Darling won a World Series championship with the Mets in 1986. He was an All-Star in 1985 and won a Gold Glove Award in 1989. During his career he had 13 shutouts. He was sometimes used as a pinch runner and once hit home runs in two consecutive starts. He finished with a win-loss record of 136-116 with an ERA of 3.87. His book The Complete Game: Reflections on Baseball, Pitching, and Life on the Mound was published in 2009. Darling now works as a color commentator on TBS and for the Mets on SNY and WPIX.