List of New York Mets seasons

Citi Field is the home stadium of the Mets.

The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in Flushing, Queens, New York City. They compete in the East Division of Major League Baseball's (MLB) National League (NL). The team's current home stadium is Citi Field, after playing two years at the Polo Grounds and 45 years at Shea Stadium.^[1] Since their inception in 1962, the Mets have won two World Series titles and five NL championships. As of the end of the 2015 season, the Mets have won more than 4,100 regular season games, a total that ranks 20th among MLB teams and fourth among expansion teams.^[2]

The Mets lost 120 games in their inaugural season, the most by a post-1900 MLB team.^[3] After six more years in which their best league finish was ninth, the Mets won the World Series in 1969, defeating the Baltimore Orioles in five games to earn what is widely considered one of the biggest upsets in baseball history.^[4][5] Four seasons later, the Mets returned to the World Series, where they lost to the Oakland Athletics in seven games. After winning two NL championships in five years, New York struggled for the next decade, not coming within 10 games of the NL East leader until 1984.

In 1986, the team posted 108 wins, the most in franchise history, and defeated the Houston Astros in the National League Championship Series (NLCS) to advance to the World Series. Trailing three games to two in the series, the Mets were one out from defeat in game six before coming back to win 6–5; they won game seven two days later to earn their second World Series championship.^[6] After a second-place finish in 1987, the Mets won the NL East the next year, but lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS. The Mets' next playoff appearances were their back-to-back wild card-winning seasons of 1999 and 2000; in the latter year, they won their fourth NL championship, but lost to the cross-town New York Yankees in the "Subway Series".^[7] The 2006 Mets earned an NL East title, before the St. Louis Cardinals defeated them in the NLCS. In 2007 and 2008, the team was eliminated from playoff contention on the last day of the regular season.^[8] The Mets won the NL East in 2015, and swept the Chicago Cubs in four games to win the NLCS and advance to the World Series for the first time since 2000;^[9] they lost the Series to the Kansas City Royals in five games.

Table key

Catcher Gary Carter played six seasons for the Mets, and was a member of the 1986 World Series-winning team.^[10]

CPOY	Comeback Player of the Year
CYA	Cy Young Award
Finish	Final position in league or division
GB	"Games back" from first-place team^[a]
Losses	Number of regular season losses
Mets season	Each year is linked to an article about that particular Mets season
MLB season	Each year is linked to an article about that particular MLB season
NLCS	National League Championship Series
NLDS	National League Division Series
ROY	National League Rookie of the Year
Wins	Number of regular season wins
WSMVP	World Series Most Valuable Player Award

Year by year

Note: Statistics are correct as of November 2, 2015.

World Series champions (1962–present) †

National League champions (1962–present) *

Division champions (1969–present) ^

Wild card berth (1994–present) ¤

New York Mets yearly win–loss records, with league/division standings, playoff results, and award winners

