2002 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 2002 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 103-59. They scored 800 runs and belted 205 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. Eric Chavez and Miguel Tejada were tied for the team lead in home runs with 34. The offense was powered by Miguel Tejada, who led the team with 131 RBI, 204 hits.
The team allowed 654 runs and had a team ERA of 3.69. Barry Zito led the pitching staff with 23 wins and 182 strikeouts. Billy Koch led the team with 44 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Eric Chavez | 3B | 153 | 585 | 87 | 161 | 34 | 109 | 8 | .348 | .513 | .861 | .275 |
| Mark Ellis | 2B | 98 | 345 | 58 | 94 | 6 | 35 | 4 | .359 | .394 | .753 | .272 |
| Jose Flores | 2B | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
| Esteban German | 2B | 9 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .200 | .500 | .200 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 1B | 136 | 492 | 58 | 138 | 15 | 61 | 0 | .374 | .433 | .807 | .280 |
| Frank Menechino | 2B | 38 | 132 | 22 | 27 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .312 | .326 | .638 | .205 |
| Carlos Pena | 1B | 40 | 124 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 16 | 0 | .305 | .419 | .724 | .218 |
| Olmedo Saenz | 1B | 68 | 156 | 15 | 43 | 6 | 18 | 1 | .354 | .468 | .822 | .276 |
| Larry Sutton | 1B | 7 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .150 | .263 | .413 | .105 |
| Miguel Tejada | SS | 162 | 662 | 108 | 204 | 34 | 131 | 7 | .354 | .508 | .862 | .308 |
| Randy Velarde | 2B | 56 | 133 | 22 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 3 | .325 | .331 | .656 | .226 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Eric Byrnes | OF | 90 | 94 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 3 | .291 | .426 | .717 | .245 |
| Mike Colangelo | OF | 20 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .217 | .457 | .174 |
| Jermaine Dye | OF | 131 | 488 | 74 | 123 | 24 | 86 | 2 | .333 | .459 | .792 | .252 |
| Jeremy Giambi | OF | 42 | 157 | 26 | 43 | 8 | 17 | 0 | .390 | .471 | .861 | .274 |
| Jason Grabowski | OF | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .545 | .750 | 1.295 | .375 |
| David Justice | OF | 118 | 398 | 54 | 106 | 11 | 49 | 4 | .376 | .410 | .786 | .266 |
| Terrence Long | OF | 162 | 587 | 71 | 141 | 16 | 67 | 3 | .298 | .390 | .688 | .240 |
| John Mabry | OF | 89 | 193 | 27 | 53 | 11 | 40 | 1 | .322 | .523 | .845 | .275 |
| Adam Piatt | OF | 55 | 137 | 18 | 32 | 5 | 18 | 2 | .303 | .401 | .704 | .234 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ramon Hernandez | C | 136 | 403 | 51 | 94 | 7 | 42 | 0 | .313 | .335 | .648 | .233 |
| Cody McKay | C | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | .667 |
| Greg Myers | C | 65 | 144 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 21 | 0 | .341 | .382 | .723 | .222 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ray Durham | DH | 54 | 219 | 43 | 60 | 6 | 22 | 6 | .350 | .457 | .807 | .274 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5558 | 800 | 1450 | 205 | 772 | 46 | .338 | .432 | .770 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Micah Bowie | 13 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.50 | 1.667 | |||
| Chad Bradford | 75 | 0 | 75.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2 | 56 | 14 | 3.11 | 1.155 | |||
| Mike Fyhrie | 16 | 4 | 48.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 4.44 | 1.355 | |||
| Aaron Harang | 16 | 15 | 78.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 64 | 45 | 4.83 | 1.571 | |||
| Erik Hiljus | 9 | 9 | 45.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 6.50 | 1.597 | |||
| Mike Holtz | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 6.43 | 2.357 | |||
| Tim Hudson | 34 | 34 | 238.3 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0 | 152 | 62 | 2.98 | 1.255 | |||
| Billy Koch | 84 | 0 | 93.7 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 44 | 93 | 46 | 3.27 | 1.270 | |||
| Cory Lidle | 31 | 30 | 192 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 111 | 39 | 3.89 | 1.198 | |||
| Ted Lilly | 6 | 5 | 23.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 4.63 | 1.288 | |||
| Mike Magnante | 32 | 0 | 28.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 5.97 | 1.707 | |||
| Jim Mecir | 61 | 0 | 67.7 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | 53 | 29 | 4.26 | 1.433 | |||
| Mark Mulder | 30 | 30 | 207.3 | 19 | 7 | .731 | 0 | 159 | 55 | 3.47 | 1.143 | |||
| Ricardo Rincon | 25 | 0 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 3.10 | 0.690 | |||
| Jeff Tam | 40 | 0 | 40.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 5.13 | 1.712 | |||
| Mike Venafro | 47 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 4.62 | 1.595 | |||
| Barry Zito | 35 | 35 | 229.3 | 23 | 5 | .821 | 0 | 182 | 78 | 2.75 | 1.134 | |||
| Team Totals | 570 | 162 | 1451.9 | 103 | 59 | .636 | 48 | 1021 | 474 | 3.69 | 1.285 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Terrence Long and Miguel Tejada | 162 |
| At Bats | Miguel Tejada | 662 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Miguel Tejada | 715 |
| Batting Average | Miguel Tejada | .308 |
| On-Base % | Scott Hatteberg | .374 |
| Slugging % | Eric Chavez | .513 |
| OPS | Miguel Tejada | .862 |
| Runs | Miguel Tejada | 108 |
| Hits | Miguel Tejada | 204 |
| Total Bases | Miguel Tejada | 336 |
| Doubles | Terrence Long | 32 |
| Triples | Ray Durham, Mark Ellis, Scott Hatteberg, and Terrence Long | 4 |
| Home Runs | Eric Chavez and Miguel Tejada | 34 |
| RBI | Miguel Tejada | 131 |
| Walks | David Justice | 70 |
| Strikeouts | Eric Chavez | 119 |
| Stolen Bases | Eric Chavez | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | Terrence Long | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mark Ellis | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jermaine Dye | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Miguel Tejada | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Barry Zito | 23 |
| Losses | Cory Lidle | 10 |
| Saves | Billy Koch | 44 |
| Won-Loss % | Barry Zito | .821 |
| ERA | Barry Zito | 2.75 |
| WHIP | Barry Zito | 1.134 |
| Innings Pitched | Tim Hudson | 238.3 |
| Games | Billy Koch | 84 |
| Games Started | Barry Zito | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Barry Zito | 182 |
| Complete Games | Tim Hudson | 4 |
| Shutouts | Tim Hudson and Cory Lidle | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Tim Hudson | 983 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Cory Lidle | 83 |
| Hits Allowed | Tim Hudson | 237 |
| Walks Allowed | Barry Zito | 78 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Barry Zito | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Tim Hudson and Cory Lidle | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Tim Hudson | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mark Mulder | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Tim Hudson | 35 |
