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

the decade of the 1970s

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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)

Cleon Jones Best 1970s OPS as a Met .856 in 1971		Lee Mazzilli Best 1970s OPS as a Met .844 in 1979		Rusty Staub Best 1970s OPS as a Met .818 in 1975
GAMES	AT-BATS	RUNS	HITS	DOUBLES	TRIPLES
162, Felix Millan, 1975 159, Lee Mazzilli, 1977 159, Willie Montanez, 1978 158, Lee Mazzilli, 1979 158, Joel Youngblood, 1979 157, Bud Harrelson, 1960 157, Steve Henderson, 1978 157, Doug Flynn, 1979 156, Doug Flynn, 1978 155, Rusty Staub, 1975 155, John Stearns, 1979 153, Tommie Agee, 1970 153, Felix Millan, 1973 153, Frank Taveras, 1979 152, Rusty Staub, 1973 151, Wayne Garrett, 1974 151, Rusty Staub, 1974 148, Lee Mazzilli, 1978 147, Del Unser, 1975 143, John Stearns, 1978	676, Felix Millan, 1975 638, Felix Millan, 1973 636, Tommie Agee, 1970 635, Frank Taveras, 1979 609, Willie Montanez, 1978 597, Lee Mazzilli, 1979 590, Joel Youngblood, 1979 587, Steve Henderson, 1978 585, Rusty Staub, 1973 574, Rusty Staub, 1975 564, Bud Harrelson, 1970 561, Rusty Staub, 1974 555, Doug Flynn, 1979 547, Bud Harrelson, 1971 542, Lee Mazzilli, 1978 538, John Stearns, 1979 537, Lee Mazzilli, 1977 532, Doug Flynn, 1978 531, Del Unser, 1975 531, Felix Millan, 1976	107, Tommie Agee, 1970 93, Rusty Staub, 1975 90, Joel Youngblood, 1979 89, Frank Taveras, 1979 83, Steve Henderson, 1978 82, Felix Millan, 1973 81, Felix Millan, 1975 78, Len Randle, 1977 78, Lee Mazzilli, 1978 78, Lee Mazzilli, 1979 77, Rusty Staub, 1973 76, Wayne Garrett, 1973 74, Wayne Garrett, 1970 72, Bud Harrelson, 1970 71, Cleon Jones, 1970 70, John Milner, 1974 70, Dave Kingman, 1976 69, John Milner, 1973 67, Steve Henderson, 1977 two tied with 66	191, Felix Millan, 1975 185, Felix Millan, 1973 182, Tommie Agee, 1970 181, Lee Mazzilli, 1979 167, Frank Taveras, 1979 163, Rusty Staub, 1973 162, Rusty Staub, 1975 162, Joel Youngblood, 1979 161, Cleon Jones, 1971 156, Del Unser, 1975 156, Len Randle, 1977 156, Steve Henderson, 1978 156, Willie Montanez, 1978 150, Felix Millan, 1976 148, Lee Mazzilli, 1978 145, Rusty Staub, 1974 140, Cleon Jones, 1970 139, Felix Millan, 1974 138, Bud Harrelson, 1971 137, Bud Harrelson, 1970	37, Felix Millan, 1975 37, Joel Youngblood, 1979 36, Rusty Staub, 1973 34, Lee Mazzilli, 1979 32, Willie Montanez, 1978 30, Tommie Agee, 1970 30, Rusty Staub, 1975 30, Steve Henderson, 1978 29, John Stearns, 1979 28, Lee Mazzilli, 1978 26, Frank Taveras, 1979 25, Cleon Jones, 1970 25, Jerry Grote, 1971 25, Felix Millan, 1976 25, John Milner, 1976 25, John Stearns, 1977 25, Rich Hebner, 1979 24, Cleon Jones, 1971 24, Lee Mazzilli, 1977 24, John Stearns, 1978	9, Steve Henderson, 1978 9, Frank Taveras, 1979 8, Bud Harrelson, 1970 8, Cleon Jones, 1970 8, Doug Flynn, 1978 8, Len Randle, 1978 8, Joel Youngblood, 1978 8, Steve Henderson, 1979 7, Tommie Agee, 1970 7, Ted Martinez, 1974 7, Mike Phillips, 1975 7, Len Randle, 1977 6, Bud Harrelson, 1971 6, Cleon Jones, 1971 6, Mike Phillips, 1976 6, Steve Henderson, 1977 five tied with 5

