Q&A with Dwight Gooden and John Franco
The two former Mets pitchers answered a few questions at a media event on Tuesday.
- Born: 1960/09/17
- Age: 52
- Height: 5-10
- Weight: 185
- Bats/Throws: L / L
- Seasons: 21
- Place of birth: Brooklyn, NY
- Drafted by: the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981 (5th round)
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 79 | 78 | 41 | 31 | 1 | 41 | 60 | 3.53 | 1.51 | |
| 1982 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 105.1 | 137 | 70 | 58 | 11 | 46 | 76 | 4.96 | 1.74 | |
| 1983 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 148 | 69 | 62 | 10 | 42 | 54 | 4.85 | 1.65 | |
| 1984 | Reds | 54 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 79.1 | 74 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 36 | 55 | 2.61 | 1.39 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5.79 | 1.29 | |
| 1985 | Reds | 67 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 83 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 40 | 61 | 2.18 | 1.24 |
| 1986 | Reds | 74 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 90 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 44 | 84 | 2.94 | 1.33 |
| 1987 | Reds | 68 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 76 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 27 | 61 | 2.52 | 1.26 |
| 1988 | Reds | 70 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 60 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 46 | 1.57 | 1.01 |
| 1989 | Reds | 60 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 80.2 | 77 | 35 | 28 | 3 | 36 | 60 | 3.12 | 1.40 |
| 1990 | Mets | 55 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 67.2 | 66 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 21 | 56 | 2.53 | 1.29 |
| 1991 | Mets | 52 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 61 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 45 | 2.93 | 1.43 |
| 1992 | Mets | 31 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 1.64 | 1.06 |
| 1993 | Mets | 35 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 36.1 | 46 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 5.20 | 1.79 |
| 1994 | Mets | 47 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 47 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 42 | 2.70 | 1.32 |
| 1995 | Mets | 48 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 51.2 | 48 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 41 | 2.44 | 1.26 |
| 1996 | Mets | 51 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 48 | 1.83 | 1.39 |
| 1997 | Mets | 59 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 49 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 53 | 2.55 | 1.15 |
| 1998 | Mets | 61 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 64.2 | 66 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 29 | 59 | 3.62 | 1.47 |
| 1999 | Mets | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 40.2 | 40 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 41 | 2.88 | 1.45 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | .000 | |
| 2000 | Mets | 62 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55.2 | 46 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 26 | 56 | 3.40 | 1.29 |
| 2001 | Mets | 58 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 53.1 | 55 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 4.05 | 1.39 |
| 2003 | Mets | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 2.62 | 1.40 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6.23 | 1.62 | |
| 2004 | Mets | 52 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 24 | 36 | 5.28 | 1.52 |
| 2005 | Astros | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 7.20 | 2.13 |
| Career Total | 1119 | 0 | 90 | 87 | 424 | 0 | 0 | 1245.2 | 1166 | 466 | 400 | 81 | 495 | 975 | 2.89 | 1.33 | |
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