3 best former NY Mets players who never made an All-Star team while in Queens

2) John Olerud

Much of the same argument applies for John Olerud’s lack of All-Star appearances in a Mets uniform as it does with Wilson. It’s all about your peers. Olerud played for the Mets from 1997-1999. When other players at your position are breaking home run records, you don’t stand a chance.

Only three years of being a candidate for the All-Star team as a member of the Mets, Olerud posted the kind of numbers that got lost in the shuffle of a time period where if you played first base, 30 home runs was the bare minimum. Olerud played a different style. More of a doubles hitter throughout his career, he at least got to be an All-Star in 1993 and again in 2001.

Olerud’s best season with the Mets came in 1998 when he hit .354. Of course, this was the same year when Mark McGwire crushed 70 home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals. His first half was very good with a .326/.438/.482 slash line. However, the second half was even more brilliant. Olerud wrapped up the season batting .381/.457/.619. He belted 15 of his 22 home runs after the All-Star Break.

As time has gone on, Olerud has become more appreciated by Mets fans. Added statistics that favor hitting for a high average make him look even better. As close to a Hernandez clone as we could have asked for, it’s a shame he didn’t get to slip in at least one All-Star representation for New York.