# 2002 New York Mets season

The 2002 New York Mets season was the 41st regular season for the Mets. Hoping to improve on their third place finish in the National League East the previous year, a 6–21 August sunk the team into below .500 for good and ultimately they finished 75–86 and finished fifth in the National League East. They were managed by Bobby Valentine in his seventh and ultimately final season. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

## Offseason

* October 22, 2001: Jorge Velandia was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.
* December 7, 2001: David Justice was traded by the New York Yankees to the New York Mets for Robin Ventura.
* December 11, 2001: Roberto Alomar was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Danny Peoples (minors) and Mike Bacsik to the New York Mets for players to be named later, Matt Lawton, Alex Escobar, and Jerrod Riggan. The New York Mets sent Earl Snyder (December 13, 2001) and Billy Traber (December 13, 2001) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
* December 13, 2001: Dave Weathers was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.
* December 14, 2001: David Justice was traded by the New York Mets to the Oakland Athletics for Mark Guthrie and Tyler Yates.
* December 16, 2001: Tsuyoshi Shinjo was traded by the New York Mets with Desi Relaford to the San Francisco Giants for Shawn Estes.
* January 21, 2002: Alex Ochoa was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Colorado Rockies to the Milwaukee Brewers. The New York Mets sent Lenny Harris and Glendon Rusch to the Milwaukee Brewers. The New York Mets sent Benny Agbayani, Todd Zeile, and cash to the Colorado Rockies. The Colorado Rockies sent Craig House and Ross Gload to the New York Mets. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Jeff D'Amico, Jeromy Burnitz, Lou Collier, Mark Sweeney, and cash to the New York Mets.
* March 13, 2002: Mark Sweeney was released by the New York Mets.
* March 24, 2002: Jason Bay was traded by the Montreal Expos with Jimmy Serrano to the New York Mets for Lou Collier.

## Regular season
### Opening Day starters

* Edgardo Alfonzo
* Roberto Alomar
* Jeromy Burnitz
* Roger Cedeño
* Al Leiter
* Rey Ordóñez
* Jay Payton
* Mike Piazza
* Mo Vaughn

### 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 |

### Notable transactions

* April 5, 2002: Marco Scutaro was selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Milwaukee Brewers.
* June 4, 2002: Scott Kazmir was drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 2, 2002.
* July 31, 2002: Jason Bay was traded by the New York Mets with Josh Reynolds (minors) and Bobby Jones to the San Diego Padres for Steve Reed and Jason Middlebrook.

