Throughout the history of the New York Mets, there have been several big name sluggers to come along and make their mark with the home run ball. Although they don’t have an extensive list of top sluggers, there have routinely been at least a few guys on every squad to put up good power numbers.
Being a “top slugger” requires more than just hitting home runs. While it’s a large sum of the parts, doubles, total bases, and slugging percentage are numbers to look at, too.
As a team that often won early on with their pitching, the Mets waited quite a while before finally discovering the power a home run threat in the middle of a lineup can provide.