List of New York Mets managers
The
The Mets posted their franchise record for
The manager with the most wins and highest winning percentage over a full season or more is Johnson; his 595–417 record gives him a .588 winning percentage.[1] Conversely, the worst winning percentage over a full season or more in franchise history is .302 by inaugural manager Casey Stengel, who posted a 175–404 record from 1962 to 1965.[1]
Carlos Beltrán was hired as the Mets' manager after the 2019 season but he was fired from the position before managing any games due to his involvement in the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal.[7] Luis Rojas was hired in his place as manager for the 2020 season and managed for two losing seasons; the Mets declined their option on his contract after the 2021 season.[8] In 2022, the following manager Buck Showalter led the Mets to their first season of over 100 wins since 1988. That season, the Mets made the playoffs; however, they were eliminated in the National League Wild Card Series. After a disappointing 2023 season, Showalter announced on October 1 that he and the Mets had parted ways.[9] On November 14, 2023, Carlos Mendoza was hired as the manager starting with the 2024 season.[10]
Table key
WPct | Winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed |
PA | Playoff appearances: number of years this manager has led the franchise to the playoffs |
PW | Playoff wins: number of wins this manager has accrued in the playoffs |
PL | Playoff losses: number of losses this manager has accrued in the playoffs |
WS | World Series: number of World Series victories achieved by the manager |
† or ‡ | Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (‡ denotes induction as manager)[11] |
§ | Member of the New York Mets Hall of Fame[12] |
Managers
Statistics current as of October 2nd, 2023
# | Manager | Seasons | Games | Wins | Losses | WPct | PA | PW | PL | WS | Ref |
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1 | Casey Stengel‡§ | 1962–1965 | 579 | 175 | 404 | .302 | — | — | — | — | [13] |
2 | Wes Westrum | 1965–1967 | 379 | 142 | 237 | .375 | — | — | — | — | [14] |
3 | Salty Parker (Interim) | 1967 | 11 | 4 | 7 | .364 | — | — | — | — | [15] |
4 | Gil Hodges§ | 1968–1971 | 648 | 339 | 309 | .523 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | [16] |
5 | Yogi Berra† | 1972–1975 | 588 | 292 | 296 | .497 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | [17] |
6 | Roy McMillan (Interim) | 1975 | 53 | 26 | 27 | .491 | — | — | — | — | [18] |
7 | Joe Frazier | 1976–1977 | 207 | 101 | 106 | .488 | — | — | — | — | [19] |
8 | Joe Torre‡ | 1977–1981 | 706 | 286 | 420 | .405 | — | — | — | — | [2] |
9 | George Bamberger | 1982–1983 | 208 | 81 | 127 | .389 | — | — | — | — | [20] |
10 | Frank Howard (Interim) | 1983 | 116 | 52 | 64 | .448 | — | — | — | — | [21] |
11 | Davey Johnson§ | 1984–1990 | 1012 | 595 | 417 | .588 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | [22] |
12 | Bud Harrelson§ | 1990–1991 | 274 | 145 | 129 | .529 | — | — | — | — | [23] |
13 | Mike Cubbage (Interim) | 1991 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | — | — | — | — | [24] |
14 | Jeff Torborg | 1992–1993 | 200 | 85 | 115 | .425 | — | — | — | — | [25] |
15 | Dallas Green | 1993–1996 | 512 | 229 | 283 | .447 | — | — | — | — | [26] |
16 | Bobby Valentine | 1996–2002 | 1003 | 536 | 467 | .534 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | [27] |
17 | Art Howe | 2003–2004 | 323 | 137 | 186 | .424 | — | — | — | — | [28] |
18 | Willie Randolph | 2005–2008 | 555 | 302 | 253 | .544 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | [29] |
19 | Jerry Manuel | 2008–2010 | 417 | 204 | 213 | .489 | — | — | — | — | [30] |
20 | Terry Collins | 2011–2017 | 1134 | 551 | 583 | .486 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | [31] |
21 | Mickey Callaway | 2018–2019 | 324 | 163 | 161 | .503 | — | — | — | — | [32] |
22 | Luis Rojas | 2020–2021 | 222 | 103 | 119 | .464 | — | — | — | — | [33] |
23 | Buck Showalter | 2022–2023 | 324 | 175 | 148 | .542 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | [34] |
24 | Carlos Mendoza |
2024–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | [10] |
Totals | 9478 | 4551 | 4927 | .480 | 10 | 52 | 40 | 2 |
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Johnson Mets manager 1984–1991.
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Bobby Valentine Mets manager 1996–2002.
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Willie Randolph, manager, 2005–2008
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Jerry Manuel, manager, 2008–2010
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Terry Collins has managed the most games in the history of the Mets from 2011–2017.
References
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- ^ "Luis Rojas out as New York Mets manager after two losing seasons | New York Mets | the Guardian".
- ^ "Buck Showalter won't return as Mets manager in 2024". ESPN. October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ a b "Carlos Mendoza named Mets manager". MLB.com. November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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- ^ "Mets working to finalize multi-year deal for Luis Rojas to become manager". SNY. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ Bavazzano, Sean. "Mets Hire Buck Showalter As Manager". New York Post. December 18, 2021.
Further reading
- Gillette, Gary; Palmer, Pete (2007). The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia (Fourth ed.). New York City, New York: Sterling Publishing Co. pp. 1669–1684. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7.
- "New York Mets History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 18, 2008.
- "New York Mets Manager History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 18, 2008.
External links
- Media related to New York Mets managers at Wikimedia Commons