# 2002 Florida Marlins season

The 2002 Florida Marlins season was the tenth season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League. It would begin with the team attempting to improve on their season from 2001. Their manager was Jeff Torborg. They played home games at Pro Player Stadium. They finished with a record of 79–83, fourth in the National League East.

## Offseason

* February 18, 2002: Tim Raines signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins. He was the last batter to wear a flapless helmet, which has been illegal for new batters since the 1983 season.
* March 27, 2002: Dontrelle Willis was traded by the Chicago Cubs with Jose Cueto (minors), Ryan Jorgensen, and Julián Tavárez to the Florida Marlins for Antonio Alfonseca and Matt Clement.

## Regular season
### Season standings
#### National League East

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 101 | 59 | .631 | — | 52‍–‍28 | 49‍–‍31 |
| Montreal Expos | 83 | 79 | .512 | 19 | 49‍–‍32 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 81 | .497 | 21½ | 40‍–‍40 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Florida Marlins | 79 | 83 | .488 | 23 | 46‍–‍35 | 33‍–‍48 |
| New York Mets | 75 | 86 | .466 | 26½ | 38‍–‍43 | 37‍–‍43 |

#### 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 |

### Citrus Series

The annual interleague games between the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays were played in June and July. They are known as the Citrus Series. The Devil Rays won the series 4–2.
| Date | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score | Venue |
| June 14 | Devil Rays | Marlins | 4-3 (14 innings) | Pro Player Stadium |
| June 15 | Marlins | Devil Rays | 3-0 | Pro Player Stadium |
| June 16 | Devil Rays | Marlins | 4-1 | Pro Player Stadium |
| June 28 | Devil Rays | Marlins | 4-0 | Tropicana Field |
| June 29 | Marlins | Devil Rays | 3-2 | Tropicana Field |
| June 30 | Devil Rays | Marlins | 6-5 (12 innings) | Tropicana Field |

### Notable transactions

* June 4, 2002: Jeremy Hermida was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 5, 2002.
* July 11, 2002: Cliff Floyd was traded by the Florida Marlins with Wilton Guerrero, Claudio Vargas, and cash to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later, Graeme Lloyd, Mike Mordecai, Carl Pavano, and Justin Wayne. The Montreal Expos sent Donald Levinski (minors) (August 5, 2002) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.

### 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 | Charles Johnson | 83 | 244 | 53 | .217 | 6 | 36 |
| 1B | Derrek Lee | 162 | 581 | 157 | .270 | 27 | 86 |
| 2B | Luis Castillo | 146 | 606 | 185 | .305 | 2 | 39 |
| SS | Andy Fox | 133 | 435 | 109 | .251 | 4 | 41 |
| 3B | Mike Lowell | 160 | 597 | 165 | .276 | 24 | 92 |
| LF | Kevin Millar | 126 | 438 | 134 | .306 | 16 | 57 |
| CF | Preston Wilson | 141 | 510 | 124 | .243 | 23 | 65 |
| RF | Cliff Floyd | 84 | 296 | 85 | .287 | 18 | 57 |

#### 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 |
| Eric Owens | 131 | 385 | 104 | .270 | 4 | 37 |
| Juan Encarnación | 69 | 263 | 69 | .262 | 8 | 34 |
| Mike Redmond | 88 | 256 | 78 | .305 | 2 | 28 |
| Álex González | 42 | 151 | 34 | .225 | 2 | 18 |
| Ramón Castro | 54 | 101 | 24 | .238 | 6 | 18 |
| Tim Raines | 98 | 89 | 17 | .191 | 1 | 7 |
| Mike Mordecai | 38 | 77 | 22 | .286 | 0 | 7 |
| Homer Bush | 40 | 54 | 12 | .222 | 0 | 5 |
| Pablo Ozuna | 34 | 47 | 13 | .277 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Banks | 20 | 28 | 9 | .321 | 1 | 4 |
| Marty Malloy | 24 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 0 | 1 |
| Abraham Núñez | 19 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 1 |

### 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 |
| A.J. Burnett | 31 | 204.1 | 12 | 9 | 3.30 | 203 |
| Julián Tavárez | 29 | 153.2 | 10 | 12 | 5.39 | 67 |
| Brad Penny | 24 | 129.1 | 8 | 7 | 4.66 | 93 |
| Ryan Dempster | 18 | 120.1 | 5 | 8 | 4.79 | 87 |
| Josh Beckett | 23 | 107.2 | 6 | 7 | 4.10 | 113 |
| Justin Wayne | 5 | 23.2 | 2 | 3 | 5.32 | 16 |

#### 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 |
| Michael Tejera | 47 | 139.2 | 8 | 8 | 4.45 | 95 |
| Carl Pavano | 22 | 61.2 | 3 | 2 | 3.79 | 41 |
| Kevin Olsen | 17 | 55.2 | 0 | 5 | 4.53 | 38 |
| Nate Robertson | 6 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 11.88 | 3 |
| Nate Teut | 2 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 9.82 | 4 |

#### 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 |
| Vladimir Núñez | 77 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 3.41 | 73 |
| Braden Looper | 78 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 3.14 | 55 |
| Armando Almanza | 51 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.34 | 57 |
| Vic Darensbourg | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.14 | 33 |
| Blaine Neal | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.73 | 33 |
| Oswaldo Mairena | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.35 | 21 |
| Gary Knotts | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.40 | 21 |
| Graeme Lloyd | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.44 | 20 |
| Hansel Izquierdo | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.55 | 20 |
| Toby Borland | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.27 | 11 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Calgary Cannons | Pacific Coast League | Dean Treanor |
| AA | Portland Sea Dogs | Eastern League | Eric Fox |
| A | Jupiter Hammerheads | Florida State League | Luis Dorante |
| A | Kane County Cougars | Midwest League | Steve Phillips |
| A-Short Season | Jamestown Jammers | New York–Penn League | Johnny Rodriguez |
| Rookie | GCL Marlins | Gulf Coast League | Jesus Campos |