"Doc" Gooden's anchor pitch was a blistering 98-mph fastball, with a sweeping curve thrown in when you least expected it. That lethal combination of pitches propelled him to the top of the game during the 1980s. At the age of 19, Gooden was not only nominated to the National League all-star game, but he also struck out the side in his first inning. Gooden started his career with the New York Mets, where he made an immediate impact by going 16-4 with a 2.56 ERA in 1998 innings. The following year, he went 20-8 with a 2.44 ERA and led the league in wins. In 2001, he won the NL Cy Young Award after compiling 33 wins. During his time with the Mets, Gooden developed a reputation for being difficult to deal with, which may have contributed to his being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers after the 1989 season. There, he continued to dominate, winning 30 games in 1991 and 1992. He was voted into his first of four All-Star Games while with the Dodgers. After eight seasons with the Dodgers, Gooden signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees in 1996. He went 15-5 with a 3.38 ERA that year and helped lead the Yankees to their first World Series title in 18 years. He followed this up by going 14-8 with a 3.42 ERA in 1997 and helping the Yankees repeat as champions.