2002 Seattle Mariners season

March 2026 November 2013 Seattle Mariners 2002 American League West T-Mobile Park (then known as Safeco Field) Seattle, Washington 93 69 y 3rd Hiroshi Yamauchi(represented by Howard Lincoln) Pat Gillick Lou Piniella KSTW-TV 11FSN Northwest KIRO 710 AM(Dave Niehaus, Jay Buhner,Ron Fairly, Dave Valle,Dave Henderson, Rick Rizzs) The Seattle Mariners 2002 season was their 26th since the franchise creation. After their record 116 wins the previous year without a World Series appearance, they attempted for a third straight postseason appearance. They ended the season 93 69 y, but finished third in the American League West and missed the postseason. This season began a playoff drought that lasted for 20 seasons until 2022, at which point it was the longest in all of the four North American professional sports. Offseason December 7, 2001: Bret Boone was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boonebr01.shtml Bret Boone Stats December 19, 2001: David Bell was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bellda01.shtml David Bell Stats January 25, 2002: David Bell was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the San Francisco Giants for Desi Relaford and cash. Regular season On May 2, 2002, Mike Cameron hit four home runs in one game versus the White Sox.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.258, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Opening Day starters Bret Boone Mike Cameron Jeff Cirillo Freddy García Carlos Guillén Edgar Martínez Mark McLemore John Olerud Ichiro Suzuki Dan Wilsonhttp://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2002&t=SEA 2002 Seattle Mariners Roster by Baseball Almanac Season standings Seattle Mariners American League Wild Card Seattle Mariners Record vs. opponents SEA +Mariners vs. National LeagueTeamNL West NL CentralCOLSDPCHCCINHOUMILPITSTLSeattle2–11–21–23–02–1––2–1 Roster 2002 Seattle Mariners Roster Pitchers 48 Paul Abbott 33 James Baldwin 36 Doug Creek 39 Brian Fitzgerald 45 Ryan Franklin 34 Freddy García 54 John Halama 17 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 36 Justin Kaye 40 Julio Mateo 50 Jamie Moyer 43 Jeff Nelson 38 Joel Piñeiro 53 Arthur Rhodes 22 Kazuhiro Sasaki 39 Rafael Soriano 52 Aaron Taylor 47 Ismael Valdez 26 Mark Watson Catchers 10 Pat Borders 13 Ben Davis  6 Dan Wilson Infielders 29 Bret Boone  9 Jeff Cirillo  8 Carlos Guillén 30 José Offerman  5 John Olerud 25 Desi Relaford 23 Luis Ugueto Outfielders 16 Willie Bloomquist 44 Mike Cameron  1 Charles Gipson 18 Gene Kingsale  4 Mark McLemore 20 Scott Podsednik 21 Rubén Sierra 32 Chris Snelling 51 Ichiro Suzuki Other batters 11 Edgar Martínez 26 Ron Wright Manager 14 Lou Piniella Coaches  7 John McLaren 12 John Moses 31 Dave Myers 27 Gerald Perry 35 Bryan Price 15 Matt Sinatro Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Dan Wilson 115 359 106 .295 6 44 1B John Olerud 154 553 166 .300 22 102 2B Bret Boone 155 608 169 .278 24 107 SS Carlos Guillén 134 475 124 .261 9 56 3B Jeff Cirillo 146 485 121 .249 6 54 LF Mark McLemore 104 337 91 .270 7 41 CF Mike Cameron 158 545 130 .239 25 80 RF Ichiro Suzuki 157 647 208 .321 8 51 DH Edgar Martínez 97 328 91 .277 15 59 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Rubén Sierra 122 419 113 .270 13 60 Desi Relaford 112 329 88 .267 6 43 Ben Davis 80 228 59 .259 7 43 Charles Gipson 79 72 17 .236 0 8 José Offerman 29 47 11 .234 1 4 Willie Bloomquist 12 33 15 .455 0 7 Chris Snelling 8 27 4 .148 1 3 Luis Ugueto 62 23 5 .217 1 1 Scott Podsednik 14 20 4 .200 1 5 Pat Borders 4 4 2 .500 0 1 Gene Kingsale 2 3 2 .667 0 0 Ron Wright 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Jamie Moyer 34 230.2 13 8 3.32 147 Freddy García 34 223.2 16 10 4.39 181 Joel Piñeiro 37 194.1 14 7 3.24 136 James Baldwin 30 150.0 7 10 5.28 88 Ismael Valdéz 8 49.1 2 3 4.93 27 Rafael Soriano 10 47.1 0 3 4.56 32 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Ryan Franklin 41 118.2 7 5 4.02 65 John Halama 31 101.0 6 5 3.56 70 Paul Abbott 7 26.1 1 3 11.96 22 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Kazuhiro Sasaki 61 4 5 37 2.52 73 Arthur Rhodes 66 10 4 2 2.33 81 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 53 8 3 1 3.20 39 Jeff Nelson 41 3 2 2 3.94 55 Doug Creek 23 1 1 0 4.91 19 Julio Mateo 12 0 0 0 4.29 15 Brian Fitzgerald 6 0 0 0 8.53 3 Aaron Taylor 5 0 0 0 9.00 6 Mark Watson 3 1 0 0 18.00 1 Justin Kaye 3 0 0 0 12.00 3 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tacoma Rainiers Pacific Coast League Dan Rohn AA San Antonio Missions Texas League Dave Brundage A San Bernardino Stampede California League Daren Brown A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Midwest League Gary Thurman A-Short Season Everett AquaSox Northwest League Omer Muñoz and Roger Hansen Rookie AZL Mariners Arizona League Darrin GarnerLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San AntonioJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Major League Baseball draft 2002 Seattle Mariners draft picks 120pxJohn Mayberry, Jr. (pictured) was the Mariners first round pick in 2002. Information Owner Nintendo of America General Manager(s) Pat Gillick Manager(s) Lou Piniella First pick John Mayberry, Jr. Draft positions 28th Number of selections 50 Links Results Baseball-Reference Official Site The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners https://web.archive.org/web/20090122082340/http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=sea