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Mets: 5 best offensive WAR seasons since 2000

By Ryan Morik

NEW YORK - AUGUST 06: David Wright #5 of the New York Mets connects in the fifth inning against the San Diego Padres on August 6, 2008 at Shea Stadium in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - AUGUST 06: David Wright #5 of the New York Mets connects in the fifth inning against the San Diego Padres on August 6, 2008 at Shea Stadium in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /
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It’s tough to find many memorable moments in recent Mets history. But there have been some pretty elite seasons.

It’s a shame that all of the performances you are about to read happened in seasons that ended, in typical Mets style, in pretty heartbreaking fashion.

But even though it’s the Mets, they have had some bright spots of positivity over the last two decades.

Here are the five best offensive WAR seasons posted by Mets players in the 21st century.

NEW YORK – MAY 14: David Wright #5 of the New York Mets hits a two run home run in the fourth inning against the Chicago Cubs on May 14, 2007 at Shea Stadium in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – MAY 14: David Wright #5 of the New York Mets hits a two run home run in the fourth inning against the Chicago Cubs on May 14, 2007 at Shea Stadium in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images) /

David Wright, 2007, 7.2 WAR

2007 was without a doubt Wright’s best season. He set career-highs in batting average (.325), on-base percentage (.416), and slugging percentage (.546), while his 30 home runs were the second-most of his career. His 107 RBI were the third-most he ever drove in.

It was Wright’s best finish in the National League Most Valuable Player Award voting — he came in fourth, behind Jimmy Rollins, Matt Holliday, and Prince Fielder.

Of course, the 2007 season is known for the Mets blowing a seven game lead to the Phillies with 17 games to go, but Wright solidified himself as one of the game’s best players that year.

His 7.2 oWAR was tied for the second-best in baseball along with Chipper Jones and Hanley Ramirez. Alex Rodriguez led al of baseball with a 9.5.

What makes Wright’s season more impressive is his slow start to the year.

In his first 30 games, he slashed just .239/.341/.350, with just two homers and 11 RBI.

His slash line in his final 130 games was .345/.434/.593.

His average, on-base percentage, and OPS in that span were the fifth-best in all of baseball, while his slugging percentage was ninth.

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