Dwight Gooden Career Pitching Summary

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.

Dwight Gooden Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Dwight Gooden.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Dwight Gooden
    NameDwight Gooden
    Date of BirthNovember 16, 1964
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1984

    📊 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:

    GS410 (MLB Rank: 125)
    GF4 (MLB Rank: 6,590)
    W194 (MLB Rank: 135)
    L112 (MLB Rank: 422)
    SV3 (MLB Rank: 2,437)
    ERA3.51 (MLB Rank: 2,541)
    IP2800.2 (MLB Rank: 176)
    SHO24 (MLB Rank: 188)
    CG68 (MLB Rank: 647)
    SO2,293 (MLB Rank: 59)
    BB954 (MLB Rank: 132)
    H2,564 (MLB Rank: 224)
    HR210 (MLB Rank: 230)
    SO97.37 (MLB Rank: 2,322)
    BB93.07 (MLB Rank: 8,154)
    H98.24 (MLB Rank: 9,354)
    HR90.67 (MLB Rank: 6,318)
    WHIP1.256 (MLB Rank: 9,967)
    WAR48.4 (MLB Rank: 113)

    📊 Last Season Summary (2000)

    In his final season (2000), Dwight Gooden recorded the following stats:

    GS14
    GF3
    W6
    L5
    SV2
    ERA4.71
    IP105
    SO55
    BB44
    H119
    HR23
    SO94.71
    BB93.77
    H910.2
    HR91.97
    WHIP1.552
    WAR0.8

    📈 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

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    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