At we cross the season’s thirty percent mark, here are ten fun statistics about our team.

1. The Mets lead the major leagues with a .284 Equivalent Average.

2. The Mets lead the major leagues in Defensive Efficiency, converting a higher percentage of balls put in play into outs than any other team. (After watching the last series, would it surprise anyone to learn that the Marlins rank 29th in this category?)

3. The Mets are second in the major leagues with a 3.40 ERA, trailing only the Padres who boast a 3.00 ERA. (And yes, in case anyone was wondering, the Padres scare me quite a bit.)

4. Although he doesn’t have enough plate appearances to qualify, Damion Easley leads the team with a .527 slugging percentage.

5. Although he doesn’t have enough plate appearances to qualify, Endy Chavez has a higher slugging percentage (.482) than David Wright or Carlos Delgado.

6. Jose Reyes has already equalled his walk total (27) from 2005.

7. Lino Urdaneta allowed one run over one inning pitched to lower his lifetime ERA by infinity. He has since been suspended, and may never see major league action again.

8. Joe Smith is fourth in the National League in Value Over Replacement Player among rookie pitchers, ahead of even San Diego’s Kevin Cameron, who has yet to allow an earned run.

9. Carlos Delgado has a lower OPS than any of the other regulars, and two of the starting pitchers, yet he is second in the team in RBI. If you think Delgado has been playing pretty well so far, you should interpret this discrepancy as evidence that OPS isn’t a very good stat. If you think Delgado hasn’t really performed very well, than you should interpret this discrepancy as evidence that RBI isn’t a very good stat.

10. The Mets have been caught stealing the same number of times as they’ve caught their opponents (11), yet they’ve stolen 36 more bases (the Mets have stolen 60, their opponents just 24).

10a. The Mets are third in the majors in stolen base percentage, succeeding on 85% of their attempts. They trail Boston and Philadelphia by less than one percentage point.

10b. The Mets have 19 more stolen bases than any other major league team.

I’m super-psyched for Perez/Lincecum tonight.

Let’s Go Mets!