Mets Decade Rankings: Innings Pitched

by Eric Simon on Dec 23, 2009 12:40 PM EST

Num	Player	IP	From Year	To Year
1	Tom Glavine	1005.1	2003	2007
2	Steve Trachsel	956.1	2001	2006
3	Al Leiter	954	2000	2004
4	John Maine	502.1	2006	2009
5	Pedro Martinez	486.2	2005	2008
6	Mike Pelfrey	479	2006	2009
7	Oliver Perez	473.2	2006	2009
8	Aaron Heilman	450.1	2003	2008
9	Johan Santana	401	2008	2009
10	Jae Weong Seo	397.1	2002	2005

Jae Seo! Number ten!

Don't forget to tell your grandkids that the Mets' two most prolific pitchers of the aughts were Tom Glavine and Steve Trachsel. Glavine is almost universally reviled by Mets' fans, though he actually had a pretty decent stretch with the Mets that was unfortunately bookended by his two worst starts. He would also show up his fielders on occasion and at times seemed to drift into clock-punching mode.

Trachsel was dubbed the "Human Rain Delay", and while he was usually a chore to watch on the mound -- and though he utterly crapped the proverbial bed in Game 3 of the 2006 NLCS -- he was a useful pitcher for a number of years, consistently outperforming his FIP. Not a great pitcher by any stretch, but he gets credit for showing up and not being terrible.

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hahaha

“human rain delay”

"I only wanted a few things out of life -- a wife, children, to play baseball and to hunt deer." - Turk Wendell

by Rey-O on Dec 23, 2009 12:45 PM EST reply actions

it's not a laughing matter ;)

That guy stole like 3 weeks of my life.

by hotspur on Dec 23, 2009 12:58 PM EST up reply actions

Quinctilius Varus, give me back my legions!

Steve Trachsel give me back my life!

Asking a General Manager to slim down his budget is like asking an alcoholic to blow up a distillery.

by scott from peekskill on Dec 23, 2009 1:32 PM EST up reply actions

Interesting

Funny to see Heilman there given all the time he spent as a reliever.

I always had a soft spot for Jae Seo and didn’t like the Sanchez trade at the time. I guess neither one did a whole hell of a lot post-trade, although Sanchez gave us a nice half a year or so before The Food Run That Changed History.

by dontstopbelieving on Dec 23, 2009 12:51 PM EST reply actions

I just threw up in the mouth

And it was still more pleasant than reading that list.

by Lunkwill Fook on Dec 23, 2009 1:00 PM EST reply actions

Hey, I would have gladly taken Trachsel on this past year's team.

If there's ever a riot at Citi Field and Oliver Perez was the starter, I started the riot.

by meigs1414 on Dec 23, 2009 2:34 PM EST reply actions

Leiter needs more love

We never give him enough credit for his grission, plus his FIP was pretty darn good (especially in 98 and 00-01). He was an Ace on a World Series team (and the only Mets team to make back-to-back playoff appearances). He is 3rd in IP in a decade where he was only with us too short a time. Plus, he has the all time comic relief swing at the plate. I can still chuckle just thinking about him batting.

Yeah – he didn’t like Kazmir, but neither does anyone anymore.

More love for Al!

by rcfriedberg on Dec 23, 2009 2:46 PM EST reply actions

That's pretty amazing that Oliver Perez is that high on the list.

There’s that massive drop from Glavine, Trax, and Leiter, to the next bunch.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 23, 2009 6:45 PM EST reply actions

Heilman

I always thought he was treated unfairly by the fans. He had a couple nice years with decent k rates and low BAA. I think he was overused and wore down.

by Mackey Sasser on Dec 23, 2009 7:44 PM EST reply actions

Agreed.

He will always be remembered for that home run to Yadier Molina, and being somewhat ineffective towards the end of 2007 and/or 2008 (it’s all a little hazy), but overall, he was a solid, if not better-than-average bullpen guy for most of his Mets career.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 23, 2009 8:21 PM EST up reply actions

By the way

what number on this list would Brian Lawrence be? Those are the innings I want back most of all. I think he was given six freaking starts in ’07, and I think the Mets lost 5 of those games.

by Mackey Sasser on Dec 23, 2009 7:48 PM EST reply actions

I always liked Leiter

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Dec 23, 2009 8:39 PM EST reply actions

Trachsel is living proof ...

… that numbers lie. A serviceable pitcher on a bad team, terrible, spit-the-bit-I-wanna-be-anywhere-but-here pitcher on a good team.

Bad, bad, bad, BAD pitcher, I don’t care how much he outperformed his FIP.

TERRIBLE.

Just really, really, bad …

by RetireNumber17 on Dec 23, 2009 9:56 PM EST reply actions

Hold on. I have a formatting question.

How do you make these specific graphs? Is there a specific function on the SBNation editor that I’ve been missing all this time, or are you linking to them?

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Dec 23, 2009 11:17 PM EST reply actions

If you look at the Page Source for the coding, it's all HTML embedded on the page itself.

Num Player IP From Year To Year 1 Tom Glavine 1005.1 2003 2007

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 23, 2009 11:24 PM EST up reply actions

Maine at #4

John Maine is a bit of a surprise this high. Probably reflects the excellent output in 2207, before injuries beset him. I have been nonplussed by the calls for him to be included in various trade suggestions. He can still be classed as low risk/high reward, likely to be earning way less than Ollie for the next two years. A return to 2007 form would be a huge bonus for the Mets

by Metabroad on Dec 27, 2009 2:11 AM EST reply actions