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

the decade of the 1960s

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

Cleon Jones Best 1960s OPS as a Met .904 in 1969		Joe Christopher Best 1960s OPS as a Met .826 in 1964		Frank Thomas Best 1960s OPS as a Met .824 in 1962
GAMES	AT-BATS	RUNS	HITS	DOUBLES	TRIPLES
157, Roy McMillan, 1965 156, Frank Thomas, 1962 154, Joe Christopher, 1964 154, Tommy Davis, 1967 153, Ed Kranepool, 1965 151, Bud Harrelson, 1967 149, Tommie Agee, 1969 148, Joe Christopher, 1965 148, Johnny Lewis, 1965 147, Cleon Jones, 1968 146, Jim Hickman, 1963 146, Ed Kranepool, 1966 143, Ron Hunt, 1963 141, Felix Mantilla, 1962 141, Jim Hickman, 1965 141, Ed Kranepool, 1967 140, Jim Hickman, 1962 139, Jim Hickman, 1964 139, Cleon Jones, 1966 137, Cleon Jones, 1966	577, Tommy Davis, 1967 571, Frank Thomas, 1962 565, Tommie Agee, 1969 543, Joe Christopher, 1964 540, Bud Harrelson, 1967 533, Ron Hunt, 1963 528, Roy McMillan, 1965 525, Ed Kranepool, 1965 509, Cleon Jones, 1968 508, Charlie Neal, 1962 499, Charley Smith, 1965 496, Ken Boyer, 1966 495, Cleon Jones, 1966 494, Jim Hickman, 1963 483, Cleon Jones, 1969 479, Ron Hunt, 1966 477, Johnny Lewis, 1965 475, Ron Hunt, 1964 469, Ed Kranepool, 1967 466, Felix Mantilla, 1962	97, Tommie Agee, 1969 92, Cleon Jones, 1969 78, Joe Christopher, 1964 74, Cleon Jones, 1966 72, Tommy Davis, 1967 69, Frank Thomas, 1962 64, Ron Hunt, 1963 64, Johnny Lewis, 1965 63, Ron Hunt, 1966 63, Cleon Jones, 1968 62, Ken Boyer, 1966 60, Richie Ashburn, 1962 59, Charlie Neal, 1962 59, Ron Hunt, 1964 59, Bud Harrelson, 1967 54, Jim Hickman, 1962 54, Felix Mantilla, 1962 53, Jim Hickman, 1963 52, Rod Kanehl, 1962 52, Ron Swoboda, 1965	174, Tommy Davis, 1967 164, Cleon Jones, 1969 163, Joe Christopher, 1964 153, Tommie Agee, 1969 152, Frank Thomas, 1962 151, Cleon Jones, 1968 145, Ron Hunt, 1963 144, Ron Hunt, 1964 138, Ron Hunt, 1966 137, Bud Harrelson, 1967 136, Cleon Jones, 1966 133, Ed Kranepool, 1965 132, Charlie Neal, 1962 132, Ken Boyer, 1966 128, Felix Mantilla, 1962 128, Roy McMillan, 1965 126, Ed Kranepool, 1967 126, Ron Swoboda, 1967 122, Charley Smith, 1965 119, Richie Ashburn, 1962	32, Tommy Davis, 1967 29, Cleon Jones, 1968 28, Ron Hunt, 1963 28, Ken Boyer, 1966 26, Joe Christopher, 1964 25, Cleon Jones, 1969 24, Ed Kranepool, 1965 23, Frank Thomas, 1962 23, Tommie Agee, 1969 21, Jim Hickman, 1963 20, Charley Smith, 1965 19, Ron Hunt, 1964 19, Ed Kranepool, 1964 19, Roy McMillan, 1965 19, Ron Hunt, 1966 18, Jim Hickman, 1962 18, Joe Christopher, 1965 18, Jim Hickman, 1965 18, Jerry Grote, 1968 three tied with 17	9, Charlie Neal, 1962 8, Joe Christopher, 1964 7, Ken Boswell, 1969 6, Jim Hickman, 1963 6, Ron Hunt, 1964 6, Ron Swoboda, 1968 6, Bud Harrelson, 1969 5, Ed Bressoud, 1966 5, Cleon Jones, 1967 twelve tied with 4