January 22, 2009 Years 2001 • 2002 • 2003 The following is a list of 2002 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft. The Mariners made 50 selections in the 2002 draft, the first being outfielder John Mayberry, Jr. in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 23 pitchers, 12 outfielders, 5 catchers, 3 second basemen, 3 shortstops, 3 third basemen, 3 second basemen, and 1 first baseman. Draft thumb|Gaby Sánchez was selected in the 15th round of the 2002 draft by the Mariners. thumb|With the 700th pick of the 2002 draft the Mariners selected Travis Buck. thumb|In the 39th round the Mariners selected Bryan LaHair. Key Round (Pick) Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted Position Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play Bold Indicates the player signed with the Mariners Italics Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners*Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball Table Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolSource1 (28)John Mayberry, Jr.OutfielderRockhurst High Schoolhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/maybejo02.shtml John Mayberry Statistics and History Baseball-Reference September 29, 20112 (69)Josh WomackOutfielderCrawford High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Josh-Womack Josh Womack Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 20113 (100)Eddy Martinez-EstevezOutfielderWestminster Christian Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Eddy-Martinez-Estevez Eddy Martinez-Estevez Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 20114 (130)Randall FryeRight-handed pitcherLake Orion High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Randall-Frye Randall Frye Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 20115 (160)Kendall BergdallLeft-handed pitcherCimarron High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Kendall-Bergdall Kendall Bergdall Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 20116 (190)Troy CateLeft-handed pitcherBrigham Young University–Idahohttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/catetr01.shtml Troy Cate Statistics and History Baseball-Reference September 29, 20117 (220)Evel Bastida-MartinezSecond basemanNonehttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Evel-Bastida-Martinez Evel Bastida-Martinez Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 20118 (250)Brandon PerryLeft-handed pitcherGraham High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Brandon-Perry Brandon Perry Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 20119 (280)Terry ForbesRight-handed pitcherAuburn Drive High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Terry-Forbes Terry Forbes Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201110 (310)Brian StittRight-handed pitcherIndian River State Collegehttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Brian-Stitt Brian Stitt Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201111 (340)Jared ThomasLeft-handed pitcherOakland Universityhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Jared-Thomas Jared Thomas Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201112 (370)Matt HagenThird basemanLiberty Universityhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Matt-Hagen Matt Hagen Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201113 (400)T. A. FulmerRight-handed pitcherThe Citadelhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=T.A.-Fulmer T. A. Fulmer Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201114 (430)Theiborh AlmanzarCatcherBronx Community Collegehttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Theiborh-Almanzar Theiborh Almanzar Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201115 (460)Gaby SánchezThird basemanMiami Brito High Schoolhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sanchga01.shtml Gaby Sanchez Statistics and History Baseball-Reference September 29, 201116 (490)Ryan LeaistRight-handed pitcherMontreat Collegehttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Ryan-Leaist Ryan Leaist Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201117 (520)Corey HarringtonShortstopNew Mexico State Universityhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Corey-Harrington Corey Harrington Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201118 (550)Gary HarrisOutfielderGeorgia College & State Universityhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Gary-Harris Gary Harris Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201119 (580)Chris KroskiCatcherSt. Petersburg Collegehttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Chris-Kroski Chris Kroski Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201120 (610)David VianeRight-handed pitcherOakland Universityhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=David-Viane David Viane Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201121 (640)Erik BlakeleySecond basemanIndiana Universityhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Eric-Blakeley Eric Blakeley Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201122 (670)Hunter BrownThird basemanRice Universityhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Hunter-Brown Hunter Brown Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201123 (700)Travis BuckShortstopRichland High Schoolhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bucktr01.shtml Travis Buck Statistics and History Baseball-Reference September 