2002 Milwaukee Brewers
[edit] Summary
The 2002 Milwaukee Brewers finished with a record of 56-106. They scored 627 runs and belted 139 home runs to go along with a .253 batting average. The offense was powered by Richie Sexson, who led the team with 29 home runs, 102 RBI, and 159 hits. Alex Sanchez had a great year on the basepaths with 37 stolen bases.
The team allowed 821 runs and had a team ERA of 4.76. Ben Sheets led the pitching staff with 11 wins and 170 strikeouts. Mike DeJean was the team's best fireman, with 27 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ron Belliard | 2B | 104 | 289 | 30 | 61 | 3 | 26 | 2 | .257 | .287 | .544 | .211 |
| Keith Ginter | 3B | 21 | 76 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .363 | .382 | .745 | .237 |
| Bill Hall | SS | 19 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .256 | .361 | .617 | .194 |
| Jose Hernandez | SS | 152 | 525 | 72 | 151 | 24 | 73 | 3 | .356 | .478 | .834 | .288 |
| Tyler Houston | 3B | 76 | 255 | 25 | 77 | 7 | 33 | 1 | .347 | .459 | .806 | .302 |
| Luis Lopez | SS | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Mark Loretta | 3B | 86 | 217 | 23 | 58 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .350 | .359 | .709 | .267 |
| Richie Sexson | 1B | 157 | 570 | 86 | 159 | 29 | 102 | 0 | .363 | .504 | .867 | .279 |
| Eric Young | 2B | 138 | 496 | 57 | 139 | 3 | 28 | 31 | .338 | .369 | .707 | .280 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Israel Alcantara | OF | 16 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .250 | .469 | .719 | .250 |
| Ryan Christenson | OF | 22 | 58 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .222 | .276 | .498 | .155 |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | OF | 128 | 448 | 47 | 115 | 9 | 41 | 4 | .332 | .397 | .729 | .257 |
| Lenny Harris | OF | 122 | 197 | 23 | 60 | 3 | 17 | 4 | .355 | .411 | .766 | .305 |
| Geoff Jenkins | OF | 67 | 243 | 35 | 59 | 10 | 29 | 1 | .320 | .444 | .764 | .243 |
| Alex Ochoa | OF | 85 | 215 | 32 | 55 | 6 | 21 | 8 | .357 | .381 | .738 | .256 |
| Jim Rushford | OF | 23 | 77 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .214 | .208 | .422 | .143 |
| Alex Sanchez | OF | 112 | 394 | 55 | 114 | 1 | 33 | 37 | .343 | .358 | .701 | .289 |
| Matt Stairs | OF | 107 | 270 | 41 | 66 | 16 | 41 | 2 | .349 | .478 | .827 | .244 |
| Ryan Thompson | OF | 62 | 137 | 16 | 34 | 8 | 24 | 1 | .295 | .518 | .813 | .248 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Paul Bako | C | 87 | 234 | 24 | 55 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .295 | .329 | .624 | .235 |
| Raul Casanova | C | 31 | 87 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .273 | .230 | .503 | .184 |
| Jorge Fabregas | C | 30 | 67 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .178 | .343 | .521 | .164 |
| Marcus Jensen | C | 16 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .114 |
| Robert Machado | C | 51 | 153 | 14 | 39 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .310 | .373 | .683 | .255 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5415 | 627 | 1369 | 139 | 597 | 94 | .316 | .390 | .707 | .253 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Buddie | 25 | 0 | 39.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 4.54 | 1.688 | |||
| Jose Cabrera | 50 | 11 | 103.3 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 0 | 61 | 36 | 6.79 | 1.617 | |||
| Matt Childers | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Mike DeJean | 68 | 0 | 75 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 27 | 65 | 39 | 3.12 | 1.400 | |||
| Valerio de los Santos | 51 | 0 | 57.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 38 | 26 | 3.12 | 1.179 | |||
| Ben Diggins | 5 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 8.62 | 1.917 | |||
| Jayson Durocher | 39 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 44 | 21 | 1.88 | 1.000 | |||
