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Rich Becker
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 392 of 1233 players
Richard Godhard Becker
Born: February 1, 1972 at Aurora, Ill.
Throws: Left Bats: Left
Height: 5.10 Weight: 192

Rich Becker was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on February 1, 2017, May 27, 2019, and September 11, 2021.

First Mets game: March 31, 1998
Last Mets game: June 10, 1998

Share your memories of Rich Becker HERE IS WHAT OTHER METS FANS HAVE TO SAY: murphy This guy is a strikeout king. His batting average with the Mets was under .200, but his strikeout average was .420. I cannot believe he's still making money in the majors. What a joke. Mr. Sparkle December 13, 2000 He was more like a poorman's Dave Kingman, only with less power and more strikeouts. Jim Alderson April 9, 2001 That is the most unfortunate combo of 1st, middle and last names I have ever heard. This guy had to be tough to survive grade school. METS R KINGS February 1, 2002 rich becker was not a power hitter, he was not a high average hitter,he struck out tons of time. How did he make it to the big leagues? Won Doney February 1, 2002 Is there anyone out there who can give a reason why trading Alex Ochoa for him was a good idea? I can't think of one. revolve February 28, 2002 I've NEVER seen anyone strike out at such a prolific rate. I think he ended up with a strikeout in more than half his at bats with the Mets. Fittingly, he returned to Shea with Baltimore later that year, a game that also featured former Met scrub Pete Smith tossing grapefruits for the O's. Anyway, Becker comes up in the 9th and sure enough, he strikes out on 3 pitches. Rich would have swung at a pitch bound for the Mezannine had one been thrown. And they called Mackey Sasser a hacker. Jonathan Stern December 17, 2002 A candidate for the Mets All-Time Whiff Team. Came here amidst great expectations. Promptly disappeared like watery sauce into pasta. We've had too many of those! Mark April 1, 2004 By a fluke occurrance, early in the 1998 season I had the luck to attend a Mets-Cubs day game at Wrigley Field. During the game, a fly ball was hit to right (I think) that got stuck under the ivy -- it was so early in the season that the ivy had no leaves. Becker - instead of fielding the ball (his job!) instead trotted in to talk to the umpire - why? who knows, maybe because the ball was stuck. In the meantime, the batter made a single into a triple. Mets came back late in that game but still lost - no thanks to Becker who struck out at least twice. Mario December 27, 2004 "Stone Cold" Rich Becker (as I called him, given his resemblance to the popular wrestler) came into Shea with a bang. He belted 2 home runs in 1998 before most players had reached 1. Sadly, he kept swinging for the fences, but the whiffs became more frequent. If memory serves me right, the Mets put him to pasture early like a failing racehorse. JFK November 6, 2005 If I remember correctly he had very good spring training and then just fell apart when the season started. Shorty Larson November 15, 2005 Here's an example of a guy whose defense got him to the majors, and kept him there. Most people, admittingly the Tigers fans in 2000, would have put him in CF before just about anybody save Jones and Edmonds. Thing is, he could not really hit. will February 24, 2006 This guy was the best man ever to grace the Met jersey. He could do it all, hit for consistency, one of the best contact hitters of all time, his sheer will to please his team, managers and to win was second to none. His work ethic was outstanding; one of the most fit players ever to play at Shea. Rich Becker - my favorite Met ever. Alex July 31, 2023 I have vague, vague memories of Becker from the last couple years of his career when he was with Milwaukee, Oakland and Detroit, but his time with New York was just a tad before I got into the team. During his tenure with New York, in 1998, he was part of an awful bench that featured myriad part-timers who hit below .200. By my count, they had eight non-pitchers with 10 or more at-bats who hit in the .100s that season; Becker was among the highest of that group at .190 in 100 ABs. He was a solid player overall, however, yet he was out of the majors at age 28. I wonder why. He's usually been a solid autograph signer through-the-mail. I've received him three times in six tries, the most recent attempt sent just a couple days ago. My first success was received in 2013 and my most recent in 2019.

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