Dwight Gooden played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 2000, appearing in 430 games over 16 seasons. He recorded a total of 194 W and 112 L, an ERA of 3.51, 2,293 SO, a WHIP of 1.256, and a WAR of 48.4.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Dwight Gooden |
Date of Birth | November 16, 1964 |
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MLB Debut | 1984 |
📊 Career Summary
Dwight Gooden appeared in 430 games over 16 MLB seasons from 1984 to 2000. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 410 (MLB Rank: 125) |
GF | 4 (MLB Rank: 6,590) |
W | 194 (MLB Rank: 135) |
L | 112 (MLB Rank: 422) |
SV | 3 (MLB Rank: 2,437) |
ERA | 3.51 (MLB Rank: 2,541) |
IP | 2800.2 (MLB Rank: 176) |
SHO | 24 (MLB Rank: 188) |
CG | 68 (MLB Rank: 647) |
SO | 2,293 (MLB Rank: 59) |
BB | 954 (MLB Rank: 132) |
H | 2,564 (MLB Rank: 224) |
HR | 210 (MLB Rank: 230) |
SO9 | 7.37 (MLB Rank: 2,322) |
BB9 | 3.07 (MLB Rank: 8,154) |
H9 | 8.24 (MLB Rank: 9,354) |
HR9 | 0.67 (MLB Rank: 6,318) |
WHIP | 1.256 (MLB Rank: 9,967) |
WAR | 48.4 (MLB Rank: 113) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2000)
In his final season (2000), Dwight Gooden recorded the following stats:
GS | 14 |
GF | 3 |
W | 6 |
L | 5 |
SV | 2 |
ERA | 4.71 |
IP | 105 |
SO | 55 |
BB | 44 |
H | 119 |
HR | 23 |
SO9 | 4.71 |
BB9 | 3.77 |
H9 | 10.2 |
HR9 | 1.97 |
WHIP | 1.552 |
WAR | 0.8 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1985, 24 W
- Most SO: 1984, 276 SO
- Most IP: 1985, 276.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1985, 12.2 WAR
- Best ERA: 1985, 1.53 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Dwight Gooden appeared in 10 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.65, pitched 54.3 IP, struck out 47 batters, with 0 W and 4 L.
Dwight Gooden Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1984 | 17 | 9 | 2.6 | 0.654 | 0 | 276 | 218 | 5.5 | 1.073 | 7 | 161 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 137 | 1.69 | 11.4 | 3.78 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 879 |
1985 | 24 | 4 | 1.53 | 0.857 | 0 | 268 | 276.2 | 12.2 | 0.965 | 13 | 198 | 69 | 51 | 47 | 229 | 2.13 | 8.7 | 3.88 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1065 |
1986 | 17 | 6 | 2.84 | 0.739 | 0 | 200 | 250 | 4.5 | 1.108 | 17 | 197 | 80 | 92 | 79 | 126 | 3.06 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1020 |
1987 | 15 | 7 | 3.21 | 0.682 | 0 | 148 | 179.2 | 3.7 | 1.197 | 11 | 162 | 53 | 68 | 64 | 119 | 2.94 | 7.4 | 2.79 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 730 |
1988 | 18 | 9 | 3.19 | 0.667 | 0 | 175 | 248.1 | 3.4 | 1.204 | 8 | 242 | 57 | 98 | 88 | 101 | 2.54 | 6.3 | 3.07 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1024 |
1989 | 9 | 4 | 2.89 | 0.692 | 1 | 101 | 118.1 | 1.5 | 1.183 | 9 | 93 | 47 | 42 | 38 | 113 | 3.29 | 7.7 | 2.15 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 497 |
1990 | 19 | 7 | 3.83 | 0.731 | 0 | 223 | 232.2 | 2.5 | 1.285 | 10 | 229 | 70 | 106 | 99 | 98 | 2.44 | 8.6 | 3.19 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 983 |
1991 | 13 | 7 | 3.6 | 0.65 | 0 | 150 | 190 | 3.3 | 1.268 | 12 | 185 | 56 | 80 | 76 | 102 | 3.03 | 7.1 | 2.68 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.6 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 789 |
1992 | 10 | 13 | 3.67 | 0.435 | 0 | 145 | 206 | 2.3 | 1.296 | 11 | 197 | 70 | 93 | 84 | 96 | 3.13 | 6.3 | 2.07 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 863 |
1993 | 12 | 15 | 3.45 | 0.444 | 0 | 149 | 208.2 | 3.5 | 1.193 | 16 | 188 | 61 | 89 | 80 | 116 | 3.56 | 6.4 | 2.44 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 2.6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 866 |
1994 | 3 | 4 | 6.31 | 0.429 | 0 | 40 | 41.1 | -0.6 | 1.476 | 9 | 46 | 15 | 32 | 29 | 67 | 5.19 | 8.7 | 2.67 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 182 |
1996 | 11 | 7 | 5.01 | 0.611 | 0 | 126 | 170.2 | 2.6 | 1.506 | 19 | 169 | 88 | 101 | 95 | 100 | 4.85 | 6.6 | 1.43 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.9 | 4.6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 756 |
1997 | 9 | 5 | 4.91 | 0.643 | 0 | 66 | 106.1 | 1.2 | 1.589 | 14 | 116 | 53 | 61 | 58 | 92 | 5.27 | 5.6 | 1.25 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.8 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 472 |
1998 | 8 | 6 | 3.76 | 0.571 | 0 | 83 | 134 | 2.7 | 1.388 | 13 | 135 | 51 | 59 | 56 | 127 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 1.63 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.1 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 580 |
1999 | 3 | 4 | 6.26 | 0.429 | 0 | 88 | 115 | -0.7 | 1.687 | 18 | 127 | 67 | 90 | 80 | 80 | 5.62 | 6.9 | 1.31 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.9 | 5.2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 532 |
2000 | 6 | 5 | 4.71 | 0.545 | 2 | 55 | 105 | 0.8 | 1.552 | 23 | 119 | 44 | 64 | 55 | 104 | 6.28 | 4.7 | 1.25 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.2 | 3.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 467 |