Yes, Dwight Gooden's 1.53 ERA was the best in MLB in 1985. Second best was John Tudor of the St. Louis Cardinals at 1.93.
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In 1985, Dwight Gooden played in 35 games, all for the New York Mets, and batting in all of them. He had 93 at bats, getting 21 hits, for a .226 batting average, with 9 sacrifice hits, 0 sacrifice flies, and 9 runs batted in. He was walked 5 times. He struck out 15 times. He hit 2 doubles, 0 triples, and 1 home runs.
3. He won the World Series in 1985 playing for the New York Mets and two more playing with the New York Yankees: 1996 and 2000.
In 1985, Dwight Gooden pitched in 35 games for the New York Mets, with an ERA of 1.53. He started all games and finished 0, pitching a total of 16 complete games. He threw 8 shutouts and recorded no saves, ending up with 24 wins and 4 losses. He pitched a total of 830 outs, facing 1065 batters. He gave up 198 hits and 47 earned runs, including 13 home runs. He struck out 268 batters and walked 69.
Dwight Gooden won the 1985 National League Cy Young Award, and Bret Saberhagen won the 1985 American League Cy Young Award.