NEW YORK - CIRCA 1986: Coach Bud Harrelson #23 of the New York Mets and former Met Rusty Staub is honored by the team prior to the start of a Major League baseball game circa 1986 at Shea Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City. Harrelson played for the Mets from 1965-77. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
The first great defensive season in New York Mets history came from Bud Harrelson’s glove in 1971.
Four times in New York Mets history a position player finished the year with a defensive WAR above 3.