Dwight Gooden Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Dwight Gooden
NameDwight Gooden
Date of BirthNovember 16, 1964
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1984
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Dwight Gooden Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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: 6,717)
W194 (MLB Rank: 135)
L112 (MLB Rank: 424)
SV3 (MLB Rank: 2,474)
ERA3.51 (MLB Rank: 2,555)
IP2800.2 (MLB Rank: 177)
SHO24 (MLB Rank: 188)
CG68 (MLB Rank: 647)
SO2,293 (MLB Rank: 59)
BB954 (MLB Rank: 133)
H2,564 (MLB Rank: 224)
HR210 (MLB Rank: 236)
SO97.37 (MLB Rank: 2,437)
BB93.07 (MLB Rank: 8,280)
H98.24 (MLB Rank: 9,468)
HR90.67 (MLB Rank: 6,471)
WHIP1.256 (MLB Rank: 10,095)
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