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Dwight Gooden   |   Major Leaguer   1984-2000

Full Name:  Dwight Eugene Gooden
Born:  November 16,1964  in  Tampa, Florida
Height:  6-3  Weight:  210  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Hillsborough (Tampa,FL)
College:  

Uncle of Gary Sheffield

Baseball Lists:  No-Hitters and Perfect Games ... Best Hitting Pitchers by Year

Debut:  April 7,1984

Drafted:  Selected by New York Mets in 1st Round (5th overall) of 1982 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Oct 24,1994] - Granted Free Agency.  [Feb 20,1996] - Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.  [Nov 1,1997] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 8,1997] - Signed as Free Agent by Indians.  [Nov 4,1999] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 6,2000] - Signed as Free Agent by Astros.  [Apr 13,2000] - Purchased by Devil Rays from Astros.  [May 25,2000] - Released by Devil Rays.  [Jun 11,2000] - Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.  [Nov 10,2000] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 7,2000] - Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.  

 Pitching Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevel WLERAGGSCGSHGFSVIPHRERHRBBSOWPBK H9HR9BB9K9WHIPGB%
1982KingsportApp17NymRk 542.4799420065.2533418125662 7.260.143.439.051.19--
 LittleFllsNYPL17NymA- 014.1522000013.0116623180 7.621.382.0812.461.08--
1983LynchburgCaro18NymA+ 1942.50272710600191.01215853111123006 5.700.525.2814.141.22--
1984NY MetsNL19NymMLB 1792.6031317300218.0161726377327637 6.650.293.0111.391.0746%
1985NY MetsNL20NymMLB 2441.53353516800276.21985147136926862 6.440.422.248.720.9747%
1986NY MetsNL21NymMLB 1762.84333312200250.01979279178020044 7.090.612.887.201.1152%
1987LynchburgCaro22NymA+ 000.001100004.02000230 4.500.004.506.751.00--
 TidewaterIL22NymAAA 302.0544100022.0207509240 8.180.003.689.821.32--
 NY MetsNL22NymMLB 1573.2125257300179.21626864115314811 8.120.552.667.411.2055%
1988NY MetsNL23NymMLB 1893.19343410300248.1242988885717555 8.770.292.076.341.2057%
1989NY MetsNL24NymMLB 942.8919170011118.193423894710175 7.070.683.577.681.1841%
1990NY MetsNL25NymMLB 1973.8334342100232.222910699107022363 8.860.392.718.631.2948%
1991NY MetsNL26NymMLB 1373.6027273100190.01858076125615052 8.760.572.657.111.2752%
1992NY MetsNL27NymMLB 10133.6731313000206.01979384117014531 8.610.483.066.331.3049%
1993NY MetsNL28NymMLB 12153.4529297200208.21888980166114952 8.110.692.636.431.1949%
1994BinghamtonEast29NymAA 100.001100005.020001410 3.600.001.807.200.60--
 NorfolkIL29NymAAA 000.001100003.000001400 0.000.003.0012.000.33--
 NY MetsNL29NymMLB 346.3277000041.14632299154020 10.021.963.278.711.4855%
1996NY YankeesAL31NyyMLB 1175.0129291100170.216910195198812691 8.911.004.646.641.5145%
1997NorwichEast32NyyAA 303.0033000018.01366351400 6.501.502.507.001.00--
 ColumbusIL32NyyAAA 113.7522000012.0755141020 5.250.753.007.500.92--
 NY YankeesAL32NyyMLB 954.9120190000106.1116615814536680 9.821.184.495.591.59--
1998BuffaloIL33CleAAA 129.0044000016.0231616571810 12.942.813.9410.131.88--
 ClevelandAL33CleMLB 863.7623230000134.0135595613518330 9.070.873.435.571.3945%
1999AkronEast34CleAA 003.0011003.032112 9.00---3.006.001.33--
 BuffaloIL34CleAAA 012.46110003.26111330 14.752.467.387.382.46--
 ClevelandAL34CleMLB 346.2626220000115.0127908018678840 9.941.415.246.891.69--
2000GCL YanksGCL35NyyRk 000.002200008.0300011200 3.380.001.1313.500.50--
 Tampa BayAL35TbMLB 236.6388000036.247322714202320 11.543.444.915.651.8352%
 HoustonNL35HouMLB 009.001100004.064413120 13.502.256.752.252.2539%
 NY YankeesAL35NyyMLB 423.36185003264.16628248213110 9.231.122.944.341.3556%
 
Major League Totals - 16 Season(s)1941123.514304106824432,800.225641198109121095422937633 8.240.673.077.371.2649%
Minor League Totals - 8 Season(s)33132.745858150364.1264135111174478 6.53---4.3011.821.20--
 

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1982KingsportApp17NymRk p 10100000000000000  .000.000.000000--
1984NY MetsNL19NymMLB p93170514000300114001023 .200.205.20040576%
1985NY MetsNL20NymMLB p93593112120190051500901 .226.265.28054581%
1986NY MetsNL21NymMLB p9338157010400216101303 .086.119.11123058%
1987LynchburgCaro22NymA+   1100000000000000  .000.000.000000--
 TidewaterIL22NymAAA p 4501000000120000  .200.333.200533--
 NY MetsNL22NymMLB p925644140004001900511 .219.227.21944668%
1988NY MetsNL23NymMLB p9349081610190011800911 .178.185.22240755%
1989NY MetsNL24NymMLB p91940183001000700311 .200.195.27547043%
1990NY MetsNL25NymMLB p93575414111900215201410 .187.225.26749250%
1991NY MetsNL26NymMLB p927637153016110900801 .238.238.33357170%
1992NY MetsNL27NymMLB p9337281931190011600401 .264.274.37564962%
1993NY MetsNL28NymMLB p9307051422290001100601 .200.200.37157158%
1994NY MetsNL29NymMLB p9712120002000100400 .167.167.16733467%
1996NY YankeesAL31NyyMLB p0290000000000000000 --------------
1997NY YankeesAL32NyyMLB p024000000000100000 .000.000.000000--
1998ClevelandAL33CleMLB p012000000000100000 .000.000.00000050%
1999ClevelandAL34CleMLB p 32110012001100000 .500.6672.0002667--
2000NY YankeesAL35NyyMLB p022000000000100000 .000.000.00000050%
 Tampa BayAL35TbMLB p080000000000000000 --------------
 HoustonNL35HouMLB p911000000000000000 .000.000.000000--
 