### Game log

Legend :
| Mets Win | Mets Loss | Game Postponed |
| Bold = Mets team member |||
2002 Game Log (75–86) Home: 38–43; Away: 37–43 :
April: (16–10) Home: 10–5; Away: 6–5
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
1April 1Pirates6–2Leiter (1–0)Villone (0–1)—Shea Stadium53,7341–0
2April 3Pirates3–5Wells (1–0)Trachsel (0–1)Williams (1)Shea Stadium25,9521–1
3April 4Pirates2–3Anderson (1–0)Estes (0–1)Williams (2)Shea Stadium33,7851–2
4April 5@ Braves9–3Astacio (1–0)Lopez (0–1)—Turner Field35,3472–2
5April 6@ Braves11–2Weathers (1–0)Smoltz (0–1)—Turner Field41,1243–2
6April 7@ Braves2–5 (14)Lopez (1–1)Komiyama (0–1)—Turner Field34,2103–3
7April 9@ Cubs0–2Lieber (1–0)Trachsel (0–2)Alfonseca (1)Wrigley Field18,1513–4
8April 10@ Cubs3–2Weathers (2–0)Fassero (0–2)Benitez (1)Wrigley Field22,4714–4
9April 11@ Cubs3–2Astacio (2–0)Cruz (0–2)Benitez (2)Wrigley Field29,4965–4
10April 12Expos2–1D'Amico (1–0)Ohka (1–1)Benitez (3)Shea Stadium32,6246–4
11April 13Expos8–9 (11)Herges (2–0)Strickland (0–1)—Shea Stadium46,9916–5
12April 14Expos6–4Trachsel (1–2)Armas (1–2)Benitez (4)Shea Stadium45,6467–5
13April 15Braves7–6 (12)Strickland (1–1)Hammond (0–1)—Shea Stadium28,8438–5
14April 16Braves3–1Astacio (3–0)Glavine (2–1)—Shea Stadium31,4729–5
15April 17Braves1–2Millwood (2–1)D'Amico (1–1)Smoltz (3)Shea Stadium30,7029–6
16April 18@ Expos1–0Leiter (2–0)Vazquez (0–1)—Olympic Stadium4,51210–6
17April 19@ Expos3–5Armas (2–2)Trachsel (1–3)Herges (1)Olympic Stadium8,28110–7
18April 20@ Expos5–7Pavano (2–2)Estes (0–2)Herges (2)Olympic Stadium11,46410–8
19April 21@ Expos3–6Chen (2–0)Astacio (3–1)Lloyd (3)Olympic Stadium11,67210–9
20April 23Cardinals4–3D'Amico (2–1)Morris (4–1)Benitez (5)Shea Stadium33,33311–9
21April 24Cardinals2–4Kile (1–0)Leiter (2–1)Isringhausen (3)Shea Stadium22,93811–10
22April 25Cardinals7–6Strickland (2–1)Veres (2–2)Benitez (6)Shea Stadium24,63712–10
23April 26Brewers1–0Estes (1–2)Rusch (1–2)—Shea Stadium37,95713–10
24April 27Brewers2–1Astacio (4–1)Neugebauer (1–3)Benitez (7)Shea Stadium35,10514–10
25April 28Brewers9–6Davis (1–0)King (0–1)—Shea Stadium43,16915–10
26April 30@ Diamondbacks10–1Leiter (3–1)Helling (3–3)—Bank One Ballpark36,74316–10 :
May: (13–15) Home: 4–8; Away: 9–7
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
27May 1@ Diamondbacks7–1Trachsel (2–3)Stottlemyre (0–2)—Bank One Ballpark34,21017–10
28May 2@ Diamondbacks3–7Batista (2–1)Estes (1–3)Kim (6)Bank One Ballpark31,46617–11
29May 3@ Astros11–3Astacio (5–1)Mlicki (3–3)—Astros Field31,32918–11
30May 4@ Astros1–3Hernandez (3–0)D'Amico (2–2)Wagner (4)Astros Field34,80718–12
31May 5@ Astros1–12Oswalt (4–1)Leiter (3–2)—Astros Field36,08318–13
32May 7Giants1–5Ortiz (3–1)Trachsel (2–4)—Shea Stadium40,01618–14
33May 8Giants2–8Rueter (5–1)Estes (1–4)—Shea Stadium29,26718–15
34May 9Giants3–4Jensen (3–2)Astacio (5–2)Nen (10)Shea Stadium28,75718–16
35May 10Rockies5–9Jennings (3–2)D'Amico (2–3)—Shea Stadium37,48418–17
36May 11Rockies4–3Leiter (4–2)Hampton (1–5)Strickland (1)Shea Stadium41,60519–17
37May 12Rockies3–4 (13)White (1–4)Davis (1–1)Jimenez (9)Shea Stadium33,57819–18
38May 13@ Dodgers2–3 (13)Carrara (3–1)Corey (0–1)—Dodger Stadium27,65919–19
39May 14@ Dodgers3–0Astacio (6–2)Ashby (2–4)—Dodger Stadium28,61020–19
40May 15@ Dodgers2–0D'Amico (3–3)Ishii (6–1)—Dodger Stadium31,99521–19
41May 16@ Padres3–1Leiter (5–2)Lawrence (4–3)Guthrie (1)Qualcomm Stadium15,93122–19
42May 17@ Padres13–4Trachsel (3–4)Middlebrook (0–1)—Qualcomm Stadium28,16223–19
