2002 Pittsburgh Pirates

72-89 • .447 Win% • 4th in NL C

The 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates went 72-89 (.447) finishing 4th in the NL C division. The club scored 641 runs, allowed 730, and played home games at PNC Park. Team leaders included Brian Giles (38 HR, 103 RBI) and Josh Fogg (12-12, 4.35 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

72 Wins
89 Losses
.447 Win %
4th Rank
641 R 730 RA
Diff -89

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641 Runs Scored
730 Runs Allowed
-89 Run Diff
1,784K Attendance

📈 vs. 2002 NL Average

Batting Avg .243 6% below the 2002 league average (.259)
OBP .319 4% below the 2002 league average (.331)
SLG .380 7% below the 2002 league average (.410)
Team ERA 4.23 3% worse than the 2002 league average (4.11)
Runs Scored 641 11% below the 2002 league average (720 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPNC Park
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,784,970
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Avg per Game 22,312

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2002

Batting Avg

1 Brian Giles 0.298 2 Jason Kendall 0.283 3 Armando Rios 0.264 4 Pokey Reese 0.264 5 Craig Wilson 0.264

Home Runs

1 Brian Giles 38 2 Aramis Ramirez 18 3 Rob Mackowiak 16 4 Craig Wilson 16 5 Kevin Young 16

RBI

1 Brian Giles 103 2 Aramis Ramirez 71 3 Craig Wilson 57 4 Kevin Young 51 5 Pokey Reese 50
2002 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jason Kendall 145 545 59 154 25 3 3 44 49 29 15 0.283
Jack Wilson 147 527 77 133 22 4 4 47 37 74 5 0.252
Aramis Ramirez 142 522 51 122 26 0 18 71 29 95 2 0.234
Brian Giles 153 497 95 148 37 5 38 103 135 74 15 0.298
Kevin Young 146 468 60 115 26 1 16 51 50 101 4 0.246
Pokey Reese 119 421 46 111 25 0 4 50 41 81 12 0.264
Rob Mackowiak 136 385 57 94 22 0 16 48 42 120 9 0.244
Craig Wilson 131 368 48 97 16 1 16 57 32 116 2 0.264
Abraham Nunez 112 253 28 59 14 1 2 15 27 44 3 0.233
Adrian Brown 91 208 20 45 10 2 1 21 19 34 10 0.216
Armando Rios 76 208 20 55 11 0 1 24 16 39 1 0.264
Chad Hermansen 65 194 22 40 11 1 7 15 17 68 7 0.206
Adam Hyzdu 59 155 24 36 6 0 11 34 21 44 0 0.232
Mike Benjamin 108 120 7 18 2 1 0 3 7 31 0 0.150
Keith Osik 55 100 6 16 3 0 2 11 6 25 0 0.160
Kip Wells 34 63 4 12 2 0 1 5 0 28 0 0.190
Josh Fogg 34 58 2 7 0 0 0 1 2 22 0 0.121
Jimmy Anderson 28 42 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 12 0 0.119
Kris Benson 27 40 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.175
Tony Alvarez 14 26 6 8 2 0 1 2 3 5 1 0.308
Brian Meadows 11 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.000
Humberto Cota 7 17 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.294
Ron Villone 45 16 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.250
David Williams 10 16 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 12 0 0.125
Sean Lowe 43 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.077
Salomon Torres 5 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.154
Joe Beimel 53 10 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.300
J. J. Davis 9 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.100
Bronson Arroyo 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Lincoln 55 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Mendy Lopez 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Scott Sauerbeck 79 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Williams 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Brian Boehringer 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Fetters 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Josias Manzanillo 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alberto Reyes 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Duaner Sanchez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2002

ERA

1 Scott Sauerbeck 2.30 2 Salomon Torres 2.70 3 Mike Williams 2.93 4 Mike Lincoln 3.11 5 Mike Fetters 3.26

Wins

1 Josh Fogg 12 2 Kip Wells 12 3 Kris Benson 9 4 Jimmy Anderson 8 5 Scott Sauerbeck 5

Strikeouts

1 Kip Wells 134 2 Josh Fogg 113 3 Kris Benson 79 4 Scott Sauerbeck 70 5 Brian Boehringer 65
2002 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kip Wells 12 14 3.58 33 33 0 198.1 197 79 71 134
Josh Fogg 12 12 4.35 33 33 0 194.1 199 94 69 113
Jimmy Anderson 8 13 5.44 28 25 0 140.2 167 85 63 47
Kris Benson 9 6 4.70 25 25 0 130.1 152 68 50 79
Ron Villone 4 6 5.81 45 7 0 93.0 95 60 34 55
Joe Beimel 2 5 4.64 53 8 0 85.1 88 44 45 53
Brian Boehringer 4 4 3.39 70 0 1 79.2 65 30 33 65
Mike Lincoln 2 4 3.11 55 0 0 72.1 80 25 27 50
Sean Lowe 4 2 5.35 43 1 0 69.0 85 41 34 57
Brian Meadows 1 6 3.88 11 11 0 62.2 62 27 14 31
Scott Sauerbeck 5 4 2.30 78 0 0 62.2 50 16 27 70
Mike Williams 2 6 2.93 59 0 46 61.1 54 20 21 43
David Williams 2 5 4.98 9 9 0 43.1 38 24 24 33
Mike Fetters 1 0 3.26 32 0 0 30.1 25 11 18 29
Salomon Torres 2 1 2.70 5 5 0 30.0 28 9 13 12
Bronson Arroyo 2 1 4.00 9 4 0 27.0 30 12 15 22
Alberto Reyes 0 0 2.65 15 0 0 17.0 9 5 7 21
Josias Manzanillo 0 0 7.62 13 0 0 13.0 20 11 5 4
Duaner Sanchez 0 0 15.43 3 0 0 2.1 3 4 2 2

👥 Roster (38)

Tony Alvarez Jimmy Anderson Bronson Arroyo Joe Beimel Mike Benjamin Kris Benson Brian Boehringer Adrian Brown Humberto Cota J. J. Davis Mike Fetters Josh Fogg +26 more

38 players

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The 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 2002 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 72-89 mark (.447) and finished 4th in the NL Central. The run column shows 641 for and 730 against. Against a league average of .259, the 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .243. Pitchers allowed 4.23 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.11. Measured against the 720-run league average, the offense was 11% behind. The home park, PNC Park, recorded 1,784,970 in attendance, about 22,312 a game.

Brian Giles led the club in home runs with 38. The hits leader was Jason Kendall with 154. Josh Fogg was the top winner, with 12 victories. Kip Wells struck out 134, the most on the club. The saves leader was Mike Williams with 46. In all, the roster shows 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 72-89 (.447 win pct).
Who led the 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Brian Giles led the 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates with 38 home runs.
What was the 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 4.23.
Did the 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at PNC Park.
Who led the 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Brian Giles (38 HR, 103 RBI) and Josh Fogg (12-12, 4.35 ERA).
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