Ultimate Mets Database - Mookie Wilson

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Mookie Wilson
Inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame, 1996
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 10 of 1252 players

William Hayward Wilson
Born: February 9, 1956 at Bamberg, S.C.
Throws: Right Bats: Both
Height: 5.10 Weight: 170

Mookie Wilson has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 90 times, most recently on May 3, 2024.

Non-playing roles with Mets

Coach 1997 - 2002
First Base Coach 2011

First Mets game: September 2, 1980
Last Mets game: July 31, 1989

Stepfather/uncle of Preston Wilson

Uniform Numbers:

Uniform Number	Start Date	End Date
1	September 2, 1980	July 31, 1989
51	April 1, 1997	August 8, 1997
1	August 9, 1997	September 29, 2002
1	April 1, 2011	September 28, 2011

Mookie Wilson also played for the following team:

Toronto Blue Jays 1989 - 1991

Mookie Wilson managed the following Mets farm teams:
Kingsport Mets 2003, 2004; Brooklyn Cyclones 2005

Selected by New York Mets organization in second round of free agent draft on June 7, 1977.

Traded by the New York Mets to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Jeff Musselman and Mike Brady on August 1, 1989.

On disabled list:

from July 1, 1985 to September 1, 1985 (arthroscopic surgery, right shoulder)
from March 30, 1986 to May 9, 1986 (eye injury)

Tied Mets season record of 9 Triples in 1982. Record was previously set by Charlie Neal in 1962 and tied by Steve Henderson in 1978 and Frank Taveras in 1979. Set new record in 1984 with 10.
Established a Mets season record for Stolen Bases in 1982 with 58. Broken by Roger Cedeno in 1999 with 66.

Click the icon to see a graph of Mookie Wilson's batting, slugging, and on base percentages

Batting Record with New York Mets

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1980 27 105 16 26 5 3 0 4 12 0 19 0 7 7 2 0 37 .248 .352 .325

1981 92 328 49 89 8 8 3 14 20 3 59 2 24 12 0 0 122 .271 .372 .317

1982 159 639 90 178 25 9 5 55 32 4 102 2 58 16 1 3 236 .279 .369 .314

1983 152 638 91 176 25 6 7 51 18 3 103 4 54 16 2 1 234 .276 .367 .300

1984 154 587 88 162 28 10 10 54 26 2 90 2 46 9 2 2 240 .276 .409 .308

1985 93 337 56 93 16 8 6 26 28 6 52 0 24 9 1 1 143 .276 .424 .331

1986 123 381 61 110 17 5 9 45 32 5 72 1 25 7 0 1 164 .289 .430 .345

1987 124 385 58 115 19 7 9 34 35 8 85 2 21 6 2 1 175 .299 .455 .359

1988 112 378 61 112 17 5 8 41 27 2 63 2 15 4 1 2 163 .296 .431 .345

1989 80 249 22 51 10 1 3 18 10 3 47 1 7 4 0 2 72 .205 .289 .237

10 years 1116 4027 592 1112 170 62 60 342 240 36 692 16 281 90 11 13 1586 .276 .394 .318

League Championship Series Record

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1986 6 26 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 3 .115 .115 .148

1988 4 13 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .154 .154 .267

2 years 10 39 4 5 0 0 0 2 3 0 9 0 1 1 0 0 5 .128 .128 .190

World Series Record

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1986 7 26 3 7 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 3 0 0 0 8 .269 .308 .321

1 year 7 26 3 7 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 3 0 0 0 8 .269 .308 .321

Led National League in at bats with 638 in 1983.

Led Mets in games with 159 in 1982. Tied for Mets lead in games with 154 in 1984.
Led Mets in at bats with 639 in 1982, with 638 in 1983 and with 587 in 1984.
Led Mets in runs with 49 in 1981, with 90 in 1982, with 91 in 1983 and with 88 in 1984.
Led Mets in hits with 178 in 1982 and with 176 in 1983.
Led Mets in singles with 139 in 1982 and with 138 in 1983.
Led Mets in doubles with 25 in 1983. Tied for Mets lead in doubles with 25 in 1982.
Led Mets in triples with 8 in 1981, with 9 in 1982, with 10 in 1984, with 8 in 1985, with 7 in 1987 and with 5 in 1988.
Led Mets in stolen bases with 24 in 1981, with 58 in 1982, with 54 in 1983 and with 46 in 1984.
Led Mets in caught stealing with 12 in 1981, with 16 in 1982 and with 16 in 1983. Tied for Mets lead in caught stealing with 9 in 1984.
Led Mets in batting average with .279 in 1982 and with .276 in 1983.
Led Mets in on base percentage with .314 in 1982 and with .300 in 1983.
Tied for Mets lead in hit by pitch with 2 in 1981 and with 4 in 1983.
Led Mets in total bases with 236 in 1982.
Led Mets in grounded into double play with 12 in 1988.

Games where Mookie Wilson had 2 or more Home Runs
At Philadelphia (NL) 04/10/88.

Games where Mookie Wilson had 4 or more Hits
vs. Chicago (NL) 09/14/80. vs. Chicago (NL) 05/29/81. vs. St. Louis (NL) 09/20/81. At Los Angeles (NL) 05/04/82.
At Pittsburgh (NL) 09/07/82. At Montreal (NL) 09/16/82. vs. Chicago (NL) 09/17/83. vs. Cincinnati (NL) 07/07/84.
vs. Los Angeles (NL) 05/24/85. vs. Los Angeles (NL) 05/27/85. At San Diego (NL) 05/23/86. vs. San Francisco (NL) 08/28/88.

Games played by position
1980: Center Field 26, Outfield 26, Left Field 1
1981: Outfield 80, Center Field 68, Right Field 10, Left Field 6
1982: Outfield 156, Center Field 156
1983: Center Field 148, Outfield 148
1984: Outfield 146, Center Field 146
1985: Center Field 83, Outfield 83, Left Field 4
1986: Outfield 114, Left Field 78, Center Field 65, Right Field 3
1987: Outfield 111, Center Field 88, Left Field 20, Right Field 14
1988: Outfield 104, Center Field 83, Right Field 18, Left Field 16
1989: Outfield 71, Center Field 44, Right Field 25, Left Field 13

Lineup Analysis
Number of games in each batting order position in games in which Mookie Wilson was in the starting lineup.

Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

1980 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 130 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 34 71 1 0 1 35 0 0 0
1985 58 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 56 5 0 0 7 12 0 0 0
1987 63 2 0 0 7 4 0 0 0
1988 63 5 1 0 1 5 6 0 0
1989 30 1 0 0 6 9 2 0 0
Totals 681 113 6 0 22 65 8 0 0

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Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
1980	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1981	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982	145	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983	130	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1984	34	71	1	0	1	35	0	0	0
1985	58	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	56	5	0	0	7	12	0	0	0
1987	63	2	0	0	7	4	0	0	0
1988	63	5	1	0	1	5	6	0	0
1989	30	1	0	0	6	9	2	0	0
Totals	681	113	6	0	22	65	8	0	0