43May 18@ Padres5–2Estes (2–4)Tomko (3–3)Benitez (8)Qualcomm Stadium43,28224–19
44May 19@ Padres3–4Reed (1–1)Strickland (2–2)—Qualcomm Stadium26,25424–20
45May 21@ Phillies0–4Padilla (6–3)D'Amico (3–4)—Veterans Stadium21,09024–21
46May 22@ Phillies2–5Adams (2–3)Leiter (5–3)Mesa (14)Veterans Stadium22,64024–22
47May 23@ Phillies1–0Strickland (3–2)Mesa (1–4)Benitez (9)Veterans Stadium26,40525–22
48May 24Marlins5–4 (10)Strickland (4–2)Darensbourg (1–1)—Shea Stadium37,69926–22
49May 25Marlins5–6Almanza (1–0)Weathers (2–1)Nunez (11)Shea Stadium35,72426–23
50May 26Marlins3–0D'Amico (4–4)Burnett (5–5)Strickland (2)Shea Stadium38,78127–23
51May 27Marlins3–5Dempster (3–5)Leiter (5–4)Nunez (12)Shea Stadium24,31927–24
52May 28Phillies3–5Cormier (2–4)Trachsel (3–5)Mesa (15)Shea Stadium25,93927–25
53May 29Phillies4–3Strickland (5–2)Santiago (1–3)Benitez (10)Shea Stadium37,41728–25
54May 31@ Marlins6–5 (10)Roberts (1–0)Nunez (4–2)Benitez (11)Pro Player Stadium18,17729–25 :
June: (11–15) Home: 7–5; Away: 4–10
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
55June 1@ Marlins7–9Mairena (2–0)Komiyama (0–2)Nunez (13)Pro Player Stadium33,29129–26
56June 2@ Marlins3–7Tavarez (3–3)Leiter (5–5)Nunez (14)Pro Player Stadium19,40529–27
57June 3@ Braves4–5Hammond (2–2)Trachsel (3–6)Smoltz (15)Turner Field31,70429–28
–June 4@ BravesPostponed (rain); rescheduled for September 11
58June 5@ Braves4–6Hammond (3–2)Strickland (5–3)Smoltz (16)Turner Field30,98629–29
59June 6@ Braves2–3Glavine (10–2)Weathers (2–2)Smoltz (17)Turner Field41,28629–30
60June 7@ Indians4–3Leiter (6–5)Baez (5–5)Benitez (12)Jacobs Field39,98630–30
61June 8@ Indians8–6Trachsel (4–6)Finley (4–7)Benitez (13)Jacobs Field41,47431–30
62June 9@ Indians3–8Drese (6–4)Estes (2–5)—Jacobs Field39,43631–31
63June 10@ White Sox3–1Astacio (7–2)Glover (2–2)Benitez (14)Comiskey Park27,67932–31
64June 11@ White Sox8–10Ritchie (4–8)D'Amico (4–5)Osuna (1)Comiskey Park20,15632–32
65June 12@ White Sox1–2Biddle (1–0)Leiter (6–6)Osuna (2)Comiskey Park16,31432–33
66June 14Yankees2–4 (10)Karsay (3–2)Komiyama (0–3)—Shea Stadium54,06932–34
67June 15Yankees8–0Estes (3–5)Clemens (8–3)—Shea Stadium54,34733–34
68June 16Yankees3–2Guthrie (1–0)Wells (7–4)Benitez (15)Shea Stadium55,14134–34
69June 18Twins1–6Santana (2–1)D'Amico (4–6)—Shea Stadium35,94734–35
70June 19Twins4–2Leiter (7–6)Kinney (2–6)Benitez (16)Shea Stadium26,96735–35
71June 20Twins3–2Trachsel (5–6)Fiore (5–2)Benitez (17)Shea Stadium23,21736–35
72June 21Royals4–3Guthrie (2–0)Voyles (0–1)—Shea Stadium37,54737–35
73June 22Royals1–5Byrd (9–5)Astacio (7–3)—Shea Stadium44,79037–36
74June 23Royals5–4Strickland (6–3)Grimsley (2–3)Benitez (18)Shea Stadium41,40638–36
75June 24Braves2–3Gryboski (2–1)Strickland (6–4)Smoltz (24)Shea Stadium34,70838–37
76June 25Braves7–4Trachsel (6–6)Lopez (1–4)Benitez (19)Shea Stadium31,60739–37
77June 26Braves3–6Hammond (6–2)Weathers (2–3)Smoltz (25)Shea Stadium30,97439–38
–June 27BravesPostponed (rain); rescheduled for September 27
78June 28@ Yankees5–11Mussina (11–3)D'Amico (4–7)Hernandez (1)Yankee Stadium55,73939–39
79June 29@ Yankees11–2Leiter (8–6)Lilly (3–6)—Yankee Stadium55,61540–39
80June 30@ Yankees0–8Pettitte (2–2)Trachsel (6–7)—Yankee Stadium55,70040–40 :
July: (15–11) Home: 9–5; Away: 6–6
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
81July 1@ Phillies3–6Duckworth (5–5)Estes (3–6)Mesa (21)Veterans Stadium18,42240–41
