⭐ Division Winner

2002 Oakland Athletics

103-59 • .636 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 2002 Oakland Athletics went 103-59 (.636) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won their division. The club scored 800 runs, allowed 654, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Miguel Tejada (34 HR, 131 RBI) and Barry Zito (23-5, 2.75 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

103 Wins
59 Losses
.636 Win %
1st Rank
800 R 654 RA
Diff +146

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⚡ Quick Stats

800 Runs Scored
654 Runs Allowed
+146 Run Diff
2,169K Attendance

📈 vs. 2002 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 1% below the 2002 league average (.263)
OBP .339 2% above the 2002 league average (.331)
SLG .431 2% above the 2002 league average (.424)
Team ERA 3.68 17% better than the 2002 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 800 3% above the 2002 league average (778 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,169,816
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Avg per Game 26,787

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2002

Batting Avg

1 Miguel Tejada 0.308 2 Scott Hatteberg 0.280 3 Olmedo Saenz 0.276 4 Eric Chavez 0.275 5 John Mabry 0.275

Home Runs

1 Eric Chavez 34 2 Miguel Tejada 34 3 Jermaine Dye 24 4 Terrence Long 16 5 Scott Hatteberg 15

RBI

1 Miguel Tejada 131 2 Eric Chavez 109 3 Jermaine Dye 86 4 Terrence Long 67 5 Scott Hatteberg 61
2002 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Miguel Tejada 162 662 108 204 30 0 34 131 38 84 7 0.308
Terrence Long 162 587 71 141 32 4 16 67 48 96 3 0.240
Eric Chavez 153 585 87 161 31 3 34 109 65 119 8 0.275
Scott Hatteberg 136 492 58 138 22 4 15 61 68 56 0 0.280
Jermaine Dye 131 488 74 123 27 1 24 86 52 108 2 0.252
Ramon Hernandez 136 403 51 94 20 0 7 42 43 64 0 0.233
David Justice 118 398 54 106 18 3 11 49 70 66 4 0.266
Mark Ellis 98 345 58 94 16 4 6 35 44 54 4 0.272
Ray Durham 54 219 43 60 14 4 6 22 24 34 6 0.274
John Mabry 89 193 27 53 13 1 11 40 14 37 1 0.275
Jeremy Giambi 42 157 26 43 7 0 8 17 27 40 0 0.274
Olmedo Saenz 68 156 15 43 10 1 6 18 13 31 1 0.276
Greg Myers 65 144 15 32 5 0 6 21 26 36 0 0.222
Adam Piatt 55 137 18 32 8 0 5 18 12 33 2 0.234
Randy Velarde 56 133 22 30 8 0 2 8 15 32 3 0.226
Frank Menechino 38 132 22 27 7 0 3 15 20 32 0 0.205
Carlos Peña 40 124 12 27 4 0 7 16 15 38 0 0.218
Eric Byrnes 90 94 24 23 4 2 3 11 4 17 3 0.245
Esteban German 9 35 4 7 0 0 0 0 4 11 1 0.200
Mike Colangelo 20 23 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.174
Larry Sutton 7 19 3 2 0 0 1 3 1 8 0 0.105
Jason Grabowski 4 8 3 3 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 0.375
Tim Hudson 34 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Mark Mulder 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Barry Zito 35 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jose Flores 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.000
Aaron Harang 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Cody McKay 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.667
Cory Lidle 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Micah Bowie 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Bradford 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Fyhrie 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Erik Hiljus 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Holtz 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Koch 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ted Lilly 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Magnante 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Mecir 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ricardo Rincon 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Tam 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Venafro 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2002

ERA

1 Barry Zito 2.75 2 Tim Hudson 2.98 3 Chad Bradford 3.11 4 Billy Koch 3.27 5 Mark Mulder 3.47

Wins

1 Barry Zito 23 2 Mark Mulder 19 3 Tim Hudson 15 4 Billy Koch 11 5 Cory Lidle 8

Strikeouts

1 Barry Zito 182 2 Mark Mulder 159 3 Tim Hudson 152 4 Cory Lidle 111 5 Billy Koch 93
2002 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tim Hudson 15 9 2.98 34 34 0 238.1 237 79 62 152
Barry Zito 23 5 2.75 35 35 0 229.1 182 70 78 182
Mark Mulder 19 7 3.47 30 30 0 207.1 182 80 55 159
Cory Lidle 8 10 3.89 31 30 0 192.0 191 83 39 111
Billy Koch 11 4 3.27 84 0 44 93.2 73 34 46 93
Aaron Harang 5 4 4.83 16 15 0 78.1 78 42 45 64
Chad Bradford 4 2 3.11 75 0 2 75.1 73 26 14 56
Jim Mecir 6 4 4.26 61 0 1 67.2 68 32 29 53
Mike Fyhrie 2 4 4.44 16 4 0 48.2 46 24 20 29
Erik Hiljus 3 3 6.50 9 9 0 45.2 52 33 21 29
Jeff Tam 1 2 5.13 40 0 0 40.1 56 23 13 14
Mike Venafro 2 2 4.62 47 0 0 37.0 45 19 14 16
Mike Magnante 0 2 5.97 32 0 0 28.2 38 19 11 11
Ted Lilly 2 1 4.63 6 5 0 23.1 23 12 7 18
Ricardo Rincon 0 0 3.10 25 0 1 20.1 11 7 3 19
Mike Holtz 0 0 6.43 16 0 0 14.0 24 10 9 7
Micah Bowie 2 0 1.50 13 0 0 12.0 12 2 8 8

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Division Series
Lost to MIN 3-2

👥 Roster (41)

Micah Bowie Chad Bradford Eric Byrnes Eric Chavez Mike Colangelo Ray Durham Jermaine Dye Mark Ellis Jose Flores Mike Fyhrie Esteban German Jeremy Giambi +29 more

41 players

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The 2002 Oakland Athletics in brief

A 103-59 record (.636) put the 2002 Oakland Athletics 1st in the AL West. That season the Oakland Athletics took the division title. The Oakland Athletics scored 800 runs and allowed 654, a run differential of +146. At the plate the Oakland Athletics hit .260, 1% worse than the league's .263. Pitchers allowed 3.68 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.46.

The 2002 Oakland Athletics outscored the average club by 3% (800 against 778). Home games were played at Oakland Coliseum, where 2,169,816 fans came through the gates. For power, Miguel Tejada led the way with 34 homers. Barry Zito led the pitchers with 23 wins. Billy Koch closed out 44 saves. In the AL Division Series, the Oakland Athletics lost to MIN 3-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2002 Oakland Athletics

What was the 2002 Oakland Athletics record?
The 2002 Oakland Athletics finished 103-59 (.636 win pct).
Did the 2002 Oakland Athletics make the playoffs?
The 2002 Oakland Athletics finished first in their division.
Who led the 2002 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Eric Chavez led the 2002 Oakland Athletics with 34 home runs.
What was the 2002 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 2002 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.68.
Did the 2002 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 2002 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2002 Oakland Athletics play?
The 2002 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
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