Dwight Gooden

Dwight Eugene "Doc" Gooden (born November 16, 1964), nicknamed "Dr. K", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was one of the most dominant and feared pitchers in the National League in the middle and late 1980s.

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Filmography

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Other Crew Credits

1986

Ruthless People

Self

2009

Prime 9 (TV Show)

2008

Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (TV Show)

2004

ESPN 25: Who's #1? (TV Show)

2002

Star-Crossed (TV Show)

2002

Yankeeography (TV Show)

2000

2000 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

1999

ESPN SportsCentury (TV Show)

1998

1998 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

1993

Late Show with David Letterman (TV Show)

1990

Sunday Night Baseball (TV Show)

1988

1988 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

1988

1988 National League Championship Series (TV Show)

1986

1986 World Series (TV Show)

1986

1986 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

1986

1986 National League Championship Series (TV Show)

1984

1984 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

1982

Late Night with David Letterman (TV Show)

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Dating History

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Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Dwight Gooden.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1984	NYM	17-9	2.60	31	31	7	3	0	218	161	72	63	73	276
1985	NYM	24-4	1.53	35	35	16	8	0	276	198	51	47	69	268
1986	NYM	17-6	2.84	33	33	12	2	0	250	197	92	79	80	200
1987	NYM	15-7	3.21	25	25	7	3	0	179	162	68	64	53	148
1988	NYM	18-9	3.19	34	34	10	3	0	248	242	98	88	57	175
1989	NYM	9-4	2.89	19	17	0	0	1	118	93	42	38	47	101
1990	NYM	19-7	3.83	34	34	2	1	0	232	229	106	99	70	223
1991	NYM	13-7	3.60	27	27	3	1	0	190	185	80	76	56	150
1992	NYM	10-13	3.67	31	31	3	0	0	206	197	93	84	70	145
1993	NYM	12-15	3.45	29	29	7	2	0	208	188	89	80	61	149
1994	NYM	3-4	6.31	7	7	0	0	0	41	46	32	29	15	40
1996	NYY	11-7	5.01	29	29	1	1	0	170	169	101	95	88	126
1997	NYY	9-5	4.91	20	19	0	0	0	106	116	61	58	53	66
1998	CLE	8-6	3.76	23	23	0	0	0	134	135	59	56	51	83
1999	CLE	3-4	6.26	26	22	0	0	0	115	127	90	80	67	88
2000	HOU	0-0	9.00	1	1	0	0	0	4	6	4	4	3	1
2000	NYY	4-2	3.36	18	5	0	0	2	64	66	28	24	21	31
2000	TBD	2-3	6.63	8	8	0	0	0	36	47	32	27	20	23
Career		194-112	-	430	410	68	24	3	-	2564	1198	1091	954	2293

Fielding Stats

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Major League fielding statistics for Dwight Gooden.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1984	NYM	31	31	218	21	22	2	0	0.956
1985	NYM	35	35	276	25	38	2	6	0.969
1986	NYM	33	33	250	36	36	2	5	0.973
1987	NYM	25	25	179	15	22	3	3	0.925
1988	NYM	34	34	248	27	56	5	3	0.943
1989	NYM	19	17	118	8	16	3	0	0.889
1990	NYM	34	34	232	15	35	4	5	0.926
1991	NYM	27	27	190	15	28	2	3	0.956
1992	NYM	31	31	206	9	40	6	1	0.891
1993	NYM	29	29	208	19	24	2	1	0.956
1994	NYM	7	7	41	1	11	1	1	0.923
1996	NYY	29	29	170	9	26	1	1	0.972
1997	NYY	20	19	106	9	18	0	1	1.000
1998	CLE	23	23	134	6	18	0	1	1.000
1999	CLE	26	22	115	5	16	0	1	1.000
2000	HOU	1	1	4	0	1	0	0	1.000
2000	NYY	18	5	64	4	14	0	3	1.000
2000	TBD	8	8	36	0	2	1	0	0.667
Career		430	410	-	224	423	34	35	-

Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Dwight Gooden.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1984	NYM	31	70	5	14	0	0	0	3	0	1	14	0.200	0.205	0.200
1985	NYM	35	93	11	21	2	0	1	9	0	5	15	0.226	0.265	0.280
1986	NYM	33	81	5	7	0	1	0	4	0	2	16	0.086	0.119	0.111
1987	NYM	25	64	4	14	0	0	0	4	0	1	9	0.219	0.227	0.219
1988	NYM	34	90	8	16	1	0	1	9	0	1	18	0.178	0.185	0.222
1989	NYM	19	40	1	8	3	0	0	1	0	0	7	0.200	0.195	0.275
1990	NYM	35	75	4	14	1	1	1	9	0	2	15	0.187	0.225	0.267
1991	NYM	27	63	7	15	3	0	1	6	1	0	9	0.238	0.238	0.333
1992	NYM	33	72	8	19	3	1	1	9	0	1	16	0.264	0.274	0.375
1993	NYM	30	70	5	14	2	2	2	9	0	0	11	0.200	0.200	0.371
1994	NYM	7	12	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.167	0.167	0.167
1996	NYY	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1997	NYY	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.000	0.000
1998	CLE	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.000	0.000
1999	CLE	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	0.500	0.667	2.000
2000	HOU	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
2000	NYY	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.000	0.000
2000	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Career		318	741	60	145	15	5	8	67	1	14	135	-	-	-

First Name	Dwight
Middle Name	Eugene
Last Name	Gooden
Full Name at Birth	Dwight Eugene Gooden
Other Names	Doc Dr. K.
Age	48
Date of Birth	November 16, 1964
Birthplace	Tampa, Florida, USA
Height	6' 2" (188 cm)
Weight	190 lbs (86.2 kg)
Build	Athletic
Hair Color	Brown - Dark
Star Sign	Scorpio
Ethnicity	Black
Nationality	American
High School	Hillsborough (Tampa, FL)
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	7 April 1984
Last MLB Game	29 September 2000
Draft	Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft.
Claim to Fame	New York Mets