Career Stats
| Games | PA | AB | Runs | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR | GS | RBI | SB | BB | SO | Avg. | Slg. | OBP | OPS | Fld% |
| 1215 | 3958 | 3436 | 455 | 855 | 140 | 16 | 131 | 10 | 498 | 31 | 504 | 473 | .249 | .413 | .344 | .757 | .989 |
A pure fastball hitter with lightning-quick wrists, Milner posted a 1.066 walk-to-strikeout ratio (504-to-473) for his career. Milner hit ten career grand slams, including three with the Mets in 1976.
On December 8, 1977, Milner was part of a mega-deal trade between the Mets, Pirates, Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers. After three months of negotiations, the transaction was completed and involved eleven players:
- The Mets sent Milner to Pittsburgh.
- Atlanta sent Willie Montañez to the Mets.
- Texas sent Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs and Eddie Miller to the Braves; sent a player to b e named later and Tom Grieve to the Mets, and sent Bert Blyleven to the Pirates.
- Pittsburgh sent Al Oliver and Nelson Norman to the Rangers.
- The Mets sent Jon Matlack to the Rangers.
- To complete the trade, Texas sent Ken Henderson to the Mets on March 15, 1978.
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