The New York Mets do not have the deepest record books, which means that we could see some of the current Mets go on to break some of those records. Let’s take a look which are at most risk.

Hits – David Wright – 1,777

As is the case for many offensive categories, the Mets’ hit leader record is not one of the largest in MLB. Only four teams have a smaller record. Even the Washington Nationals, who formed in 2005, have a higher hits leader in Ryan Zimmerman, who has 1,846.

Juan Soto – Almost Definitely

  • Currently at: 262
  • Amount Away: 1,515
  • Needed Per Season: Roughly a .185 average per season (630 at-bat season average)

Juan Soto is a cheat code for these rate statistics as a future Hall-of-Fame hitter on a long-term contract. At his career batting average of .281, if Soto stays healthy, he should break this record during his age-36 season. 580 is roughly the number of at-bats Soto had in the 2025 season. With an additional four seasons after that, something would have to go very wrong for Soto to not beat this before the end of his contract.

Francisco Lindor – Very Unlikely

  • Currently At: 862
  • Amount Away: 915
  • Needed Per Season: Roughly a .290 average per season (630 at-bat season average)

Francisco Lindor has never hit above .270 as a Met and has not hit over .290 since his age-22 season in 2016. He is also not getting younger. Had he played a full season in 2026 amassing 170 hits like he paced the previous two seasons, this would be more attainable. That would require him to hit .267 across his last five seasons. Still a very lofty goal for his age 33-to-37 seasons, but more attainable. Unfortunately, his 2026 injury likely made this impossible. 630 is roughly the number of at-bats he has had per year at the top of the lineup.

Carson Benge – Definitely Possible – Requires At Least A Four-Year Extension

  • Currently At: 168
  • Amount Away: 1,609
  • Seasons Needed: Nine at a .270 average per season (630 at-bat season average)

Carson Benge hit .299 from May 1 on, though that has come with a .360 BABIP so it would be wise to stick with the .282 average he has on his season line. You can argue that is conservative. The 630 at-bats assume he moves up in the lineup so that could be viewed as aggressive. Of course, this would require Benge signing with the Mets long-term in order for him to break the record.

Benge did break the Mets’ rookie hits record in 2026 as well.

Home Runs – Pete Alonso – 264

The Mets’ home run record is also one that is not particularly impressive. Only four teams have less and they are even behind Giancarlo Stanton, who has 267 with the Miami Marlins. The Marlins formed in 1993.

Juan Soto by Roberto Carlo

Juan Soto – Almost Definitely

  • Currently At: 70
  • Amount Away: 194
  • Needed Per Season: 15

Even in a year where he missed half of the season, Soto had 27 home runs. As a Met Soto has averaged 42 home runs per 162 games. At that pace, barring more injuries, he will break this record during his age-33 season.

Francisco Lindor – Unlikely But Not Impossible

  • Currently At: 162
  • Amount Away: 103
  • Needed Per Season: 20

Lindor needs to stay healthy, be an everyday player through all five years left on his contract, and stack home runs the next two-to-three years in particular. Despite only playing in 105 games this season, Lindor hit 21 home runs.

If Lindor can hit 30 home runs the next two seasons, this becomes a lot more possible. A lot needs to go right, though, and 2027 will paint a clearer picture.

Francisco Alvarez – Unlikely But Not Impossible – Requires At Least A Five-Year Extension

  • Currently At: 64
  • Amount Away: 200
  • Seasons Needed: 8.7 at 23 per season

Francisco Alvarez needs to stay healthy. That is the biggest roadblock here. But I do not want every category to be just Soto and Lindor, so we’re including Alvarez here. He’ll need to start stacking some 20-plus homer seasons, though, and he hasn’t done that since his rookie year in 2023.

RBIs – David Wright – 970

RBI’s, like most offensive categories, is very attainable for multiple Mets players on the current roster.

Juan Soto – Almost Definitely

  • Currently At: 173
  • Amount Away: 797
  • Needed Per Season: 61

Soto drove in 105 runs in 2025 and 68 in 111 games in 2026. Put his yearly pace at 100 RBIs, and Soto is there during his age 35 season. With a stronger lineup surrounding him, he could reach it even earlier.

Francisco Lindor – Possible But Difficult

  • Currently At: 494
  • Amount Away: 476
  • Needed Per Season: 95

Lindor does have two seasons with more RBIs than 96 as a Met. He has also recorded up to 107. RBIs are also very situational, so a stronger lineup could help him stack some high RBI numbers the next few seasons, but he really needs three seasons with 100+ RBIs the next three years to have a shot.

