The Mets are 9-1 since Ike Davis received a promotion from Triple-A Buffalo, but the rookie first baseman is downplaying his role.

“If I’ve helped, that’s what I hopefully was brought up here to do -- just help,” Davis said. “I definitely wasn’t the answer why we won games. I would have to say our pitching was unbelievable (9-1, 2.09 ERA on the homestand). And then people are starting to hit the ball all over the yard. A lot of people are starting to swing it.”

Davis, 23, is hitting .355 with a mammoth homer that approached the Shea Bridge in right-center as well as six RBIs in 31 at-bats. Yet he doesn’t feel like he’s clicking on all cylinders.

“Right now they’re throwing some good pitches where I can’t do much with it besides go the other way,” Davis said.

The ability to do just that -- serve run-scoring hits to the opposite field -- has impressed manager Jerry Manuel.

“He has surprised me,” Manuel said. “I kind of saw him as just a purely power guy that at this stage of his career could come and be an add-on type of offensive player. In other words, if the score is 4-2, and you have, say, your 11^th or 12^th guy (on the opposing pitching staff) in the game, Ike could make it 7-2 or whatever. But he’s shown me the ability to drive in big runs in big situations -- two outs and taking the ball the other way. All this has been surprising to me as well as it has been impressive to me. We’ll hope that continues.”

While Davis hit a combined 20 homers between Class A St. Lucie and Double-A Binghamton last season, he noted: “Last year I hit close to .300 (.298) … You couldn’t really say I’m just a power hitter. I don’t really think I’ve played long enough to even say that I’m a power hitter, or what kind of hitter I am. Right now I’m just trying to help the team in some way -- by making contact, moving a runner over, driving it in the gaps, and see what happens.”

What impresses Davis’ teammates is his ability to fit in. Davis appears even more equipped than David Wright was when he was promoted in 2004 in terms of handling everything swirling around him in New York.

“I don’t want to say he came into a good situation, but I feel like he did,” left fielder Jason Bay said. “You come up here -- some people might look at it like expectations -- but he’s hitting sixth in the lineup.”

Regardless, Bay added: “He’s been not just another player, but a good major league player. I think that’s probably a testament to him. You wouldn’t know he’s been here for a week or 10 days. He fits in very well. As any young guy that comes up, all of a sudden he’s getting a lot of breaking balls. He’s adjusted well. He does a very good job of keeping his bat head in the zone for a long time.”

For whatever it’s worth, Davis is the first Met to have the team go 9-1 in his first 10 starts since Paul Lo Duca in 2006 after arriving in a trade with the Florida Marlins.

“It’s been awesome,” Davis said. “I guess if you have it picture perfect, you’d be 10-0. Nine-and-one I’ll take, for sure.”

Davis’ father Ron pitched in the majors from 1978-88, the first four of those seasons with the Yankees. His advice?

“He said it was going to be intense, and just go out there and do your best, because they want to win,” Davis said. “They have to win up here.”

Because of the hot start, the younger Davis is not changing anything. Although his hair is starting to get rather long, he’s not going to a barber just yet.

“No chance,” he said. “Not while we’re winning. Keep it flowing.”