Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually. We are pleased to present our pre-2026 revision of our top 50 New York Mets.
As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following:
1. Duration and Impact.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the Major League Baseball.
3. Advanced Statistics.
4. Playoff performance.
5. Their respective legacy on the team.
6. How successful the team was when he was there.
7. Respecting the era in which they played.
Criteria 1-4 will make up the lion’s share of the algorithm. Please note that we have implemented this for the first time. This has changed the rankings all throughout the board.
Last year, the Mets were a disappointment, winning 83 Games and failing to make the playoffs despite a loaded roster. There were no new additions among active players, though the algorithm change allowed a former Met to enter the Top 50. There were three elevations of active players based on last season.
As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes.
1. Tom Seaver
2. Dwight Gooden
3. Jacob deGrom
4. David Wright
5. Darryl Strawberry
You can find the entire list here.
Pete Alonso, who signed with the Baltimore Orioles in the off-season, did enough to move from #17 to #10.
Shortstop Francisco Lindor climbed to #18 from #24.
Outfielder Brandon Nimmo edged up one spot to #19. He is now a Texas Ranger.
Jeff McNeil, who is now with the Athletics, went up two spots to #20.
The new algorithm brought Lee Mazzilli (at #49) and pushed Juan Lagares off the Top 50.
We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.
