2002 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 2002 New York Mets finished with a record of 75-86. They scored 690 runs and belted 160 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. The offense was powered by Mike Piazza, who led the team with 33 home runs and 98 RBI. Roberto Alomar led the team with 157 hits for a .266 average.
The team allowed 703 runs and had a team ERA of 3.90. Al Leiter led the pitching staff with 13 wins and 172 strikeouts. Armando Benitez 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 | ||||||||||||
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 3B | 135 | 490 | 78 | 151 | 16 | 56 | 6 | .391 | .459 | .850 | .308 |
| Roberto Alomar | 2B | 149 | 590 | 73 | 157 | 11 | 53 | 16 | .331 | .376 | .707 | .266 |
| Mark Johnson | 1B | 42 | 51 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .267 | .275 | .542 | .137 |
| Rey Ordonez | SS | 144 | 460 | 53 | 117 | 1 | 42 | 2 | .292 | .324 | .616 | .254 |
| Marco Scutaro | 2B | 27 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .216 | .361 | .577 | .222 |
| John Valentin | SS | 114 | 208 | 18 | 50 | 3 | 30 | 0 | .339 | .356 | .695 | .240 |
| Mo Vaughn | 1B | 139 | 487 | 67 | 126 | 26 | 72 | 0 | .349 | .456 | .805 | .259 |
| Ty Wigginton | 3B | 46 | 116 | 18 | 35 | 6 | 18 | 2 | .354 | .526 | .880 | .302 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jeromy Burnitz | OF | 154 | 479 | 65 | 103 | 19 | 54 | 10 | .311 | .365 | .676 | .215 |
| Roger Cedeno | OF | 149 | 511 | 65 | 133 | 7 | 41 | 25 | .318 | .346 | .664 | .260 |
| McKay Christensen | OF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .833 | .333 |
| Brady Clark | OF | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .462 | .500 | .962 | .417 |
| Raul Gonzalez | OF | 30 | 81 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 2 | .291 | .395 | .686 | .259 |
| Mark Little | OF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Joe McEwing | OF | 105 | 196 | 22 | 39 | 3 | 26 | 4 | .242 | .296 | .538 | .199 |
| Jay Payton | OF | 87 | 275 | 33 | 78 | 8 | 31 | 4 | .336 | .415 | .751 | .284 |
| Timo Perez | OF | 136 | 444 | 52 | 131 | 8 | 47 | 10 | .331 | .437 | .768 | .295 |
| Esix Snead | OF | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .357 | .538 | .895 | .308 |
| Tony Tarasco | OF | 60 | 96 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 15 | 2 | .305 | .490 | .795 | .250 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jason Phillips | C | 11 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .409 | .526 | .935 | .368 |
| Mike Piazza | C | 135 | 478 | 69 | 134 | 33 | 98 | 0 | .359 | .544 | .903 | .280 |
| Vance Wilson | C | 74 | 163 | 19 | 40 | 5 | 26 | 0 | .301 | .380 | .681 | .245 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Gary Matthews | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5496 | 690 | 1409 | 160 | 650 | 87 | .318 | .395 | .713 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pedro Astacio | 31 | 31 | 191.7 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 152 | 63 | 4.79 | 1.330 | |||
| Michael Bacsik | 11 | 9 | 55.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 4.37 | 1.472 | |||
| Armando Benitez | 62 | 0 | 67.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | 79 | 25 | 2.27 | 1.055 | |||
| Jaime Cerda | 32 | 0 | 25.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 2.45 | 1.401 | |||
| Bruce Chen | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.429 | |||
| Mark Corey | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4.50 | 1.800 | |||
| Jeff D'Amico | 29 | 22 | 145.7 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 0 | 101 | 37 | 4.94 | 1.297 | |||
| Kane Davis | 16 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 7.07 | 1.857 | |||
| Shawn Estes | 23 | 23 | 132.7 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 0 | 92 | 66 | 4.55 | 1.500 | |||
| Pedro Feliciano | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7.50 | 1.667 | |||
| Mark Guthrie | 68 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | 44 | 19 | 2.44 | 1.125 | |||
| Bobby Jones | 12 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 5.29 | 1.824 | |||
| Satoru Komiyama | 25 | 0 | 43.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 5.61 | 1.501 | |||
| Al Leiter | 33 | 33 | 204.3 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 0 | 172 | 69 | 3.48 | 1.287 | |||
| Jason Middlebrook | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3.94 | 1.250 | |||
| Steve Reed | 24 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2.08 | 1.038 | |||
| Grant Roberts | 34 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 2.20 | 1.311 | |||
| Jae Weong Seo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Pat Strange | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.12 | 0.875 | |||
| Scott Strickland | 68 | 0 | 67.7 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 2 | 67 | 33 | 3.59 | 1.388 | |||
| John Thomson | 9 | 9 | 54.3 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 4.31 | 1.510 | |||
| Steve Trachsel | 30 | 30 | 173.7 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 0 | 105 | 69 | 3.37 | 1.376 | |||
| Pete Walker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Tyler Walker | 5 | 1 | 10.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5.91 | 1.495 | |||
| David Weathers | 71 | 0 | 77.3 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 61 | 36 | 2.91 | 1.358 | |||
| Team Totals | 612 | 161 | 1442.8 | 75 | 86 | .466 | 36 | 1107 | 543 | 3.90 | 1.352 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jeromy Burnitz | 154 |
| At Bats | Roberto Alomar | 590 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Roberto Alomar | 655 |
| Batting Average | Edgardo Alfonzo | .308 |
| On-Base % | Edgardo Alfonzo | .391 |
| Slugging % | Mike Piazza | .544 |
| OPS | Mike Piazza | .903 |
| Runs | Edgardo Alfonzo | 78 |
| Hits | Roberto Alomar | 157 |
| Total Bases | Mike Piazza | 260 |
| Doubles | Timo Perez | 27 |
| Triples | Timo Perez | 6 |
| Home Runs | Mike Piazza | 33 |
| RBI | Mike Piazza | 98 |
| Walks | Edgardo Alfonzo | 62 |
| Strikeouts | Mo Vaughn | 145 |
| Stolen Bases | Roger Cedeno | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | Jeromy Burnitz | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Timo Perez | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Rey Ordonez | 4 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mike Piazza | 26 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Al Leiter | 13 |
| Losses | Al Leiter | 13 |
| Saves | Armando Benitez | 33 |
| Won-Loss % | Pedro Astacio | .522 |
| ERA | Steve Trachsel | 3.37 |
| WHIP | Al Leiter | 1.287 |
| Innings Pitched | Al Leiter | 204.3 |
| Games | David Weathers | 71 |
| Games Started | Al Leiter | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Al Leiter | 172 |
| Complete Games | Pedro Astacio | 3 |
| Shutouts | Al Leiter | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Al Leiter | 868 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Pedro Astacio | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Al Leiter | 194 |
| Walks Allowed | Al Leiter and Steve Trachsel | 69 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Pedro Astacio | 32 |
| Doubles Allowed | Al Leiter | 35 |
| Triples Allowed | Jeff D'Amico and Scott Strickland | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Mark Guthrie and Steve Trachsel | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Pedro Astacio | 16 |
| Double Plays Induced | Shawn Estes | 19 |
