MLB

Subway Series Leaders

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Mets, At Bats: Mike Piazza, 139 (2nd in team Subway rankings): Piazza became the focus of the Subway Series rivalry when Roger Clemens hit the Mets catcher in the head during an interleague game in 2000. Piazza hit the disabled list with a concussion and spoke out to the media, calling the beanball intentional. Piazza hit .364 with four home runs in 22 career at bats against Clemens.

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Mets, Runs: Jose Reyes, 26 (1st): Now in his ninth season with the Mets, Reyes has made a living tormenting the Yankees as an explosive leadoff man. He leads Mets players with the most runs scored against the Yankees in interleague history.

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Mets, Hits: Paul Lo Duca, 15 (10th): Lo Duca played two seasons for the Mets, but managed to collect 15 hits in 11 games against the Yankees. The catcher's fiery persona added to the heat of the rivalry during his short Mets career.

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Mets, Doubles: Rey Ordonez, 4 (5th): Known as one of the better defensive shortstops in the history of the game, Ordonez rarely made any contributions at the plate. Against the Yankees, he hit four doubles and batted .176 in 68 career at bats.

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Mets, Home Runs: Cliff Floyd, 8 (1st): In four seasons with the Mets, Floyd was the type of player who understood the importance of the Subway Series. After sweeping the Yankees in 2004, Floyd said, "It isn't easy for [Mets fans]. I know that. We know that. You got Yankees fans all around you, and they're a great team. It feels good to be able to give our fans something to feel good about."

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Mets, Runs Batted In: Carlos Delgado, 19 (4th): Nine of Delgado's RBIs came in one game, a 15-6 rout over the Yankees in 2008. Delgado entered the game on a 0-for-14 skid but broke out in a big way, crushing a grand slam, three-run homer, and two-run double.

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Mets, Strikeouts: David Wright, 37 (1st): Wright leads the Mets in career strikeouts versus the Yankees, but that's no surprise for a third baseman who has seen his whiffs total rise throughout his career. He is averaging a strikeout per game against the Yankees.

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Mets, Batting Average: Roger Cedeno, .323 (1st): It's no secret George Steinbrenner hated losing to the Mets. After Cedeno's straight steal of home in a 2002 game, Steinbrenner traded catcher Alberto Castillo, angry that the backstop failed to dig out the throw in the dirt.

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Mets, Starts: Al Leiter, 10 (1st): Leiter is the most prolific Subway Series pitcher in Mets history. He was 5-5, and despite a bad K/BB ratio of 44/31, he posted a solid 3.64 ERA.

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Mets, Wins: Shawn Estes, 1 (8th, tied): After throwing a broken bat at Mike Piazza in the 2000 World Series, Roger Clemens' next game against the Mets came in 2002 in a matchup against Estes. The Mets pitcher threw behind Clemens in his first at bat and was later fined by MLB. But Estes had the last laugh, hitting a home run off Clemens.

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Mets, Strikeouts: Pedro Martinez, 21 (5th): A bad bullpen is the reason Martinez had only one Subway Series win, but the former ace has stellar strikeout numbers in 27 2/3 career innings against the Yankees.

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Mets, Complete Games: Dave Mlicki, 1 (1st): In 1997, the Mets visited Yankee Stadium for the first Subway Series interleague game. In the midst of a mediocre 8-12 season, Mlicki was masterful against the Yankees, scattering nine hits and striking out eight en route to a complete-game shutout. Glendon Rusch is the only other Mets pitcher with a CG against the Yankees.

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Mets, Saves: Armando Benitez, 5 (1st, tied): Mets fans will forever hate Benitez for blowing Game 1 of the 2000 World Series against the Yankees. Coming off a career high 41 saves, Benitez entered the ninth inning and blew the Mets' one-run lead, killing momentum for the rest of the series.

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Mets, Earned Run Average: Oliver Perez, 1.50 (2nd): Some Mets fans may forget that the artist formerly known as Oliver Perez was unbeaten in four career starts against the Yankees. Despite a 4.22 ERA in 2008, Perez beat the Yankees twice in two starts, giving up three earned runs.

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Yankees, At Bats: Jorge Posada, 207 (2nd): If anyone knows what it's like the play in a Subway Series, it's Jorge Posada, whose 61 games and 48 hits against the Mets each rank second among Yankees all-time.

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Yankees, Runs: Derek Jeter, 61 (1st): Jeter has more than twice as many hits and runs scored against the Mets than the next best Yankees. Jeter has a career .451 slugging percentage, but boasts a whopping .581 percentage against the Mets.

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Yankees, Hits: Bernie Williams, 41 (4th): Williams hit .313 in 131 career at bats against the Mets.

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Yankees, Doubles: Robinson Cano, 10 (4th): In his seventh season with the Yankees, Cano is slugging .465 against the Mets. He has 59 total bases in 127 at bats.

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Yankees, Home Runs: Alex Rodriguez, 10 (3rd): A-Rod's power statistics against the Mets extrapolate to 40 home runs over a full season, numbers he hasn't reached since he reportedly stopped taking steroids after the 2007 season.

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Yankees, Runs Batted In: Hideki Matsui, 31 (2nd, tied): Godzilla's .586 slugging percentage against the Mets leads all Yankees. In 2004, Matsui hit a grand slam against Mike Stanton on the first pitch of the at bat. Stanton was facing his former team for the first time.

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Yankees, Strikeouts: Jason Giambi, 29 (3rd): Giambi has power-hitter numbers against the Mets, with 29 strikeouts and 28 walks in 94 at bats. In 2005, Giambi hit a bases-loaded single with the Yankees down a run in ninth, giving them a 5-4 win.

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Yankees, Batting Average: Scott Brosius, .324 (2nd): Brosius was a .257 career hitter, but stepped up against the Mets, tallying 22 hits in 68 at bats. He is second to Jeter's .380 average.

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Yankees, Wins: Dwight Gooden, 1 (12th, tied): In 2000, Gooden joined the Yankees in time to start against his old team in Shea Stadium. Gooden gave up two runs over five innings for the win.

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Yankees, Strikeouts: Roger Clemens, 34 (3rd): Clemens has an impressive strikeout total versus the Mets in 41 innings. But in seven career starts, Clemens posted an unsightly 6.37 ERA. He was booed off the mound in 2000 after giving up nine runs in five innings, including a Mike Piazza grand slam.

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Yankees, Complete Games: Andy Pettitte, 1 (1st): Pettitte pitched a shutout in 2002 against the Mets, the only Yankees complete game against them, allowing three hits and striking out eight. The win salvaged the split for the Yankees and prevented the Mets from winning their first Subway Series.

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Yankees, Saves: Mariano Rivera, 20 (1st): It should be no surprise that Rivera is the only Yankees reliever with multiple saves against the Mets. His 3.18 ERA against the Mets is almost a run above his career average. Rivera did earn his 500th career save against the Mets in 2009.

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Yankees, Earned Run Average: Randy Johnson, 7.03 (last with minimum 15 IP): In four starts Johnson never won against the Mets, a team that hit Johnson well even during his prime. Rookie Mets reliever Dae-Sung Koo shocked everyone in 2005 when he doubled off Johnson during a tight game in his second career at bat.