⭐ Division Winner

2002 Minnesota Twins

94-67 • .584 Win% • 1st in AL C

The 2002 Minnesota Twins went 94-67 (.584) finishing 1st in the AL C division. They won their division. The club scored 768 runs, allowed 712, and played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome. Team leaders included Torii Hunter (29 HR, 94 RBI) and Rick Reed (15-7, 3.78 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

94 Wins
67 Losses
.584 Win %
1st Rank
768 R 712 RA
Diff +56

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⚡ Quick Stats

768 Runs Scored
712 Runs Allowed
+56 Run Diff
1,924K Attendance

📈 vs. 2002 AL Average

Batting Avg .271 3% above the 2002 league average (.263)
OBP .332 equal to the 2002 league average (.331)
SLG .436 3% above the 2002 league average (.424)
Team ERA 4.12 8% better than the 2002 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 768 1% below the 2002 league average (778 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHubert H Humphrey Metrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,924,354
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Avg per Game 23,757

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2002

Batting Avg

1 A. J. Pierzynski 0.300 2 Jacque Jones 0.300 3 Bobby Kielty 0.291 4 Torii Hunter 0.289 5 Cristian Guzman 0.273

Home Runs

1 Torii Hunter 29 2 Jacque Jones 27 3 David Ortiz 20 4 Corey Koskie 15 5 Bobby Kielty 12

RBI

1 Torii Hunter 94 2 Jacque Jones 85 3 David Ortiz 75 4 Corey Koskie 69 5 Doug Mientkiewicz 64
2002 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cristian Guzman 148 623 80 170 31 6 9 59 17 79 12 0.273
Jacque Jones 149 577 96 173 37 2 27 85 37 129 6 0.300
Torii Hunter 148 561 89 162 37 4 29 94 35 118 23 0.289
Corey Koskie 140 490 71 131 37 3 15 69 72 127 10 0.267
Doug Mientkiewicz 143 467 60 122 29 1 10 64 74 69 1 0.261
A. J. Pierzynski 130 440 54 132 31 6 6 49 13 61 1 0.300
David Ortiz 125 412 52 112 32 1 20 75 43 87 1 0.272
Dustan Mohr 120 383 55 103 23 2 12 45 31 86 6 0.269
Luis Rivas 93 316 46 81 23 4 4 35 19 51 9 0.256
Bobby Kielty 112 289 49 84 14 3 12 46 52 66 4 0.291
Denny Hocking 102 260 28 65 13 0 2 25 24 44 0 0.250
Matt LeCroy 63 181 19 47 11 1 7 27 13 38 0 0.260
Brian Buchanan 44 135 19 34 5 1 5 15 6 33 2 0.252
Tom Prince 51 125 14 28 7 1 4 16 14 26 1 0.224
Jay Canizaro 38 112 14 24 8 1 0 11 10 22 0 0.214
Michael Cuddyer 41 112 12 29 7 0 4 13 8 30 2 0.259
Casey Blake 9 20 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 7 0 0.200
Michael Restovich 8 13 3 4 0 0 1 1 1 4 1 0.308
Todd Sears 7 12 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Mike Ryan 7 11 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.091
David Lamb 7 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.100
Warren Morris 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Eric Milton 30 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.400
Kyle Lohse 32 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Rick Reed 33 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.250
Johan Santana 27 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Javier Valentin 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Tony Fiore 48 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Matt Kinney 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Cressend 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Frederick 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Guardado 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
LaTroy Hawkins 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Michael Jackson 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Mays 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Travis Miller 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Radke 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Rincon 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Rodriguez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
J. C. Romero 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Trombley 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Wells 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2002

ERA

1 J. C. Romero 1.89 2 LaTroy Hawkins 2.13 3 Eddie Guardado 2.93 4 Johan Santana 2.99 5 Tony Fiore 3.16

Wins

1 Rick Reed 15 2 Kyle Lohse 13 3 Eric Milton 13 4 Tony Fiore 10 5 Brad Radke 9

Strikeouts

1 Johan Santana 137 2 Kyle Lohse 124 3 Eric Milton 121 4 Rick Reed 121 5 J. C. Romero 76
2002 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Reed 15 7 3.78 33 32 0 188.0 192 79 26 121
Kyle Lohse 13 8 4.23 32 31 0 180.2 181 85 70 124
Eric Milton 13 9 4.84 29 29 0 171.0 173 92 30 121
Brad Radke 9 5 4.72 21 21 0 118.1 124 62 20 62
Johan Santana 8 6 2.99 27 14 1 108.1 84 36 49 137
Joe Mays 4 8 5.38 17 17 0 95.1 113 57 25 38
Tony Fiore 10 3 3.16 48 2 0 91.0 74 32 43 55
J. C. Romero 9 2 1.89 81 0 1 81.0 62 17 36 76
LaTroy Hawkins 6 0 2.13 65 0 0 80.1 63 19 15 63
Eddie Guardado 1 3 2.93 68 0 45 67.2 53 22 18 70
Matt Kinney 2 7 4.64 14 12 0 66.0 78 34 33 45
Bob Wells 2 1 5.90 48 0 0 58.0 78 38 16 30
Michael Jackson 2 3 3.27 58 0 0 55.0 59 20 13 29
Jack Cressend 0 1 5.91 23 0 0 32.0 40 21 19 22
Juan Rincon 0 2 6.28 10 3 0 28.2 44 20 9 21
Kevin Frederick 0 0 10.03 8 0 0 11.2 13 13 10 5
Travis Miller 0 0 4.50 5 0 0 4.0 5 2 2 3
Mike Trombley 0 1 15.75 5 0 0 4.0 10 7 1 3
Jose Rodriguez 0 1 14.73 4 0 0 3.2 8 6 4 1

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to ANA 4-1
AL Division Series
MIN def. OAK 3-2

👥 Roster (42)

Casey Blake Brian Buchanan Jay Canizaro Jack Cressend Michael Cuddyer Tony Fiore Kevin Frederick Eddie Guardado Cristian Guzman LaTroy Hawkins Denny Hocking Torii Hunter +30 more

42 players

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The 2002 Minnesota Twins in brief

The 2002 Minnesota Twins won 94 games and lost 67, ending up 1st in the AL Central. The club took the division title. The Minnesota Twins scored 768 runs and allowed 712, a run differential of +56. At the plate the Minnesota Twins hit .271, 3% better than the league's .263. Pitchers allowed 4.12 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.46.

Home games were played at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, where 1,924,354 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Torii Hunter, who hit 29. Rick Reed led the pitchers with 15 wins. Johan Santana struck out 137, the most on the club. The AL Championship Series ended in a loss against ANA 4-1. The AL Division Series ended in a win against OAK 3-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2002 Minnesota Twins

What was the 2002 Minnesota Twins record?
The 2002 Minnesota Twins finished 94-67 (.584 win pct).
Did the 2002 Minnesota Twins make the playoffs?
The 2002 Minnesota Twins finished first in their division.
Who led the 2002 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Torii Hunter led the 2002 Minnesota Twins with 29 home runs.
What was the 2002 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 2002 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 4.12.
Did the 2002 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 2002 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2002 Minnesota Twins play?
The 2002 Minnesota Twins played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome.
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