2002 Boston Red Sox

93-69 • .574 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 2002 Boston Red Sox went 93-69 (.574) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 859 runs, allowed 665, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Manny Ramirez (33 HR, 107 RBI) and Derek Lowe (21-8, 2.58 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

93 Wins
69 Losses
.574 Win %
2nd Rank
859 R 665 RA
Diff +194

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859 Runs Scored
665 Runs Allowed
+194 Run Diff
2,650K Attendance

📈 vs. 2002 AL Average

Batting Avg .276 5% above the 2002 league average (.263)
OBP .345 4% above the 2002 league average (.331)
SLG .444 5% above the 2002 league average (.424)
Team ERA 3.75 16% better than the 2002 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 859 10% above the 2002 league average (778 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,650,859
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Avg per Game 32,726

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2002

Batting Avg

1 Manny Ramirez 0.349 2 Cliff Floyd 0.316 3 Nomar Garciaparra 0.310 4 Shea Hillenbrand 0.293 5 Carlos Baerga 0.286

Home Runs

1 Manny Ramirez 33 2 Nomar Garciaparra 24 3 Trot Nixon 24 4 Brian Daubach 20 5 Shea Hillenbrand 18

RBI

1 Nomar Garciaparra 120 2 Manny Ramirez 107 3 Trot Nixon 94 4 Shea Hillenbrand 83 5 Brian Daubach 78
2002 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Nomar Garciaparra 156 635 101 197 56 5 24 120 41 63 5 0.310
Shea Hillenbrand 156 634 94 186 43 4 18 83 25 95 4 0.293
Johnny Damon 154 623 118 178 34 11 14 63 65 70 31 0.286
Trot Nixon 152 532 81 136 36 3 24 94 65 109 4 0.256
Jason Varitek 132 467 58 124 27 1 10 61 41 95 4 0.266
Brian Daubach 137 444 62 118 24 2 20 78 51 126 2 0.266
Manny Ramirez 120 436 84 152 31 0 33 107 73 85 0 0.349
Rey Sanchez 107 357 46 102 12 3 1 38 17 31 2 0.286
Tony Clark 90 275 25 57 12 1 3 29 21 57 0 0.207
Jose Offerman 72 237 39 55 10 0 4 27 33 29 8 0.232
Lou Merloni 84 194 28 48 12 2 4 18 20 35 1 0.247
Carlos Baerga 73 182 17 52 11 0 2 19 7 20 6 0.286
Rickey Henderson 72 179 40 40 6 1 5 16 38 47 8 0.223
Cliff Floyd 47 171 30 54 21 0 7 18 15 28 4 0.316
Doug Mirabelli 57 151 17 34 7 0 7 25 17 33 0 0.225
Benny Agbayani 13 37 5 11 1 0 0 8 6 5 0 0.297
Bry Nelson 25 34 6 9 3 0 0 2 4 1 1 0.265
Freddy Sanchez 12 16 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.188
Shane Andrews 7 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.077
Juan Diaz 4 7 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 0.286
Pedro Martinez 30 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
John Burkett 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Derek Lowe 32 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Rolando Arrojo 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Kevin Brown 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Castillo 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Darren Oliver 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Banks 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Embree 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Casey Fossum 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Garces 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wayne Gomes 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Josh Hancock 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Haney 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dustin Hermanson 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Howry 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sun-Woo Kim 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ugueth Urbina 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Wakefield 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2002

ERA

1 Pedro Martinez 2.26 2 Derek Lowe 2.58 3 Tim Wakefield 2.81 4 Alan Embree 2.97 5 Ugueth Urbina 3.00

Wins

1 Derek Lowe 21 2 Pedro Martinez 20 3 John Burkett 13 4 Tim Wakefield 11 5 Frank Castillo 6

Strikeouts

1 Pedro Martinez 239 2 Tim Wakefield 134 3 Derek Lowe 127 4 John Burkett 124 5 Frank Castillo 112
2002 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Derek Lowe 21 8 2.58 32 32 0 219.2 166 63 48 127
Pedro Martinez 20 4 2.26 30 30 0 199.1 144 50 40 239
John Burkett 13 8 4.53 29 29 0 173.0 199 87 50 124
Frank Castillo 6 15 5.07 36 23 1 163.1 174 92 58 112
Tim Wakefield 11 5 2.81 45 15 3 163.1 121 51 51 134
Casey Fossum 5 4 3.46 43 12 1 106.2 113 41 30 101
Rolando Arrojo 4 3 4.98 29 8 1 81.1 83 45 27 51
Ugueth Urbina 1 6 3.00 61 0 40 60.0 44 20 20 71
Darren Oliver 4 5 4.66 14 9 0 58.0 70 30 27 32
Willie Banks 2 1 3.23 29 0 1 39.0 32 14 14 26
Alan Embree 1 2 2.97 32 0 2 33.1 24 11 11 43
Chris Haney 0 0 4.20 24 0 1 30.0 32 14 10 15
Sun-Woo Kim 2 0 7.45 15 2 0 29.0 34 24 7 18
Dustin Hermanson 1 1 7.77 12 1 0 22.0 35 19 7 13
Rich Garces 0 1 7.59 26 0 0 21.1 21 18 12 16
Wayne Gomes 1 2 4.64 20 0 1 21.1 20 11 12 15
Bob Howry 1 3 5.00 20 0 0 18.0 22 10 4 14
Josh Hancock 0 1 3.68 3 1 0 7.1 5 3 2 6

👥 Roster (39)

Benny Agbayani Shane Andrews Rolando Arrojo Carlos Baerga Willie Banks Kevin Brown John Burkett Frank Castillo Tony Clark Johnny Damon Brian Daubach Juan Diaz +27 more

39 players

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The 2002 Boston Red Sox in brief

A 93-69 record (.574) put the 2002 Boston Red Sox 2nd in the AL East. Runs came in at 859 scored against 665 allowed (+194). At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .276, 5% better than the league's .263. The staff ERA of 3.75 was 16% better than the league average of 4.46. The 859 runs scored compare with a league average of 778 per club, 10% more.

Home games were played at Fenway Park II, where 2,650,859 fans came through the gates. Manny Ramirez topped the Boston Red Sox with 33 home runs. Nomar Garciaparra led in RBI with 120. The pitching staff's wins leader was Derek Lowe (21). Pedro Martinez struck out 239, the most on the club. Ugueth Urbina saved 40 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2002 Boston Red Sox

What was the 2002 Boston Red Sox record?
The 2002 Boston Red Sox finished 93-69 (.574 win pct).
Who led the 2002 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Manny Ramirez led the 2002 Boston Red Sox with 33 home runs.
What was the 2002 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 2002 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.75.
Did the 2002 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 2002 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2002 Boston Red Sox play?
The 2002 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 2002 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Manny Ramirez (33 HR, 107 RBI) and Derek Lowe (21-8, 2.58 ERA).
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