# List of New York Mets seasons

The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in Flushing, Queens, New York City. They compete in the East Division of Major League Baseball's (MLB) National League (NL). The team's current home stadium is Citi Field, after playing two years at the Polo Grounds and 45 years at Shea Stadium. Since their inception in 1962, the Mets have won two World Series titles and five NL championships. As of the end of the 2024 season, the Mets have won more than 4,800 regular season games, a total that ranks 20th among MLB teams and fourth among expansion teams.
The Mets lost 120 games in their inaugural season, the second-most by an MLB team behind the 2024 Chicago White Sox. After six more years in which their best league finish was ninth, the Mets won the World Series in 1969, defeating the Baltimore Orioles in five games to earn what is widely considered one of the biggest upsets in baseball history. Four seasons later, the Mets returned to the World Series, where they lost to the Oakland Athletics in seven games. After winning two NL championships in five years, New York struggled for the next decade, not coming within 10 games of the NL East leader until 1984.
In 1986, the team posted 108 wins, the most in franchise history, and defeated the Houston Astros in the National League Championship Series (NLCS) to advance to the World Series. Trailing three games to two in the series, the Mets were one out from defeat in game six before coming back to win 6–5; they won game seven two days later to earn their second World Series championship. After a second-place finish in 1987, the Mets won the NL East the next year, but lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS. The Mets' next playoff appearances were their back-to-back wild card-winning seasons of 1999 and 2000; in the latter year, they won their fourth NL championship, but lost to the cross-town New York Yankees in the "Subway Series". The 2006 Mets earned an NL East title, before the St. Louis Cardinals defeated them in the NLCS. In 2007 and 2008, the team was eliminated from playoff contention on the last day of the regular season. The Mets won the NL East in 2015, and swept the Chicago Cubs in four games to win the NLCS and advance to the World Series for the first time since 2000; they lost the Series to the Kansas City Royals in five games. The following year, they returned to the playoffs with a wild card berth, but lost the 2016 NL Wild Card Game to the San Francisco Giants. In the most recent season, 2024, the Mets finished in third place in the NL East and reached the National League Championship Series before losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

## Table key

Legend for "Year by year" table below :
| Term | Meaning |
| ASGMVP | All-Star Game Most Valuable Player |
| CPOY | Comeback Player of the Year |
| CYA | Cy Young Award |
| Finish | Final position in league or division |
| GB | "Games back" from first-place team |
| Losses | Number of regular season losses |
| MLB season | Each year is linked to an article about that particular MLB season |
| MOY | Manager of the Year |
| NLCS | National League Championship Series |
| NLDS | National League Division Series |
| NLWC | National League Wild Card Game/Series |
| ROY | National League Rookie of the Year |
| RPOY | National League Reliever of the Year |
| Team season | Each year is linked to an article about that particular Mets season |
| Wins | Number of regular season wins |
| WSMVP | World Series Most Valuable Player Award |