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Tommie Agee Best 1970s OPS as a Met .812 in 1970			John Milner Best 1970s OPS as a Met .809 in 1976			Dave Kingman Best 1970s OPS as a Met .793 in 1976
HOME RUNS	RUNS BATTED IN	TOTAL BASES		STOLEN BASES	CAUGHT STEALING		STRIKEOUTS	BASES ON BALLS
37, Dave Kingman, 1976 36, Dave Kingman, 1975 24, Tommie Agee, 1970 23, John Milner, 1973 22, Donn Clendenon, 1970 20, John Milner, 1974 19, Rusty Staub, 1974 19, Rusty Staub, 1975 17, John Milner, 1972 17, Willie Montanez, 1978 16, Wayne Garrett, 1973 16, Lee Mazzilli, 1978 16, Joel Youngblood, 1979 15, Rusty Staub, 1973 15, John Milner, 1976 15, John Stearns, 1978 15, Lee Mazzilli, 1979 14, Tommie Agee, 1971 14, Cleon Jones, 1971 14, Ed Kranepool, 1971	105, Rusty Staub, 1975 97, Donn Clendenon, 1970 96, Willie Montanez, 1978 88, Dave Kingman, 1975 86, Dave Kingman, 1976 79, Richie Hebner, 1979 79, Lee Mazzilli, 1979 78, Rusty Staub, 1974 78, John Milner, 1976 76, Rusty Staub, 1973 75, Tommie Agee, 1970 73, John Stearns, 1978 72, John Milner, 1973 69, Cleon Jones, 1971 66, John Stearns, 1979 65, Steve Henderson, 1977 65, Steve Henderson, 1978 63, Cleon Jones, 1970 63, John Milner, 1974 two tied with 61	298, Tommie Agee, 1970 268, Lee Mazzilli, 1979 257, Rusty Staub, 1975 257, Joel Youngblood, 1979 248, Dave Kingman, 1975 246, Rusty Staub, 1973 240, Dave Kingman, 1976 239, Cleon Jones, 1971 239, Willie Montanez, 1978 235, Felix Millan, 1975 234, Steve Henderson, 1978 234, Lee Mazzilli, 1978 228, Rusty Staub, 1974 225, Felix Millan, 1973 214, Frank Taveras, 1979 211, Cleon Jones, 1970 208, Del Unser, 1975 207, John Milner, 1974 207, Len Randle, 1977 204, Donn Clendenon, 1970		42, Frank Taveras, 1979 34, Lee Mazzilli, 1979 33, Len Randle, 1977 31, Tommie Agee, 1970 28, Tommie Agee, 1971 28, Bud Harrelson, 1971 25, John Stearns, 1978 23, Bud Harrelson, 1970 22, Joe Foy, 1970 22, Lee Mazzilli, 1977 20, Lee Mazzilli, 1978 18, Joel Youngblood, 1979 15, John Stearns, 1979 14, Len Randle, 1978 13, Steve Henderson, 1978 13, Steve Henderson, 1979 12, Cleon Jones, 1970 12, Bud Harrelson, 1972 10, John Milner, 1974 five tied with 9	21, Len Randle, 1977 19, Frank Taveras, 1979 15, Tommie Agee, 1970 15, Lee Mazzilli, 1977 15, John Stearns, 1979 13, Joe Foy, 1970 13, Lee Mazzilli, 1978 13, John Stearns, 1978 13, Joel Youngblood, 1979 12, Lee Mazzilli, 1979 11, Elliott Maddox, 1978 11, Len Randle, 1978 9, Tommie Agee, 1972 8, John Stearns, 1977 7, Bud Harrelson, 1971 7, John Milner, 1976 7, Mike Vail, 1977 7, Steve Henderson, 1978 four tied with 6		156, Tommie Agee, 1970 153, Dave Kingman, 1975 135, Dave Kingman, 1976 109, Steve Henderson, 1978 96, Wayne Garrett, 1974 92, Tommie Agee, 1972 92, Willie Montanez, 1978 91, Donn Clendenon, 1970 87, Cleon Jones, 1970 87, Cleon Jones, 1971 84, Tommie Agee, 1971 84, John Milner, 1973 84, Joel Youngblood, 1979 83, Cleon Jones, 1972 82, Lee Mazzilli, 1978 79, Cleon Jones, 1974 79, Steve Henderson, 1977 78, Donn Clendenon, 1971 77, John Milner, 1974 two tied with 76	95, Bud Harrelson, 1970 93, Lee Mazzilli, 1979 89, Wayne Garrett, 1974 81, Wayne Garrett, 1970 77, Rusty Staub, 1974 77, Rusty Staub, 1975 77, John Stearns, 1977 74, Rusty Staub, 1973 72, Wayne Garrett, 1973 72, Lee Mazzilli, 1977 71, Bud Harrelson, 1974 71, Elliott Maddox, 1978 70, Wayne Garrett, 1972 70, John Stearns, 1978 69, Lee Mazzilli, 1978 68, Joe Foy, 1970 66, John Milner, 1974 65, John Milner, 1976 65, Len Randle, 1977 64, Len Randle, 1978

