This Date in Mets History: May 19
On this date in 2006, the Yankees learned that walking someone to face David Wright is a sub-optimal strategy.
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 5.93 | 1.94 | |
| 1986 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 119.2 | 89 | 49 | 42 | 3 | 94 | 133 | 3.16 | 1.53 | |
| 1987 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 100 | 63 | 58 | 10 | 128 | 163 | 3.73 | 1.63 | |
| 1988 | Expos | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 2.42 | 1.15 |
| 1988 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113.1 | 85 | 52 | 41 | 6 | 72 | 111 | 3.26 | 1.39 | |
| 1989 | Mariners | 22 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 118 | 75 | 64 | 11 | 70 | 104 | 4.40 | 1.44 |
| 1989 | Expos | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 6.67 | 1.85 |
| 1989 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 2.00 | 1.22 | |
| 1990 | Mariners | 33 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 219.2 | 174 | 103 | 89 | 26 | 120 | 194 | 3.65 | 1.34 |
| 1991 | Mariners | 33 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 201.1 | 151 | 96 | 89 | 15 | 152 | 228 | 3.98 | 1.50 |
| 1992 | Mariners | 31 | 31 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 210.1 | 154 | 104 | 88 | 13 | 144 | 241 | 3.77 | 1.42 |
| 1993 | Mariners | 35 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 255.1 | 185 | 97 | 92 | 22 | 99 | 308 | 3.24 | 1.11 |
| 1994 | Mariners | 23 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 172 | 132 | 65 | 61 | 14 | 72 | 204 | 3.19 | 1.19 |
| 1995 | Mariners | 30 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 214.1 | 159 | 65 | 59 | 12 | 65 | 294 | 2.48 | 1.05 |
| 1996 | Mariners | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61.1 | 48 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 25 | 85 | 3.67 | 1.19 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | .000 | |
| 1997 | Mariners | 30 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 213 | 147 | 60 | 54 | 20 | 77 | 291 | 2.28 | 1.05 |
| 1998 | Astros | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 84.1 | 57 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 116 | 1.28 | .980 |
| 1998 | Mariners | 23 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 160 | 146 | 90 | 77 | 19 | 60 | 213 | 4.33 | 1.29 |
| 1998 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 244.1 | 203 | 102 | 89 | 23 | 86 | 329 | 3.28 | 1.18 | |
| 1999 | Diamondbacks | 35 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 271.2 | 207 | 75 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 364 | 2.48 | 1.02 |
| 2000 | Diamondbacks | 35 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 248.2 | 202 | 89 | 73 | 23 | 76 | 347 | 2.64 | 1.12 |
| 2001 | Diamondbacks | 35 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 249.2 | 181 | 74 | 69 | 19 | 71 | 372 | 2.49 | 1.01 |
| 2002 | Diamondbacks | 35 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 260 | 197 | 78 | 67 | 26 | 71 | 334 | 2.32 | 1.03 |
| 2003 | Diamondbacks | 18 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 125 | 61 | 54 | 16 | 27 | 125 | 4.26 | 1.33 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 | 1.83 | |
| 2004 | Diamondbacks | 35 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 245.2 | 177 | 88 | 71 | 18 | 44 | 290 | 2.60 | .900 |
| 2005 | Yankees | 34 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 225.2 | 207 | 102 | 95 | 32 | 47 | 211 | 3.79 | 1.13 |
| 2006 | Yankees | 33 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 205 | 194 | 125 | 114 | 28 | 60 | 172 | 5.00 | 1.24 |
| 2007 | Diamondbacks | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 | 52 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 72 | 3.81 | 1.15 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.00 | .670 | |
| 2008 | Diamondbacks | 30 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 184 | 92 | 80 | 24 | 44 | 173 | 3.91 | 1.24 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7.20 | 1.40 | |
| 2009 | Giants | 22 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 97 | 55 | 52 | 19 | 31 | 86 | 4.88 | 1.33 |
| Career Total | 618 | 603 | 303 | 166 | 2 | 100 | 37 | 4135.1 | 3346 | 1692 | 1513 | 411 | 1497 | 4875 | 3.29 | 1.17 | |
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