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New York Mets Second Basemen
Wally Backman	Felix Millan	Doug Flynn	Edgardo Alfonzo	Daniel Murphy	Ken Boswell	Ron Hunt	Jeff Kent	Jeff McNeil	Luis Castillo
Gregg Jefferies	Tim Teufel	Carlos Baerga	Roberto Alomar	Brian Giles	Neil Walker	Chuck Hiller	Robinson Cano	Jose Valentin	Wayne Garrett

Games played at Second Base, by year 1962 Charlie Neal 85 Rod Kanehl 62 Felix Mantilla 14 Sammy Drake 10 Richie Ashburn 2 Elio Chacon 2 1963 Ron Hunt 142 Larry Burright 15 Rod Kanehl 12 Chico Fernandez 3 Ted Schreiber 3 1964 Ron Hunt 109 Rod Kanehl 34 Bobby Klaus 25 Larry Burright 3 Amado Samuel 3 1965 Chuck Hiller 80 Bobby Klaus 72 Ron Hunt 46 Billy Cowan 2 Charley Smith 1 1966 Ron Hunt 123 Chuck Hiller 46 Eddie Bressoud 8 1967 Jerry Buchek 95 Bob Johnson 39 Chuck Hiller 14 Bob Heise 11 Phil Linz 11 Ken Boswell 6 Bart Shirley 3 Sandy Alomar 2 Kevin Collins 2 1968 Phil Linz 70 Ken Boswell 69 Al Weis 29 Jerry Buchek 12 Kevin Collins 6 Bob Heise 1 1969 Ken Boswell 96 Wayne Garrett 47 Al Weis 42 Bobby Pfeil 11 1970 Ken Boswell 101 Al Weis 44 Wayne Garrett 43 Ted Martinez 4 1971 Ken Boswell 109 Tim Foli 58 Ted Martinez 12 Wayne Garrett 9 Al Weis 5 1972 Ken Boswell 94 Ted Martinez 47 Wayne Garrett 21 Lute Barnes 14 1973 Felix Millan 153 Wayne Garrett 7 Ted Martinez 5 Ken Boswell 3 1974 Felix Millan 134 Ken Boswell 28 Ted Martinez 11 Rich Puig 3 1975 Felix Millan 162 Jack Heidemann 1 Mike Phillips 1 Wayne Garrett 1 1976 Felix Millan 136 Mike Phillips 19 Wayne Garrett 10 Leo Foster 3 Jack Heidemann 1 1977 Felix Millan 89 Joel Youngblood 33 Doug Flynn 29 Leo Foster 20 Lenny Randle 20 Mike Phillips 4 Luis Alvarado 1 1978 Doug Flynn 126 Bobby Valentine 45 Joel Youngblood 40 Lenny Randle 5 Sergio Ferrer 3 1979 Doug Flynn 147 Kelvin Chapman 22 Joel Youngblood 13 Alex Trevino 8 Sergio Ferrer 4 1980 Doug Flynn 128 Wally Backman 20 Bill Almon 18 Joel Youngblood 6 Jose Moreno 3 Mario Ramirez 3 Alex Trevino 1 1981 Doug Flynn 100 Bob Bailor 13 Wally Backman 11 Ron Gardenhire 6 Alex Trevino 4 Brian Giles 2 1982 Wally Backman 88 Bob Bailor 57 Brian Giles 45 Tom Veryzer 26 Joel Youngblood 7 Mike Howard 3 Ron Gardenhire 1 1983 Brian Giles 140 Bob Bailor 50 Tucker Ashford 13 Wally Backman 13 Hubie Brooks 7 1984 Wally Backman 115 Kelvin Chapman 57 Ron Gardenhire 18 Ross Jones 1 1985 Wally Backman 140 Kelvin Chapman 48 Ron Gardenhire 5 Larry Bowa 4 Ray Knight 2 1986 Wally Backman 113 Tim Teufel 84 Rafael Santana 1 1987 Tim Teufel 92 Wally Backman 88 Keith Miller 16 Bill Almon 10 Al Pedrique 1 1988 Wally Backman 92 Tim Teufel 84 Keith Miller 16 Gregg Jefferies 10 1989 Gregg Jefferies 123 Tim Teufel 40 Keith Miller 23 Jeff McKnight 4 1990 Gregg Jefferies 118 Tom Herr 26 Tim Teufel 24 Keith Miller 11 Mario Diaz 1 1991 Gregg Jefferies 77 Keith Miller 60 Tom Herr 57 Jeff Gardner 3 Tim Teufel 1 1992 Willie Randolph 79 Bill Pecota 38 Jeff Kent 34 Junior Noboa 16 Chico Walker 16 Jeff McKnight 14 Chris Donnels 12 Steve Springer 1 1993 Jeff Kent 127 Chico Walker 24 Doug Saunders 22 Jeff McKnight 15 Tim Bogar 6 1994 Jeff Kent 107 Fernando Vina 13 Luis Rivera 5 Tim Bogar 1 1995 Jeff Kent 122 Edgardo Alfonzo 29 Tim Bogar 7 Bill Spiers 6 Jose Vizcaino 1 1996 Jose Vizcaino 93 Edgardo Alfonzo 66 Jason Hardtke 