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Tommie Agee Best 1960s OPS as a Met .806 in 1969			Tommy Davis Best 1960s OPS as a Met .782 in 1967			Ron Hunt Best 1960s OPS as a Met .763 in 1964
HOME RUNS	RUNS BATTED IN	TOTAL BASES		STOLEN BASES	CAUGHT STEALING		STRIKEOUTS	BASES ON BALLS
34, Frank Thomas, 1962 26, Tommie Agee, 1969 20, Charley Smith, 1964 19, Ron Swoboda, 1965 17, Jim Hickman, 1963 16, Marv Throneberry, 1962 16, Joe Christopher, 1964 16, Charley Smith, 1965 16, Ed Kranepool, 1966 16, Tommie Davis, 1967 15, Frank Thomas, 1963 15, Jim Hickman, 1965 15, Johnny Lewis, 1965 15, Ed Charles, 1968 14, Duke Snider, 1963 14, Ken Boyer, 1966 14, Jerry Buchek, 1967 14, Cleon Jones, 1968 14, Art Shamsky, 1969 two tied with 13	94, Frank Thomas, 1962 76, Joe Christopher, 1964 76, Tommie Agee, 1969 75, Cleon Jones, 1969 73, Tommy Davis, 1967 62, Charley Smith, 1965 61, Ken Boyer, 1966 60, Frank Thomas, 1963 59, Felix Mantilla, 1962 59, Ron Swoboda, 1968 58, Charlie Neal, 1962 58, Charley Smith, 1964 57, Jim Hickman, 1964 57, Cleon Jones, 1966 57, Ed Kranepool, 1966 55, Cleon Jones, 1968 54, Ed Kranepool, 1967 53, Ed Kranepool, 1965 53, Ron Swoboda, 1967 53, Ed Charles, 1968	283, Frank Thomas, 1962 262, Tommie Agee, 1969 254, Tommy Davis, 1967 253, Joe Christopher, 1964 233, Cleon Jones, 1969 230, Cleon Jones, 1968 211, Ron Hunt, 1963 206, Ken Boyer, 1966 197, Charlie Neal, 1962 197, Jim Hickman, 1963 196, Charley Smith, 1965 195, Ed Kranepool, 1965 193, Ron Hunt, 1964 188, Ron Swoboda, 1967 186, Felix Mantilla, 1962 185, Ed Kranepool, 1966 184, Cleon Jones, 1966 183, Johnny Lewis, 1965 178, Charley Smith, 1964 175, Ed Kranepool, 1967		23, Cleon Jones, 1968 16, Cleon Jones, 1966 16, Cleon Jones, 1969 13, Tommie Agee, 1968 12, Richie Ashburn, 1962 12, Elio Chacon, 1962 12, Bud Harrelson, 1967 12, Cleon Jones, 1967 12, Tommie Agee, 1969 11, Joe Christopher, 1962 9, Tommy Davis, 1967 8, Rod Kanehl, 1962 8, Ron Hunt, 1966 8, Ron Swoboda, 1968 7, Bud Harrelson, 1966 7, Ken Boswell, 1968 7, Ken Boswell, 1969 7, Rod Gaspar, 1969 four tied with 6	13, Bud Harrelson, 1967 12, Cleon Jones, 1968 10, Ron Hunt, 1966 9, Tommie Agee, 1969 8, Charlie Neal, 1962 8, Cleon Jones, 1966 8, Tommie Agee, 1969 8, Cleon Jones, 1969 7, Richie Ashburn, 1962 7, Elio Chacon, 1962 7, Al Moran, 1963 7, Ron Hunt, 1965 7, Johnny Lewis, 1965 6, Rod Kanehl, 1962 6, Bobby Klaus, 1965 6, Al Luplow, 1966 seven tied with 5		137, Tommie Agee, 1969 123, Charley Smith, 1965 120, Jim Hickman, 1963 117, Johnny Lewis, 1965 113, Ron Swoboda, 1968 107, Ed Bressoud, 1966 103, Tommie Agee, 1968 102, Ron Swoboda, 1965 101, Charley Smith, 1964 101, Jerry Buchek, 1967 98, Cleon Jones, 1968 96, Jim Hickman, 1962 96, Ron Swoboda, 1967 95, Frank Thomas, 1962 92, Joe Christopher, 1964 90, Charlie Neal, 1962 90, Jim Hickman, 1964 90, Ron Swoboda, 1969 83, Marv Throneberry, 1962 82, Joe Christopher, 1965	81, Richie Ashburn, 1962 76, Elio Chacon, 1962 64, Cleon Jones, 1969 59, Johnny Lewis, 1965 59, Tommie Agee, 1969 56, Charlie Neal, 1962 56, Duke Snider, 1963 54, Bud Harrelson, 1969 52, Ron Swoboda, 1968 48, Frank Thomas, 1962 48, Joe Christopher, 1964 48, Bud Harrelson, 1967 47, Jim Hickman, 1962 47, Ed Bressoud, 1966 45, Bobby Klaus, 1965 44, Jim Hickman, 1963 44, Jerry Grote, 1968 43, Ron Swoboda, 1969 three tied with 41

