List of New York Mets managers

The New York Mets are a professional Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in New York City, New York in the borough of Queens. They play in the National League East division. In the history of the Mets, there have been 23 managers that managed a game including four interim managers. Of those managers, only Joe Torre was a player-manager (a manager who also plays for the team);[1][2] Yogi Berra did play four games while he was a coach for the Mets in 1965. Gil Hodges, Roy McMillan, Bud Harrelson, Mike Cubbage, Dallas Green, Bobby Valentine and Willie Randolph all also played in MLB for the Mets prior to becoming the team's manager.[3]

The Mets posted their franchise record for losses in their inaugural season in the league, with 120 losses in 160 games in 1962.[4] This was the first of seven consecutive losing seasons,[1] a season in which the winning percentage was below .500, and the most losses by a post-1900 MLB team.[5] During this stretch from 1962 to 1968, the Mets employed four managers.[1] Seven managers have taken the Mets to the postseason; Davey Johnson, Bobby Valentine and Terry Collins have led the team to two playoff appearances each. Johnson and Gil Hodges are the only Mets managers to win a World Series: Hodges in 1969 against the Baltimore Orioles; and Johnson in 1986 against the Boston Red Sox.[6] Terry Collins is the longest-tenured manager in franchise history, with 1,134 games of service over 7 seasons.[1]

The manager with the most wins and highest winning percentage over a full season or more is Johnson; his 595–417 record gives him a .588 winning percentage.[1] Conversely, the worst winning percentage over a full season or more in franchise history is .302 by inaugural manager Casey Stengel, who posted a 175–404 record from 1962 to 1965.[1]

Carlos Beltrán was hired as the Mets' manager after the 2019 season but he was fired from the position before managing any games due to his involvement in the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal.[7] Luis Rojas was hired in his place as manager for the 2020 season and managed for two losing seasons; the Mets declined their option on his contract after the 2021 season.[8] In 2022, the following manager Buck Showalter led the Mets to their first season of over 100 wins since 1988. That season, the Mets made the playoffs; however, they were eliminated in the National League Wild Card Series. After a disappointing 2023 season, Showalter announced on October 1 that he and the Mets had parted ways.[9] On November 14, 2023, Carlos Mendoza was hired as the manager starting with the 2024 season.[10]

Table key

WPct Winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed
PA Playoff appearances: number of years this manager has led the franchise to the playoffs
PW Playoff wins: number of wins this manager has accrued in the playoffs
PL Playoff losses: number of losses this manager has accrued in the playoffs
WS World Series: number of World Series victories achieved by the manager
† or ‡ Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (‡ denotes induction as manager)[11]
§ Member of the New York Mets Hall of Fame[12]

Managers

Statistics current as of October 2, 2023

# Image Manager Seasons Games Wins Losses WPct PA PW PL WS Ref
1 Casey Stengel‡§ 1962–1965 579 175 404 .302 — — — — [13]
2 Wes Westrum 1965–1967 379 142 237 .375 — — — — [14]
3 Salty Parker (Interim) 1967 11 4 7 .364 — — — — [15]
4 Gil Hodges§ 1968–1971 648 339 309 .523 1 7 1 1 [16]
5 Yogi Berra† 1972–1975 588 292 296 .497 1 6 6 0 [17]
6
Roy McMillan (Interim) 1975 53 26 27 .491 — — — — [18]
7 Joe Frazier 1976–1977 207 101 106 .488 — — — — [19]
8 Joe Torre‡ 1977–1981 706 286 420 .405 — — — — [2]
9 George Bamberger 1982–1983 208 81 127 .389 — — — — [20]
10 Frank Howard (Interim) 1983 116 52 64 .448 — — — — [21]
11 Davey Johnson§ 1984–1990 1012 595 417 .588 2 11 9 1 [22]
12 Bud Harrelson§ 1990–1991 274 145 129 .529 — — — — [23]
13 Mike Cubbage (Interim) 1991 7 3 4 .429 — — — — [24]
14 Jeff Torborg 1992–1993 200 85 115 .425 — — — — [25]
15 Dallas Green 1993–1996 512 229 283 .447 — — — — [26]
16 Bobby Valentine 1996–2002 1003 536 467 .534 2 13 11 0 [27]
17 Art Howe 2003–2004 323 137 186 .424 — — — — [28]
18 Willie Randolph 2005–2008 555 302 253 .544 1 6 4 0 [29]
19 Jerry Manuel 2008–2010 417 204 213 .489 — — — — [30]
20 Terry Collins 2011–2017 1134 551 583 .486 2 8 7 0 [31]
21 Mickey Callaway 2018–2019 324 163 161 .503 — — — — [32]
22 Luis Rojas 2020–2021 222 103 119 .464 — — — — [33]
23 Buck Showalter 2022–2023 324 175 148 .542 1 1 2 – [34]
24 Carlos Mendoza 2024–present 162 89 73 .549 1 7 6 — [10]
Totals 9478 4551 4927 .480 10 52 40 2

References

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  14. ^ "Wes Westrum Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
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  18. ^ "Roy McMillan Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  19. ^ "Joe Frazier Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
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  21. ^ "Frank Howard Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
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  24. ^ "Mike Cubbage Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  25. ^ "Jeff Torborg Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  26. ^ "Dallas Green Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  27. ^ "Bobby Valentine Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  28. ^ "Art Howe Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  29. ^ "Willie Randolph Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  30. ^ "Jerry Manuel Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  31. ^ "Terry Collins Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
  32. ^ "Mickey Callaway Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
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  34. ^ Bavazzano, Sean. "Mets Hire Buck Showalter As Manager" Archived 2021-12-18 at the Wayback Machine. New York Post. December 18, 2021.

Further reading

  • Gillette, Gary; Palmer, Pete (2007). The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia (Fourth ed.). New York City, New York: Sterling Publishing Co. pp. 1669–1684. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7.
  • "New York Mets History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2008.
  • "New York Mets Manager History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2008.