I don’t make the stats, I only search for them on the Ultimate Mets Database.
4th in the decade in starts (that pesky JDG guy won’t catch him unless Mickey goes to a three man rotation all summer).
1st in Innings.
1st in Wins. (JDG is 4 back, one would hope he catches him.)
2nd in strikeouts.
1st in starts.
3rd in CG (with three, Tom Seaver rolls his eyes).
9th in ERA
and a snazzy .496 winning percentage. Wait, what, never mind that last one.
Is Jon Niese the Mets best pitcher of the decade? Probably not. But it’s more arguable than one might think.
