By the time Howard Johnson became a full time player for the New York Mets he had already won a World Series with the Detroit Tigers in 1984 and was in a platoon role for the Mets World Series win in 1986. Johnson would not win a third World Series Championship, but he would become an excellent player for the Mets, becoming a 30-30 player in 1987.
That was just the beginning. “HoJo” would become an All-Star and Silver Slugger twice. Johnson would win the Home Run Title in 1991 and finish 5th in MVP voting, a feat he also did in ’89.
Following that run, Howard Johnson would go in to a steep decline, but his overall totals of 997 Hits, 192 Home Runs and 202 Stolen Bases warrant this high spot on our all-time New York Mets list. The Mets chose Johnson for their franchise Hall of Fame in 2023.
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