## Year by year

Note: Statistics are correct as of October 20, 2024.
| World Series champions † | NL champions * | Division champions ^ | Wild card berth (1995–present) ¤ |
| MLB season | Team season | League | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | Post season | Awards |
| 1962 | 1962 | NL | — | 10th | 40 | 120 | .250 | 60½ | — | — |
| 1963 | 1963 | NL | — | 10th | 51 | 111 | .315 | 48 | — | — |
| 1964 | 1964 | NL | — | 10th | 53 | 109 | .327 | 40 | — | — |
| 1965 | 1965 | NL | — | 10th | 50 | 112 | .309 | 47 | — | — |
| 1966 | 1966 | NL | — | 9th | 66 | 95 | .410 | 28½ | — | — |
| 1967 | 1967 | NL | — | 10th | 61 | 101 | .377 | 40½ | — | Tom Seaver (ROY) |
| 1968 | 1968 | NL | — | 9th | 73 | 89 | .451 | 24 | — | — |
| 1969 | 1969$^†$ | NL* | East^ | 1st | 100 | 62 | .617 | — | Won NLCS (Atlanta Braves) 3–0 Won World Series (Baltimore Orioles) 4–1$^†$ | Tom Seaver (CYA) Tommie Agee (CPOY) Donn Clendenon (WSMVP) |
| 1970 | 1970 | NL | East | 3rd | 83 | 79 | .512 | 6 | — | — |
| 1971 | 1971 | NL | East | 3rd | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | — | — |
| 1972 | 1972 | NL | East | 3rd | 83 | 73 | .532 | 13½ | — | Jon Matlack (ROY) |
| 1973 | 1973 | NL* | East^ | 1st | 82 | 79 | .509 | — | Won NLCS (Cincinnati Reds) 3–2 Lost World Series (Oakland Athletics) 4–3* | Tom Seaver (CYA) |
| 1974 | 1974 | NL | East | 5th | 71 | 91 | .438 | 17 | — | — |
| 1975 | 1975 | NL | East | 3rd | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10½ | — | Tom Seaver (CYA) Jon Matlack (ASGMVP) |
| 1976 | 1976 | NL | East | 3rd | 86 | 76 | .531 | 15 | — | — |
| 1977 | 1977 | NL | East | 6th | 64 | 98 | .395 | 37 | — | — |
| 1978 | 1978 | NL | East | 6th | 66 | 96 | .407 | 24 | — | — |
| 1979 | 1979 | NL | East | 6th | 63 | 99 | .389 | 35 | — | — |
| 1980 | 1980 | NL | East | 5th | 67 | 95 | .414 | 24 | — | — |
| 1981 | 1981 | NL | East | 5th | 41 | 62 | .398 | 18½ | — | — |
| 1982 | 1982 | NL | East | 6th | 65 | 97 | .401 | 27 | — | — |
| 1983 | 1983 | NL | East | 6th | 68 | 94 | .420 | 22 | — | Darryl Strawberry (ROY) |
| 1984 | 1984 | NL | East | 2nd | 90 | 72 | .556 | 6½ | — | Dwight Gooden (ROY) |
| 1985 | 1985 | NL | East | 2nd | 98 | 64 | .605 | 3 | — | Dwight Gooden (CYA) |
| 1986 | 1986$^†$ | NL* | East^ | 1st | 108 | 54 | .667 | — | Won NLCS (Houston Astros) 4–2 Won World Series (Boston Red Sox) 4–3$^†$ | Ray Knight (CPOY), (WSMVP) |
| 1987 | 1987 | NL | East | 2nd | 92 | 70 | .568 | 3 | — | — |
| 1988 | 1988 | NL | East^ | 1st | 100 | 60 | .625 | — | Lost NLCS (Los Angeles Dodgers) 4–3 | — |
| 1989 | 1989 | NL | East | 2nd | 87 | 75 | .537 | 6 | — | — |
| 1990 | 1990 | NL | East | 2nd | 91 | 71 | .562 | 4 | — | — |
| 1991 | 1991 | NL | East | 5th | 77 | 84 | .478 | 20½ | — | — |
| 1992 | 1992 | NL | East | 5th | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 | — | — |
| 1993 | 1993 | NL | East | 7th | 59 | 103 | .364 | 38 | — | — |
| 1994 | 1994 | NL | East | 3rd | 55 | 58 | .487 | 18½ | — | — |
| 1995 | 1995 | NL | East | 2nd | 69 | 75 | .479 | 21 | — | — |
| 1996 | 1996 | NL | East | 4th | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25 | — | — |
| 1997 | 1997 | NL | East | 3rd | 88 | 74 | .543 | 13 | — | — |
| 1998 | 1998 | NL | East | 2nd | 88 | 74 | .543 | 18 | — | — |
| 1999 | 1999 | NL | East | 2nd¤ | 97 | 66 | .595 | 6½ | Won NLDS (Arizona Diamondbacks) 3–1 Lost NLCS (Atlanta Braves) 4–2 | Rickey Henderson (CPOY) |
| 2000 | 2000 | NL* | East | 2nd¤ | 94 | 68 | .580 | 1 | Won NLDS (San Francisco Giants) 3–1 Won NLCS (St. Louis Cardinals) 4–1 Lost World Series (New York Yankees) 4–1* | — |
| 2001 | 2001 | NL | East | 3rd | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | — | — |
| 2002 | 2002 | NL | East | 5th | 75 | 86 | .466 | 26½ | — | — |
| 2003 | 2003 | NL | East | 5th | 66 | 95 | .410 | 34½ | — | — |
| 2004 | 2004 | NL | East | 4th | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25 | — | — |
| 2005 | 2005 | NL | East | 3rd | 83 | 79 | .512 | 7 | — | — |
| 2006 | 2006 | NL | East^ | 1st | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | Won NLDS (Los Angeles Dodgers) 3–0 Lost NLCS (St. Louis Cardinals) 4–3 | — |
| 2007 | 2007 | NL | East | 2nd | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1 | — | — |
| 2008 | 2008 | NL | East | 2nd | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3 | — | Fernando Tatís (CPOY) |
| 2009 | 2009 | NL | East | 4th | 70 | 92 | .432 | 23 | — | — |
| 2010 | 2010 | NL | East | 4th | 79 | 83 | .488 | 18 | — | — |
| 2011 | 2011 | NL | East | 4th | 77 | 85 | .475 | 25 | — | — |
| 2012 | 2012 | NL | East | 4th | 74 | 88 | .457 | 24 | — | R. A. Dickey (CYA) |
| 2013 | 2013 | NL | East | 3rd | 74 | 88 | .457 | 22 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2014 | NL | East | T-2nd | 79 | 83 | .488 | 17 | — | Jacob deGrom (ROY) |
| 2015 | 2015 | NL* | East^ | 1st | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | Won NLDS (Los Angeles Dodgers) 3–2 Won NLCS (Chicago Cubs) 4–0 Lost World Series (Kansas City Royals) 4–1* | Matt Harvey (CPOY) |
| 2016 | 2016 | NL | East | 2nd¤ | 87 | 75 | .537 | 8 | Lost NLWC (San Francisco Giants) | — |
| 2017 | 2017 | NL | East | 4th | 70 | 92 | .432 | 27 | — | — |
| 2018 | 2018 | NL | East | 4th | 77 | 85 | .475 | 13 | — | Jacob deGrom (CYA) |
| 2019 | 2019 | NL | East | 3rd | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11 | — | Jacob deGrom (CYA) Pete Alonso (ROY) |
| 2020 | 2020 | NL | East | T-4th | 26 | 34 | .433 | 9 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2021 | NL | East | 3rd | 77 | 85 | .475 | 11½ | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | NL | East | 2nd¤ | 101 | 61 | .623 | 0 | Lost NLWC (San Diego Padres) 2–1 | Buck Showalter (MOY) Edwin Díaz (RPOY) |
| 2023 | 2023 | NL | East | 4th | 75 | 87 | .463 | 29 | — | — |
| 2024 | 2024 | NL | East | 3rd¤ | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | Won NLWC (Milwaukee Brewers) 2–1 Won NLDS (Philadelphia Phillies) 3–1 Lost NLCS (Los Angeles Dodgers) 4–2 | — |

