2004 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 2004 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 91-71. They scored 793 runs and belted 189 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. Eric Chavez provided the power for the team with 29 homers. Erubiel Durazo was the best run producer with 88 RBI. Mark Kotsay led the team with 190 hits for a .314 average.
The team allowed 742 runs and had a team ERA of 4.17. Mark Mulder led the team with 17 wins. Rich Harden racked up 167 strkeouts to lead the team. Octavio Dotel led the team with 22 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ramon Castro | 3B | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .188 | .200 | .388 | .133 |
| Eric Chavez | 3B | 125 | 475 | 87 | 131 | 29 | 77 | 6 | .397 | .501 | .898 | .276 |
| Bobby Crosby | SS | 151 | 545 | 70 | 130 | 22 | 64 | 7 | .319 | .426 | .745 | .239 |
| Esteban German | 3B | 31 | 60 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .297 | .300 | .597 | .250 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 1B | 152 | 550 | 87 | 156 | 15 | 82 | 0 | .367 | .420 | .787 | .284 |
| Eric Karros | 1B | 40 | 103 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .243 | .311 | .554 | .194 |
| Mark McLemore | 2B | 77 | 250 | 29 | 62 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .355 | .328 | .683 | .248 |
| Frank Menechino | 2B | 13 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .091 | .234 | .091 |
| Marco Scutaro | 2B | 137 | 455 | 50 | 124 | 7 | 43 | 0 | .297 | .393 | .690 | .273 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Eric Byrnes | OF | 143 | 569 | 91 | 161 | 20 | 73 | 17 | .347 | .467 | .814 | .283 |
| Jermaine Dye | OF | 137 | 532 | 87 | 141 | 23 | 80 | 4 | .329 | .464 | .793 | .265 |
| Bobby Kielty | OF | 83 | 238 | 29 | 51 | 7 | 31 | 1 | .321 | .370 | .691 | .214 |
| Mark Kotsay | OF | 148 | 606 | 78 | 190 | 15 | 63 | 8 | .370 | .459 | .829 | .314 |
| Billy McMillon | OF | 52 | 92 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .255 | .326 | .581 | .185 |
| Nick Swisher | OF | 20 | 60 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .352 | .417 | .769 | .250 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Adam Melhuse | C | 69 | 214 | 23 | 55 | 11 | 31 | 0 | .309 | .463 | .772 | .257 |
| Damian Miller | C | 110 | 397 | 39 | 108 | 9 | 58 | 0 | .339 | .403 | .742 | .272 |
| Mike Rose | C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Erubiel Durazo | DH | 142 | 511 | 80 | 164 | 22 | 88 | 3 | .396 | .523 | .919 | .321 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5728 | 793 | 1545 | 189 | 752 | 47 | .342 | .433 | .774 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Blanton | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5.62 | 1.000 | |||
| Chad Bradford | 68 | 0 | 59 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 1 | 34 | 24 | 4.42 | 1.271 | |||
| Santiago Casilla | 4 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12.71 | 2.456 | |||
| Octavio Dotel | 45 | 0 | 50.7 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 22 | 72 | 18 | 4.09 | 1.164 | |||
| Justin Duchscherer | 53 | 0 | 96.3 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 59 | 32 | 3.27 | 1.215 | |||
| Chris Hammond | 41 | 0 | 53.7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 2.68 | 1.285 | |||
| Rich Harden | 31 | 31 | 189.7 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0 | 167 | 81 | 3.99 | 1.328 | |||
| Chad Harville | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 1.111 | |||
| Tim Hudson | 27 | 27 | 188.7 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 103 | 44 | 3.53 | 1.261 | |||
| Justin Lehr | 27 | 0 | 32.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 5.23 | 1.498 | |||
| Jim Mecir | 65 | 0 | 47.7 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 2 | 49 | 19 | 3.59 | 1.342 | |||
| Mark Mulder | 33 | 33 | 225.7 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 0 | 140 | 83 | 4.43 | 1.356 | |||
| Mark Redman | 32 | 32 | 191 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 0 | 102 | 68 | 4.71 | 1.497 | |||
| Arthur Rhodes | 37 | 0 | 38.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 9 | 34 | 21 | 5.12 | 1.731 | |||
| Ricardo Rincon | 67 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 40 | 22 | 3.68 | 1.523 | |||
| Kirk Saarloos | 6 | 5 | 24.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 4.44 | 1.605 | |||
| Barry Zito | 34 | 34 | 213 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 0 | 163 | 81 | 4.48 | 1.394 | |||
| Team Totals | 576 | 162 | 1471.6 | 91 | 71 | .562 | 35 | 1034 | 544 | 4.17 | 1.366 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Scott Hatteberg | 152 |
| At Bats | Mark Kotsay | 606 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Mark Kotsay | 673 |
| Batting Average | Erubiel Durazo | .321 |
| On-Base % | Eric Chavez | .397 |
| Slugging % | Erubiel Durazo | .523 |
| OPS | Erubiel Durazo | .919 |
| Runs | Eric Byrnes | 91 |
| Hits | Mark Kotsay | 190 |
| Total Bases | Mark Kotsay | 278 |
| Doubles | Eric Byrnes | 39 |
| Triples | Jermaine Dye | 4 |
| Home Runs | Eric Chavez | 29 |
| RBI | Erubiel Durazo | 88 |
| Walks | Eric Chavez | 95 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Crosby | 141 |
| Stolen Bases | Eric Byrnes | 17 |
| Caught Stealing | Mark Kotsay | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bobby Crosby, Mark Kotsay, and Marco Scutaro | 5 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Scott Hatteberg | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Eric Chavez | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mark Mulder | 17 |
| Losses | Mark Redman | 12 |
| Saves | Octavio Dotel | 22 |
| Won-Loss % | Mark Mulder | .680 |
| ERA | Tim Hudson | 3.53 |
| WHIP | Tim Hudson | 1.261 |
| Innings Pitched | Mark Mulder | 225.7 |
| Games | Chad Bradford | 68 |
| Games Started | Barry Zito | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Rich Harden | 167 |
| Complete Games | Mark Mulder | 5 |
| Shutouts | Tim Hudson | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Mark Mulder | 952 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mark Mulder | 111 |
| Hits Allowed | Mark Mulder | 223 |
| Walks Allowed | Mark Mulder | 83 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mark Redman and Barry Zito | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mark Redman | 51 |
| Triples Allowed | Rich Harden and Tim Hudson | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Mark Mulder | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder | 12 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mark Mulder | 37 |
