This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the New York Mets professional baseball team.
Team award
edit- 1969 – National League Championship Series Trophy
- 1969 – World Series Trophy[1][2]
- 1973 – National League Championship Series Trophy
- 1983 – Baseball America Organization of the Year
- 1984 – Baseball America Organization of the Year
- 1986 – National League Championship Series Trophy
- 1986 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series)[1]
- 1995 – Baseball America Organization of the Year
- 2000 – Warren Giles Trophy (National League champion)[3]
- 2015 – Warren Giles Trophy (National League champion)
Team records (single-season and career)
editTeam captains
edit- Keith Hernandez, 1987–89 (co-captain with Gary Carter, 1988–89)[4]
- Gary Carter, 1988–89 (co-captain with Keith Hernandez)[4]
- John Franco, 2001–04[5]
- David Wright, 2013–18[6]
Individual awards
edit- Tom Seaver, 1967
- Jon Matlack, 1972
- Darryl Strawberry, 1983
- Dwight Gooden, 1984
- Jacob deGrom, 2014
- Pete Alonso, 2019
Associated Press Manager of the Year Award (discontinued)
edit- Buck Showalter (2022)
Hank Aaron Award (top hitter in league)
editNone
HR Leader (NL)
editRBI Leader (NL)
editBatting Title (NL)
editGold Glove Award
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Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award
edit- See explanatory note at Atlanta Braves award winners and league leaders
- Team (all positions)
- David Wright (2012)
- Juan Lagares (2013)
- Pitcher (in MLB)
- Jacob deGrom (2015)
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- See footnote[8]
- John Franco, 1990
- Armando Benítez, 2001
MLB Reliever of the Year Award
edit- Edwin Díaz, 2022
Triple Crown (NL): Pitching
edit- Dwight Gooden (1985)
- Ray Knight, 1986
- Rickey Henderson, 1999
- Matt Harvey, 2015[9]
- Gary Carter, 1989
- Al Leiter, 2000
- Carlos Delgado, 2006
- Curtis Granderson, 2016
NL All-Stars
edit- Donn Clendenon, 1969
- Ray Knight, 1986
NLCS MVP Award
edit- See: National League Championship Series#NLCS results (1969–present) (Series MVP column)
- Note: This was re-named the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award in 2002.
- Jon Matlack, 1975 (shared with Bill Madlock)
DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)
edit- Tom Seaver — voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value
Sports Illustrated MLB All-Decade Team
edit- Carlos Beltrán, centerfield (2009) (also played with Kansas City and Houston, 2000-04)
- Johan Santana, starting pitcher (2009) (also played with Minnesota, 2000-07)
- Robinson Canó, second base (2019) (also played with New York and Seattle, 2010–2018)[10]
Players Choice Awards Outstanding Pitcher (NL)
edit- R. A. Dickey (2012)
- Jacob deGrom (2018 & 2019)
Reliever of the Year Award (starting in 2001)
edit- Armando Benítez, 2001 (shared with Robb Nen)
Fireman of the Year Award (last awarded in 2000)
edit- John Franco, 1990 & 1994
Players Choice Awards Outstanding Rookie (NL)
edit- Jacob DeGrom (2014)
Baseball America All-Rookie Team
edit- 2010 – Ike Davis (1B) and Jon Niese (SP)[11]
- 2011 – Lucas Duda, OF (one of three)[12]
- 1962 Al Jackson - LHP
- 1963 Jesse Gonder - C
- 1965 Ron Swoboda - OF
- 1966 Cleon Jones - OF
- 1967 Tom Seaver - RHP
- 1968 Ken Boswell - 2B
- 1968 Jerry Koosman - LHP
- 1972 Jon Matlack - LHP
- 1981 Hubie Brooks - 3B
- 1981 Mookie Wilson - OF
- 1983 Darryl Strawberry - OF
- 1984 Mike Fitzgerald - C
- 1984 Dwight Gooden - RHP
- 1985 Roger McDowell - RHP
- 1989 Gregg Jefferies - 2B
- 1992 Todd Hundley - C
- 1992 Jeff Kent - 2B
- 2000 Jay Payton - OF
- 2001 Tsuyoshi Shinjo - OF
- 2003 Ty Wigginton - 3B
- 2009 Omir Santos C
- 2014 Travis d'Arnaud - C
- 2015 Michael Conforto - OF
- 2015 Noah Syndergaard - RHP
- 2019 Pete Alonso - 1B
Players Choice Awards Comeback Player
edit- Matt Harvey (2015)
- Tommie Agee, 1969
- Ray Knight, 1986
- Rickey Henderson, 1999
- Fernando Tatís, 2008
- Matt Harvey, 2015
- Tom Seaver, 1969, 1975
- Dwight Gooden, 1985
- R. A. Dickey, 2012
- Jacob deGrom, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Sandy Alderson, 2015
Other achievements
editHall of Famers
editNew York Mets Hall of Fame
editRetired numbers
editFord C. Frick Award (broadcasters)
editNew York BBWAA chapter awards
editSid Mercer–Dick Young Player of the Year Award
editArthur and Milton Richman "You Gotta Have Heart" Award
editJoan Payson Award
edit- Note: The award is for excellence in community service.
