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JERRY KOOSMAN

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 

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.