1998 New York Mets Organizational Leaders
1998 New York Mets Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo Bruce | Capital City Bombers | A | 176 | 24 | 4 | 15 |
| Scott Hunter | Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides | AA, AAA | 156 | 25 | 3 | 14 |
| Todd Haney | St. Lucie Mets, Norfolk Tides | A, AAA | 153 | 33 | 4 | 3 |
| Jerson Perez | Capital City Bombers | A | 136 | 18 | 10 | 7 |
| Terrence Long | Binghamton Mets | AA | 135 | 20 | 10 | 16 |
| Alex Escobar | Capital City Bombers | A | 129 | 23 | 5 | 27 |
| Dan Ramirez | St. Lucie Mets | A | 127 | 17 | 2 | 5 |
| Pat Burns | Capital City Bombers | A | 126 | 25 | 2 | 10 |
| Juan Moreno | Capital City Bombers | A | 124 | 22 | 1 | 10 |
| Todd Landry | Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides | AA, AAA | 119 | 23 | 3 | 9 |
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Avg. | Hits | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Pratt | Mets, St. Lucie Mets, Norfolk Tides | A, AAA, R | .366 | 52 | 142 |
| Todd Haney | Norfolk Tides, St. Lucie Mets | A, AAA | .345 | 153 | 444 |
| Mo Bruce | Capital City Bombers | A | .341 | 176 | 516 |
| Yorkis Guzman | Kingsport Mets | R | .318 | 42 | 132 |
| Jason Brett | St. Lucie Mets, Pittsfield Mets | A | .316 | 60 | 190 |
| Steve Decker | Norfolk Tides | AAA | .314 | 111 | 354 |
| Alex Escobar | Capital City Bombers | A | .310 | 129 | 416 |
| Wayne Kirby | Norfolk Tides | AAA | .309 | 50 | 162 |
| Billy Martin | Kingsport Mets | R | .308 | 66 | 214 |
| Gene Gobbel | Kingsport Mets | R | .307 | 46 | 150 |
| Scott Hunter | Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides | AA, AAA | .307 | 156 | 508 |
| Mike Ribaudo | Pittsfield Mets | A | .307 | 42 | 137 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Escobar | Capital City Bombers | A | 27 |
| Bryon Gainey | Mets, St. Lucie Mets | A, R | 20 |
| Jason Roach | Capital City Bombers | A | 18 |
| Mike Bell | St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides | A, AA, AAA | 17 |
| Terrence Long | Binghamton Mets | AA | 16 |
| Mo Bruce | Capital City Bombers | A | 15 |
| Ralph Milliard | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 15 |
| Scott Hunter | Binghamton Mets | AA | 14 |
| Yohanny Valera | St. Lucie Mets | A | 14 |
| Brandon Copeland | Capital City Bombers | A | 13 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Haney | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 33 |
| Jason Roach | Capital City Bombers | A | 27 |
| Jesus Azuaje | Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides | AA, AAA | 25 |
| Pat Burns | Capital City Bombers | A | 25 |
| Scott Hunter | Binghamton Mets | AA | 25 |
| Mo Bruce | Capital City Bombers | A | 24 |
| Ralph Milliard | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 24 |
| John Tamargo | St. Lucie Mets | A | 24 |
| Brandon Copeland | Capital City Bombers | A | 23 |
| Corey Erickson | St. Lucie Mets | A | 23 |
| Alex Escobar | Capital City Bombers | A | 23 |
| B. J. Huff | St. Lucie Mets | A | 23 |
| Todd Landry | Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides | AA, AAA | 23 |
| Jose Lopez | Binghamton Mets | AA | 23 |
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Escobar | Capital City Bombers | A | 91 |
| Mike Bell | St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides | A, AA, AAA | 78 |
| Mo Bruce | Capital City Bombers | A | 74 |
| Jason Roach | Capital City Bombers | A | 70 |
| Scott Hunter | Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides | AA, AAA | 68 |
| Todd Landry | Norfolk Tides, Binghamton Mets | AA, AAA | 64 |
| Jerson Perez | Capital City Bombers | A | 64 |
| Pat Burns | Capital City Bombers | A | 61 |
| Steve Decker | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 60 |
| B. J. Huff | St. Lucie Mets | A | 60 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Dougherty | Capital City Bombers | A | 15 | 2 |
| Nelson Figueroa | Binghamton Mets | AA | 12 | 3 |
| Dicky Gonzalez | St. Lucie Mets, Capital City Bombers | A | 12 | 4 |
| Octavio Dotel | Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides | AA, AAA | 12 | 8 |
| Dan Murray | Binghamton Mets | AA | 11 | 6 |
| Ken Pumphrey | Binghamton Mets, St. Lucie Mets | A, AA | 11 | 6 |
| Arnie Gooch | Binghamton Mets | AA | 11 | 14 |
| J. D. Arteaga | St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets | A, AA | 10 | 7 |
| Leo Estrella | Capital City Bombers | A | 10 | 8 |
| Mark Mimbs | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 9 | 2 |
| Scott McCrary | Binghamton Mets, St. Lucie Mets | A, AA | 9 | 4 |
| Todd Cutchins | Capital City Bombers | A | 9 | 5 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Dougherty | Capital City Bombers | A | 2.75 | 15 | 2 |
| Todd Cutchins | Capital City Bombers | A | 2.78 | 9 | 5 |
| J. D. Arteaga | St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets | A, AA | 2.83 | 10 | 7 |
| Octavio Dotel | Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides | AA, AAA | 2.85 | 12 | 8 |
| Dan Murray | Binghamton Mets | AA | 3.18 | 11 | 6 |
| Ken Pumphrey | St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets | A, AA | 3.24 | 11 | 6 |
| Dicky Gonzalez | Capital City Bombers, St. Lucie Mets | A | 3.26 | 12 | 4 |
| Arnie Gooch | Binghamton Mets | AA | 3.92 | 11 | 14 |
| Leo Estrella | Capital City Bombers | A | 3.93 | 10 | 8 |
| Nelson Figueroa | Binghamton Mets | AA | 4.68 | 12 | 3 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Octavio Dotel | Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides | AA, AAA | 200 |
| Dan Murray | Binghamton Mets | AA | 159 |
| Dicky Gonzalez | St. Lucie Mets, Capital City Bombers | A | 130 |
| J. D. Arteaga | St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets | A, AA | 125 |
| Scott Sauerbeck | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 119 |
| Nelson Figueroa | Binghamton Mets | AA | 116 |
| Derek Gaskill | St. Lucie Mets, Capital City Bombers | A | 116 |
| Arnie Gooch | Binghamton Mets | AA | 116 |
| Tyler Walker | Capital City Bombers | A | 110 |
| Kevin Dougherty | Capital City Bombers | A | 107 |
Save Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Barry | Capital City Bombers | A | 19 |
| Eric Cammack | St. Lucie Mets, Capital City Bombers | A | 19 |
| Derek Wallace | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 16 |
| Mike Lyons | Binghamton Mets, St. Lucie Mets | A, AA | 14 |
| Mark Guerra | Binghamton Mets | AA | 12 |
| Jeff Tam | Norfolk Tides | AAA | 11 |
| Rich Turrentine | Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides | AA, AAA | 11 |
| Heath Bell | Kingsport Mets | R | 8 |
| Craig Berger | Pittsfield Mets, Capital City Bombers | A | 8 |
| Mike Prokop | Pittsfield Mets | A | 7 |