18 Tim Bogar 8 Alvaro Espinoza 3 Carlos Baerga 1 1997 Carlos Baerga 131 Manny Alexander 31 Jason Hardtke 21 Luis Lopez 20 Shawn Gilbert 8 Edgardo Alfonzo 3 1998 Carlos Baerga 144 Luis Lopez 50 Ralph Milliard 5 Lenny Harris 2 Todd Haney 1 1999 Edgardo Alfonzo 158 Luis Lopez 16 Melvin Mora 4 Roger Cedeno 1 2000 Edgardo Alfonzo 146 Kurt Abbott 23 Joe McEwing 16 Jorge Velandia 7 Melvin Mora 4 Lenny Harris 3 David Lamb 2 Matt Franco 1 2001 Edgardo Alfonzo 122 Desi Relaford 54 Joe McEwing 5 Lenny Harris 1 2002 Roberto Alomar 147 Joe McEwing 13 Ty Wigginton 12 Marco Scutaro 12 John Valentin 3 2003 Roberto Alomar 72 Joe McEwing 55 Marco Scutaro 39 Daniel Garcia 17 Jay Bell 14 Rey Sanchez 12 2004 Daniel Garcia 44 Jose Reyes 43 Joe McEwing 34 Jeff Keppinger 32 Ty Wigginton 25 Ricky Gutierrez 18 Kazuo Matsui 3 2005 Miguel Cairo 82 Kazuo Matsui 71 Marlon Anderson 20 Chris Woodward 5 Anderson Hernandez 5 Jose Offerman 1 2006 Jose Valentin 94 Chris Woodward 39 Kazuo Matsui 31 Anderson Hernandez 13 2007 Luis Castillo 50 Jose Valentin 45 Damion Easley 39 Ruben Gotay 37 David Newhan 1 2008 Luis Castillo 81 Damion Easley 64 Argenis Reyes 27 Ramon Martinez 5 Marlon Anderson 1 2009 Luis Castillo 137 Alex Cora 19 Anderson Hernandez 8 Fernando Tatis 7 Argenis Reyes 3 Ramon Martinez 2 Wilson Valdez 1 Andy Green 1 2010 Luis Castillo 74 Ruben Tejada 50 Alex Cora 47 Joaquin Arias 13 Luis Hernandez 10 Justin Turner 3 Fernando Tatis 3 2011 Justin Turner 79 Ruben Tejada 55 Daniel Murphy 18 Brad Emaus 11 Willie Harris 10 Chin-lung Hu 6 Scott Hairston 1 2012 Daniel Murphy 138 Ronny Cedeno 28 Jordany Valdespin 16 Justin Turner 14 Omar Quintanilla 2 2013 Daniel Murphy 150 Justin Turner 12 Jordany Valdespin 12 Eric Young 3 Wilmer Flores 2 2014 Daniel Murphy 126 Wilmer Flores 18 Dilson Herrera 17 Omar Quintanilla 2 Eric Young 1 Eric Campbell 1 2015 Daniel Murphy 77 Wilmer Flores 30 Dilson Herrera 28 Kelly Johnson 22 Ruben Tejada 11 Juan Uribe 7 Danny Muno 1 2016 Neil Walker 111 Kelly Johnson 26 T.J. Rivera 26 Wilmer Flores 18 Matt Reynolds 4 Ty Kelly 2 Eric Campbell 1 2017 Neil Walker 68 Asdrubal Cabrera 32 Jose Reyes 28 Gavin Cecchini 20 Wilmer Flores 12 T.J. Rivera 12 Matt Reynolds 8 Phillip Evans 2 Travis d'Arnaud 1 2018 Asdrubal Cabrera 90 Jeff McNeil 54 Wilmer Flores 13 Jose Reyes 13 Luis Guillorme 8 Ty Kelly 2 Phillip Evans 2 Jack Reinheimer 1 Jose Bautista 1 2019 Robinson Cano 99 Jeff McNeil 37 Joe Panik 28 Adeiny Hechavarria 26 Luis Guillorme 8 Ruben Tejada 2 Sam Haggerty 1 2020 Robinson Cano 34 Andres Gimenez 19 Luis Guillorme 17 Jeff McNeil 12 Brian Dozier 5 2021 Jeff McNeil 73 Javier Baez 32 Jose Peraza 31 Luis Guillorme 13 Jonathan Villar 7 Travis Blankenhorn 5 Wilfredo Tovar 4 Brandon Drury 2 2022 Jeff McNeil 97 Luis Guillorme 60 Robinson Cano 6 2023 Jeff McNeil 82 Luis Guillorme 25 Ronny Mauricio 19 Danny Mendick 13 Jonathan Arauz 7 Eduardo Escobar 5 2024 Jeff McNeil 13 Joey Wendle 5

