2001 New York Mets Roster

The 2001 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2001 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2001 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 2001 New York Mets salary list, a 2001 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 2001 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"Overall, we pitched more than adequately over the course of 162 games. I'll have to check the final numbers, but for a while we led the majors in quality starts, which meant we had a chance to win every game if we had scored some runs." - General Manager Steve Phillips
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Complete Roster  
 

17 Kevin Appier 6-02 195 Right Right 1967-12-06
49 Armando Benitez 6-04 180 Right Right 1972-11-03
32 Bruce Chen 6-02 210 Right Both 1977-06-19
27 Dennis Cook 6-03 185 Left Left 1962-10-04
27 Mark Corey 6-02 220 Right Right 1974-11-16
45 John Franco 5-10 185 Left Left 1960-09-17
39 Dicky Gonzalez 5-11 170 Right Right 1978-10-21
32 Brett Hinchliffe 6-05 190 Right Right 1974-07-21
22 Al Leiter 6-03 215 Left Left 1965-10-23
34 Tom Martin 6-01 185 Left Left 1970-05-21
40 C.J. Nitkowski 6-02 185 Left Left 1973-03-09
35 Rick Reed 6-00 205 Right Right 1964-08-16
38 Jerrod Riggan 6-04 185 Right Right 1974-05-16
36 Grant Roberts 6-03 205 Right Right 1977-09-13
23 Brian Rose 6-03 215 Right Right 1976-02-13
48 Glendon Rusch 6-02 170 Left Left 1974-11-07
29 Steve Trachsel 6-04 205 Right Right 1970-10-31
43 Pete Walker 6-02 195 Right Right 1969-04-08
33 Donne Wall 6-01 180 Right Right 1967-07-11
99 Turk Wendell 6-02 190 Right Both 1967-05-19
51 Rick White 6-04 215 Right Right 1968-12-23
26 Jason Phillips 6-01 180 Right Right 1976-09-27
31 Mike Piazza 6-03 197 Right Right 1968-09-04
7 Todd Pratt 6-03 225 Right Right 1967-02-09
3 Vance Wilson 5-11 190 Right Right 1973-03-17
13 Edgardo Alfonzo 5-11 210 Right Right 1973-11-08
19 Lenny Harris 5-10 205 Right Left 1964-10-28
20 Mark Johnson 6-04 230 Left Left 1967-10-17
10 Rey Ordonez 5-09 160 Right Right 1971-11-11
8 Desi Relaford 5-08 155 Right Both 1973-09-16
30 Jorge Toca 6-03 220 Right Right 1975-01-07
11 Jorge Velandia 5-09 160 Right Right 1975-01-12
4 Robin Ventura 6-01 198 Right Left 1967-07-14
9 Todd Zeile 6-01 190 Right Right 1965-09-09
50 Benny Agbayani 6-00 225 Right Right 1971-12-28
56 Darren Bragg 5-09 180 Right Left 1969-09-07
25 Alex Escobar 6-01 180 Right Right 1978-09-06
18 Darryl Hamilton 6-01 180 Right Left 1964-12-03
23 Matt Lawton 5-09 180 Right Left 1971-11-30
47 Joe McEwing 5-11 170 Right Right 1972-10-19
44 Jay Payton 5-10 185 Right Right 1972-11-22
6 Timo Perez 5-09 167 Left Left 1975-04-08
5 Tsuyoshi Shinjo 6-01 185 Right Right 1972-01-28
7 Gary Bennett 6-00 190 Right Right 1972-04-17
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The 2001 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 82 games, lost 80 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 94/94) where 2,658,330 fans witnessed their 2001 Mets finish the season with a .506 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2001 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 2001 New York Mets salary list, a 2001 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 2001 New York Mets primary starters list:

2001 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Edgardo Alfonzo
Kevin Appier
Darryl Hamilton
Rey Ordonez
Jay Payton
Mike Piazza
Tsuyoshi Shinjo
Robin Ventura
Todd Zeile

2001 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Mike Piazza (130)
1B Todd Zeile (149)
2B Edgardo Alfonzo (122)
3B Robin Ventura (139)
SS Rey Ordonez (148)
LF Benny Agbayani (84)
CF Jay Payton (103)
RF Timo Perez (62)
DH Mike Piazza (5)
  
SP Kevin Appier
SP Al Leiter
SP Rick Reed
SP Glendon Rusch
SP Steve Trachsel
  
RP Dennis Cook
RP John Franco
RP Jerrod Riggan
RP Donne Wall
RP Turk Wendell
RP Rick White
CL Armando Benitez


2001 New York Mets
Salaries

Mike Piazza $13,571,429.00
Al Leiter $9,750,000.00
Kevin Appier $8,500,000.00
Robin Ventura $8,000,000.00
Todd Zeile $6,833,333.00
Rick Reed $6,750,000.00
Armando Benitez $5,812,500.00
Edgardo Alfonzo $5,750,000.00
Rey Ordonez $4,000,000.00
John Franco $3,583,333.00
Darryl Hamilton $3,333,333.00
Turk Wendell $3,100,000.00
Steve Trachsel $3,000,000.00
Dennis Cook $2,400,000.00
Glendon Rusch $1,800,000.00
Donne Wall $1,150,000.00
Rick White $1,150,000.00
Lenny Harris $1,100,000.00
Todd Pratt $600,000.00
Tsuyoshi Shinjo $500,000.00
Desi Relaford $475,000.00
Jay Payton $290,000.00
Brian Rose $278,000.00
Benny Agbayani $260,000.00
Joe McEwing $252,500.00
Timo Perez $205,000.00


2001 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#3 Vance Wilson
#4 Robin Ventura
#5 Tsuyoshi Shinjo
#6 Timo Perez
#7 Gary Bennett
#7 Todd Pratt
#8 Desi Relaford
#9 Todd Zeile
#10 Rey Ordonez
#11 Jorge Velandia
#13 Edgardo Alfonzo
#17 Kevin Appier
#18 Darryl Hamilton
#19 Lenny Harris
#20 Mark Johnson
#22 Al Leiter
#23 Matt Lawton
#23 Brian Rose
#25 Alex Escobar
#26 Jason Phillips
#27 Dennis Cook
#27 Mark Corey
#29 Steve Trachsel
#30 Jorge Toca
#31 Mike Piazza
#32 Bruce Chen
#32 Brett Hinchliffe
#33 Donne Wall
#34 Tom Martin
#35 Rick Reed
#36 Grant Roberts
#38 Jerrod Riggan
#39 Dicky Gonzalez
#40 C.J. Nitkowski
#43 Pete Walker
#44 Jay Payton
#45 John Franco
#47 Joe McEwing
#48 Glendon Rusch
#49 Armando Benitez
#50 Benny Agbayani
#51 Rick White
#56 Darren Bragg
#99 Turk Wendell

Did you know that a 2001 New York Mets Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?