MLB season	Mets season	League	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	GB	Playoffs	Awards
1962	1962	NL	—	10th	40	120	.250	60½	—	—
1963	1963	NL	—	10th	51	111	.315	48	—	—
1964	1964	NL	—	10th	53	109	.327	40	—	—
1965	1965	NL	—	10th	50	112	.309	47	—	—
1966	1966	NL	—	9th	66	95	.410	28½	—	—
1967	1967	NL	—	10th	61	101	.377	40½	—	Tom Seaver (ROY)[11]
1968	1968	NL	—	9th	73	89	.451	24	—	—
1969^†	1969	NL*	East^[b]^	1st	100	62	.617	—	Won NLCS vs. Atlanta Braves, 3–0 Won World Series vs. Baltimore Orioles, 4–1^†	Tom Seaver (CYA)[12] Tommie Agee (CPOY)[13] Donn Clendenon (WSMVP)[14]
1970	1970	NL	East	3rd	83	79	.512	6	—	—
1971	1971	NL	East	3rd	83	79	.512	14	—	—
1972^[c]	1972	NL	East	3rd	83	73	.532	13½	—	Jon Matlack (ROY)[11]
1973	1973	NL*	East^	1st	82	79	.509	—	Won NLCS vs. Cincinnati Reds, 3–2 Lost World Series to Oakland Athletics, 4–3*	Tom Seaver (CYA)[12]
1974	1974	NL	East	5th	71	91	.438	17	—	—
1975	1975	NL	East	3rd	82	80	.506	10½	—	Tom Seaver (CYA)[12]
1976	1976	NL	East	3rd	86	76	.531	15	—	—
1977	1977	NL	East	6th	64	98	.395	37	—	—
1978	1978	NL	East	6th	66	96	.407	24	—	—
1979	1979	NL	East	6th	63	99	.389	35	—	—
1980	1980	NL	East	5th	67	95	.414	24	—	—
1981^[d]	1981	NL	East	5th	41	62	.398	18½	—	—
1982	1982	NL	East	6th	65	97	.401	27	—	—
1983	1983	NL	East	6th	68	94	.420	22	—	Darryl Strawberry (ROY)[11]
1984	1984	NL	East	2nd	90	72	.556	6½	—	Dwight Gooden (ROY)[11]
1985	1985	NL	East	2nd	98	64	.605	3	—	Dwight Gooden (CYA)[12]
1986^†	1986	NL*	East^	1st	108	54	.667	—	Won NLCS vs. Houston Astros, 4–2 Won World Series vs. Boston Red Sox, 4–3^†	Ray Knight (CPOY), (WSMVP)[15][16]
1987	1987	NL	East	2nd	92	70	.568	3	—	—
1988	1988	NL	East^	1st	100	60	.625	—	Lost NLCS to Los Angeles Dodgers, 4–3	—
1989	1989	NL	East	2nd	87	75	.537	6	—	—
1990	1990	NL	East	2nd	91	71	.562	4	—	—
1991	1991	NL	East	5th	77	84	.478	20½	—	—
1992	1992	NL	East	5th	72	90	.444	24	—	—
1993	1993	NL	East	7th	59	103	.364	38	—	—
1994^[e]	1994	NL	East	3rd	55	58	.487	18½	—	—
1995^[f]	1995	NL	East	2nd	69	75	.479	21	—	—
1996	1996	NL	East	4th	71	91	.438	25	—	—
1997	1997	NL	East	3rd	88	74	.543	13	—	—
1998	1998	NL	East	2nd	88	74	.543	18	—	—
1999	1999	NL	East	2nd^[g]¤	97	66	.595	6½	Won NLDS vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, 3–1 Lost NLCS to Atlanta Braves, 4–2	Rickey Henderson (CPOY)[17]
2000	2000	NL*	East	2nd¤	94	68	.580	1	Won NLDS vs. San Francisco Giants, 3–1 Won NLCS vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 4–1 Lost World Series to New York Yankees, 4–1*	—
2001	2001	NL	East	3rd	82	80	.506	6	—	—
2002	2002	NL	East	5th	75	86	.466	26½	—	—
2003	2003	NL	East	5th	66	95	.410	34½	—	—
2004	2004	NL	East	4th	71	91	.438	25	—	—
2005	2005	NL	East	3rd	83	79	.512	7	—	—
2006	2006	NL	East^	1st	97	65	.599	—	Won NLDS vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, 3–0 Lost NLCS to St. Louis Cardinals, 4–3	—
2007	2007	NL	East	2nd	88	74	.543	1	—	—
2008	2008	NL	East	2nd	89	73	.549	3	—	Fernando Tatís (CPOY)[18]
2009	2009	NL	East	4th	70	92	.432	23	—	—
2010	2010	NL	East	4th	79	83	.488	18	—	—
2011	2011	NL	East	4th	77	85	.475	25	—	—
2012	2012	NL	East	4th	74	88	.457	24	—	R.A. Dickey (CYA)[12]
2013	2013	NL	East	3rd	74	88	.457	22	—	—
2014	2014	NL	East	T-2nd	79	83	.488	17	—	Jacob deGrom (ROY)[11]
2015	2015	NL*	East^	1st	90	72	.556	—	Won NLDS vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, 3–2 Won NLCS vs. Chicago Cubs, 4–0 Lost World Series to Kansas City Royals, 4–1*	Matt Harvey (CPOY)[19]

All-time records

New York Mets all-time win–loss records

Statistic	Wins	Losses	Win%
New York Mets regular season record (1962–2014)	4,128	4,480	.480
New York Mets postseason record (1962–2014)	51	37	.580
All-time regular and postseason record	4,179	4,517	.481

Notes

• ^a This is determined by calculating the difference in wins plus the difference in losses divided by two.
• ^b In 1969, the National League split into East and West divisions.^[20]
• ^c The 1972 Major League Baseball strike forced the cancellation of the Mets' first six games of the season.^[21]
• ^d The 1981 Major League Baseball strike caused the season to be split into two halves.^[22] The Mets finished with a 17–34 record in the first half of the season, and a fifth-place finish in the National League East. After the strike was resolved, the team had a 24–28 record in the second half, placing them fourth in the division.^[23]
• ^e The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, which started on August 12, led to the cancellation of the rest of the season.^[21]
• ^f The 1994–95 MLB strike lasted until April 2, causing the 1995 season to be shortened to 144 games.^[21]
• ^g The Mets finished the 1999 season tied with the Cincinnati Reds for the National League wild card playoff berth. In a one-game tie-breaker, the Mets defeated the Reds 5–0 to win the wild card.^[24]

References

General

• "New York Mets Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
• "New York Mets: History". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
• "New York Mets year-by-year results". New York Mets. Major League Baseball. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
• "Mets Postseason Results". New York Mets. Major League Baseball. Retrieved April 19, 2009.

Specific

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17. Hermoso, Rafael (October 19, 1999). "Orel Says America's Behind Us". New York Daily News. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
18. Cothran, Jeremy D. (October 23, 2008). "New York Mets outfielder Fernando Tatis wins National League Comeback Player of the Year award". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
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