2002 Oakland Athletics roster

103-59

Manager: Art Howe

Made the playoffs

The Oakland Athletics went 103-59 in the 2002 MLB regular season, 1st of 4 in the American League West. They made the playoffs.

2002 Athletics roster: batting

2002 Oakland Athletics batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Miguel Tejada2B28162662108204341317.308.354.861
Terrence LongCF261625877114116673.240.298.689
Eric Chavez3B2415358587161341098.275.348.860
Scott Hatteberg1B321364925813815610.280.374.807
Jermaine DyeRF281314887412324862.252.333.792
Ramon HernandezC2613640351947420.233.313.648
David JusticeLF361183985410611494.266.376.785
Mark Ellis2B259834558946354.272.359.753
Olmedo Saenz1B316815615436181.276.354.822
Greg MyersC366514415326210.222.341.723
Adam PiattRF265513718325182.234.303.704
Randy Velarde2B39561332230283.226.325.656
Frank Menechino2B313813222273150.205.312.637
Eric ByrnesLF26909424233113.245.291.717
Esteban German2B2493547001.200.300.500
Mike ColangeloLF25202324000.174.240.457
Larry Sutton1B3271932130.105.150.413
Jason GrabowskiLF264833010.375.5451.295
Cody McKayC282302020.667.5001.167
Jose Flores2B297320001.000.400.400

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

2002 Athletics roster: pitching

2002 Oakland Athletics pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Tim HudsonSP2634341592.98238.11521.250
Barry ZitoSP2435352352.75229.11821.130
Mark MulderSP2430301973.47207.11591.140
Cory LidleSP3031308103.89192.01111.200
Billy KochRP278401143.2793.2931.2744
Aaron HarangSP241615544.8378.1641.570
Chad BradfordRP27750423.1175.1561.152
Jim MecirRP32610644.2667.2531.431
Mike FyhrieRP32164244.4448.2291.360
Erik HiljusRP2999336.5045.2291.600
Jeff TamRP31400125.1340.1141.710
Mike VenafroRP28470224.6237.0161.590
Mike MagnanteRP37320025.9728.2111.710
Micah BowieRP27130201.5012.081.670

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Team stats and league rank

2002 Oakland Athletics team stats
Home Runs2054th of 30
RBI7727th of 30
Hits1,45014th of 30
Runs8009th of 30
Stolen Bases4630th of 30
Doubles27923rd of 30
Triples2821st of 30
Walks6096th of 30
Strikeouts (Batting)1,00811th of 30
Batting Average.26116th of 30
On-Base %.3397th of 30
Slugging %.4328th of 30
OPS.7717th of 30
ERA3.683rd of 30
WHIP1.287th of 30
Strikeouts (Pitching)1,02118th of 30
Saves486th of 30
Wins1031st of 30
Runs Allowed6546th of 30
Run Differential1465th of 30
Errors10212th of 30