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Felix Mantilla Best 1960s OPS as a Met .729 in 1962		Ken Boyer Best 1960s OPS as a Met .719 in 1966		Charlie Neal Best 1960s OPS as a Met .718 in 1962
HIT BY PITCH	SACRIFICES	SACRIFICE FLIES	ON-BASE PERCENTAGE	SLUGGING PERCENTAGE	BATTING AVERAGE
13, Ron Hunt, 1963 11, Ron Hunt, 1964 11, Ron Hunt, 1966 8, Frank Thomas, 1962 7, Tim Harkness, 1963 7, Ed Charles, 1967 7, Tommy Davis, 1967 7, Art Shamsky, 1968 7, Cleon Jones, 1969 6, Joe Christopher, 1964 6, Joe Christopher, 1965 6, Ron Hunt, 1965 5, Felix Mantilla, 1962 5, Choo Choo Coleman, 1963 5, Chuck Hiller, 1966 5, Ron Swoboda, 1966 5, Cleon Jones, 1968 5, J. C. Martin, 1968 eight tied with 4	16, Roy McMillan, 16 10, Ron Hunt, 1966 10, Ed Kranepool, 1968 9, Charlie Neal, 1962 8, Ron Hunt, 1963 8, Al Jackson, 1965 7, Jim Hickman, 1962 7, Charley Smith, 1965 7, Ed Bressoud, 1966 7, Bud Harrelson, 1967 7, Cleon Jones, 1967 7, Rod Gaspar, 1969 7, Gary Gentry, 1969 fourteen tied with 6	8, Ed Kranepool, 1965 7, Felix Mantilla, 1962 7, Ken Boyer, 1966 6, Charlie Neal, 1962 6, Frank Thomas, 1962 6, Ron Hunt, 1963 6, Joe Christopher, 1964 6, Ed Charles, 1967 5, Tommy Davis, 1967 5, Cleon Jones, 1967 5, Art Shamsky, 1969 5, Wayne Garrett, 1969 fifteen tied with 4	.422, Cleon Jones, 1969 .360, Joe Christopher, 1964 .357, Ron Hunt, 1964 .356, Ron Hunt, 1966 .342, Tommy Davis, 1967 .342, Tommie Agee, 1969 .341, Cleon Jones, 1968 .334, Ron Hunt, 1963 .331, Johnny Lewis, 1965 .330, Felix Mantilla, 1962 .330, Charlie Neal, 1962 .329, Frank Thomas, 1962 .325, Ron Swoboda, 1968 .321, Ed Kranepool, 1967 .318, Cleon Jones, 1966 .317, Bud Harrelson, 1967 .316, Ed Kranepool, 1966 .304, Ken Boyer, 1966 .303, Ed Kranepool, 1965 .291, Jim Hickman, 1963	.496, Frank Thomas, 1962 .482, Cleon Jones, 1969 .466, Joe Christopher, 1964 .464, Tommie Agee, 1969 .452, Cleon Jones, 1968 .440, Tommy Davis, 1967 .415, Ken Boyer, 1966 .406, Ron Hunt, 1964 .399, Felix Mantilla, 1962 .399, Jim Hickman, 1963 .399, Ed Kranepool, 1966 .396, Ron Hunt, 1963 .393, Charley Smith, 1965 .388, Charlie Neal, 1962 .384, Johnny Lewis, 1965 .373, Ron Swoboda, 1968 .373, Ed Kranepool, 1967 .372, Cleon Jones, 1966 .371, Ed Kranepool, 1965 .355, Ron Hunt, 1966	.340, Cleon Jones, 1969 .303, Ron Hunt, 1964 .302, Tommy Davis, 1967 .300, Joe Christopher, 1964 .297, Cleon Jones, 1968 .288, Ron Hunt, 1966 .275, Cleon Jones, 1966 .275, Felix Mantilla, 1962 .272, Ron Hunt, 1963 .271, Tommie Agee, 1969 .269, Ed Kranepool, 1967 .266, Frank Thomas, 1962 .266, Ken Boyer, 1966 .260, Charlie Neal, 1962 .254, Ed Kranepool, 1966 .254, Bud Harrelson, 1967 .253, Ed Kranepool, 1965 .245, Johnny Lewis, 1965 .244, Charley Smith, 1965 .242, Roy McMillan, 1965

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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.