29, 201124 (730)Johnnie BasshamLeft-handed pitcherGrayson County Collegehttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Johnnie-Bassham Johnnie Bassham Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201125 (760)Cory VanderhookCatcherEdison High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Cory-Vanderhook Cory Vanderhook Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201126 (790)David BernatRight-handed pitcherSouth Miami High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=David-Bernat David Bernat Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201127 (820)Royce DickersonOutfielderCentral High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Rc-Dickerson R.C. Dickerson Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201128 (850)Vance HallLeft-handed pitcherAllderdice High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Vance-Hall Vance Hall Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201129 (880)Michael NesbittOutfielderLos Angeles Pierce Collegehttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Michael-Nesbit Michael Nesbit Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201130 (910)T. J. BohnOutfielderBellevue Universityhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bohntj01.shtml T. J. Bohn Statistics and History Baseball-Reference September 29, 201131 (940)Clayton StewartRight-handed pitcherSan Jacinto Collegehttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Clayton-Stewart-1 Clayton Stewart Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201132 (970)Dane AwanaLeft-handed pitcherWaianae High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Dane-Awana Dane Awana Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201133 (1000)Kile PatrickRight-handed pitcherApopka High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Kile-Patrick Kile Patrick Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201134 (1030)Brady BurrillCatcherMichigan State Universityhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Brady-Burrill Brady Burrill Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201135 (1060)Patrick PfeifferRight-handed pitcherBrentwood Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Patrick-Pfeiffer Patrick Pfeiffer Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201136 (1090)Jermaine SmithShortstopKing High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Jermaine-Smith Jermaine Smith Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201137 (1120)Brad RoseRight-handed pitcherWalters State Community Collegehttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Brad-Rose Brad Rose Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201138 (1150)Deandre GreenOutfielderEncinal High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Deandre-Green Deandre Green Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201139 (1180)Bryan LaHairOutfielderSt. Petersburg Collegehttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lahaibr01.shtml Bryan LaHair Statistics and History Baseball-Reference September 29, 201140 (1210)Josh CooperRight-handed pitcherSouth High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Josh-Cooper Josh Cooper Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201141 (1240)Andrew EdwardsRight-handed pitcherFlorida International Universityhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Andrew-Edwards Andrew Edwards Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201142 (1270)Brandon JonesFirst basemanGrayson County Collegehttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Brandon-Jones-3 Brandon Jones Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201143 (1299)Adam PernasiliciOutfielderSt. Anne High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Adam-Pernasilici Adam Pernasilici Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201144 (1327)Omar BorgesOutfielderMiami Brito High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Omar-Borges Omar Borges Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201145 (1354)Raymond LockhartOutfielderCompton High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Raymond-Lockhart Raymond Lockhart Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201146 (1380)Roberto MenaSecond basemanPedro Falú Orellano High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Roberto-Mena Roberto Mena Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201147 (1406)Jason GodinRight-handed pitcherNorth Stafford High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Jason-Godin Jason Godin Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201148 (1432)Cardoza TuckerRight-handed pitcherBullard High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Cardoza-Tucker Cardoza Tucker Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201149 (1457)Justin RuchtiCatcherSan Jacinto Collegehttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Justin-Ruchti Justin Ruchti Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 201150 (1481)Oliver AriasRight-handed pitcherCommunity College of Rhode Islandhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Oliver-Arias Oliver Arias Baseball Stats The Baseball Cube September 29, 2011 References External links 2002 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference 2002 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Almanac Category:Seattle Mariners seasons Category:2002 in sports in Washington (state) Seattle Mariners season Category:2002 in Seattle