Major League Totals - 16 Season(s)3557416014515586711141353085613 .196.212.26247463%
Minor League Totals - 2 Season(s)15701000000120000 .143.250.143393--


 Playoffs Pitching Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgSeriesWLERAGGSCGSHGFSVIPHRERHRBBSOWPBK H9HR9BB9K9WHIPGB%
1986NY MetsNL21Ch011.0620017.016259 8.47---2.654.761.24--
 NY MetsNL21Ws028.002009.017849 17.00---4.009.002.33--
1988NY MetsNL23Ch002.9530018.1106820 4.91---3.939.820.98--
1997NY YankeesAL32Div001.591005.25135 7.95---4.777.951.41--
1998ClevelandAL33Div0054.551000.11221 27.27---54.5527.279.09--
 ClevelandAL33Ch015.791004.23333 5.79---5.795.791.29--
2000NY YankeesAL35Div0021.691001.24411 21.69---5.425.423.01--
 NY YankeesAL35Ch000.001002.11001 3.86---0.003.860.43--
 
Major League Totals - 5 Season(s)043.97120059.057262649 8.69---3.977.471.41--
 

 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1986NY MetsNL21NymCh25000000000200000 .000.000.000000--
 NY MetsNL21NymWs22110000000000000 .500.500.5001000--
1988NY MetsNL23NymCh35010000000200000 .200.200.200400--
1998ClevelandAL33CleDiv10000000000000000 --------------
 ClevelandAL33CleCh10000000000000000 --------------
2000NY YankeesAL35NyyDiv10000000000000000 --------------
 NY YankeesAL35NyyCh10000000000000000 --------------
 
Major League Totals - 4 Season(s)1112120000000400000 .167.167.167334--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1982KingsportApp17NymRkP93181220---.955--
1982LittleFllsNYPL17NymA-P202020---1.000--
 
1983LynchburgCaro18NymA+P2713153311---.903--
 
1984NY MetsNL19NymMLBP3121821222450---.9561.78
 
1985NY MetsNL20NymMLBP35276.225382656---.9692.05
 
1986NY MetsNL21NymMLBP3325036362745---.9732.59
 
1987TidewaterIL22NymAAAP422040---1.000--
1987NY MetsNL22NymMLBP25179.215223403---.9251.85
 
1988NY MetsNL23NymMLBP34248.127565883---.9433.01
 
1989NY MetsNL24NymMLBP19118.18163270---.8891.83
 
1990NY MetsNL25NymMLBP34232.215354545---.9261.93
 
1991NY MetsNL26NymMLBP2719015282453---.9562.04
 
1992NY MetsNL27NymMLBP312069406551---.8912.14
 
1993NY MetsNL28NymMLBP29208.219242451---.9561.85
 
1994NY MetsNL29NymMLBP741.11111131---.9232.61
 
1996NY YankeesAL31NyyMLBP29170.29261361---.9721.85
 
1997NorwichEast32NyyAAP311020---1.000--
1997ColumbusIL32NyyAAAP213040---1.000--
1997NY YankeesAL32NyyMLBP20106.19180271---1.0002.29
 
1998BuffaloIL33CleAAAP412031---1.000--
1998ClevelandAL33CleMLBP231346180241---1.0001.61
 
1999AkronEast34CleAAP101010---1.000--
1999BuffaloIL34CleAAAP100000--------
1999ClevelandAL34CleMLBP261155160211---1.0001.64
 
2000GCL YanksGCL35NyyRkP200000--------
2000HoustonNL35HouMLBP1401010---1.0002.25
2000NY YankeesAL35NyyMLBP1864.14140183---1.0002.52
2000Tampa BayAL35TbMLBP836.202130---.667.49
 


 Awards
[1983] - Minor League Player of the Year, Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year  [1984] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #15), National League Rookie of the Year, NL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #2), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1985] - National League Cy Young Award, Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #4)  [1986] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #7)  [1987] - NL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #5)  [1988] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1990] - NL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #4), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #14)  [1992] - NL Silver Slugger Award (P)  [2006] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (17 votes - 3.3%), Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (17 votes - 3.3%)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985450,000  299,10829
19861,320,00023  325,4663
19871,500,00021  292,8533
19881,400,00031  325,3054
19892,416,6675  375,2571
19901,866,66739  426,3584
19912,466,66759  617,6276
19925,166,6673  798,1851
19935,916,6673  815,7231
19944,616,66723  914,1573
1996950,000  835,26224
19972,000,000  996,99018
19982,787,500  1,054,03715
19992,637,500  1,222,53717
2000500,000  1,369,50541
 
Career:  $35,995,002   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Played in the 1979 Little League World Series.

Member of the World Series Champion New York Mets in 1986.

Notes: Uncle of Gary Sheffield....Played in 4 All-Star games during his career (1984-1986, 1988)
 Jobs in Baseball
Year(s)TeamPosition
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