⭐ Division Winner

2002 St. Louis Cardinals

97-65 • .599 Win% • 1st in NL C

The 2002 St. Louis Cardinals went 97-65 (.599) finishing 1st in the NL C division. They won their division. The club scored 787 runs, allowed 648, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Albert Pujols (34 HR, 127 RBI) and Matt Morris (17-9, 3.42 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

97 Wins
65 Losses
.599 Win %
1st Rank
787 R 648 RA
Diff +139

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⚡ Quick Stats

787 Runs Scored
648 Runs Allowed
+139 Run Diff
3,011K Attendance

📈 vs. 2002 NL Average

Batting Avg .267 3% above the 2002 league average (.259)
OBP .338 2% above the 2002 league average (.331)
SLG .424 4% above the 2002 league average (.410)
Team ERA 3.70 10% better than the 2002 league average (4.11)
Runs Scored 787 9% above the 2002 league average (720 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,011,756
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Avg per Game 37,182

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2002

Batting Avg

1 Albert Pujols 0.314 2 Jim Edmonds 0.311 3 Edgar Renteria 0.305 4 Placido Polanco 0.284 5 Scott Rolen 0.278

Home Runs

1 Albert Pujols 34 2 Jim Edmonds 28 3 Tino Martinez 21 4 J. D. Drew 18 5 Eli Marrero 18

RBI

1 Albert Pujols 127 2 Jim Edmonds 83 3 Edgar Renteria 83 4 Tino Martinez 75 5 Eli Marrero 66
2002 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Fernando Vina 150 622 75 168 29 5 1 54 44 36 17 0.270
Albert Pujols 157 590 118 185 40 2 34 127 72 69 2 0.314
Edgar Renteria 152 544 77 166 36 2 11 83 49 57 22 0.305
Tino Martinez 150 511 63 134 25 1 21 75 58 71 3 0.262
Jim Edmonds 144 476 96 148 31 2 28 83 86 134 4 0.311
J. D. Drew 135 424 61 107 19 1 18 56 57 104 8 0.252
Eli Marrero 131 397 63 104 19 1 18 66 40 72 14 0.262
Placido Polanco 94 342 47 97 19 1 5 27 12 27 3 0.284
Mike Matheny 110 315 31 77 12 1 3 35 32 49 1 0.244
Scott Rolen 55 205 37 57 8 4 14 44 20 34 3 0.278
Miguel Cairo 108 184 28 46 9 2 2 23 13 36 1 0.250
Kerry Robinson 124 181 27 47 7 4 1 15 11 29 7 0.260
Mike Difelice 70 174 17 40 11 0 4 19 17 42 0 0.230
Eduardo Perez 96 154 22 31 9 0 10 26 17 36 0 0.201
Matt Morris 32 71 4 12 3 0 0 3 3 23 0 0.169
Jason Simontacchi 25 50 5 12 0 0 0 2 2 15 0 0.240
Andy Benes 19 34 3 7 1 0 1 2 1 9 0 0.206
Woody Williams 18 29 3 6 3 0 1 3 0 9 0 0.207
Chuck Finley 14 28 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 12 0 0.107
Darryl Kile 14 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.091
Wilson Delgado 12 20 2 4 2 0 2 5 0 6 0 0.200
Travis Smith 12 18 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.167
Luther Hackman 43 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.062
So Taguchi 19 15 4 6 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0.400
Ivan Cruz 17 14 2 5 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0.357
Bud Smith 11 14 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.214
Mike Coolbaugh 5 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.083
Garrett Stephenson 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.000
Mike Matthews 43 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.167
Mike Timlin 42 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Jamey Wright 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Josh Pearce 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Dave Veres 71 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Mike Crudale 49 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gene Stechschulte 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Steve Kline 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nerio Rodriguez 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rick White 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Matt Duff 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Fassero 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Isringhausen 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Joseph 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gabe Molina 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Rodriguez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2002

