2000 Florida Marlins
[edit] Summary
The 2000 Florida Marlins finished with a record of 79-82. They scored 731 runs and belted 160 home runs to go along with a .262 batting average. The offense was powered by Preston Wilson, who led the team with 31 home runs and 121 RBI. Luis Castillo led the team with 180 hits for a .334 average. Luis Castillo had a great year on the basepaths with 62 stolen bases.
The team allowed 797 runs and had a team ERA of 4.59. Ryan Dempster led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 209 strikeouts. Antonio Alfonseca was the team's best fireman, with 45 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dave Berg | SS | 82 | 210 | 23 | 53 | 1 | 21 | 3 | .340 | .343 | .683 | .252 |
| Luis Castillo | 2B | 136 | 539 | 101 | 180 | 2 | 17 | 62 | .418 | .388 | .806 | .334 |
| Chris Clapinski | 2B | 34 | 49 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .370 | .490 | .860 | .306 |
| Andy Fox | SS | 69 | 164 | 19 | 40 | 3 | 10 | 8 | .330 | .348 | .678 | .244 |
| Alex Gonzalez | SS | 109 | 385 | 35 | 77 | 7 | 42 | 7 | .229 | .319 | .548 | .200 |
| Derrek Lee | 1B | 158 | 477 | 70 | 134 | 28 | 70 | 0 | .368 | .507 | .875 | .281 |
| Mike Lowell | 3B | 140 | 508 | 73 | 137 | 22 | 91 | 4 | .344 | .474 | .818 | .270 |
| Kevin Millar | 1B | 123 | 259 | 36 | 67 | 14 | 42 | 0 | .364 | .498 | .862 | .259 |
| Pablo Ozuna | 2B | 14 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .375 | .708 | .333 |
| Nate Rolison | 1B | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .125 | .077 | .202 | .077 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Danny Bautista | OF | 44 | 89 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | .234 | .371 | .605 | .191 |
| Brant Brown | OF | 41 | 73 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .224 | .356 | .580 | .192 |
| Cliff Floyd | OF | 121 | 420 | 75 | 126 | 22 | 91 | 24 | .378 | .529 | .907 | .300 |
| Mark Kotsay | OF | 152 | 530 | 87 | 158 | 12 | 57 | 19 | .347 | .443 | .790 | .298 |
| Henry Rodriguez | OF | 36 | 108 | 10 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .358 | .380 | .738 | .269 |
| Mark Smith | OF | 104 | 192 | 22 | 47 | 5 | 27 | 2 | .310 | .375 | .685 | .245 |
| Preston Wilson | OF | 161 | 605 | 94 | 160 | 31 | 121 | 36 | .331 | .486 | .817 | .264 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Paul Bako | C | 56 | 161 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .335 | .292 | .627 | .242 |
| Ramon Castro | C | 50 | 138 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .318 | .312 | .630 | .239 |
| Sandy Martinez | C | 10 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .333 | .555 | .222 |
| Mike Redmond | C | 87 | 210 | 17 | 53 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .316 | .300 | .616 | .252 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Mendy Lopez | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5509 | 731 | 1441 | 160 | 691 | 168 | .329 | .409 | .738 | .262 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Antonio Alfonseca | 68 | 0 | 70 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 45 | 47 | 24 | 4.24 | 1.514 | |||
| Armando Almanza | 67 | 0 | 46.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 46 | 43 | 4.86 | 1.749 | |||
| Manny Aybar | 21 | 0 | 27.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 2.63 | 1.136 | |||
| Ricky Bones | 56 | 0 | 77.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 59 | 27 | 4.54 | 1.565 | |||
| A.J. Burnett | 13 | 13 | 82.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 57 | 44 | 4.79 | 1.499 | |||
| Reid Cornelius | 22 | 21 | 125 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 4.82 | 1.480 | |||
| Vic Darensbourg | 56 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 59 | 28 | 4.06 | 1.435 | |||
| Ryan Dempster | 33 | 33 | 226.3 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 0 | 209 | 97 | 3.66 | 1.357 | |||
| Alex Fernandez | 8 | 8 | 52.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 4.13 | 1.434 | |||
| Jason Grilli | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5.40 | 1.940 | |||
| Braden Looper | 73 | 0 | 67.3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2 | 29 | 36 | 4.41 | 1.590 | |||
| Ron Mahay | 18 | 0 | 25.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 6.04 | 1.858 | |||
| Dan Miceli | 45 | 0 | 48.7 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 0 | 40 | 18 | 4.25 | 1.294 | |||
| Vladimir Nunez | 17 | 12 | 68.3 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 45 | 34 | 7.90 | 1.786 | |||
| Brad Penny | 23 | 22 | 119.7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 0 | 80 | 60 | 4.81 | 1.504 | |||
| Jesus Sanchez | 32 | 32 | 182 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 123 | 76 | 5.34 | 1.500 | |||
| Chuck Smith | 19 | 19 | 122.7 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 118 | 54 | 3.23 | 1.345 | |||
| Joe Strong | 18 | 0 | 19.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 7.32 | 1.929 | |||
| Team Totals | 590 | 161 | 1429.6 | 79 | 82 | .491 | 48 | 1051 | 650 | 4.59 | 1.488 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Preston Wilson | 161 |
| At Bats | Preston Wilson | 605 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Preston Wilson | 674 |
| Batting Average | Luis Castillo | .334 |
| On-Base % | Luis Castillo | .418 |
| Slugging % | Derrek Lee | .507 |
| OPS | Derrek Lee | .875 |
| Runs | Luis Castillo | 101 |
| Hits | Luis Castillo | 180 |
| Total Bases | Preston Wilson | 294 |
| Doubles | Mike Lowell | 38 |
| Triples | Mark Kotsay | 5 |
| Home Runs | Preston Wilson | 31 |
| RBI | Preston Wilson | 121 |
| Walks | Luis Castillo | 78 |
| Strikeouts | Preston Wilson | 187 |
| Stolen Bases | Luis Castillo | 62 |
| Caught Stealing | Luis Castillo | 22 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Luis Castillo | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Mike Lowell | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mark Kotsay | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ryan Dempster | 14 |
| Losses | Jesus Sanchez | 12 |
| Saves | Antonio Alfonseca | 45 |
| Won-Loss % | Ryan Dempster | .583 |
| ERA | Ryan Dempster | 3.66 |
| WHIP | Ryan Dempster | 1.357 |
| Innings Pitched | Ryan Dempster | 226.3 |
| Games | Braden Looper | 73 |
| Games Started | Ryan Dempster | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Ryan Dempster | 209 |
| Complete Games | Ryan Dempster and Jesus Sanchez | 2 |
| Shutouts | Jesus Sanchez | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Ryan Dempster | 974 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jesus Sanchez | 108 |
| Hits Allowed | Ryan Dempster | 210 |
| Walks Allowed | Ryan Dempster | 97 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jesus Sanchez | 32 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jesus Sanchez | 47 |
| Triples Allowed | Ryan Dempster | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Reid Cornelius | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ryan Dempster, Braden Looper, and Brad Penny | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jesus Sanchez and Chuck Smith | 13 |


