2004 New York Mets Roster

The 2004 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2004 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 2004 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 2004 New York Mets salary list, a 2004 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 2004 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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2004 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

38 James Baldwin 6-03 210 Right Right 1971-07-15
19 Heath Bell 6-03 230 Right Right 1977-09-29
34 Kris Benson 6-04 200 Right Right 1974-11-07
34, 20 Ricky Bottalico 6-01 200 Right Left 1969-08-26
39 Vic Darensbourg 5-10 165 Left Left 1970-11-13
35 Mike DeJean 6-02 205 Right Right 1970-09-28
19 Scott Erickson 6-04 224 Right Right 1968-02-02
55 Pedro Feliciano 5-10 185 Left Left 1976-08-25
43 Bartolome Fortunato 6-01 195 Right Right 1974-08-24
45 John Franco 5-10 185 Left Left 1960-09-17
13 Matt Ginter 6-01 220 Right Right 1977-12-24
47 Tom Glavine 6-01 190 Left Left 1966-03-25
48 Aaron Heilman 6-05 220 Right Right 1978-11-12
22 Al Leiter 6-03 215 Left Left 1965-10-23
40 Braden Looper 6-05 225 Right Right 1974-10-28
49 Orber Moreno 6-03 200 Right Right 1977-04-27
46 Jose Parra 5-11 160 Right Right 1972-11-28
36 Grant Roberts 6-03 205 Right Right 1977-09-13
26 Jae Seo 6-01 215 Right Right 1977-05-24
32 Mike Stanton 6-01 190 Left Left 1967-06-02
29 Steve Trachsel 6-04 205 Right Right 1970-10-31
35 David Weathers 6-03 205 Right Right 1969-09-25
39 Dan Wheeler 6-03 222 Right Right 1977-12-10
33 Tyler Yates 6-04 220 Right Right 1977-08-07
38 Victor Zambrano 6-00 190 Right Both 1975-08-06
10 Joe Hietpas 6-03 220 Right Right 1979-05-01
23 Jason Phillips 6-01 180 Right Right 1976-09-27
6 Tom Wilson 6-03 220 Right Right 1970-12-19
3 Vance Wilson 5-11 190 Right Right 1973-03-17
9 Craig Brazell 6-03 210 Right Left 1980-05-10
10 Brian Buchanan 6-04 230 Right Right 1973-07-21
17 Wilson Delgado 5-11 165 Right Both 1972-07-15
12 Danny Garcia 6-01 175 Right Right 1980-04-12
6 Ricky Gutierrez 6-01 175 Right Right 1970-05-23
6 Jeff Keppinger 6-01 180 Right Right 1980-04-21
25 Kaz Matsui 5-10 185 Right Both 1975-10-23
11 Joe McEwing 5-11 170 Right Right 1972-10-19
31 Mike Piazza 6-03 197 Right Right 1968-09-04
7 Jose Reyes 6-00 160 Right Both 1983-06-11
9 Ty Wigginton 6-00 210 Right Right 1977-10-11
5 David Wright 6-00 200 Right Right 1982-12-20
27 Todd Zeile 6-01 190 Right Right 1965-09-09
44 Mike Cameron 6-01 170 Right Right 1973-01-08
50 Victor Diaz 6-00 200 Right Right 1981-12-10
10 Jeff Duncan 6-02 190 Left Left 1978-12-09
30 Cliff Floyd 6-04 230 Right Left 1972-12-05
20 Karim Garcia 6-00 200 Left Left 1975-10-29
15 Richard Hidalgo 6-03 190 Right Right 1975-06-28
1 Esix Snead 5-10 175 Right Right 1976-06-07
43 Shane Spencer 5-11 225 Right Right 1972-02-20
57 Eric Valent 6-00 191 Left Left 1977-04-04
21 Gerald Williams 6-02 190 Right Right 1966-08-10
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The 2004 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 71 games, lost 91 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 94/95) where 2,318,321 fans witnessed their 2004 Mets finish the season with a .438 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 2004 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 2004 New York Mets salary list, a 2004 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 2004 New York Mets primary starters list:

2004 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Mike Cameron
Ricky Gutierrez
Kaz Matsui
Joe McEwing
Jason Phillips
Shane Spencer
Steve Trachsel
Ty Wigginton
Todd Zeile

2004 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Jason Phillips (87)
1B Mike Piazza (68)
2B Danny Garcia (44)
3B David Wright (69)
SS Kaz Matsui (110)
LF Cliff Floyd (106)
CF Mike Cameron (125)
RF Richard Hidalgo (83)
DH Mike Piazza (8)
  
SP Tom Glavine
SP Al Leiter
SP Jae Seo
SP Steve Trachsel
  
RP Ricky Bottalico
RP Pedro Feliciano
RP John Franco
RP Orber Moreno
RP Mike Stanton
RP David Weathers
RP Dan Wheeler
RP Tyler Yates
CL Braden Looper


2004 New York Mets
Salaries

Mike Piazza $16,071,429.00
Richard Hidalgo $12,500,000.00
Tom Glavine $10,765,608.00
Al Leiter $10,295,600.00
Cliff Floyd $6,500,000.00
Kris Benson $6,150,000.00
Kaz Matsui $5,066,667.00
Steve Trachsel $5,000,000.00
Mike Cameron $4,333,333.00
Mike Stanton $3,000,000.00
Braden Looper $2,000,000.00
Mike DeJean $1,500,000.00
John Franco $1,100,000.00
Todd Zeile $1,000,000.00
Vance Wilson $715,000.00
Joe McEwing $500,000.00
Victor Zambrano $325,000.00
Grant Roberts $319,500.00
Jason Phillips $318,000.00
Orber Moreno $317,500.00
Jose Reyes $307,500.00
Tyler Yates $300,000.00


2004 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Esix Snead
#3 Vance Wilson
#5 David Wright
#6 Ricky Gutierrez
#6 Jeff Keppinger
#6 Tom Wilson
#7 Jose Reyes
#9 Craig Brazell
#9 Ty Wigginton
#10 Brian Buchanan
#10 Jeff Duncan
#10 Joe Hietpas
#11 Joe McEwing
#12 Danny Garcia
#13 Matt Ginter
#15 Richard Hidalgo
#17 Wilson Delgado
#19 Heath Bell
#19 Scott Erickson
#20 Ricky Bottalico
#20 Karim Garcia
#21 Gerald Williams
#22 Al Leiter
#23 Jason Phillips
#25 Kaz Matsui
#26 Jae Seo
#27 Todd Zeile
#29 Steve Trachsel
#30 Cliff Floyd
#31 Mike Piazza
#32 Mike Stanton
#33 Tyler Yates
#34 Kris Benson
#34 Ricky Bottalico
#35 Mike DeJean
#35 David Weathers
#36 Grant Roberts
#38 James Baldwin
#38 Victor Zambrano
#39 Vic Darensbourg
#39 Dan Wheeler
#40 Braden Looper
#43 Bartolome Fortunato
#43 Shane Spencer
#44 Mike Cameron
#45 John Franco
#46 Jose Parra
#47 Tom Glavine
#48 Aaron Heilman
#49 Orber Moreno
#50 Victor Diaz
#55 Pedro Feliciano
#57 Eric Valent

Did you know that a 2004 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)?