ERA

1 Mike Crudale 1.88 2 Jason Isringhausen 2.48 3 Mike Timlin 2.51 4 Woody Williams 2.53 5 Andy Benes 2.78

Wins

1 Matt Morris 17 2 Jason Simontacchi 11 3 Woody Williams 9 4 Chuck Finley 7 5 Gene Stechschulte 6

Strikeouts

1 Matt Morris 171 2 Chuck Finley 83 3 Woody Williams 76 4 Jason Simontacchi 72 5 Jason Isringhausen 68
2002 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Matt Morris 17 9 3.42 32 32 0 210.1 210 80 64 171
Jason Simontacchi 11 5 4.02 24 24 0 143.1 134 64 54 72
Woody Williams 9 4 2.53 17 17 0 103.1 84 29 25 76
Andy Benes 5 4 2.78 18 17 0 97.0 80 30 51 64
Chuck Finley 7 4 3.80 14 14 0 85.1 69 36 30 83
Darryl Kile 5 4 3.72 14 14 0 84.2 82 35 28 50
Dave Veres 5 8 3.48 71 0 4 82.2 67 32 39 68
Luther Hackman 5 4 4.11 43 6 0 81.0 90 37 39 46
Jason Isringhausen 3 2 2.48 60 0 32 65.1 46 18 18 68
Mike Timlin 1 3 2.51 42 1 0 61.0 48 17 7 35
Steve Kline 2 1 3.39 66 0 6 58.1 54 22 21 41
Travis Smith 4 2 7.17 12 10 0 54.0 69 43 20 32
Mike Crudale 3 0 1.88 49 1 0 52.2 43 11 14 47
Bud Smith 1 5 6.94 11 10 0 48.0 67 37 22 22
Garrett Stephenson 2 5 5.40 12 10 0 45.0 48 27 25 34
Mike Matthews 2 1 3.89 43 0 0 41.2 40 18 22 32
Gene Stechschulte 6 2 4.78 29 0 0 32.0 27 17 17 21
Rick White 3 1 0.82 20 0 0 22.0 13 2 3 14
Jeff Fassero 3 0 3.00 16 0 0 18.0 16 6 5 12
Jamey Wright 2 0 4.80 4 3 0 15.0 15 8 12 8
Josh Pearce 0 0 7.62 3 3 0 13.0 20 11 8 1
Gabe Molina 1 0 1.59 12 0 0 11.1 6 2 6 4
Kevin Joseph 0 1 4.91 11 0 0 11.0 16 6 6 2
Matt Duff 0 0 4.76 7 0 0 5.2 3 3 8 4
Nerio Rodriguez 0 0 4.15 2 0 0 4.1 4 2 1 2
Jose Rodriguez 0 0 54.00 2 0 0 0.1 4 2 2 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to SFN 4-1
NL Division Series
SLN def. ARI 3-0

👥 Roster (44)

Andy Benes Miguel Cairo Mike Coolbaugh Mike Crudale Ivan Cruz Wilson Delgado Mike Difelice J. D. Drew Matt Duff Jim Edmonds Jeff Fassero Chuck Finley +32 more

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The 2002 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 2002 St. Louis Cardinals finished 97-65, a .599 winning percentage, placing 1st in the NL Central. The club took the division title. With 787 runs scored and 648 given up, the 2002 differential was +139. Against a league average of .259, the 2002 St. Louis Cardinals batted .267. Pitchers allowed 3.70 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.11.

Busch Stadium II was home in 2002, drawing a total attendance of 3,011,756. Albert Pujols led the club in home runs with 34. Matt Morris was the top winner, with 17 victories. Jason Isringhausen closed out 32 saves. In the NL Championship Series, the St. Louis Cardinals lost to SFN 4-1. The NL Division Series ended in a win against ARI 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2002 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 2002 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 2002 St. Louis Cardinals finished 97-65 (.599 win pct).
Did the 2002 St. Louis Cardinals make the playoffs?
The 2002 St. Louis Cardinals finished first in their division.
Who led the 2002 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Albert Pujols led the 2002 St. Louis Cardinals with 34 home runs.
What was the 2002 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 2002 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.70.
Did the 2002 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 2002 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2002 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 2002 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
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