, Rick Reed, 1998 11, Al Leiter, 1999 11, Rey Ordonez, 1999 10, Frank Viola, 1991 10, Dick Schofield, 1992 10, Mark Clark, 1996 10, Pete Harnisch, 1996 9, David Cone, 1990 9, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1996 9, Bobby Jones, 1996 eight tied with 8	15, Howard Johnson, 1991 12, Bernard Gilkey, 1997 10, Dave Magadan, 1990 9, Howard Johnson, 1990 9, Eddie Murray, 1993 9, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 8, Kevin McReynolds, 1990 8, Eddie Murray, 1992 8, Bobby Bonilla, 1993 8, Bernard Gilkey, 1996 8, Butch Huskey, 1997 8, John Olerud, 1997 7, Dave Magadan, 1991 7, Dave Gallagher, 1992 7, Joe Orsulak, 1994 7, Carlos Baerga, 1998 7, John Olerud, 1998 7, Rey Ordonez, 1999 7, Mike Piazza, 1999 four tied with 6	.447, John Olerud, 1998 .427, John Olerud, 1999 .423, Rickey Henderson, 1999 .417, Dave Magadan, 1990 .400, John Olerud, 1997 .396, Roger Cedeno, 1999 .394, Todd Hundley, 1997 .393, Bernard Gilkey, 1996 .391, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1997 .385, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 .379, Robin Ventura, 1999 .378, Dave Magadan, 1991 .374, Bobby Bonilla, 1994 * .362, Lance Johnson, 1996 .361, Mike Piazza, 1999 .361, Darryl Strawberry, 1990 .360, Brian McRae, 1998 .356, Todd Hundley, 1996 .355, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1998 .353, Kevin McReynolds, 1990	.575, Mike Piazza, 1999 .562, Bernard Gilkey, 1996 .551, John Olerud, 1998 .550, Todd Hundley, 1996 .549, Todd Hundley, 1997 .535, Howard Johnson, 1991 .529, Robin Ventura, 1999 .522, Bobby Bonilla, 1993 .518, Darryl Strawberry, 1990 .504, Bobby Bonilla, 1994 * .503, Butch Huskey, 1997 .502, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 .489, John Olerud, 1997 .485, Rico Brogna, 1995 .479, Lance Johnson, 1996 .475, Jeff Kent, 1994 * .467, Eddie Murray, 1993 .466, Rickey Henderson, 1999 .464, Jeff Kent, 1995 .463, John Olerud, 1999	.354, John Olerud, 1998 .333, Lance Johnson, 1996 .328, Dave Magadan, 1990 .317, Bernard Gilkey, 1996 .315, Rickey Henderson, 1999 .315, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1997 .313, Roger Cedeno, 1999 .304, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 .303, Mike Piazza, 1999 .301, Robin Ventura, 1999 .298, John Olerud, 1999 .294, John Olerud, 1997 .292, Jeff Kent, 1994 * .290, Bobby Bonilla, 1994 * .289, Rico Brogna, 1995 .287, Jose Vizcaino, 1995 .287, Butch Huskey, 1997 .285, Eddie Murray, 1993 .283, Gregg Jefferies, 1990 .278, Edgardo Alfonzo, 1998

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The player whose name is in gold was Number One in each category for the decade; the players listed in white finished Numbers Two through Ten, and the players in light gray finished Eleven through Twenty.

On-Base Percentage, Slugging Percentage, and Batting Average are presented on the basis of a minimum of 502 plate appearances. Seasons marked with an asterisk (*) denote strike-shortened years, and the players qualified on the basis of 3.1 plate appearances per team game played.

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