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Len Randle Best 1970s OPS as a Met .787 in 1977		Joel Youngblood Best 1970s OPS as a Met .782 in 1979		John Stearns Best 1970s OPS as a Met .777 in 1978
HIT BY PITCH	SACRIFICES	SACRIFICE FLIES	ON-BASE PERCENTAGE	SLUGGING PERCENTAGE	BATTING AVERAGE
12, Felix Millan, 1975 9, Rusty Staub, 1975 8, Felix Millan, 1974 8, John Stearns, 1978 8, Richie Hebner, 1979 7, Felix Millan, 1976 7, John Stearns, 1977 7, Joel Youngblood, 1979 6, Cleon Jones, 1974 6, Felix Millan, 1973 5, Cleon Jones, 1970 5, Duffy Dyer, 1972 5, John Milner, 1972 5, Dave Kingman, 1976 5, Joe Torre, 1976 six tied withi 4	24, Felix Millan, 1974 18, Felix Millan, 1973 17, Felix Millan, 1975 15, Jerry Koosman, 1973 13, Bud Harrelson, 1971 13, Jerry Koosman, 1976 12, Bud Harrelson, 1970 12, Jon Matlack, 1973 12, Tim Foli, 1978 11, Tom Seaver, 1971 11, Jon Matlack, 1974 11, Mickey Lolich, 1976 10, Jim McAndrew, 1972 10, Jerry Koosman, 1974 10, Frank Taveras, 1979 six tied with 9	9, Rusty Staub, 1975 9, Willie Montanez, 1978 8, Bud Harrelson, 1970 8, Cleon Jones, 1973 8, Richie Hebner, 1979 7, Donn Clendenon, 1970 7, Rusty Staub, 1974 6, Cleon Jones, 1970 6, John Stearns, 1978 sixteen tied with 5	.395, Lee Mazzilli, 1979 .383, Len Randle, 1977 .382, Cleon Jones, 1971 .371, Rusty Staub, 1975 .370, John Stearns, 1977 .364, John Stearns, 1978 .362, John Milner, 1976 .361, Rusty Staub, 1973 .354, Richie Hebner, 1979 .353, Lee Mazzilli, 1978 .352, Cleon Jones, 1970 .351, Bud Harrelson, 1970 .348, Wayne Garrett, 1973 .347, Rusty Staub, 1974 .346, Joel Youngblood, 1979 .344, Tommie Agee, 1970 .343, Cleon Jones, 1974 .341, Felix Millan, 1976 .340, Lee Mazzilli, 1977 .337, Del Unser, 1975	.506, Dave Kingman, 1976 .494, Dave Kingman, 1975 .473, Cleon Jones, 1971 .469, Tommie Agee, 1970 .449, Lee Mazzilli, 1979 .448, Rusty Staub, 1975 .447, John Milner, 1976 .436, Joel Youngblood, 1979 .432, John Milner, 1973 .432, Lee Mazzilli, 1978 .421, Cleon Jones, 1974 .421, Rusty Staub, 1973 .417, Cleon Jones, 1970 .413, John Stearns, 1978 .408, John Milner, 1974 .406, Rusty Staub, 1974 .404, Len Randle, 1977 .403, Wayne Garrett, 1973 .399, Steve Henderson, 1978 .397, John Stearns, 1977	.319, Cleon Jones, 1971 .304, Len Randle, 1977 .303, Lee Mazzilli, 1979 .294, Del Unser, 1975 .290, Felix Millan, 1973 .286, Tommie Agee, 1970 .283, Felix Millan, 1975 .282, Felix Millan, 1976 .282, Rusty Staub, 1975 .282, Cleon Jones, 1974 .279, Rusty Staub, 1973 .277, Cleon Jones, 1970 .275, Joel Youngblood, 1979 .273, Lee Mazzilli, 1978 .271, John Milner, 1976 .268, Rich Hebner, 1979 .268, Felix Millan, 1974 .266, Steve Henderson, 1978 .264, John Stearns, 1978 .263, Frank Taveras, 1979

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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.

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