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Dwight Gooden

Starting Pitcher
1984—2000
BORN
November 16, 1964, in Tampa, FL
THROWS
Right-Handed
MLB DEBUT
April 7, 1984
PITCH ARSENAL
Fastball
Overhand Curve
Change
PRIMARY TEAM
New York Mets
194
WINS
61.2
QUALITY START PCT
53.0
WAR
3.51
ERA
111
36.1
WAR7
2293
STRIKEOUTS
2.40
K / BB RATIO
3.8
WAR PER SEASON
Dwight Gooden
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.
— # 55 RANKED PITCHER —
— Mets ALL-TIME TEAM —
— 1986, 1996 WS CHAMP —

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Dwight Gooden Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Gooden
53.0
36.1
29.2
22.1
44.6
3.8
AVG HOFer
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Dwight Gooden Rank?

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
81
NR
68
62
87
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
WAR + WAR7 / 2

PITCHING TEAMMATES

Ron Darling
Sid Fernandez
David Cone
Bret Saberhagen
Andy Pettitte

FAVORITE CATCHER

Gary Carter

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