2000 New York Mets Roster

The 2000 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2000 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2000 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 2000 New York Mets salary list, a 2000 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 2000 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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Complete Roster  
 

49 Armando Benitez 6-04 180 Right Right 1972-11-03
29 Eric Cammack 6-01 180 Right Right 1975-08-14
27 Dennis Cook 6-03 185 Left Left 1962-10-04
45 John Franco 5-10 185 Left Left 1960-09-17
32 Mike Hampton 5-10 180 Left Right 1972-09-09
28 Bobby Jones 6-04 225 Right Right 1970-02-10
21 Bobby Jones 6-00 185 Left Right 1972-04-11
22 Al Leiter 6-03 215 Left Left 1965-10-23
23 Pat Mahomes 6-04 210 Right Right 1970-08-09
39 Jim Mann 6-03 225 Right Right 1974-11-17
25 Bill Pulsipher 6-03 210 Left Left 1973-10-09
35 Rick Reed 6-00 205 Right Right 1964-08-16
34 Jerrod Riggan 6-04 185 Right Right 1974-05-16
36 Grant Roberts 6-03 205 Right Right 1977-09-13
46 Rich Rodriguez 6-00 200 Left Left 1963-03-01
48 Glendon Rusch 6-02 170 Left Left 1974-11-07
34 Dennis Springer 5-10 185 Right Right 1965-02-12
99 Turk Wendell 6-02 190 Right Both 1967-05-19
51 Rick White 6-04 215 Right Right 1968-12-23
31 Mike Piazza 6-03 197 Right Right 1968-09-04
7 Todd Pratt 6-03 225 Right Right 1967-02-09
3 Vance Wilson 5-11 190 Right Right 1973-03-17
20 Kurt Abbott 6-00 185 Right Right 1969-06-02
13 Edgardo Alfonzo 5-11 210 Right Right 1973-11-08
17 Mike Bordick 5-11 175 Right Right 1965-07-21
15 Matt Franco 6-02 200 Right Left 1969-08-19
19 Lenny Harris 5-10 205 Right Left 1964-10-28
5 Mark Johnson 6-04 230 Left Left 1967-10-17
26 David Lamb 6-02 165 Right Both 1975-06-06
6 Melvin Mora 5-11 180 Right Right 1972-02-02
10 Rey Ordonez 5-09 160 Right Right 1971-11-11
30 Jorge Toca 6-03 220 Right Right 1975-01-07
11 Jorge Velandia 5-09 160 Right Right 1975-01-12
4 Robin Ventura 6-01 198 Right Left 1967-07-14
9 Todd Zeile 6-01 190 Right Right 1965-09-09
50 Benny Agbayani 6-00 225 Right Right 1971-12-28
16 Derek Bell 6-02 215 Right Right 1968-12-11
18 Darryl Hamilton 6-01 180 Right Left 1964-12-03
24 Rickey Henderson 5-10 195 Left Right 1958-12-25
33 Mike Kinkade 6-01 210 Right Right 1973-05-06
47 Joe McEwing 5-11 170 Right Right 1972-10-19
40 Ryan McGuire 6-02 210 Left Left 1971-11-23
26 Jon Nunnally 5-10 190 Right Left 1971-11-09
44 Jay Payton 5-10 185 Right Right 1972-11-22
6 Timo Perez 5-09 167 Left Left 1975-04-08
33 Bubba Trammell 6-03 205 Right Right 1971-11-06
11 Jason Tyner 6-01 170 Left Left 1977-04-23
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The 2000 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 94 games, lost 68 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 93/94) where 2,820,530 fans witnessed their 2000 Mets finish the season with a .580 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2000 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 2000 New York Mets salary list, a 2000 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 2000 New York Mets primary starters list:

2000 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Edgardo Alfonzo
Derek Bell
Darryl Hamilton
Mike Hampton
Rickey Henderson
Rey Ordonez
Mike Piazza
Robin Ventura
Todd Zeile

2000 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Mike Piazza (124)
1B Todd Zeile (151)
2B Edgardo Alfonzo (146)
3B Robin Ventura (137)
SS Mike Bordick (56)
LF Benny Agbayani (102)
CF Jay Payton (143)
RF Derek Bell (142)
DH Mike Piazza (5)
  
SP Mike Hampton
SP Bobby Jones
SP Al Leiter
SP Rick Reed
SP Glendon Rusch
  
RP Dennis Cook
RP John Franco
RP Pat Mahomes
RP Rich Rodriguez
RP Turk Wendell
RP Rick White
CL Armando Benitez


2000 New York Mets
Salaries

Mike Piazza $12,071,429.00
Robin Ventura $8,000,000.00
Al Leiter $7,750,000.00
Mike Hampton $5,750,000.00
Bobby Jones $5,366,667.00
Derek Bell $5,000,000.00
Rick Reed $4,375,000.00
Todd Zeile $4,333,333.00
Edgardo Alfonzo $4,225,000.00
Darryl Hamilton $3,633,333.00
Armando Benitez $3,437,500.00
John Franco $3,350,000.00
Rey Ordonez $2,250,000.00
Dennis Cook $2,200,000.00
Turk Wendell $2,050,014.00
Rickey Henderson $2,000,000.00
Pat Mahomes $750,000.00
Rich Rodriguez $600,000.00
Kurt Abbott $500,000.00
Todd Pratt $500,000.00
Matt Franco $462,500.00
Jon Nunnally $260,000.00
Benny Agbayani $220,000.00
Jay Payton $215,000.00
Melvin Mora $210,000.00


2000 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#3 Vance Wilson
#4 Robin Ventura
#5 Mark Johnson
#6 Melvin Mora
#6 Timo Perez
#7 Todd Pratt
#9 Todd Zeile
#10 Rey Ordonez
#11 Jason Tyner
#11 Jorge Velandia
#13 Edgardo Alfonzo
#15 Matt Franco
#16 Derek Bell
#17 Mike Bordick
#18 Darryl Hamilton
#19 Lenny Harris
#20 Kurt Abbott
#21 Bobby Jones
#22 Al Leiter
#23 Pat Mahomes
#24 Rickey Henderson
#25 Bill Pulsipher
#26 David Lamb
#26 Jon Nunnally
#27 Dennis Cook
#28 Bobby Jones
#29 Eric Cammack
#30 Jorge Toca
#31 Mike Piazza
#32 Mike Hampton
#33 Mike Kinkade
#33 Bubba Trammell
#34 Jerrod Riggan
#34 Dennis Springer
#35 Rick Reed
#36 Grant Roberts
#39 Jim Mann
#40 Ryan McGuire
#44 Jay Payton
#45 John Franco
#46 Rich Rodriguez
#47 Joe McEwing
#48 Glendon Rusch
#49 Armando Benitez
#50 Benny Agbayani
#51 Rick White
#99 Turk Wendell

Did you know that a 2000 New York Mets Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?