2002 Arizona Diamondbacks season


The 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks looked to repeat as World Series champions. They looked to contend in what was once again a strong National League West Division. They finished the season with a record of 98-64, good enough for the division title. Randy Johnson would finish the season as the NL Cy Young Award winner and become the second pitcher to win five Cy Young Awards.

Offseason

Luis Gonzalez

During the 2002 season, Luis Gonzalez received publicity as a piece of gum chewed by Gonzalez during a spring training game was sold for $10,000 on April 15, 2002. The buyer was Curt Mueller, owner of Mueller Sports Medicine Inc., manufacturer of the gum, Quench.

Opening Day starters

National League West

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Transactions

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average
Pos.PlayerGABHHRRBIAvg.
CDamian Miller101297741142.249
1BMark Grace12429875748.252
2BJunior Spivey1435381621678.301
SSTony Womack153590160557.271
3BCraig Counsell112436123251.282
LFLuis Gonzalez14852415128103.288
CFSteve Finley1505051452589.287
RFQuinton McCracken123349108340.309

Other batters

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average
Pos.PlayerGABHHRRBIAvg.
RFDavid Dellucci9722956729.245
1BErubiel Durazo76222581648.261
3BMatt Williams60215561240.260
1BGreg Colbrunn72171571027.333
CRod Barajas7015436323.234
RFDanny Bautista4015450623.325
RFJosé Guillén5413130415.229
CChad Moeller3710530216.286
3BChris Donnels748019316.238
MIAlex Cintrón38751604.213
IFJay Bell32498211.163
OFMark Little1522602.273
RFFélix José1319524.263
PHLyle Overbay1010101.100
IFDanny Klassen43100.333

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Randy Johnson35260.02452.32334
Curt Schilling36259.12373.23316
Miguel Batista36184.2894.29112
Rick Helling30175.210124.51120
Brian Anderson35156.06114.7981

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
John Patterson730.2203.2331
Todd Stottlemyre520.1027.5212
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLSVERASO
Byung-hyun Kim7284.083362.0492
Mike Koplove5561.26103.3646
Mike Myers6937.04344.3831
Mike Morgan2934.01105.2913
Greg Swindell3433.00206.2723
Matt Mantei3126.22204.7326
Eddie Oropesa3225.120010.3018
Mike Fetters3324.22305.1124
José Parra1614.00103.218
Bret Prinz2013.10209.4510
Duaner Sánchez63.20004.914
Armando Reynoso21.200010.802
Mark Grace11.00009.000

NLDS

St. Louis wins the series, 3-0

Farm system