2002 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 2002 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 67-95. They scored 667 runs and belted 165 home runs to go along with a .246 batting average. The offense was powered by Tony Batista, who led the team with 31 home runs, 87 RBI, and 150 hits.
The team allowed 773 runs and had a team ERA of 4.46. Rodrigo Lopez led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 136 strikeouts. Jorge Julio was the team's best fireman, with 25 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tony Batista | 3B | 161 | 615 | 90 | 150 | 31 | 87 | 5 | .309 | .457 | .766 | .244 |
| Mike Bordick | SS | 117 | 367 | 37 | 85 | 8 | 36 | 7 | .302 | .365 | .667 | .232 |
| Jeff Conine | 1B | 116 | 451 | 44 | 123 | 15 | 63 | 8 | .307 | .448 | .755 | .273 |
| Jerry Hairston | 2B | 122 | 426 | 55 | 114 | 5 | 32 | 21 | .329 | .376 | .705 | .268 |
| Jose Leon | 1B | 36 | 89 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .280 | .371 | .651 | .247 |
| Luis Lopez | SS | 52 | 109 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .232 | .321 | .553 | .211 |
| Ryan McGuire | 1B | 17 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 | .115 | .258 | .077 |
| Mike Moriarty | SS | 8 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .188 | .250 | .438 | .188 |
| Brian Roberts | 2B | 38 | 128 | 18 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 9 | .308 | .297 | .605 | .227 |
| Eddie Rogers | SS | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Larry Bigbie | OF | 16 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .194 | .206 | .400 | .176 |
| Marty Cordova | OF | 131 | 458 | 55 | 116 | 18 | 64 | 1 | .325 | .434 | .759 | .253 |
| Luis Garcia | OF | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Jay Gibbons | OF | 136 | 490 | 71 | 121 | 28 | 69 | 1 | .311 | .482 | .793 | .247 |
| Luis Matos | OF | 17 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .156 | .161 | .317 | .129 |
| Gary Matthews | OF | 109 | 344 | 54 | 95 | 7 | 38 | 15 | .355 | .427 | .782 | .276 |
| Melvin Mora | OF | 149 | 557 | 86 | 130 | 19 | 64 | 16 | .338 | .404 | .742 | .233 |
| Chris Singleton | OF | 136 | 466 | 67 | 122 | 9 | 50 | 20 | .296 | .410 | .706 | .262 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Raul Casanova | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Brook Fordyce | C | 56 | 130 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .301 | .315 | .616 | .231 |
| Geronimo Gil | C | 125 | 422 | 33 | 98 | 12 | 45 | 2 | .270 | .363 | .633 | .232 |
| Fernando Lunar | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Izzy Molina | C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Howie Clark | DH | 14 | 53 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .362 | .396 | .758 | .302 |
| Chris Richard | DH | 50 | 155 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .292 | .381 | .673 | .232 |
| David Segui | DH | 26 | 95 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .336 | .368 | .704 | .263 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5491 | 667 | 1353 | 165 | 636 | 110 | .307 | .403 | .710 | .246 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Rick Bauer | 56 | 1 | 83.7 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1 | 45 | 36 | 3.98 | 1.434 | |||
| Steve Bechler | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13.50 | 2.128 | |||
| Erik Bedard | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 2.857 | |||
| Chris Brock | 22 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 4.70 | 1.500 | |||
| Sean Douglass | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 44 | 35 | 6.07 | 1.745 | |||
| Travis Driskill | 29 | 19 | 132.7 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 78 | 48 | 4.95 | 1.492 | |||
| Eric DuBose | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Scott Erickson | 29 | 28 | 160.7 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 0 | 74 | 68 | 5.55 | 1.618 | |||
| Buddy Groom | 70 | 0 | 62 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 48 | 12 | 1.60 | 0.903 | |||
| Pat Hentgen | 4 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 7.77 | 1.864 | |||
| Jason Johnson | 22 | 22 | 131.3 | 5 | 14 | .263 | 0 | 97 | 41 | 4.59 | 1.386 | |||
| Jorge Julio | 67 | 0 | 68 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 25 | 55 | 27 | 1.99 | 1.206 | |||
| Rodrigo Lopez | 33 | 28 | 196.7 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0 | 136 | 62 | 3.57 | 1.190 | |||
| Calvin Maduro | 12 | 10 | 56.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 29 | 22 | 5.56 | 1.517 | |||
| Yorkis Perez | 23 | 0 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 3.29 | 1.282 | |||
| Sidney Ponson | 28 | 28 | 176 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 0 | 120 | 63 | 4.09 | 1.335 | |||
| Willis Roberts | 66 | 0 | 75 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1 | 51 | 32 | 3.36 | 1.480 | |||
| B.J. Ryan | 67 | 0 | 57.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 56 | 33 | 4.68 | 1.456 | |||
| John Stephens | 12 | 11 | 65 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 56 | 22 | 6.09 | 1.385 | |||
| Josh Towers | 5 | 3 | 27.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7.90 | 1.722 | |||
| Team Totals | 569 | 162 | 1450.8 | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31 | 967 | 549 | 4.46 | 1.406 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tony Batista | 161 |
| At Bats | Tony Batista | 615 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tony Batista | 682 |
| Batting Average | Marty Cordova | .253 |
| On-Base % | Melvin Mora | .338 |
| Slugging % | Jay Gibbons | .482 |
| OPS | Jay Gibbons | .793 |
| Runs | Tony Batista | 90 |
| Hits | Tony Batista | 150 |
| Total Bases | Tony Batista | 281 |
| Doubles | Tony Batista | 36 |
| Triples | Chris Singleton | 6 |
| Home Runs | Tony Batista | 31 |
| RBI | Tony Batista | 87 |
| Walks | Melvin Mora | 70 |
| Strikeouts | Marty Cordova | 111 |
| Stolen Bases | Jerry Hairston | 21 |
| Caught Stealing | Melvin Mora | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jerry Hairston | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jeff Conine | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Marty Cordova and Geronimo Gil | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rodrigo Lopez | 15 |
| Losses | Jason Johnson | 14 |
| Saves | Jorge Julio | 25 |
| Won-Loss % | Rodrigo Lopez | .625 |
| ERA | Rodrigo Lopez | 3.57 |
| WHIP | Rodrigo Lopez | 1.190 |
| Innings Pitched | Rodrigo Lopez | 196.7 |
| Games | Buddy Groom | 70 |
| Games Started | Scott Erickson, Rodrigo Lopez, and Sidney Ponson | 28 |
| Strikeouts | Rodrigo Lopez | 136 |
| Complete Games | Scott Erickson and Sidney Ponson | 3 |
| Shutouts | Scott Erickson | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Rodrigo Lopez | 809 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Scott Erickson | 99 |
| Hits Allowed | Scott Erickson | 192 |
| Walks Allowed | Scott Erickson | 68 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sidney Ponson | 26 |
| Doubles Allowed | Scott Erickson | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Rodrigo Lopez | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Jorge Julio | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Travis Driskill and Scott Erickson | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Scott Erickson | 22 |
