2002 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 121st season of the franchise; the 116th in the National League. This was their second season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished fourth in the National League Central with a record of 72–89.
The Pirates missed the playoffs for the tenth straight season, tying a record set between 1980–89.
Offseason
- January 5, 2002: Scott Service was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- January 25, 2002: Wayne Gomes was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- March 5, 2002: Curtis Pride was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- March 5, 2002: Josías Manzanillo was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Regular season
Season standings
Game log
Record vs. opponents
Detailed records
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | ||
| April | 24 | 14 | 10 | 85 | 99 | |
| May | 30 | 11 | 19 | 105 | 133 | |
| June | 26 | 11 | 15 | 102 | 104 | |
| July | 27 | 13 | 14 | 123 | 142 | |
| August | 29 | 11 | 18 | 121 | 153 | |
| September | 25 | 12 | 13 | 105 | 99 | |
| Total | 161 | 72 | 89 | 641 | 730 |
Roster
Opening Day lineup
Awards and honors
2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game- Mike Williams, P, Reserve
Statistics
| Player | ||||||
| 14 | 26 | 8 | 0.308 | 1 | 2 | |
| 51 | 10 | 3 | 0.300 | 0 | 1 | |
| 153 | 497 | 148 | 0.298 | 38 | 103 | |
| 7 | 17 | 5 | 0.294 | 0 | 0 | |
| 145 | 545 | 154 | 0.283 | 3 | 44 | |
| 76 | 208 | 55 | 0.264 | 1 | 24 | |
| 119 | 421 | 111 | 0.264 | 4 | 50 | |
| 131 | 368 | 97 | 0.264 | 16 | 57 | |
| 147 | 527 | 133 | 0.252 | 4 | 47 | |
| 44 | 16 | 4 | 0.250 | 0 | 1 | |
| 146 | 468 | 115 | 0.246 | 16 | 51 | |
| 136 | 385 | 94 | 0.244 | 16 | 48 | |
| 142 | 522 | 122 | 0.234 | 18 | 71 | |
| 112 | 253 | 59 | 0.233 | 2 | 15 | |
| 59 | 155 | 36 | 0.232 | 11 | 34 | |
| 91 | 208 | 45 | 0.216 | 1 | 21 | |
| 65 | 194 | 40 | 0.206 | 7 | 15 | |
| 34 | 63 | 12 | 0.190 | 1 | 5 | |
| 26 | 40 | 7 | 0.175 | 0 | 1 | |
| 55 | 100 | 16 | 0.160 | 2 | 11 | |
| 5 | 13 | 2 | 0.154 | 0 | 0 | |
| 108 | 120 | 18 | 0.150 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | 16 | 2 | 0.125 | 1 | 3 | |
| 32 | 58 | 7 | 0.121 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 | 42 | 5 | 0.119 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 10 | 1 | 0.100 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | 13 | 1 | 0.077 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | 5 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 1 | |
| 74 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 66 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
;Pitching
| Player | ||||||
| 78 | 62 | 5 | 4 | 2.30 | 70 | |
| 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2.65 | 21 | |
| 5 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 2.70 | 12 | |
| 59 | 61 | 2 | 6 | 2.93 | 43 | |
| 55 | 72 | 2 | 4 | 3.11 | 50 | |
| 32 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3.26 | 29 | |
| 70 | 79 | 4 | 4 | 3.39 | 65 | |
| 33 | 198 | 12 | 14 | 3.58 | 134 | |
| 11 | 62 | 1 | 6 | 3.88 | 31 | |
| 9 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 4.00 | 22 | |
| 33 | 194 | 12 | 12 | 4.35 | 113 | |
| 53 | 85 | 2 | 5 | 4.64 | 53 | |
| 25 | 130 | 9 | 6 | 4.70 | 79 | |
| 9 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 4.98 | 33 | |
| 43 | 69 | 4 | 2 | 5.35 | 57 | |
| 28 | 140 | 8 | 13 | 5.44 | 47 | |
| 45 | 93 | 4 | 6 | 5.81 | 55 | |
| 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.62 | 4 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 2 |
Transactions
Draft Picks
| Rd | # | Player | Pos | DOB and Age | School |
| 1 | 1 | Bryan Bullington | RHP | Ball State University | |
| 2 | 42 | Blair Johnson | RHP | Washburn Rural HS | |
| 3 | 73 | Taber Lee | SS | San Diego State University | |
| 4 | 103 | Wardell Starling | RHP | Lawrence E Elkins HS | |
| 5 | 133 | Alex Hart | RHP | University of Florida | |
| 6 | 163 | Brad Eldred | 1B | Florida International University | |
| 7 | 193 | Matt Capps | RHP | Alexander HS | |
| 8 | 223 | Bobby Kingsbury | OF | Fordham University | |
| 9 | 253 | Joe Hicks | OF | Forest Brook HS | |
| 10 | 283 | David Davidson | LHP | Denis Morris HS |
;Note
- Age at time of draft.
Farm system