| Nelson Figueroa | 30 | 11 | 93 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 0 | 51 | 37 | 5.03 | 1.430 | |||
| Chad Fox | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5.79 | 2.340 | |||
| Wayne Franklin | 4 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 2.62 | 1.375 | |||
| Ray King | 76 | 0 | 65 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 50 | 24 | 3.05 | 1.308 | |||
| Andrew Lorraine | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 11.25 | 2.333 | |||
| Brian Mallette | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.80 | 2.000 | |||
| Mike Matthews | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Shane Nance | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4.26 | 1.270 | |||
| Nick Neugebauer | 12 | 12 | 55.3 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 0 | 47 | 44 | 4.72 | 1.808 | |||
| Takahito Nomura | 21 | 0 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 8.56 | 2.117 | |||
| Jimmy Osting | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7.50 | 2.333 | |||
| Dave Pember | 4 | 1 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5.19 | 1.494 | |||
| Ruben Quevedo | 26 | 25 | 139 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 0 | 93 | 68 | 5.76 | 1.633 | |||
| Glendon Rusch | 34 | 34 | 210.7 | 10 | 16 | .385 | 0 | 140 | 76 | 4.70 | 1.438 | |||
| Ben Sheets | 34 | 34 | 216.7 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 0 | 170 | 70 | 4.15 | 1.417 | |||
| Everett Stull | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 6.30 | 2.400 | |||
| Luis Vizcaino | 76 | 0 | 81.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 5 | 79 | 30 | 2.99 | 1.046 | |||
| Jamey Wright | 19 | 19 | 114.3 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 0 | 69 | 63 | 5.35 | 1.557 | |||
| Team Totals | 608 | 162 | 1432.4 | 56 | 106 | .346 | 32 | 1026 | 666 | 4.76 | 1.490 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Richie Sexson | 157 |
| At Bats | Richie Sexson | 570 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Richie Sexson | 652 |
| Batting Average | Jose Hernandez | .288 |
| On-Base % | Richie Sexson | .363 |
| Slugging % | Richie Sexson | .504 |
| OPS | Richie Sexson | .867 |
| Runs | Richie Sexson | 86 |
| Hits | Richie Sexson | 159 |
| Total Bases | Richie Sexson | 287 |
| Doubles | Richie Sexson | 37 |
| Triples | Alex Sanchez | 7 |
| Home Runs | Richie Sexson | 29 |
| RBI | Richie Sexson | 102 |
| Walks | Richie Sexson | 70 |
| Strikeouts | Jose Hernandez | 188 |
| Stolen Bases | Alex Sanchez | 37 |
| Caught Stealing | Alex Sanchez | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Glendon Rusch | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jeffrey Hammonds | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jose Hernandez | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ben Sheets | 11 |
| Losses | Glendon Rusch and Ben Sheets | 16 |
| Saves | Mike DeJean | 27 |
| Won-Loss % | Ben Sheets | .407 |
| ERA | Ben Sheets | 4.15 |
| WHIP | Ben Sheets | 1.417 |
| Innings Pitched | Ben Sheets | 216.7 |
| Games | Ray King and Luis Vizcaino | 76 |
| Games Started | Glendon Rusch and Ben Sheets | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Ben Sheets | 170 |
| Complete Games | Glendon Rusch | 4 |
| Shutouts | Ruben Quevedo, Glendon Rusch, and Jamey Wright | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Ben Sheets | 934 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Glendon Rusch | 110 |
| Hits Allowed | Ben Sheets | 237 |
| Walks Allowed | Glendon Rusch | 76 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Glendon Rusch | 30 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ben Sheets | 55 |
| Triples Allowed | Ruben Quevedo | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Ben Sheets | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jamey Wright | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Glendon Rusch | 27 |