Complete listing of Mets Players who have played Second Base Sorted by number of games played 1. Wally Backman 680 2. Felix Millan 674 3. Doug Flynn 530 4. Edgardo Alfonzo 524 5. Daniel Murphy 509 6. Ken Boswell 506 7. Ron Hunt 420 8. Jeff Kent 390 9. Jeff McNeil 368 10. Luis Castillo 342 11. Gregg Jefferies 328 12. Tim Teufel 325 13. Carlos Baerga 276 14. Roberto Alomar 219 15. Brian Giles 187 16. Neil Walker 179 17. Chuck Hiller 140 18. Jose Valentin 139 19. Robinson Cano 139 20. Wayne Garrett 138 21. Luis Guillorme 131 22. Kelvin Chapman 127 23. Keith Miller 126 24. Joe McEwing 123 25. Asdrubal Cabrera 122 26. Al Weis 120 27. Bob Bailor 120 28. Ruben Tejada 118 29. Rod Kanehl 108 30. Justin Turner 108 31. Jerry Buchek 107 32. Kazuo Matsui 105 33. Damion Easley 103 34. Joel Youngblood 99 35. Bobby Klaus 97 36. Jose Vizcaino 94 37. Wilmer Flores 93 38. Luis Lopez 86 39. Charlie Neal 85 40. Jose Reyes 84 41. Tom Herr 83 42. Miguel Cairo 82 43. Phil Linz 81 44. Ted Martinez 79 45. Willie Randolph 79 46. Alex Cora 66 47. Daniel Garcia 61 48. Tim Foli 58 49. Desi Relaford 54 50. Marco Scutaro 51 51. Kelly Johnson 48 52. Bobby Valentine 45 53. Dilson Herrera 45 54. Chris Woodward 44 55. Chico Walker 40 56. Bob Johnson 39 57. Jason Hardtke 39 58. Bill Pecota 38 59. T.J. Rivera 38 60. Ty Wigginton 37 61. Ruben Gotay 37 62. Jeff McKnight 33 63. Jeff Keppinger 32 64. Javier Baez 32 65. Manny Alexander 31 66. Jose Peraza 31 67. Ron Gardenhire 30 68. Argenis Reyes 30 69. Bill Almon 28 70. Ronny Cedeno 28 71. Jordany Valdespin 28 72. Joe Panik 28 73. Tom Veryzer 26 74. Anderson Hernandez 26 75. Adeiny Hechavarria 26 76. Lenny Randle 25 77. Mike Phillips 24 78. Leo Foster 23 79. Kurt Abbott 23 80. Tim Bogar 22 81. Doug Saunders 22 82. Marlon Anderson 21 83. Gavin Cecchini 20 84. Andres Gimenez 19 85. Ronny Mauricio 19 86. Larry Burright 18 87. Ricky Gutierrez 18 88. Junior Noboa 16 89. Felix Mantilla 14 90. Lute Barnes 14 91. Jay Bell 14 92. Alex Trevino 13 93. Tucker Ashford 13 94. Fernando Vina 13 95. Joaquin Arias 13 96. Danny Mendick 13 97. Bob Heise 12 98. Chris Donnels 12 99. Rey Sanchez 12 100. Matt Reynolds 12 101. Bobby Pfeil 11 102. Brad Emaus 11 103. Sammy Drake 10 104. Fernando Tatis 10 105. Luis Hernandez 10 106. Willie Harris 10 107. Kevin Collins 8 108. Eddie Bressoud 8 109. Shawn Gilbert 8 110. Melvin Mora 8 111. Sergio Ferrer 7 112. Hubie Brooks 7 113. Jorge Velandia 7 114. Ramon Martinez 7 115. Juan Uribe 7 116. Jonathan Villar 7 117. Jonathan Arauz 7 118. Bill Spiers 6 119. Lenny Harris 6 120. Chin-lung Hu 6 121. Luis Rivera 5 122. Ralph Milliard 5 123. Brian Dozier 5 124. Travis Blankenhorn 5 125. Eduardo Escobar 5 126. Joey Wendle 5 127. Larry Bowa 4 128. Omar Quintanilla 4 129. Eric Young 4 130. Ty Kelly 4 131. Phillip Evans 4 132. Wilfredo Tovar 4 133. Ted Schreiber 3 134. Chico Fernandez 3 135. Amado Samuel 3 136. Bart Shirley 3 137. Rich Puig 3 138. Mario Ramirez 3 139. Jose Moreno 3 140. Mike Howard 3 141. Jeff Gardner 3 142. Alvaro Espinoza 3 143. John Valentin 3 144. Richie Ashburn 2 145. Elio Chacon 2 146. Billy Cowan 2 147. Sandy Alomar 2 148. Jack Heidemann 2 149. Ray Knight 2 150. David Lamb 2 151. Eric Campbell 2 152. Brandon Drury 2 153. Charley Smith 1 154. Luis Alvarado 1 155. Rafael Santana 1 156. Ross Jones 1 157. Al Pedrique 1 158. Mario Diaz 1 159. Steve Springer 1 160. Matt Franco 1 161. Todd Haney 1 162. Roger Cedeno 1 163. Jose Offerman 1 164. David Newhan 1 165. Wilson Valdez 1 166. Andy Green 1 167. Scott Hairston 1 168. Travis d'Arnaud 1 169. Danny Muno 1 170. Jose Bautista 1 171. Jack Reinheimer 1 172. Sam Haggerty 1