Carson Benge – Definitely Possible – Requires At Least A Seven-Year Extension

  • Currently At: 65
  • Amount Away: 905
  • Seasons Needed: 11.5 seasons at 80 per season

Benge was in the middle of the Mets lineup for the latter part of 2026, and hitting with Soto on base is an easy way to amass RBIs. He would need an extension to get to the record, but in eleven years he will only be in his age-34 season.

Runs – David Wright – 949

As with RBIs, runs are also attainable.

Juan Soto – Almost Definitely

  • Currently At: 183
  • Amount Away: 766
  • Needed Per Season: 59

Soto scored 120 runs in 2025 and had 63 in 111 games in 2026. Set the line at 110 runs, and Soto is there in his age-35 season. With better hitters behind him, he could get there even quicker.

Francisco Lindor – Definitely Possible

  • Currently At: 566
  • Amount Away: 383
  • Needed Per Season: 77

This is likely more possible than RBIs if Lindor spends a few more seasons as the leadoff hitter. He has scored as many as 117 runs in a season and three seasons of 100 means he only needs 90 more runs scored across the final two seasons of his deal. This will largely come down to where he is in the lineup, which takes us to A.J. Ewing.

A.J. Ewing – Definitely Possible – Requires At Least A Four-Year Extension

  • Currently At: 55
  • Amount Away: 894
  • Seasons Needed: 10 Seasons at 90 per season

If there is a roadblock to Lindor setting the runs record, it could be Ewing and his speed pushing him out of the leadoff spot. Ewing was uneven in that role this year as a rookie, but he has the skill set to be that type of player in the future. Even at only 90 runs scored a season, he would hit that record in his age-31 season so if he stays with the Mets, so it seems more like a matter of “when” not “if”.

Like Benge, Ewing could break the Mets’ rookie stolen base record of 28.

Stolen Bases – Jose Reyes – 408

The Mets’ stolen base record is not one of the largest but it is nothing to sneeze at. Still it is beatable, especially with the larger bases and pickoff rules.

Juan Soto – Possible But Difficult

  • Currently At: 47
  • Amount Away: 361
  • Needed Per Season: 28

Juan Soto stole 38 bases in 2025. Even with hurt legs, he had nine stolen bases in 111 games. We will have a better idea whether or not a healthy Soto will go back to stealing at a high rate as he did in 2025, but he will need some 35-40 stolen base seasons the next few years to get there, as it is unlikely 40-year-old Soto is stealing 28 bags.

A.J. Ewing – Very Likely – Requires At Least A Three-Year Extension

  • Currently At: 25
  • Amount Away: 383
  • Seasons Needed: 8.5 seasons at 45 per season

Ewing needed some time to adjust to stealing in the majors, but in the second half he turned it on and finished with a franchise rookie record of 25. In the minors in 2025, he stole 70 bases. With a better on-base percentage and potentially hitting at the top of the lineup, 45 stolen bases a season could be more of a floor than anything else. It is possible he could even do that across the six seasons before he hits free agency.

Carson Benge – Unlikely But Not Impossible – Requires At Least A Nine-Year Extension

  • Currently At: 22
  • Amount Away: 386
  • Seasons Needed: 13 seasons at 25 per season

Benge will need to up the stolen base numbers from his 22 as a rookie and get some 30-plus stolen base seasons mixed into there. He has speed, and if he is here enough years it is possible.

fWAR Hitter – David Wright – 51.3

The Mets do not have a single player who has a career fWAR that would put them in the Hall of Fame. Ideally this will change with the current group of players.

Juan Soto – Almost Definitely

  • Currently At: 8.8
  • Amount Away: 42.5
  • Needed Per Season: 3.3

Soto has put up multiple 6 fWAR seasons and even an 8 fWAR season during his career. He could conceivably break this record in his age 35 season or earlier if he has some true prime seasons mixed in.

Francisco Lindor – Possible But Unlikely

  • Currently At: 31.8
  • Amount Away: 19.5
  • Needed Per Season: 3.9

Lindor has to age incredibly well to make this happen. His defense seems to have taken a step back, and if it does not bounce back next year, that does limit his fWAR ceiling a bit. Even with his issues this season, he was on pace for 4 fWAR/162. Could he potentially put up back-to-back 5 fWAR seasons at age 33-34? Definitely. But that would still require him to have better than a three-win season in each of his age 35-37 seasons. Realistically, Lindor probably would need to not only age very well, but stay with the team past his current contract.

