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 | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 52 | 180 | 29 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 30 | 5 | 3 | .278 | .332 | .328 | |
| 1996 | 11 | 42 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .163 | .190 | |
| 1997 | 120 | 419 | 57 | 96 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 96 | 17 | 7 | .229 | .311 | .363 | |
| 1998 | Royals | 14 | 58 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .276 | .317 | .466 |
| 1998 | 52 | 192 | 32 | 53 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 7 | .276 | .364 | .427 | |
| 1999 | Royals | 156 | 663 | 112 | 194 | 27 | 7 | 22 | 108 | 46 | 123 | 27 | 8 | .293 | .337 | .454 |
| 2000 | Royals | 98 | 372 | 49 | 92 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 35 | 69 | 13 | 0 | .247 | .309 | .366 |
| 2000 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 1.5 | |
| 2001 | Royals | 155 | 617 | 106 | 189 | 32 | 12 | 24 | 101 | 52 | 120 | 31 | 1 | .306 | .362 | .514 |
| 2002 | Royals | 162 | 637 | 114 | 174 | 44 | 7 | 29 | 105 | 71 | 135 | 35 | 7 | .273 | .346 | .501 |
| 2003 | Royals | 141 | 521 | 102 | 160 | 14 | 10 | 26 | 100 | 72 | 81 | 41 | 4 | .307 | .389 | .522 |
| 2003 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .455 | .556 | |
| 2004 | Astros | 90 | 333 | 70 | 86 | 17 | 7 | 23 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 28 | 0 | .258 | .368 | .559 |
| 2004 | Royals | 69 | 266 | 51 | 74 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 51 | 37 | 44 | 14 | 3 | .278 | .367 | .534 |
| 2004 | 159 | 599 | 121 | 160 | 36 | 9 | 38 | 104 | 92 | 101 | 42 | 3 | .267 | .367 | .548 | |
| 2005 | Mets | 151 | 582 | 83 | 155 | 34 | 2 | 16 | 78 | 56 | 96 | 17 | 6 | .266 | .330 | .414 |
| 2006 | Mets | 140 | 510 | 127 | 140 | 38 | 1 | 41 | 116 | 95 | 99 | 18 | 3 | .275 | .388 | .594 |
| 2007 | Mets | 144 | 554 | 93 | 153 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 112 | 69 | 111 | 23 | 2 | .276 | .353 | .525 |
| 2008 | Mets | 161 | 606 | 116 | 172 | 40 | 5 | 27 | 112 | 92 | 96 | 25 | 3 | .284 | .376 | .500 |
| 2009 | Mets | 81 | 308 | 50 | 100 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 11 | 1 | .325 | .415 | .500 |
| 2009 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .250 | .167 | |
| 2010 | Mets | 64 | 220 | 21 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 39 | 3 | 1 | .255 | .341 | .427 |
| 2010 | 14 | 49 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .367 | .439 | .469 | |
| 2011 | Giants | 44 | 167 | 17 | 54 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 2 | .323 | .369 | .551 |
| 2011 | Mets | 98 | 353 | 61 | 102 | 30 | 2 | 15 | 66 | 60 | 61 | 3 | 0 | .289 | .391 | .513 |
| 2011 | 142 | 520 | 78 | 156 | 39 | 6 | 22 | 84 | 71 | 88 | 4 | 2 | .300 | .385 | .525 | |
| 2012 | Cardinals | 151 | 547 | 83 | 147 | 26 | 1 | 32 | 97 | 65 | 124 | 13 | 6 | .269 | .346 | .495 |
| Career Total | 1919 | 7314 | 1267 | 2064 | 416 | 74 | 334 | 1243 | 896 | 1337 | 306 | 47 | .282 | .360 | .496 | |
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