Counts are season totals; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

Results

  1. Apr 1, 2002vs TEXW 8-3
  2. Apr 2, 2002vs TEXW 3-2
  3. Apr 3, 2002vs TEXW 9-6
  4. Apr 4, 2002vs TEXL 5-7
  5. Apr 5, 2002@ SEAL 1-7
  6. Apr 6, 2002@ SEAW 8-3
  7. Apr 7, 2002@ SEAW 6-5
  8. Apr 9, 2002@ TEXW 5-4
  9. Apr 10, 2002@ TEXL 2-4
  10. Apr 11, 2002@ TEXL 0-7
  11. Apr 12, 2002@ LAAW 5-1
  12. Apr 13, 2002@ LAAW 7-2
  13. Apr 14, 2002@ LAAL 1-4
  14. Apr 16, 2002vs SEAL 2-6
  15. Apr 17, 2002vs SEAL 4-7
  16. Apr 18, 2002vs LAAW 4-2
  17. Apr 19, 2002vs LAAL 7-9
  18. Apr 20, 2002vs LAAW 8-7
  19. Apr 21, 2002vs LAAW 6-5
  20. Apr 23, 2002vs NYYL 1-2
  21. Apr 24, 2002vs NYYL 5-8
  22. Apr 25, 2002vs NYYW 6-2
  23. Apr 26, 2002vs CHWW 6-4
  24. Apr 27, 2002vs CHWW 16-1
  25. Apr 28, 2002vs CHWW 10-0
  26. Apr 30, 2002@ NYYL 2-8
  27. May 1, 2002@ NYYW 4-1
  28. May 2, 2002@ NYYL 2-9
  29. May 3, 2002@ CHWL 1-6
  30. May 4, 2002@ CHWL 2-10
  31. May 5, 2002@ CHWW 3-2
  32. May 7, 2002vs BOSL 7-9
  33. May 8, 2002vs BOSL 6-12
  34. May 9, 2002vs BOSL 1-5
  35. May 10, 2002vs TORL 2-6
  36. May 11, 2002vs TORW 7-4
  37. May 12, 2002vs TORL 4-11
  38. May 14, 2002@ BOSL 2-6
  39. May 15, 2002@ BOSL 2-8
  40. May 16, 2002@ BOSW 5-0
  41. May 17, 2002@ TORL 1-7
  42. May 18, 2002@ TORL 3-6
  43. May 19, 2002@ TORL 0-11
  44. May 21, 2002vs BALL 4-6
  45. May 22, 2002vs BALW 7-6
  46. May 23, 2002vs BALL 3-11
  47. May 24, 2002vs TBW 9-8
  48. May 25, 2002vs TBW 6-0
  49. May 26, 2002vs TBW 7-0
  50. May 28, 2002@ BALW 5-2
  51. May 29, 2002@ BALL 5-10
  52. May 30, 2002@ TBL 3-4
  53. May 31, 2002@ TBW 13-9
  54. Jun 1, 2002@ TBW 8-3
  55. Jun 2, 2002@ TBW 4-2
  56. Jun 3, 2002vs SEAL 1-4
  57. Jun 4, 2002vs SEAW 3-2
  58. Jun 5, 2002vs SEAL 0-5
  59. Jun 6, 2002vs SEAW 10-4
  60. Jun 7, 2002vs HOUW 5-3
  61. Jun 8, 2002vs HOUW 5-1
  62. Jun 9, 2002vs HOUW 7-6
  63. Jun 10, 2002vs MILW 8-6
  64. Jun 11, 2002vs MILW 11-2
  65. Jun 12, 2002vs MILW 8-0
  66. Jun 14, 2002@ SFW 3-2
  67. Jun 15, 2002@ SFL 2-6
  68. Jun 16, 2002@ SFW 2-1
  69. Jun 18, 2002@ PITW 4-2
  70. Jun 19, 2002@ PITW 3-2
  71. Jun 20, 2002@ PITW 5-3
  72. Jun 21, 2002@ CINW 5-3
  73. Jun 22, 2002@ CINW 10-3
  74. Jun 23, 2002@ CINW 5-1
  75. Jun 24, 2002@ SEAW 13-2
  76. Jun 25, 2002@ SEAL 1-7
  77. Jun 26, 2002@ SEAL 0-1
  78. Jun 27, 2002@ SEAL 4-7
  79. Jun 28, 2002vs SFW 10-6
  80. Jun 29, 2002vs SFL 3-5
  81. Jun 30, 2002vs SFW 7-0
  82. Jul 1, 2002vs MINL 4-5
  83. Jul 2, 2002vs MINW 4-3
  84. Jul 3, 2002vs MINL 1-2
  85. Jul 4, 2002vs KCW 3-2
