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Jerry Koosman
Years with the Mets: 12, (1967-1978)
After a slow start in his rookie season, in his second season as a Met, Koosman caught on fire and won more games (19) than even Tom Seaver. Koosman made the All Star game that season and then finshed second in Rookie of the Year voting.
In 1969, Koosman had argueably his best year as a Met and helped lead the Mets to their first World Series Championship by winning 17 games. During the World Series, Koosman posted a 2.08 ERA and won both games he started.
After suffering injuries in 1970 and 1971, Koosman won 14 games for the Mets in 1973 and helped lead the Mets to their second National League Championship. In the World Series that year, he threw seven innings of shutout ball to give the Mets one of their three victories. In 1976, Koosman won 21 games for the Mets and then left the team two years later.
Individual Season Stats:
Year G IP W L Pct. R ER SO BB GS CG ShO Sv ERA
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1967 9 22.1 0 2 .000 17 15 11 19 3 0 0 0 6.04
1968 35 263.2 19 12 .613 72 61 178 69 34 17 7 0 2.08
1969 32 241.0 17 9 .654 66 61 180 68 32 16 6 0 2.28
1970 30 212.0 12 7 .632 87 74 118 71 29 5 1 0 3.14
1971 26 166.0 6 11 .353 66 56 96 51 24 4 0 0 3.04
1972 34 163.0 11 12 .478 81 75 147 52 24 4 1 1 4.14
1973 35 263.0 14 15 .483 93 83 156 76 35 12 3 0 2.84
1974 35 265.0 15 11 .577 113 99 188 85 35 13 0 0 3.36
1975 36 240.0 14 13 .519 106 91 173 98 34 11 4 2 3.41
1976 34 247.0 21 10 .677 81 74 200 66 32 17 3 0 2.70
1977 32 227.0 8 20 .286 102 88 192 81 32 6 1 0 3.49
1978 38 235.0 3 15 .167 110 98 160 84 32 3 0 2 3.75
Career Stats With the Mets:
Year G IP W L Pct. R ER SO BB GS CG ShO Sv ERA
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Totals 401 3045.0 198 124 .615 953 870 2541 847 395 171 44 0 2.57
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Fast Facts: |
The Mets discovered Koosman in 1964 while he was pitching for the United States Army.
Koosman is second for the Mets in all time Complete Games and Shutouts.
While on first base, Koosman misread a sign and actually stole second base once.
Nine out of his eleven seasons with the Mets, Koosman had an ERA under 4.00.
In 1967, Koosman led the International League in strikeouts and this promoted the Mets to bring him up.
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