Dwight Gooden

About Dwight Gooden

"Doc" Gooden, the 1985 National League Cy Young Award winner and triple crown champion, In 1986, he helped the New York Mets win the World Series, and then with the New York Yankees in 1996 and 2000, he won two more World Series.

Dwight Eugene Gooden, nicknamed "Dr. K" and "Doc", is a former professional American baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball. Gooden played 1984-1994 and 1996-2000 for the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In a career spanning 430 games, he pitched 2,800 ²⁄₃ innings and broke a win-lose record of 194–112, with an average run of 3.51 and 2,293 hits. Gooden made his MLB debut in 1984 for Mets and quickly established himself as one of the tournament's most talented pitchers; as a 19-year-old rookie, he took first place out of four chosen for the All-Star, won the National League Rookie of the Year award and led the tournament in terms of excellent numbers. In 1985 he won the NL Cy Young Award and won a Triple Crown in pitching, setting a record of 24–4 and 1.53 tournament-leading ERA, 268 shots and 16 full games. The following season he helped the Mets win the 1986 World Series

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Trivia

He was a 4-time All-Star and pitched the only no-hitter of his career on May 14, 1996 against the Seattle Mariners.

Dwight Gooden before fame

Before joining the Mets in the main leagues in 1984, he experienced one dominant year in the minors.

Achievement of Dwight Gooden

He was a four-time All-Star who pitched his sole no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners on May 14, 1996.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$300 Thousand

Dwight Gooden family life

With his wife Monica Harris, he had four children.

Associations of Dwight Gooden

On the 1986 World Series champion Mets, he and Darryl Strawberry were teammates.

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