2002 Houston Astros

84-78 • .519 Win% • 2nd in NL C

The 2002 Houston Astros went 84-78 (.519) finishing 2nd in the NL C division. The club scored 749 runs, allowed 695, and played home games at Minute Maid Park. Team leaders included Lance Berkman (42 HR, 128 RBI) and Roy Oswalt (19-9, 3.01 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

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
2nd Rank
749 R 695 RA
Diff +54

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749 Runs Scored
695 Runs Allowed
+54 Run Diff
2,512K Attendance

📈 vs. 2002 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 1% above the 2002 league average (.259)
OBP .337 2% above the 2002 league average (.331)
SLG .417 2% above the 2002 league average (.410)
Team ERA 4.00 3% better than the 2002 league average (4.11)
Runs Scored 749 4% above the 2002 league average (720 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMinute Maid Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,512,357
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Avg per Game 31,016

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2002

Batting Avg

1 Mark Loretta 0.424 2 Jose Vizcaino 0.303 3 Lance Berkman 0.292 4 Jeff Bagwell 0.291 5 Jason Lane 0.290

Home Runs

1 Lance Berkman 42 2 Jeff Bagwell 31 3 Craig Biggio 15 4 Richard Hidalgo 15 5 Daryle Ward 12

RBI

1 Lance Berkman 128 2 Jeff Bagwell 98 3 Daryle Ward 72 4 Craig Biggio 58 5 Geoff Blum 52
2002 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lance Berkman 158 578 106 169 35 2 42 128 107 118 8 0.292
Craig Biggio 145 577 96 146 36 3 15 58 50 111 16 0.253
Jeff Bagwell 158 571 94 166 33 2 31 98 101 130 7 0.291
Daryle Ward 136 453 41 125 31 0 12 72 33 82 1 0.276
Brad Ausmus 130 447 57 115 19 3 6 50 38 71 2 0.257
Jose Vizcaino 125 406 53 123 19 2 5 37 24 40 3 0.303
Richard Hidalgo 114 388 54 91 17 4 15 48 43 85 6 0.235
Geoff Blum 130 368 45 104 20 4 10 52 49 70 2 0.283
Julio Lugo 88 322 45 84 15 1 8 35 28 74 9 0.261
Orlando Merced 123 251 35 72 13 3 6 30 26 50 4 0.287
Brian Hunter 98 201 32 54 16 3 3 20 16 39 5 0.269
Gregg Zaun 76 185 18 41 7 1 3 24 12 36 1 0.222
Morgan Ensberg 49 132 14 32 7 2 3 19 18 25 2 0.242
Adam Everett 40 88 11 17 3 0 0 4 12 19 3 0.193
Roy Oswalt 35 77 5 10 2 0 0 4 4 26 0 0.130
Jason Lane 44 69 12 20 3 1 4 10 10 12 1 0.290
Mark Loretta 21 66 10 28 4 0 2 8 9 5 1 0.424
Wade Miller 26 62 7 11 3 0 0 4 0 21 0 0.177
Alan Zinter 39 44 5 6 2 0 2 3 0 19 0 0.136
Carlos Hernandez 25 35 3 6 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 0.171
Kirk Saarloos 17 30 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 11 0 0.067
Dave Mlicki 22 27 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.185
Peter Munro 19 22 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.136
Shane Reynolds 13 21 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 12 0 0.048
Tim Redding 18 20 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 0.100
Barry Wesson 15 20 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 0 0.200
Nelson Cruz 43 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.000
Brandon Puffer 55 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Keith Ginter 7 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.200
Raul Chavez 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Ricky Stone 78 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Pedro Borbon 56 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Brad Lidge 6 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
Billy Wagner 70 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Octavio Dotel 83 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Gordon 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Mann 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
T. J. Mathews 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Linebrink 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hipolito Pichardo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeriome Robertson 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2002

ERA

1 Octavio Dotel 1.85 2 Billy Wagner 2.52 3 Roy Oswalt 3.01 4 Wade Miller 3.28 5 Peter Munro 3.57

Wins

1 Roy Oswalt 19 2 Wade Miller 15 3 Carlos Hernandez 7 4 Octavio Dotel 6 5 Kirk Saarloos 6

Strikeouts

1 Roy Oswalt 208 2 Wade Miller 144 3 Octavio Dotel 118 4 Carlos Hernandez 93 5 Billy Wagner 88
2002 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roy Oswalt 19 9 3.01 35 34 0 233.0 215 78 62 208
Wade Miller 15 4 3.28 26 26 0 164.2 151 60 62 144
Carlos Hernandez 7 5 4.38 23 21 0 111.0 112 54 61 93
Octavio Dotel 6 4 1.85 83 0 6 97.1 58 20 27 118
Dave Mlicki 4 10 5.34 22 16 0 86.0 101 51 34 57
Kirk Saarloos 6 7 6.01 17 17 0 85.1 100 57 27 54
Peter Munro 5 5 3.57 19 14 0 80.2 89 32 23 45
Nelson Cruz 2 6 4.48 43 5 0 78.1 90 39 29 61
Ricky Stone 3 3 3.61 78 0 1 77.1 78 31 34 63
Billy Wagner 4 2 2.52 70 0 35 75.0 51 21 22 88
Shane Reynolds 3 6 4.86 13 13 0 74.0 80 40 26 47
Tim Redding 3 6 5.40 18 14 0 73.1 78 44 35 63
Brandon Puffer 3 3 4.43 55 0 0 69.0 67 34 38 48
Pedro Borbon 3 2 5.50 56 0 1 37.2 41 23 19 39
Scott Linebrink 0 0 7.03 22 0 0 24.1 31 19 13 24
Jim Mann 0 1 4.09 17 0 0 22.0 19 10 7 19
Tom Gordon 0 2 3.32 15 0 0 19.0 15 7 6 17
T. J. Mathews 0 0 3.44 12 0 0 18.1 19 7 5 13
Jeriome Robertson 0 2 6.52 11 1 0 9.2 13 7 5 6
Brad Lidge 1 0 6.23 6 1 0 8.2 12 6 9 12
Hipolito Pichardo 0 1 81.00 1 0 0 0.1 3 3 2 0

👥 Roster (41)

Brad Ausmus Jeff Bagwell Lance Berkman Craig Biggio Geoff Blum Pedro Borbon Raul Chavez Nelson Cruz Octavio Dotel Morgan Ensberg Adam Everett Keith Ginter +29 more

41 players

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The 2002 Houston Astros in brief

The 2002 Houston Astros won 84 games and lost 78, ending up 2nd in the NL Central. The run column shows 749 for and 695 against. At the plate the Houston Astros hit .261, 1% better than the league's .259. Pitchers allowed 4.00 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.11. The 749 runs scored compare with a league average of 720 per club, 4% more.

Home games were played at Minute Maid Park, where 2,512,357 fans came through the gates. Lance Berkman led the club in home runs with 42. On the mound, Roy Oswalt won 19 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Billy Wagner with 35. The 2002 roster runs to 41 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2002 Houston Astros

What was the 2002 Houston Astros record?
The 2002 Houston Astros finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 2002 Houston Astros in home runs?
Lance Berkman led the 2002 Houston Astros with 42 home runs.
What was the 2002 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 2002 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 4.00.
Did the 2002 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 2002 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2002 Houston Astros play?
The 2002 Houston Astros played home games at Minute Maid Park.
Who led the 2002 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Lance Berkman (42 HR, 128 RBI) and Roy Oswalt (19-9, 3.01 ERA).
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