2002 Seattle Mariners
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkT-Mobile Park (then known as Safeco Field)
CitySeattle, Washington
Record93–69 (.574)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersHiroshi Yamauchi
(represented by Howard Lincoln)
General managersPat Gillick
ManagersLou Piniella
TelevisionKSTW-TV 11
FSN Northwest
RadioKIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Jay Buhner,
Ron Fairly, Dave Valle,
Dave Henderson, Rick Rizzs)
← 2001 Seasons 2003 →

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 (.574), 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

Regular season

On May 2, 2002, Mike Cameron hit four home runs in one game versus the White Sox.[3]

Opening Day starters

Season standings

AL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 103 59 0.636 — 54–27 49–32
Anaheim Angels 99 63 0.611 4 54–27 45–36
Seattle Mariners 93 69 0.574 10 48–33 45–36
Texas Rangers 72 90 0.444 31 42–39 30–51

American League Wild Card

Division leaders 		W L Pct.
New York Yankees 103 58 0.640
Minnesota Twins 94 67 0.584
Oakland Athletics 103 59 0.636


Wild Card team
(Top team qualifies for postseason) 		W L Pct. GB
Anaheim Angels 99 63 0.611 —
Boston Red Sox 93 69 0.574 6
Seattle Mariners 93 69 0.574 6
Chicago White Sox 81 81 0.500 18
Toronto Blue Jays 78 84 0.481 21
Cleveland Indians 74 88 0.457 25
Texas Rangers 72 90 0.444 27
Baltimore Orioles 67 95 0.414 32
Kansas City Royals 62 100 0.383 37
Detroit Tigers 55 106 0.342 43½
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 55 106 0.342 43½

Record vs. opponents

2002 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team ANA BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL 
Anaheim — 7–2 3–4 6–3 6–3 8–1 6–3 4–5 3–4 9–11 9–10 8–1 12–7 7–2 11–7
Baltimore 2–7 — 6–13 3–4 1–5 2–4 7–0 5–1 6–13 4–5 5–4 10–9 3–6 4–15 9–9
Boston 4–3 13–6 — 2–4 5–4 5–4 4–2 3–3 9–10 6–3 4–5 16–3 4–3 13–6 5–13
Chicago 3–6 4–3 4–2 — 9–10 12–7 11–8 8–11 2–4 2–7 5–4 4–3 5–4 4–2 8–10
Cleveland 3–6 5–1 4–5 10–9 — 10–9 9–10 8–11 3–6 2–5 3–4 4–2 4–5 3–3 6–12
Detroit 1–8 4–2 4–5 7–12 9–10 — 9–10 4–14 1–8 1–6 2–5 2–4 5–4 0–6 6–12
Kansas City 3–6 0–7 2–4 8–11 10–9 10–9 — 5–14 1–5 1–8 3–6 4–2 7–2 3–4 5–13
Minnesota 5–4 1–5 3–3 11–8 11–8 14–4 14–5 — 0–6 3–6 5–4 5–2 6–3 6–1 10–8
New York 4–3 13–6 10–9 4–2 6–3 8–1 5–1 6–0 — 5–4 4–5 13–5 4–3 10–9 11–7
Oakland 11–9 5–4 3–6 7–2 5–2 6–1 8–1 6–3 4–5 — 8–11 8–1 13–6 3–6 16–2
Seattle 10–9 4–5 5–4 4–5 4–3 5–2 6–3 4–5 5–4 11–8 — 5–4 13–7 6–3 11–7
Tampa Bay 1–8 9–10 3–16 3–4 2–4 4–2 2–4 2–5 5–13 1–8 4–5 — 4–5 8–11 7–11
Texas 7–12 6–3 3–4 4–5 5–4 4–5 2–7 3–6 3–4 6–13 7–13 5–4 — 8–1 9–9
Toronto 2–7 15–4 6–13 2–4 3–3 6–0 4–3 1–6 9–10 6–3 3–6 11–8 1–8 — 9–9


Roster

2002 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
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 Garner

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Antonio[5]

