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National League East · 2016

New York Mets

Team WAR
38.9
17.0 bat / 22.0 pitch
Win %
.537
pyth .538
Run diff
+54
4.14 / 3.81 per g
wRC+
97
ERA
3.54
FIP 3.54
Home runs
211

The New York Mets went 87-75 in 2016, a .537 winning percentage — 9th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 671 runs and allowed 617, a run differential of +54. The offence ranked 25th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 3.54 staff ERA was the second best. Their 97 team wRC+ was 3% below league average — 20th of 30 in MLB. Asdrúbal Cabrera led the position players at 3.9 WAR, and Noah Syndergaard the rotation at a 2.60 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

1,331 team hits
Asdrúbal Cabrera146Asdrúbal Cabrera — 146 hits (11.0%)Yoenis Cespedes134Yoenis Cespedes — 134 hits (10.1%)Curtis Granderson129Curtis Granderson — 129 hits (9.7%)Neil Walker116Neil Walker — 116 hits (8.7%)James Loney91James Loney — 91 hits (6.8%)Wilmer Flores82Wilmer Flores — 82 hits (6.2%)Kelly Johnson75Kelly Johnson — 75 hits (5.6%)José Reyes68José Reyes — 68 hits (5.1%)Michael Conforto67Michael Conforto — 67 hits (5.0%)Travis d'Arnaud62Travis d'Arnaud — 62 hits (4.7%)Aza48Alejandro De Aza — 48 hits (3.6%)René Rivera41René Rivera — 41 hits (3.1%)T.J. Rivera35T.J. Rivera — 35 hits (2.6%)Lucas Duda35Lucas Duda — 35 hits (2.6%)Juan Lagares34Juan Lagares — 34 hits (2.6%)David Wright31David Wright — 31 hits (2.3%)Plawecki26Kevin Plawecki — 26 hits (2.0%)Reynolds20Matt Reynolds — 20 hits (1.5%)Nimmo20Brandon Nimmo — 20 hits (1.5%)14Ty Kelly — 14 hits (1.1%)13Eric Campbell — 13 hits (1.0%)11Noah Syndergaard — 11 hits (0.8%)8Justin Ruggiano — 8 hits (0.6%)6Jacob deGrom — 6 hits (0.5%)5Steven Matz — 5 hits (0.4%)Bartolo Colon — 5 hits (0.4%)Seth Lugo — 3 hits (0.2%)Matt Harvey — 3 hits (0.2%)Gavin Cecchini — 2 hits (0.2%)Robert Gsellman — 1 hits (0.1%)
Each rectangle is a player, sized by his share of the team's hits; darker means a larger share. Top 30 contributors. Select a different statistic above, or click a player for his page.

Batting

36 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Asdrúbal CabreraSS14056814623625.280.336.474.3491193.9
Yoenis CespedesLF13254313431863.280.354.530.3741363.7
Neil Walker2B11345811623553.282.347.476.3551232.9
Curtis GrandersonRF14963312930594.237.335.464.3441162.6
Wilmer Flores3B1013358216491.267.319.469.3401131.5
José Reyes3B60279688249.267.326.443.3331081.4
David Wright3B37164317143.226.350.438.3481190.9
T.J. Rivera2B33113353160.333.345.476.3491190.6
Kelly Johnson2B1283337510344.247.306.391.304890.6
Travis d'ArnaudC73276624150.247.307.323.281730.6
Michael ConfortoLF1083486712422.220.310.414.316970.5
René RiveraC61207416260.222.291.341.276690.3
Justin RuggianoCF9268270.333.385.625.4311740.3
Juan LagaresCF6216034394.239.301.380.297840.2
Ty KellyLF347114170.241.352.345.314950.1
Matt ReynoldsSS4196203130.225.266.416.295820.1
Gavin CecchiniSS472020.333.429.667.4651980.1
Noah SyndergaardP276711360.190.277.397.297830.1
Brandon NimmoLF328020160.274.338.329.300860.0
Lucas Duda1B46172357230.229.302.412.308910.0
Kevin PlaweckiC45151261110.197.298.265.257560.0
Jerry BlevinsP110000.000.000.000.000-118-0.0
Josh SmokerP110000.000.000.000.000-118-0.0
James Loney1B98366919340.265.307.397.30589-0.1
Hansel RoblesP330000.000.000.000.000-118-0.1
Gabriel YnoaP230000.000.000.000.000-118-0.1
Seth LugoP8183010.188.222.250.20622-0.1
Rafael MonteroP450000.000.000.000.000-118-0.1
Steven MatzP20455020.139.220.222.20220-0.3
Matt HarveyP15253000.136.136.182.137-25-0.3
Alejandro De AzaCF121267486254.205.297.321.27971-0.3
Robert GsellmanP8171000.067.067.067.058-78-0.3
Logan VerrettP12221000.053.053.105.067-73-0.4
Eric Campbell1B388813191.173.284.227.23844-0.4
Jacob deGromP26506020.143.200.167.172-1-0.4
Bartolo ColonP30655120.083.098.167.116-39-0.9

Pitching

20 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Noah Syndergaard3130183.214902182.602.291.1510.75.7
Jacob deGrom2424148.07801433.043.321.208.72.9
Steven Matz2222132.19801293.403.391.218.82.5
Bartolo Colon3433191.215801283.433.991.216.02.3
Addison Reed80077.2421911.971.970.9410.52.3
Jeurys Familia78077.23451842.552.391.219.72.0
Matt Harvey171792.24100764.863.471.477.41.7
Robert Gsellman8744.2420422.422.631.288.51.2
Hansel Robles68077.2641853.483.561.359.80.9
Jerry Blevins73042.0422522.793.051.2111.10.7
Gabriel Ynoa10318.1100176.382.601.808.30.4
Seth Lugo17864.0520452.674.331.096.30.4
Erik Goeddel36035.2220364.544.211.329.10.2
Josh Edgin16010.1100115.234.021.559.60.1
Josh Smoker20015.1300254.704.261.3014.70.1
Antonio Bastardo69067.2300744.524.671.369.8-0.0
Jim Henderson44035.0220404.114.831.3710.3-0.1
Sean Gilmartin14117.2010117.136.201.585.6-0.3
Rafael Montero9319.0010208.056.302.059.5-0.3
Logan Verrett351291.2380665.205.511.566.5-0.7
Record versus run differential

New York Mets are 87-75, a .537 win rate, while their +54 run differential implies .538. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.