A.J. Ewing – Definitely Possible – Requires At Least A Six Year Extension

  • Currently At: 2.0
  • Amount Away: 49.3
  • Seasons Needed: 12.5 seasons at 4 WAR pace

Ewing’s biggest asset is that he provides elite defense at a premium position in center field. 4 fWAR seems like it could be more of a safe projection than a lofty one as a result. If he is here into his mid 30’s, Ewing seems like a prime candidate to pass this fWAR threshold.

Carson Benge – Possible But Difficult – Requires At Least A Seven-Year Extension

  • Currently At: 4.3
  • Amount Away: 47
  • Seasons Needed: 12 seasons at 4 WAR pace

Benge put up 4.3 fWAR even after a dreadful start and an uneven defensive performance in the outfield. He has parts of his game he can clean up to become a consistent 4 fWAR player, and if he were to do that he could beat this record during his age-34 season if extended that long. A 3 fWAR average would take him to age 38.

Strikeouts – Tom Seaver – 2,541

Tom Seaver‘s strikeout amount is unlikely to be beat. Pitchers do not throw as many innings as they used to.

Nolan McLean – Unlikely But Possible – Requires At Least An Eight-Year Extension

  • Currently At: 251
  • Amount Away: 2,900
  • Seasons Needed: 14 seasons at 180 per season

Averaging 180 per season for Nolan McLean may seem low, but this would take him through his age-38 season and assumes he is healthy for all of them. That should show how difficult this record will be to beat. It is not impossible – he could rattle off a few 230-strikeout seasons and make this more attainable. He had 194 strikeouts in 179 2/3 innings this year.

Jonah Tong – Probably Unlikely – Requires At Least A Nine-Year Extension

  • Currently At: 56
  • Amount Away: 2,485
  • Seasons Needed: 14 seasons at 180 per season

Coming in roughly two years younger than McLean, age is the only thing that would really work in Tong’s factor to even make it a possibility. He ended the season strong, which could potentially lead to him earning a rotation spot in 2027. It is still very improbable, but I did not want this to be McLean alone in all of the pitching categories.

Wins – Tom Seaver – 198

Similarly to strikeouts, it is much harder for pitchers to stack wins in the modern game, making this one difficult to beat.

Nolan McLean – Possible But Unlikely – Requires At Least A Nine Year Extension

  • Currently At: 17
  • Amount Away: 181
  • Seasons Needed: 15 seasons at 12 wins per season

This one seems like it could be more possible if McLean is on a number of good Mets teams. As good as Seaver was, he pitched for some bad Mets teams, which kept this record low. Throw in some fifteen win seasons and see McLean take a long-term extension and this becomes more of a possibility.

ERA – Jacob deGrom – 2.52

Jacob deGrom is one of the best in the history of the sport and the Mets had his entire prime. That makes this difficult to beat.

Nolan McLean – Possible But Unlikely

  • Currently At: 2.93
  • Seasons Before FA: Five
  • Pace: 240 earned runs total assuming 900 innings pitched across five seasons (2.40 ERA)

Jacob deGrom will go down as one of the best pitchers in Mets history. If he makes the Hall of Fame, it is likely with a Mets cap on. So beating this means I am essentially saying McLean would need to be a Hall of Fame-level pitcher. He needs to take a big jump forward next year to have a shot. This is also a case where not being extended makes more of a possibility because then we have no veteran seasons inflating that ERA.

fWAR Pitcher – Tom Seaver – 67.7

Seaver is one of the greatest pitchers to ever play the game, which will make this hard for any pitcher, even one who spends their entire career with the Mets, hard to beat.

Nolan McLean – Possible But Unlikely – Requires At Least A Nine Year Extension

  • Currently At: 4.7
  • Amount Away: 63
  • Seasons Needed: 14 seasons at 4.5 WAR pace

This is one that really depends on longevity for McLean. The more seasons he is here, the more of a chance he has. He also needs to stay healthy. With 4.7 fWAR through his first 39 career starts, this is saying he needs to average slightly better than he has so far through his age-38 season. Realistically he needs a few very strong seasons over the next few years and a very long extension to get there.