Casey Stengel "You Can Look It Up" Award
edit- Note: The award is to honor career achievement for those who went home empty-handed at previous dinners.
Joe DiMaggio "Toast of the Town" Award
edit- The awards is for a player who has become a New York favorite.
William J. Slocum–Jack Lang Award
edit- Note: The award is for long and meritorious service.
Ben Epstein–Dan Castellano "Good Guy" Award
edit- Note: The award is for candor and accessibility to writers.
Willie, Mickey and the Duke Award
edit- Note: The award is given to a group of players forever linked in baseball history.
World Baseball Classic All–WBC Team
edit- Tom Seaver, 1969
- Dwight Gooden, 1985
Sporting News Sportsman of the Year
editSports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Award
edit- Tom Seaver, 1969
Hickok Belt
edit- See footnote[13]
- Tom Seaver, 1969
New Jersey Sports Writers Association
edit- Man of the Year (1986) – Frank Cashen
- Sports Humanitarian of the Year (2001) – Bobby Valentine
- Sports Humanitarian of the Year (2008) – David Wright[14]
Minor league system
editBaseball America Minor League Player of the Year
edit- 1983 – Dwight Gooden
- 1986 – Gregg Jefferies
- 1987 – Gregg Jefferies
Sterling Minor League Organizational Player of the Year
editSterling Minor League Organizational Pitcher of the Year
editSterling Award (team MVPs)
edit- Each year, nine awards are given to the MVP on each of the nine minor league affiliates
See also
editFootnotes
edit- ^ a b The World Series Trophy was first awarded in 1967. In 1985, it was re-named the Commissioner's Trophy. From 1970 to 1984, the "Commissioner's Trophy" was the name of the award given to the All-Star Game MVP.
- ^ The Mets were the first expansion team to win a pennant and also the first to win a World Series title. See List of World Series champions § Records by franchise.
- ^ The Mets have the most pennants won by an expansion team. See: List of World Series champions § Records by franchise.
- ^ a b "Mets captains through the years". Newsday. March 21, 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Puma, Mike (March 23, 2013). "Mets great Franco huge Wright fan". New York Post. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Carroll, Lloyd (November 1, 2020). "A Review of David Wright's "The Captain"". NY Sports Day. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ The Associated Press Manager of the Year Award was discontinued in 2001.
- ^ MLB appears to have dropped the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award as an official MLB award, after the 2006 season. Relief Man Award winners (1976–2006). Awards (The Official Site of MLB's Honors and Accolades). MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (MLB.com). Retrieved 2010-06-09. Established in 1976, it does not appear on the MLB.com awards page for the most recent completed season. 2010 Awards. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2011-08-21. The MLB Delivery Man of the Year Award (initially sponsored by DHL) was first given in 2005 and does appear on the MLB.com awards page for the most recent completed season. Prior to both awards, in 1960, The Sporting News established its Fireman of the Year Award, to recognize the best closer from each league. In 2001, the award was broadened to include all relievers and was re-named The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award. In 2002, MLB began its This Year in Baseball Awards (TYIB Awards) (for all of MLB, not for each league), including Pitcher of the Year and Setup Man of the Year. In 2004, a Closer of the Year category was added and "Pitcher of the Year" was re-named "Starting Pitcher of the Year". In or about 2000, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum began its Hilton Smith Legacy Award for "Relievers of the Year".
- ^ "Harvey voted 2015 NL Comeback Player of the Year". MLB.com. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ Fagan, Ryan (2019-12-17). "Sporting News' MLB All-Decade team for the 2010s". Sporting News. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ Eddy, Matt (October 19, 2010). "Future Big League Stars Highlight All-Rookie Team". Baseball America. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- ^ Eddy, Matt (October 21, 2011). "Infield, Pitching Staff Highlight 2011 Rookie Team". Baseball America. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ^ The Hickok Belt trophy was awarded to the top professional athlete of the year in the U.S., from 1950 to 1976.
- ^ Barmakian, Ed (January 25, 2009). "New York Mets' David Wright tells New Jersey Sports Writers Association he's excited about World Baseball Classic". NJ.com (New Jersey On-Line LLC). The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2011-01-19.