Notable Achievements
- Member of the 1984 World Series champion Tigers and the 1986 World Series champion Mets.
- 1992–1997: Held career National League record for home runs by a switch hitter.
- 1987–1996: Held single-season National League record for home runs by a switch hitter.
- Three-time member of the 30-30 club (1987, 1989 and 1991). Only Bobby Bonds, Barry Bonds and Alfonso Soriano have reached the marks more often.
- 1987–1991: Second highest home run total in the National League behind only teammate Darryl Strawberry.
- 1989 and 1991: Member of the National League All-Star team.
- 1989 and 1991: Winner of National League Silver Slugger award for third basemen.
- Second on Mets all-time home run list from 1991 until 2004.
- Second on Mets all-time RBI list from 1993 until 2005.
- 1991: Became the only switch-hitter to ever lead the NL in both HR and RBI in the same season.
- 1991: Became the only Met to lead the National League in RBI.
- 1991: Became the first switch-hitter to lead the National League in RBI. (Lance Berkman became the second in 2002.)
- June 1989, September 1991: Winner of the National League Player of the Month award. He was the last Met to win the award until David Wright in June 2006.
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