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Dwight Gooden (1)

Dwight Gooden

#55 PITCHER ALL-TIME
1984—2000
Starting Pitcher
BORN
November 16, 1964, in Tampa, FL
THROWS
Right-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
New York Mets

What Pitches Did Dwight Gooden Throw?

Fastball
Overhand Curve
Change
194
WINS
61.2
QUALITY START PCT
53.0
WAR
112
LOSSES
111
ERA+
36.1
WAR7
3.51
ERA
2.40
K / BB RATIO
22.1
WAR3
2293
STRIKEOUTS
1.26
WHIP
3.8
WAR PER SEASON
Sandy Koufax once said of young Gooden: “I’d trade my past for his future.” Substance abuse issues robbed Gooden of a Hall of Fame career.
4-TIME
ALL-STAR
Mets
ALL-TIME TEAM
1986, 1996
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Dwight Gooden Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Gooden
CAREER
53.0
WAR7
36.1
WAR5C
29.2
WAR3
22.1
JAWS
44.6
WAR PER SN
3.8
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
73.0
WAR7
49.8
WAR5C
30.3
WAR3
21.5
JAWS
61.4
WAR PER SN
4.5

Where Does Dwight Gooden Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
55
CAREER
81
LONG PEAK
NR
PRIME
68
SHORT PEAK
62
JAWS
87
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS