1986 New York Mets Roster

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The 1986 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1986 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 1986 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1986 New York Mets salary list, a 1986 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1986 New York Mets primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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38 Rick Aguilera 6-05 205 Right Right 1961-12-31
32 Rick Anderson 6-00 175 Right Right 1956-11-29
31 Bruce Berenyi 6-03 215 Right Right 1954-08-21
12 Ron Darling 6-03 195 Right Right 1960-08-19
50 Sid Fernandez 6-01 230 Left Left 1962-10-12
16 Dwight Gooden 6-03 210 Right Right 1964-11-16
26 Terry Leach 6-00 215 Right Right 1954-03-13
36 Ed Lynch 6-06 230 Right Right 1956-02-25
42 Roger McDowell 6-01 182 Right Right 1960-12-21
43 John Mitchell 6-02 195 Right Right 1965-08-11
48 Randy Myers 6-01 215 Left Left 1962-09-19
40 Randy Niemann 6-04 200 Left Left 1955-11-15
19 Bob Ojeda 6-01 190 Left Left 1957-12-17
47 Jesse Orosco 6-02 205 Left Right 1957-04-21
39 Doug Sisk 6-02 210 Right Right 1957-09-26
8 Gary Carter 6-02 215 Right Right 1954-04-08
35 John Gibbons 5-11 187 Right Right 1962-06-08
49 Ed Hearn 6-03 215 Right Right 1960-08-23
33 Barry Lyons 6-01 202 Right Right 1960-06-03
6 Wally Backman 5-09 160 Right Both 1959-09-22
29 Tim Corcoran 5-11 175 Left Left 1953-03-19
2 Kevin Elster 6-02 200 Right Right 1964-08-03
17 Keith Hernandez 6-00 195 Left Left 1953-10-20
20 Howard Johnson 5-11 178 Right Both 1960-11-29
22 Ray Knight 6-02 190 Right Right 1952-12-28
29 Dave Magadan 6-03 200 Right Left 1962-09-30
3 Rafael Santana 6-01 165 Right Right 1958-01-31
11 Tim Teufel 6-00 175 Right Right 1958-07-07
4 Lenny Dykstra 5-10 167 Left Left 1963-02-10
15 George Foster 6-01 185 Right Right 1948-12-01
25 Danny Heep 5-11 185 Left Left 1957-07-03
27 Stan Jefferson 5-11 175 Right Both 1962-12-04
13 Lee Mazzilli 6-01 185 Right Both 1955-03-25
7 Kevin Mitchell 5-11 210 Right Right 1962-01-13
18 Darryl Strawberry 6-06 200 Left Left 1962-03-12
1 Mookie Wilson 5-10 170 Right Both 1956-02-09
1986 New York Mets Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac

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The 1986 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 108 games, lost 54 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 97/95) where 2,767,601 fans witnessed their 1986 Mets finish the season with a .667 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 1986 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1986 New York Mets salary list, a 1986 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1986 New York Mets primary starters list:

1986 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters

Gary Carter
Lenny Dykstra
George Foster
Dwight Gooden
Keith Hernandez
Ray Knight
Rafael Santana
Darryl Strawberry
Tim Teufel

1986 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Gary Carter (122)
1B Keith Hernandez (149)
2B Wally Backman (113)
3B Ray Knight (132)
SS Rafael Santana (137)
LF Mookie Wilson (78)
CF Lenny Dykstra (138)
RF Darryl Strawberry (130)
  
SP Rick Aguilera
SP Ron Darling
SP Sid Fernandez
SP Dwight Gooden
SP Bob Ojeda
  
RP Randy Niemann
RP Jesse Orosco
RP Doug Sisk
CL Roger McDowell

1986 New York Mets
Salaries

George Foster $2,800,000.00
Gary Carter $2,160,714.00
Keith Hernandez $1,650,000.00
Dwight Gooden $1,320,000.00
Darryl Strawberry $945,000.00
Jesse Orosco $825,000.00
Mookie Wilson $700,000.00
Ray Knight $645,000.00
Bob Ojeda $550,000.00
Ed Lynch $530,000.00
Ron Darling $440,000.00
Danny Heep $350,000.00
Wally Backman $325,000.00
Doug Sisk $275,000.00
Rafael Santana $235,000.00
Howard Johnson $227,500.00
Tim Corcoran $220,000.00
Sid Fernandez $200,000.00
Tim Teufel $200,000.00
Roger McDowell $185,000.00
Rick Aguilera $130,000.00
Lenny Dykstra $92,500.00
Randy Niemann $83,000.00
John Gibbons $65,000.00
Rick Anderson $60,000.00
Kevin Elster $60,000.00
Ed Hearn $60,000.00
Stan Jefferson $60,000.00
Barry Lyons $60,000.00
Dave Magadan $60,000.00
John Mitchell $60,000.00
Kevin Mitchell $60,000.00
Randy Myers $60,000.00

1986 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Mookie Wilson
#2 Kevin Elster
#3 Rafael Santana
#4 Lenny Dykstra
#6 Wally Backman
#7 Kevin Mitchell
#8 Gary Carter
#11 Tim Teufel
#12 Ron Darling
#13 Lee Mazzilli
#15 George Foster
#16 Dwight Gooden
#17 Keith Hernandez
#18 Darryl Strawberry
#19 Bob Ojeda
#20 Howard Johnson
#22 Ray Knight
#25 Danny Heep
#26 Terry Leach
#27 Stan Jefferson
#29 Tim Corcoran
#29 Dave Magadan
#31 Bruce Berenyi
#32 Rick Anderson
#33 Barry Lyons
#35 John Gibbons
#36 Ed Lynch
#38 Rick Aguilera
#39 Doug Sisk
#40 Randy Niemann
#42 Roger McDowell
#43 John Mitchell
#47 Jesse Orosco
#48 Randy Myers
#49 Ed Hearn
#50 Sid Fernandez

Did you know that a 1986 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)?