New York Mets award winners and league leaders

This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the New York Mets professional baseball team.

Team award

• 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)

Team captains

David Wright - Third baseman Captain from 2013-18

Keith ‘Mex’ Hernandez - First baseman Captain from 1987-89

Gary ‘The Kid’ Carter - Catcher Captain from 1988-89 (co-captain with Keith Hernandez)

John Franco - Closer Captain from 2001-04

Individual awards

Cy Young Award

• Tom Seaver, 1969, 1973, 1975
• Dwight Gooden, 1985
• R.A. Dickey, 2012
• Jacob deGrom, 2018, 2019

Rookie of the Year Award

• 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)

• Gil Hodges 1969[4]

MLB Manager of the Year Award

none

HR Leader (NL)

• Dave Kingman, 1982
• Darryl Strawberry, 1988
• Howard Johnson, 1991
• Pete Alonso, 2019

RBI Leader (NL)

• Howard Johnson, 1991

Batting Title (NL)

• Jose Reyes, 2011

Rawlings Gold Glove Award

Pitcher Ron Darling, 1989 Catcher none First base Keith Hernandez, 1983–1988 Second base Doug Flynn, 1980

Shortstop Bud Harrelson, 1971 Rey Ordóñez, 1997–1999 Third base Robin Ventura, 1999 David Wright, 2007, 2008 Outfield Tommie Agee, 1970 Carlos Beltrán, 2006–2008 Juan Lagares, 2014

Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award

See explanatory note at Atlanta Braves award winners and league leaders

Team (all positions)

• (2012)
• (2013)

Pitcher (in MLB)

• Jacob deGrom (2015)

Silver Slugger Award

Pitcher Dwight Gooden, 1992 Mike Hampton, 2000 Catcher Gary Carter, 1985, 1986 Mike Piazza, 1998–2002 First base Keith Hernandez, 1984 Second base Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999

Shortstop José Reyes, 2006 Third base Howard Johnson, 1989, 1991 David Wright, 2007, 2008 Outfield Darryl Strawberry, 1988, 1990 Carlos Beltrán, 2006–2007 Yoenis Cespedes, 2016

Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award

See footnote[5]

• John Franco, 1990
• Armando Benítez, 2001

Major League Triple Crown: Pitching

See: Major League Baseball Triple Crown

• Dwight Gooden (1985)

Triple Crown (NL): Pitching

See: Major League Baseball Triple Crown § Pitching

• Dwight Gooden (1985)

MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award

• Ray Knight, 1986
• Rickey Henderson, 1999
• Matt Harvey, 2015[6]

Roberto Clemente Award

• Gary Carter, 1989
• Al Leiter, 2000
• Carlos Delgado, 2006
• Curtis Granderson, 2016

World Series MVP Award

• Donn Clendenon, 1969
• Ray Knight, 1986

NLCS MVP Award

See: National League Championship Series#NLCS results (1969–present) (Series MVP column)

• Mike Hampton, 2000
• Daniel Murphy, 2015

Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award

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)

• 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

• Carlos Beltrán, centerfield (2009) (also played with Kansas City and Houston, 2000-04)
• Johan Santana, starting pitcher (2009) (also played with Minnesota, 2000-07)

Players Choice Awards Outstanding Pitcher (NL)

• R.A. Dickey (2012)
• Jacob deGrom (2018)

Reliever of the Year Award (starting in 2001)

• Armando Benítez, 2001 (shared with Robb Nen)

Fireman of the Year Award (last awarded in 2000)

• John Franco, 1990 & 1994

Players Choice Awards Outstanding Rookie (NL)

• Jacob DeGrom (2014)

Baseball America All-Rookie Team

See: Baseball America#Baseball America All-Rookie Team

Ike Davis

• 2010 – Ike Davis (1B) and Jon Niese (SP)[7]
• 2011 – Lucas Duda, OF (one of three)[8]

Topps All-Star Rookie teams

Main Article: List of Topps All-Star Rookie teams

• 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
• 2005 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

• Matt Harvey (2015)

The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award

• Tommie Agee, 1969
• Ray Knight, 1986
• Rickey Henderson,1999
• Fernando Tatís, 2008
• Matt Harvey, 2015

Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award

• Tom Seaver, 1969, 1975
• Dwight Gooden, 1985
• R.A. Dickey, 2012
• Jacob deGrom, 2018, 2019

Baseball America Major League Executive of the Year

• Sandy Alderson, 2015

Other achievements

Hall of Famers

See: New York Mets#Baseball Hall of Famers

New York Mets Hall of Fame

Retired numbers

See: New York Mets#Retired numbers

Ford C. Frick Award (broadcasters)

See: New York Mets#Ford C. Frick Award recipients

New York BBWAA chapter awards

See: New York BBWAA chapter awards

Joan Payson Award

Note: The award is for excellence in community service.

Casey Stengel "You Can Look It Up" Award

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

The awards is for a player who has become a New York favorite.

William J. Slocum–Jack Lang Award

Note: The award is for long and meritorious service.

Ben Epstein–Dan Castellano "Good Guy" Award

Note: The award is for candor and accessibility to writers.

Willie, Mickey and the Duke Award

Note: The award is given to a group of players forever linked in baseball history.

World Baseball Classic All–WBC Team

• 2013 – David Wright (3B) (2013 World Baseball Classic § All-WBC team)

Associated Press Athlete of the Year

• Tom Seaver, 1969
• Dwight Gooden, 1985

Sporting News Sportsman of the Year

See: Sporting News#Sportsman of the Year

Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Award

• Tom Seaver, 1969

Hickok Belt

See footnote[9]

• Tom Seaver, 1969

New Jersey Sports Writers Association

See: New Jersey Sports Writers Association

• Man of the Year (1986) – Frank Cashen
• Sports Humanitarian of the Year (2001) – Bobby Valentine
• Sports Humanitarian of the Year (2008) – David Wright[10]

Minor league system

Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year

• 1983 – Dwight Gooden
• 1986 – Gregg Jefferies
• 1987 – Gregg Jefferies

Sterling Minor League Organizational Player of the Year

For winners, see Sterling Award.

Sterling Minor League Organizational Pitcher of the Year

For winners, see Sterling Award.

Sterling Award (team MVPs)

Note: Each year, nine awards are given – to the MVP on each of the nine minor league affiliates.

For winners, see: Sterling Award.

See also

• Baseball awards
• List of MLB awards

Footnotes

1. 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.
2. 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#Appearances by franchise.
3. The Mets have the most pennants won by an expansion team. See: List of World Series champions § Appearances by club.
4. The Associated Press Manager of the Year Award was discontinued in 2001.
5. 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".
6. http://m.mlb.com/awards/
7. Eddy, Matt (October 19, 2010). "Future Big League Stars Highlight All-Rookie Team". Baseball America. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
8. Eddy, Matt (October 21, 2011). "Infield, Pitching Staff Highlight 2011 Rookie Team". Baseball America. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
9. The Hickok Belt trophy was awarded to the top professional athlete of the year in the U.S., from 1950 to 1976.
10. 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.