## All-time records

New York Mets all-time win–loss records :
| Statistic | Wins | Losses | Win% |
| New York Mets regular season record (1962–2024) | 4,816 | 5,148 | .483 |
| New York Mets postseason record (1962–2024) | 59 | 46 | .562 |
| All-time regular and postseason record | 4,875 | 5,194 | .484 |

## Record by decade

The following table describes the Mets' MLB win–loss record by decade.
| Decade | Wins | Losses | Pct |
| 1960s | 494 | 799 | .382 |
| 1970s | 763 | 850 | .473 |
| 1980s | 816 | 743 | .523 |
| 1990s | 767 | 786 | .494 |
| 2000s | 815 | 803 | .504 |
| 2010s | 793 | 827 | .490 |
| 2020s | 368 | 340 | .520 |
| All-time | 4,816 | 5,148 | .483 |
These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's New York Mets Team History & Encyclopedia, and are current as of October 20, 2024.

## Postseason record by year

The Mets have made the postseason eleven times in their history. Their first appearance was in 1969 and the most recent was in 2024.
| Year | Finish | Round | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| 1969 | World Series Champions | NLCS | Atlanta Braves | Won | 3 | 0 |
| 1969 | World Series Champions | World Series | Baltimore Orioles | Won | 4 | 1 |
| 1973 | National League Champions | NLCS | Cincinnati Reds | Won | 3 | 2 |
| 1973 | National League Champions | World Series | Oakland Athletics | Lost | 3 | 4 |
| 1986 | World Series Champions | NLCS | Houston Astros | Won | 4 | 2 |
| 1986 | World Series Champions | World Series | Boston Red Sox | Won | 4 | 3 |
| 1988 | National East Champions | NLCS | Los Angeles Dodgers | Lost | 3 | 4 |
| 1999 | National League Wild Card | NLDS | Arizona Diamondbacks | Won | 3 | 1 |
| 1999 | National League Wild Card | NLCS | Atlanta Braves | Lost | 2 | 4 |
| 2000 | National League Champions | NLDS | San Francisco Giants | Won | 3 | 1 |
| 2000 | National League Champions | NLCS | St. Louis Cardinals | Won | 4 | 1 |
| 2000 | National League Champions | World Series | New York Yankees | Lost | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | National League East Champions | NLDS | Los Angeles Dodgers | Won | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | National League East Champions | NLCS | St. Louis Cardinals | Lost | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | National League Champions | NLDS | Los Angeles Dodgers | Won | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | National League Champions | NLCS | Chicago Cubs | Won | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | National League Champions | World Series | Kansas City Royals | Lost | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | National League Wild Card | Wild Card Game | San Francisco Giants | Lost | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | National League Wild Card | Wild Card Series | San Diego Padres | Lost | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | National League Wild Card | Wild Card Series | Milwaukee Brewers | Won | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | National League Wild Card | NLDS | Philadelphia Phillies | Won | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | National League Wild Card | NLCS | Los Angeles Dodgers | Lost | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Totals | Totals | Totals | 13–9 | 59 | 46 |