  86. Jul 5, 2002vs KCW 4-3
  87. Jul 6, 2002vs KCL 3-4
  88. Jul 7, 2002vs KCW 3-2
  89. Jul 11, 2002@ BALW 4-1
  90. Jul 12, 2002@ BALW 1-0
  91. Jul 13, 2002@ BALW 6-0
  92. Jul 14, 2002@ BALL 3-6
  93. Jul 15, 2002@ TBW 4-0
  94. Jul 16, 2002@ TBW 2-1
  95. Jul 17, 2002vs LAAL 4-10
  96. Jul 18, 2002vs LAAW 2-0
  97. Jul 19, 2002vs TEXW 10-0
  98. Jul 20, 2002vs TEXW 6-5
  99. Jul 21, 2002vs TEXL 3-7
  100. Jul 23, 2002@ LAAW 2-1
  101. Jul 24, 2002@ LAAL 1-5
  102. Jul 25, 2002@ LAAL 4-5
  103. Jul 26, 2002@ TEXL 4-12
  104. Jul 27, 2002@ TEXL 6-10
  105. Jul 28, 2002@ TEXW 12-2
  106. Jul 29, 2002vs CLEL 6-8
  107. Jul 30, 2002vs CLEL 4-5
  108. Jul 31, 2002vs CLEW 6-4
  109. Aug 1, 2002vs DETW 5-3
  110. Aug 2, 2002vs DETL 1-3
  111. Aug 3, 2002vs DETW 8-4
  112. Aug 4, 2002vs DETW 4-0
  113. Aug 6, 2002@ BOSW 9-1
  114. Aug 7, 2002@ BOSW 3-2
  115. Aug 8, 2002@ BOSL 2-4
  116. Aug 9, 2002@ NYYW 3-2
  117. Aug 10, 2002@ NYYW 8-0
  118. Aug 11, 2002@ NYYL 5-8
  119. Aug 12, 2002vs TORL 1-2
  120. Aug 13, 2002vs TORW 5-4
  121. Aug 14, 2002vs TORW 4-2
  122. Aug 16, 2002vs CHWW 1-0
  123. Aug 17, 2002vs CHWW 9-2
  124. Aug 18, 2002vs CHWW 7-4
  125. Aug 19, 2002@ CLEW 8-1
  126. Aug 20, 2002@ CLEW 6-3
  127. Aug 21, 2002@ CLEW 6-0
  128. Aug 22, 2002@ CLEW 9-3
  129. Aug 23, 2002@ DETW 9-1
  130. Aug 24, 2002@ DETW 12-3
  131. Aug 25, 2002@ DETW 10-7
  132. Aug 26, 2002@ KCW 6-3
  133. Aug 27, 2002@ KCW 6-4
  134. Aug 28, 2002@ KCW 7-1
  135. Aug 30, 2002vs MINW 4-2
  136. Aug 31, 2002vs MINW 6-3
  137. Sep 1, 2002vs MINW 7-5
  138. Sep 2, 2002vs KCW 7-6
  139. Sep 4, 2002vs KCW 12-11
  140. Sep 6, 2002@ MINL 0-6
  141. Sep 7, 2002@ MINW 2-0
  142. Sep 8, 2002@ MINW 6-0
  143. Sep 9, 2002@ LAAW 2-1
  144. Sep 10, 2002@ LAAL 2-5
  145. Sep 11, 2002@ LAAL 5-6
  146. Sep 12, 2002@ LAAL 6-7
  147. Sep 13, 2002vs SEAW 5-0
  148. Sep 14, 2002vs SEAW 1-0
  149. Sep 15, 2002vs SEAL 3-6
  150. Sep 16, 2002vs LAAW 4-3
  151. Sep 17, 2002vs LAAL 0-1
  152. Sep 18, 2002vs LAAW 7-4
  153. Sep 19, 2002vs LAAW 5-3
  154. Sep 20, 2002vs TEXW 4-2
  155. Sep 21, 2002vs TEXW 6-3
  156. Sep 22, 2002vs TEXW 7-5
  157. Sep 24, 2002@ SEAL 7-8
  158. Sep 25, 2002@ SEAL 2-3
  159. Sep 26, 2002@ SEAW 5-3
  160. Sep 27, 2002@ TEXW 3-2
  161. Sep 28, 2002@ TEXW 10-8
  162. Sep 29, 2002@ TEXW 8-7
  163. Oct 1, 2002vs MINL 5-7playoffs
  164. Oct 2, 2002vs MINW 9-1playoffs
  165. Oct 4, 2002@ MINW 6-3playoffs
  166. Oct 5, 2002@ MINL 2-11playoffs
  167. Oct 6, 2002vs MINL 4-5playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season.