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New York Mets all time roster

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Below is an alphabetical list of every player that has played for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball since the franchise's inception in 1962. Included are the seasons in which they played for the Mets and their primary position(s).

Players in bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Players in italics have had their numbers retired by the team.

Player nicknames

  • Edgardo Alfonzo: "Fonzie"
  • Wally Backman, Walter Wayne Backman: "Cabbage Patch", "Finster", or "Wally"
  • Hubie Brooks: "Hubie" or "Hubie Babbling Brooks" (bestowed by Chris Berman)
  • Gary Carter, Gary Edmund Carter (1974–92): "The Kid"
  • David Cone: "Coney"
  • Duffy Dyer: "Duffy"
  • Lenny Dykstra: "Nails" or "The Dude"
  • Sid Fernandez: "El Sid"
  • Dwight Gooden: "Doc" of "Dr. K"
  • Bud Harrelson, Derrel McKinley Harrelson: "Bud" or "Mini-Hawk"
  • Keith Hernandez: "Mex"
  • Orlando Hernández: "El Duque"
  • Howard Johnson: "HoJo"
  • Dave Kingman: "Kong", "Sky", "Big Bird" "King Kong", or "Kong Kingman", or "Sky King"
  • Jerry Koosman, Jerome Martin Koosman: "Cooz" or "Jerry"
  • Ed Kranepool: "Krane", "The Krane" or "Easy Ed"
  • Dave Magadan: "Mags" or "Dave Mary Madadan" (bestowed by Chris Berman)
  • Willie Mays: "The Say Hey Kid"
  • Lee Mazzilli: "The Italian Stallion" or "Maz"
  • Tug McGraw: "Tug"
  • Kevin McReynolds: "Big Mac"
  • Félix Millán, Felix Bernardo (Martinez) Millan: "The Cat"
  • John Milner: "The Hammer"
  • Rey Ordóñez, Reynaldo Ordóñez: "Rey"
  • Mike Piazza: "The Pizza Man"
  • Nolan Ryan: "The Ryan Express"
  • Francisco Rodríguez " K-Rod"
  • Tom Seaver: "Tom Terrific" or "The Franchise"
  • Rusty Staub, Daniel Joseph Staub: "Rusty" and "Le Grand Orange"
  • John Stearns: "Bad Dude" or "Dude"
  • Casey Stengel, Charles Dillon Stengel: "Casey" or "The Old Perfessor"
  • Darryl Strawberry: "The Straw Man", "Pulled Muscle Face", "Straw", "The Straw That Stirs the Drink" or "Darryl Strawberry Shortcake" (bestowed by Chris Berman)
  • Ron Swoboda: "Rocky"
  • Billy Wagner: "Billy the Kid"
  • Mookie Wilson, William Hayward Wilson: "Mookie"

    • References

    New York Mets all-time roster Wikipedia
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