Major League Baseball Draft

2002 Seattle Mariners draft picks
John 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 Archived January 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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

Gaby Sánchez was selected in the 15th round of the 2002 draft by the Mariners.
With the 700th pick of the 2002 draft the Mariners selected Travis Buck.
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) Name Position School Source
1 (28) John Mayberry, Jr. Outfielder Rockhurst High School [6]
2 (69) Josh Womack Outfielder Crawford High School [7]
3 (100) Eddy Martinez-Estevez Outfielder Westminster Christian School [8]
4 (130) Randall Frye Right-handed pitcher Lake Orion High School [9]
5 (160) Kendall Bergdall Left-handed pitcher Cimarron High School [10]
6 (190) Troy Cate Left-handed pitcher Brigham Young University–Idaho [11]
7 (220) Evel Bastida-Martinez Second baseman None [12]
8 (250) Brandon Perry Left-handed pitcher Graham High School [13]
9 (280) Terry Forbes Right-handed pitcher Auburn Drive High School [14]
10 (310) Brian Stitt Right-handed pitcher Indian River State College [15]
11 (340) Jared Thomas Left-handed pitcher Oakland University [16]
12 (370) Matt Hagen Third baseman Liberty University [17]
13 (400) T. A. Fulmer Right-handed pitcher The Citadel [18]
14 (430) Theiborh Almanzar Catcher Bronx Community College [19]
15 (460) Gaby Sánchez Third baseman Miami Brito High School [20]
16 (490) Ryan Leaist Right-handed pitcher Montreat College [21]
17 (520) Corey Harrington Shortstop New Mexico State University [22]
18 (550) Gary Harris Outfielder Georgia College & State University [23]
19 (580) Chris Kroski Catcher St. Petersburg College [24]
20 (610) David Viane Right-handed pitcher Oakland University [25]
21 (640) Erik Blakeley Second baseman Indiana University [26]
22 (670) Hunter Brown Third baseman Rice University [27]
23 (700) Travis Buck Shortstop Richland High School [28]
24 (730) Johnnie Bassham Left-handed pitcher Grayson County College [29]
25 (760) Cory Vanderhook Catcher Edison High School [30]
26 (790) David Bernat Right-handed pitcher South Miami High School [31]
27 (820) Royce Dickerson Outfielder Central High School [32]
28 (850) Vance Hall Left-handed pitcher Allderdice High School [33]
29 (880) Michael Nesbitt Outfielder Los Angeles Pierce College [34]
30 (910) T. J. Bohn Outfielder Bellevue University [35]
31 (940) Clayton Stewart Right-handed pitcher San Jacinto College [36]
32 (970) Dane Awana Left-handed pitcher Waianae High School [37]
33 (1000) Kile Patrick Right-handed pitcher Apopka High School [38]
34 (1030) Brady Burrill Catcher Michigan State University [39]
35 (1060) Patrick Pfeiffer Right-handed pitcher Brentwood School [40]
36 (1090) Jermaine Smith Shortstop King High School [41]
37 (1120) Brad Rose Right-handed pitcher Walters State Community College [42]
38 (1150) Deandre Green Outfielder Encinal High School [43]
39 (1180) Bryan LaHair Outfielder St. Petersburg College [44]
40 (1210) Josh Cooper Right-handed pitcher South High School [45]
41 (1240) Andrew Edwards Right-handed pitcher Florida International University [46]
42 (1270) Brandon Jones First baseman Grayson County College [47]
43 (1299) Adam Pernasilici Outfielder St. Anne High School [48]
44 (1327) Omar Borges Outfielder Miami Brito High School [49]
45 (1354) Raymond Lockhart Outfielder Compton High School [50]
46 (1380) Roberto Mena Second baseman Pedro Falú Orellano High School [51]
47 (1406) Jason Godin Right-handed pitcher North Stafford High School [52]
48 (1432) Cardoza Tucker Right-handed pitcher Bullard High School [53]
49 (1457) Justin Ruchti Catcher San Jacinto College [54]
50 (1481) Oliver Arias Right-handed pitcher Community College of Rhode Island [55]

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