# 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks season

The 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's 5th season in Major League Baseball and their 5th season at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona, as members of the National League West.
The Diamondbacks entered the 2002 season as the defending World Series champions. They looked to contend in what was once again a strong National League West. They finished the season with a record of 98–64, good enough for the division title. However, they were unable to defend their World Series title as they were swept in the NLDS by the St. Louis Cardinals in three games. Randy Johnson would finish the season as the NL Cy Young Award winner for the fourth consecutive year and become the second pitcher in history to win five Cy Young Awards after Roger Clemens.

## Offseason

* October 29, 2001: Ken Huckaby was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
* January 9, 2002: Quinton McCracken was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
* March 24, 2002: Ernie Young was sent to the Arizona Diamondbacks by the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.

## Regular season
### 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

* Danny Bautista
* Craig Counsell
* Steve Finley
* Luis Gonzalez
* Mark Grace
* Randy Johnson
* Damian Miller
* Junior Spivey
* Tony Womack

### Season standings
#### National League West

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 55‍–‍26 | 43‍–‍38 |
| San Francisco Giants | 95 | 66 | .590 | 2½ | 50‍–‍31 | 45‍–‍35 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 6 | 46‍–‍35 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Colorado Rockies | 73 | 89 | .451 | 25 | 47‍–‍34 | 26‍–‍55 |
| San Diego Padres | 66 | 96 | .407 | 32 | 41‍–‍40 | 25‍–‍56 |

#### Record vs. opponents

2002 National League recordvte Source: :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
| Arizona | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 14–5 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 11–7 |
| Atlanta | 3–3 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 13–6 | 12–7 | 11–7 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 15–3 |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 2–4 | — | 5–12 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 7–10 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–12 | 6–6 |
| Cincinnati | 0–6 | 2–4 | 12–5 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–11 | 4–2 | 13–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 11–7 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 2–10 |
| Colorado | 5–14 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | — | 5–2 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 8–12 | 2–4 | 7–11 |
| Florida | 1–5 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 2–5 | — | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 10–8 |
| Houston | 3–3 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 11–6 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 10–8 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 11–6 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 6–13 | 5–7 |
| Los Angeles | 10–9 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 12–6 |
| Milwaukee | 2–4 | 1–5 | 10–7 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 1–5 | — | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 4–15 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 7–10 | 2–10 |
| Montreal | 2–4 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 11–8 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 12–6 |
| New York | 2–5 | 7–12 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 8–11 | — | 9–10 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 10–8 |
| Philadelphia | 3–4 | 7–11 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 8–11 | 10–9 | — | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 10–8 |
| Pittsburgh | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 7–11 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–11 | 2–4 | 15–4 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–11 | 3–9 |
| San Diego | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 5–14 | 1–5 | 8–10 |
| San Francisco | 11–8 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 14–5 | — | 2–4 | 8–10 |
| St. Louis | 4–2 | 1–5 | 12–6 | 11–8 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 10–7 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 11–6 | 5–1 | 4–2 | — | 8–4 |

### Transactions

* June 3, 2002: Ernie Young was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
* September 4, 2002: Félix José was purchased by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Mexico City Reds (Mexican).

## Player stats
### Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |
| C | Damian Miller | 101 | 297 | 74 | 11 | 42 | .249 |
| 1B | Mark Grace | 124 | 298 | 75 | 7 | 48 | .252 |
| 2B | Junior Spivey | 143 | 538 | 162 | 16 | 78 | .301 |
| SS | Tony Womack | 153 | 590 | 160 | 5 | 57 | .271 |
| 3B | Craig Counsell | 112 | 436 | 123 | 2 | 51 | .282 |
| LF | Luis Gonzalez | 148 | 524 | 151 | 28 | 103 | .288 |
| CF | Steve Finley | 150 | 505 | 145 | 25 | 89 | .287 |
| RF | Quinton McCracken | 123 | 349 | 108 | 3 | 40 | .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 | Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |
| RF | David Dellucci | 97 | 229 | 56 | 7 | 29 | .245 |
| 1B | Erubiel Durazo | 76 | 222 | 58 | 16 | 48 | .261 |
| 3B | Matt Williams | 60 | 215 | 56 | 12 | 40 | .260 |
| 1B | Greg Colbrunn | 72 | 171 | 57 | 10 | 27 | .333 |
| C | Rod Barajas | 70 | 154 | 36 | 3 | 23 | .234 |
| RF | Danny Bautista | 40 | 154 | 50 | 6 | 23 | .325 |
| RF | José Guillén | 54 | 131 | 30 | 4 | 15 | .229 |
| C | Chad Moeller | 37 | 105 | 30 | 2 | 16 | .286 |
| 3B | Chris Donnels | 74 | 80 | 19 | 3 | 16 | .238 |
| MI | Alex Cintrón | 38 | 75 | 16 | 0 | 4 | .213 |
| IF | Jay Bell | 32 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 11 | .163 |
| OF | Mark Little | 15 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| RF | Félix José | 13 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .263 |
| PH | Lyle Overbay | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .100 |
| IF | Danny Klassen | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |

### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Randy Johnson | 35 | 260.0 | 24 | 5 | 2.32 | 334 |
| Curt Schilling | 36 | 259.1 | 23 | 7 | 3.23 | 316 |
| Miguel Batista | 36 | 184.2 | 8 | 9 | 4.29 | 112 |
| Rick Helling | 30 | 175.2 | 10 | 12 | 4.51 | 120 |
| Brian Anderson | 35 | 156.0 | 6 | 11 | 4.79 | 81 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| John Patterson | 7 | 30.2 | 2 | 0 | 3.23 | 31 |
| Todd Stottlemyre | 5 | 20.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.52 | 12 |

##### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Byung-hyun Kim | 72 | 84.0 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 2.04 | 92 |
| Mike Koplove | 55 | 61.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.36 | 46 |
| Mike Myers | 69 | 37.0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4.38 | 31 |
| Mike Morgan | 29 | 34.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.29 | 13 |
| Greg Swindell | 34 | 33.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.27 | 23 |
| Matt Mantei | 31 | 26.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.73 | 26 |
| Eddie Oropesa | 32 | 25.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.30 | 18 |
| Mike Fetters | 33 | 24.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.11 | 24 |
| José Parra | 16 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.21 | 8 |
| Bret Prinz | 20 | 13.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.45 | 10 |
| Duaner Sánchez | 6 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 4 |
| Armando Reynoso | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 2 |
| Mark Grace | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |

## NLDS

St. Louis wins the series, 3–0
| Game | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Date | Stadium | Series |
| 1 | Arizona | 2 | St. Louis | 12 | October 1 | BankOne Ballpark | 1–0 (STL) |
| 2 | Arizona | 1 | St. Louis | 2 | October 3 | BankOne Ballpark | 2–0 (STL) |
| 3 | St. Louis | 6 | Arizona | 3 | October 5 | Busch Stadium | 3–0 (STL) |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Tucson Sidewinders | Pacific Coast League | Al Pedrique |
| AA | El Paso Diablos | Texas League | Chip Hale |
| A | Lancaster JetHawks | California League | Steve Scarsone and Bill Plummer |
| A | South Bend Silver Hawks | Midwest League | Dick Schofield |
| A-Short Season | Yakima Bears | Northwest League | Mike Aldrete |
| Rookie | Missoula Osprey | Pioneer League | Jack Howell |