Ranking the New York Mets' Top 25 Catchers of All Time | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Years as a Met: 1998-2005

Batting average: .296

Fielding percentage: .990

The most beloved Met of all time? Well, that would be Mike Piazza.

Mets fans adore him—and for good reason. He is one of the greatest hitting catchers in all of the major leagues.

He had a .296 batting average in eight seasons with the team. It was the best batting average for a Mets catcher ever. He also had a .542 slugging percentage and a .915 OPS.

Piazza has hit a MLB-record 396 home runs as a catcher. In various seasons, he has ranked in the top 10 for home runs, RBI, singles, extra base hits, batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. The list goes on!

He has made it to 12 All-Star Games, seven of them as a Met. He was also considered within the top 15 candidates for National League MVP nine times throughout his career, four times as a Met.

In terms of defense, Piazza played well year after year. He was consistently in the top five for putouts, assists, double plays turned and runners caught stealing.

Time and time again, Piazza made the city of New York proud.

In fact, all you need to do is watch him hit a home run on September 21, 2001, against the Braves. It was the score that gave the Mets the win and united all New Yorkers for some time after the tragic events on September 11.

Oh, he definitely deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.