1998 New York Mets
88 - 74
1997 / 1999 (Organization)
2nd place in the NL East (18 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		47 - 34 (.580)
41 - 40 (.506)		 +3.4 wins
+3.6 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 706 / 714 ( -8 )
Allowed/Expected: 645 / 718 ( +73 )
Pyth Record: 88 - 74 (0)
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Shea Stadium
Attendance: 2,287,948 Avg Att: 28,246 (0.95)
Att Rank: 9 / 16 Lg Avg: 29,627
       
Park Factor: 0.96    
HR Factor: 0.93 R/L HR: 0.92 / 0.95
Notes:


Fielding


Left Field
Bernard Gilkey
31.8
567
0.4
Tony Phillips
39.2
315
-0.1
Todd Hundley
29.1
217
-0.0
Rich Becker
26.4
81
0.0
Matt Franco
28.9
75
-0.0
Luis Lopez
27.8
48
-0.0
Lenny Harris
33.7
48
0.0
Jay Payton
25.6
36
-0.0
Preston Wilson
24.0
25
0.0
Jim Tatum
30.7
22
0.0
Craig Paquette
29.3
7
-0.0
Jermaine Allensworth
26.5
7
0.0
Wayne Kirby
34.4
6
0.0
Todd Haney
32.9
2
-0.0
Benny Agbayani
26.5
2
-0.0
15
32.1
1458
0.3

Center Field
Brian McRae 30.8
1305
-1.9
Rich Becker 26.4
75
-0.1
Jermaine Allensworth 26.5
25
-0.0
Wayne Kirby 34.4
17
-0.0
Preston Wilson 24.0
13
-0.0
Benny Agbayani 26.5
11
0.0
Bernard Gilkey 31.8
9
0.0
Lenny Harris 33.7
2
0.0
8
30.5
1458
-2.0


Right Field
Butch Huskey 26.6
796
0.3
Lenny Harris 33.7
280
0.1
Tony Phillips 39.2
113
0.1
Jermaine Allensworth 26.5
101
-0.1
Rich Becker 26.4
71
0.0
Wayne Kirby 34.4
33
0.0
Bernard Gilkey 31.8
27
0.0
Benny Agbayani 26.5
19
0.0
Preston Wilson 24.0
9
-0.0
Luis Lopez 27.8
5
0.0
Jay Payton 25.6
2
-0.0
Matt Franco 28.9
1
-0.0
12
29.2
1458
0.5
Shortstop
Rey Ordonez 26.6
1289
0.1
Luis Lopez 27.8
167
-0.0
Edgardo Alfonzo 24.6
1
-0.0
Ralph Milliard 24.5
1
-0.0
4
26.8
1458
0.0
Second Base
Carlos Baerga 29.7
1165
-0.4
Luis Lopez 27.8
281
-0.0
Ralph Milliard 24.5
8
0.0
Lenny Harris 33.7
3
0.0
Todd Haney 32.9
2
0.0
5
29.3
1458
-0.4
Third Base
Edgardo Alfonzo 24.6
1232
0.1
Matt Franco 28.9
84
0.0
Lenny Harris 33.7
49
0.0
Luis Lopez 27.8
45
0.0
Craig Paquette 29.3
26
-0.0
Jim Tatum 30.7
17
-0.0
Mike Kinkade 25.2
3
-0.0
Shawn Gilbert 33.3
2
-0.0
8
25.5
1458
0.1
First Base
John Olerud 29.9
1337
1.3
Matt Franco 28.9
72
0.0
Jim Tatum 30.7
34
-0.0
Todd Pratt 31.4
10
-0.0
Craig Paquette 29.3
3
0.0
Lenny Harris 33.7
1
0.0
Tim Spehr 32.0
1
0.0
7
29.9
1458
1.3
 
Catcher
Mike Piazza 29.8
845
0.1
Alberto Castillo 28.4
246
-0.0
Tim Spehr 32.0
147
0.0
Todd Pratt 31.4
91
-0.1
Jorge Fabregas 28.3
63
0.1
Rick Wilkins 31.1
34
0.0
Todd Hundley 29.1
18
-0.0
Jim Tatum 30.7
14
0.0
8
29.9
1458
0.1
 
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