2000 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 2000 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 91-70. They scored 947 runs and belted 239 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. The offense was powered by Jason Giambi, who led the team with 43 home runs, 137 RBI, and 170 hits.
The team allowed 813 runs and had a team ERA of 4.58. Tim Hudson led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 169 strikeouts. Jason Isringhausen was the team's best fireman, with 33 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Mark Bellhorn | 3B | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .154 | .421 | .154 |
| Eric Chavez | 3B | 153 | 501 | 89 | 139 | 26 | 86 | 2 | .355 | .495 | .850 | .277 |
| Jason Giambi | 1B | 152 | 510 | 108 | 170 | 43 | 137 | 2 | .476 | .647 | 1.123 | .333 |
| Frank Menechino | 2B | 66 | 145 | 31 | 37 | 6 | 26 | 1 | .345 | .455 | .800 | .255 |
| Mike Stanley | 1B | 32 | 97 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .363 | .464 | .827 | .268 |
| Miguel Tejada | SS | 160 | 607 | 105 | 167 | 30 | 115 | 6 | .349 | .479 | .828 | .275 |
| Mario Valdez | 1B | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jorge Velandia | 2B | 18 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .160 | .167 | .327 | .125 |
| Randy Velarde | 2B | 122 | 485 | 82 | 135 | 12 | 41 | 9 | .354 | .400 | .754 | .278 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Rich Becker | OF | 23 | 47 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .390 | .340 | .730 | .234 |
| Eric Byrnes | OF | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .364 | .300 | .664 | .300 |
| Ryan Christenson | OF | 121 | 129 | 31 | 32 | 4 | 18 | 1 | .349 | .388 | .737 | .248 |
| Jeremy Giambi | OF | 104 | 260 | 42 | 66 | 10 | 50 | 0 | .338 | .423 | .761 | .254 |
| Ben Grieve | OF | 158 | 594 | 92 | 166 | 27 | 104 | 3 | .359 | .487 | .846 | .279 |
| Terrence Long | OF | 138 | 584 | 104 | 168 | 18 | 80 | 5 | .336 | .452 | .788 | .288 |
| Adam Piatt | OF | 60 | 157 | 24 | 47 | 5 | 23 | 0 | .392 | .490 | .882 | .299 |
| Bo Porter | OF | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .385 | .652 | .154 |
| Matt Stairs | OF | 143 | 476 | 74 | 108 | 21 | 81 | 5 | .333 | .414 | .747 | .227 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Sal Fasano | C | 52 | 126 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 19 | 0 | .306 | .429 | .735 | .214 |
| Ramon Hernandez | C | 143 | 419 | 52 | 101 | 14 | 62 | 1 | .311 | .387 | .698 | .241 |
| A.J. Hinch | C | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .250 | .583 | .250 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| John Jaha | DH | 33 | 97 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .398 | .216 | .614 | .175 |
| Jose Ortiz | DH | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .182 | .490 | .182 |
| Olmedo Saenz | DH | 76 | 214 | 40 | 67 | 9 | 33 | 1 | .401 | .514 | .915 | .313 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5560 | 947 | 1501 | 239 | 908 | 40 | .358 | .458 | .816 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin Appier | 31 | 31 | 195.3 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 129 | 102 | 4.52 | 1.546 | |||
| Todd Belitz | 5 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2.70 | 2.424 | |||
| Gil Heredia | 32 | 32 | 198.7 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 101 | 66 | 4.12 | 1.409 | |||
| Tim Hudson | 32 | 32 | 202.3 | 20 | 6 | .769 | 0 | 169 | 82 | 4.14 | 1.241 | |||
| Jason Isringhausen | 66 | 0 | 69 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 33 | 57 | 32 | 3.78 | 1.435 | |||
| Doug Jones | 54 | 0 | 73.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2 | 54 | 18 | 3.93 | 1.419 | |||
| Marcus Jones | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15.43 | 3.478 | |||
| Mike Magnante | 55 | 0 | 39.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 4.31 | 1.738 | |||
| Ron Mahay | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 | 2.188 | |||
| T.J. Mathews | 50 | 0 | 59.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 42 | 25 | 6.03 | 1.642 | |||
| Jim Mecir | 25 | 0 | 35.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 2.80 | 1.388 | |||
| Frank Menechino | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 6.000 | |||
| Mark Mulder | 27 | 27 | 154 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 88 | 69 | 5.44 | 1.688 | |||
| Omar Olivares | 21 | 16 | 108 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 57 | 60 | 6.75 | 1.796 | |||
| Ariel Prieto | 8 | 6 | 31.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 5.12 | 1.735 | |||
| Jon Ratliff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Rich Sauveur | 10 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4.35 | 1.359 | |||
| Scott Service | 20 | 0 | 36.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 6.38 | 1.744 | |||
| Jeff Tam | 72 | 0 | 85.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 2.63 | 1.272 | |||
| Luis Vizcaino | 12 | 0 | 19.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7.45 | 1.865 | |||
| Barry Zito | 14 | 14 | 92.7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0 | 78 | 45 | 2.72 | 1.176 | |||
| Team Totals | 542 | 161 | 1435.3 | 91 | 70 | .565 | 43 | 963 | 615 | 4.58 | 1.498 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Miguel Tejada | 160 |
| At Bats | Miguel Tejada | 607 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Miguel Tejada | 681 |
| Batting Average | Jason Giambi | .333 |
| On-Base % | Jason Giambi | .476 |
| Slugging % | Jason Giambi | .647 |
| OPS | Jason Giambi | 1.123 |
| Runs | Jason Giambi | 108 |
| Hits | Jason Giambi | 170 |
| Total Bases | Jason Giambi | 330 |
| Doubles | Ben Grieve | 40 |
| Triples | Adam Piatt | 5 |
| Home Runs | Jason Giambi | 43 |
| RBI | Jason Giambi | 137 |
| Walks | Jason Giambi | 137 |
| Strikeouts | Ben Grieve | 130 |
| Stolen Bases | Randy Velarde | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Frank Menechino | 4 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ramon Hernandez | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jason Giambi | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ben Grieve | 32 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tim Hudson | 20 |
| Losses | Kevin Appier and Gil Heredia | 11 |
| Saves | Jason Isringhausen | 33 |
| Won-Loss % | Tim Hudson | .769 |
| ERA | Gil Heredia | 4.12 |
| WHIP | Tim Hudson | 1.241 |
| Innings Pitched | Tim Hudson | 202.3 |
| Games | Jeff Tam | 72 |
| Games Started | Gil Heredia and Tim Hudson | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Tim Hudson | 169 |
| Complete Games | Gil Heredia and Tim Hudson | 2 |
| Shutouts | Tim Hudson | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Kevin Appier | 884 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Kevin Appier | 98 |
| Hits Allowed | Gil Heredia | 214 |
| Walks Allowed | Kevin Appier | 102 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Gil Heredia and Tim Hudson | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Gil Heredia | 52 |
| Triples Allowed | Jeff Tam and Barry Zito | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Tim Hudson | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Kevin Appier | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mark Mulder | 18 |
