An original member of the New York Mets in 1962, Jim Hickman was one of the better bats the team had in the lineup during the barren seasons in the early and mid-1960s. From his debut with the club in their inaugural season through 1966, Hickman was a .241/.306/.392 hitter that found himself playing all over the field for the Metropolitans.
Nicknamed “Gentleman Jim,” Hickman reached double-digit home runs in each of his first four seasons with the Mets. It’s not exactly a notable feat. Given the era and how weak the offense was for many of those years, it’s a statistic that stands out to me.