Since 2004, David Wright has been a fan favorite. His name can be found all over the Mets’ all-time offensive leaderboard and he has accomplished this all before his 29th birthday. Because of this, some Mets fans would find it impossible to see the team without David Wright and would consider it sacrilege to trade him.
However, I’ve been doing some research on the Mets’ career leaderboard and made some comparisons to another team’s leaderboard. Fans who bring up the fact that David Wright holds or is close to holding many of the club’s all-time offensive records might change their minds on their favorite player once they read this.
The Mets came into existence in 1962, joining the National League with the Houston Colt .45s (who became the Astros in 1965). Therefore, it would be fair to assume that both teams would have similar cumulative offensive statistics since they have both completed 50 seasons of play. It would also be fair to assume that sin...
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