2002 Season

30 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 2002 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The Anaheim Angels won the World Series, defeating the San Francisco Giants. Alex Rodriguez led with 57 home runs, Alex Rodriguez led with 142 RBI, and Alfonso Soriano led with 209 hits. This page carries the 2002 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

2002 Bracket
World Series ANA def. SFN (4-3)
AL Championship ANA def. MIN (4-1)
NL Championship SFN def. SLN (4-1)
AL Division Series ANA def. NYA (3-1)
AL Division Series MIN def. OAK (3-2)
NL Division Series SFN def. ATL (3-2)
NL Division Series SLN def. ARI (3-0)

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2002 Home Run Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 502 plate appearances at 162 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Barry Bonds .370 2 Manny Ramirez .349 3 Mike Sweeney .340 4 Larry Walker .338 5 Vladimir Guerrero .336

OPS qualified

1 Barry Bonds 1.381 2 Jim Thome 1.122 3 Manny Ramirez 1.097 4 Brian Giles 1.072 5 Jason Giambi 1.034

Home Runs all players

1 Alex Rodriguez 57 2 Jim Thome 52 3 Sammy Sosa 49 4 Barry Bonds 46 5 Rafael Palmeiro 43

RBI all players

1 Alex Rodriguez 142 2 Magglio Ordonez 135 3 Miguel Tejada 131 4 Lance Berkman 128 5 Albert Pujols 127

Hits all players

1 Alfonso Soriano 209 2 Ichiro Suzuki 208 3 Vladimir Guerrero 206 4 Miguel Tejada 204 5 Bernie Williams 204

Runs all players

1 Alfonso Soriano 128 2 Alex Rodriguez 125 3 Derek Jeter 124 4 Sammy Sosa 122 5 Jason Giambi 120

Stolen Bases all players

1 Luis Castillo 48 2 Juan Pierre 47 3 Dave Roberts 45 4 Alfonso Soriano 41 5 Vladimir Guerrero 40
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

2002 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 162 innings at 162 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Pedro Martinez 2.26 2 Randy Johnson 2.32 3 Derek Lowe 2.58 4 Greg Maddux 2.62 5 Barry Zito 2.75

WHIP qualified

1 Pedro Martinez 0.92 2 Curt Schilling 0.97 3 Derek Lowe 0.97 4 Odalis Perez 0.99 5 Randy Johnson 1.03

Wins all pitchers

1 Randy Johnson 24 2 Curt Schilling 23 3 Barry Zito 23 4 Derek Lowe 21 5 Bartolo Colon 20

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Randy Johnson 334 2 Curt Schilling 316 3 Pedro Martinez 239 4 Kerry Wood 217 5 Matt Clement 215

Saves all pitchers

1 John Smoltz 55 2 Eric Gagne 52 3 Mike Williams 46 4 Eddie Guardado 45 5 Jose Mesa 45
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📋 Standings

AL Central

Minnesota Twins ★ 94-67 Chicago White Sox 81-81 Cleveland Indians 74-88 Kansas City Royals 62-100 Detroit Tigers 55-106

AL East

New York Yankees ★ 103-58 Boston Red Sox 93-69 Toronto Blue Jays 78-84 Baltimore Orioles 67-95 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 55-106

AL West

Oakland Athletics ★ 103-59 Anaheim Angels 99-63 Seattle Mariners 93-69 Texas Rangers 72-90

NL Central

St. Louis Cardinals ★ 97-65 Houston Astros 84-78 Cincinnati Reds 78-84 Pittsburgh Pirates 72-89 Chicago Cubs 67-95 Milwaukee Brewers 56-106

NL East

Atlanta Braves ★ 101-59 Montreal Expos 83-79 Philadelphia Phillies 80-81 Florida Marlins 79-83 New York Mets 75-86

NL West

Arizona Diamondbacks ★ 98-64 San Francisco Giants 95-66 Los Angeles Dodgers 92-70 Colorado Rockies 73-89 San Diego Padres 66-96

The 2002 season in brief

At 103-58, the New York Yankees had the top winning percentage of the 2002 season. The Detroit Tigers finished at the bottom of the 2002 table at 55-106. Race by race in 2002, National League West honors went to the Arizona Diamondbacks, whose 98-64 beat the San Francisco Giants's 95-66, the Oakland Athletics (103-59) held off the Anaheim Angels (99-63) in the American League West, the American League East was not close, the New York Yankees finishing 103-58 to the Boston Red Sox's 93-69, and the St. Louis Cardinals owned the National League Central with a 97-65 mark, the Houston Astros next at 84-78. The Anaheim Angels won the World Series over the San Francisco Giants, 4 games to 3. Earlier rounds sent through the Anaheim Angels over the Minnesota Twins in the AL Championship Series (4-1), the San Francisco Giants over the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Championship Series (4-1), the Anaheim Angels over the New York Yankees in the AL Division Series (3-1), and the Minnesota Twins over the Oakland Athletics in the AL Division Series (3-2). The home run board is topped by Alex Rodriguez at 57, ahead of Jim Thome with 52. Among qualified hitters, Barry Bonds had the top batting average, .370, with Manny Ramirez next at .349. Full batting and pitching tables are on the 2002 leaders page.

2002 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 2002?
The Anaheim Angels won the 2002 World Series, beating the San Francisco Giants.
How many teams played in 2002?
30 teams played in the 2002 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 2002?
Alex Rodriguez led with 57 home runs in 2002.
Who led MLB in RBI in 2002?
Alex Rodriguez led with 142 RBI in 2002.
Who led MLB in hits in 2002?
Alfonso Soriano led with 209 hits in 2002.
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