# 2002 Seattle Mariners season

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

* December 7, 2001: Bret Boone was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
* December 19, 2001: David Bell was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
* 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.

### Opening Day starters

* Bret Boone
* Mike Cameron
* Jeff Cirillo
* Freddy García
* Carlos Guillén
* Edgar Martínez
* Mark McLemore
* John Olerud
* Ichiro Suzuki
* Dan Wilson

### Season standings

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Oakland Athletics | 103 | 59 | .636 | — | 54‍–‍27 | 49‍–‍32 |
| Anaheim Angels | 99 | 63 | .611 | 4 | 54‍–‍27 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Seattle Mariners | 93 | 69 | .574 | 10 | 48‍–‍33 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Texas Rangers | 72 | 90 | .444 | 31 | 42‍–‍39 | 30‍–‍51 |

### American League Wild Card

vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| New York Yankees | 103 | 58 | .640 |
| Minnesota Twins | 94 | 67 | .584 |
| Oakland Athletics | 103 | 59 | .636 |
vteWild Card team (Top team qualifies for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Anaheim Angels | 99 | 63 | .611 | — |
| Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 | 6 |
| Seattle Mariners | 93 | 69 | .574 | 6 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | .500 | 18 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21 |
| Cleveland Indians | 74 | 88 | .457 | 25 |
| Texas Rangers | 72 | 90 | .444 | 27 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 32 |
| Kansas City Royals | 62 | 100 | .383 | 37 |
| Detroit Tigers | 55 | 106 | .342 | 43½ |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 55 | 106 | .342 | 43½ |

### Record vs. opponents

2002 American League recordvte Sources: :
| 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
## 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

| 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

## Major League Baseball draft

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.

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