82July 2@ Phillies12–6Astacio (8–3)Adams (4–6)—Veterans Stadium20,82641–41
83July 3@ Phillies7–8Plesac (3–3)Strickland (6–5)Mesa (22)Veterans Stadium50,39641–42
84July 4@ Marlins7–9Tavarez (7–4)Leiter (8–7)—Pro Player Stadium15,76541–43
85July 5@ Marlins5–3Bacsik (1–0)Burnett (8–6)Benitez (20)Pro Player Stadium11,49842–43
86July 6@ Marlins2–5Tejera (5–1)Estes (3–7)Almanza (1)Pro Player Stadium21,03842–44
87July 7@ Marlins9–3Roberts (2–0)Mairena (2–2)—Pro Player Stadium12,06343–44
73rd All-Star Game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
88July 11Phillies9–1Guthrie (3–0)Cormier (4–5)—Shea Stadium32,02644–44
89July 12Phillies8–9Person (4–5)D'Amico (4–8)—Shea Stadium49,42444–45
90July 13Phillies6–7 (12)Mercado (2–1)Strickland (6–6)Silva (1)Shea Stadium51,47044–46
91July 14Phillies4–2Astacio (9–3)Duckworth (5–7)Benitez (21)Shea Stadium40,46345–46
92July 15Marlins8–3Bacsik (2–0)Penny (3–4)—Shea Stadium39,70646–46
93July 16Marlins10–5Leiter (9–7)Beckett (2–4)—Shea Stadium38,66547–46
94July 17@ Expos9–6Guthrie (4–0)Stewart (3–2)—Olympic Stadium13,40248–46
95July 18@ Expos1–2Colon (13–4)Corey (0–2)—Olympic Stadium13,79748–47
96July 19@ Reds4–2Astacio (10–3)Fernandez (1–1)Benitez (22)Cinergy Field28,21349–47
97July 20@ Reds8–7Weathers (3–3)Reitsma (4–8)Benitez (23)Cinergy Field40,16850–47
98July 21@ Reds1–9Dessens (7–5)Leiter (9–8)—Cinergy Field27,30950–48
99July 22Expos5–2Weathers (4–3)Ohka (8–5)Benitez (24)Shea Stadium23,65551–48
100July 23Expos4–3D'Amico (5–8)Colon (13–5)Benitez (25)Shea Stadium36,28952–48
101July 24Expos1–2Vazquez (8–6)Estes (3–8)Stewart (13)Shea Stadium28,52652–49
102July 26Reds3–2Guthrie (5–0)Riedling (0–1)—Shea Stadium46,46653–49
103July 27Reds1–2 (11)Graves (4–3)Corey (0–3)—Shea Stadium46,99853–50
104July 28Reds6–5Trachsel (7–7)Williamson (2–3)Benitez (26)Shea Stadium37,39154–50
105July 30Astros3–16Saarloos (3–2)D'Amico (5–9)—Shea Stadium33,49254–51
106July 31Astros10–0Estes (4–8)Mlicki (3–7)—Shea Stadium39,42355–51 :
August: (6–21) Home: 0–13; Away: 6–8
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
107August 1Astros1–3Oswalt (12–6)Astacio (10–4)Wagner (21)Shea Stadium29,86555–52
–August 2DiamondbacksPostponed (rain); rescheduled for August 3
108August 3 (1)Diamondbacks5–8 (10)Kim (5–2)Strickland (6–7)—Shea StadiumN/A55–53
109August 3 (2)Diamondbacks2–9Batista (6–7)Thomson (7–9)—Shea Stadium49,38455–54
110August 4Diamondbacks7–12Koplove (3–0)Guthrie (5–1)Kim (27)Shea Stadium40,51555–55
111August 5Diamondbacks0–2Johnson (16–4)Estes (4–9)—Shea Stadium47,19055–56
112August 6@ Brewers5–1Astacio (11–4)Sheets (5–14)—Miller Park26,99556–56
113August 7@ Brewers2–6Rusch (6–11)D'Amico (5–10)—Miller Park30,09556–57
114August 8@ Brewers9–0Trachsel (8–7)Wright (4–11)—Miller Park35,04257–57
115August 9@ Cardinals2–1Leiter (10–8)Matthews (2–1)Benitez (27)Busch Stadium44,29958–57
116August 10@ Cardinals4–5Veres (5–7)Reed (2–5)Isringhausen (26)Busch Stadium44,93458–58
117August 11@ Cardinals0–9Finley (7–13)Astacio (11–5)—Busch Stadium36,89658–59
118August 13Padres2–7Peavy (4–4)Trachsel (8–8)Hoffman (29)Shea Stadium31,67258–60
119August 14Padres2–6Lawrence (11–6)Leiter (10–9)Hoffman (30)Shea Stadium26,21058–61
120August 15Padres3–5Tomko (6–8)Thomson (7–10)Hoffman (31)Shea Stadium27,18258–62
121August 16Dodgers2–3Brown (3–3)Guthrie (5–2)Gagne (42)Shea Stadium35,08958–63
122August 17Dodgers4–10Perez (11–8)Astacio (11–6)—Shea Stadium50,76358–64
123August 18Dodgers1–2Ashby (9–9)Trachsel (8–9)Gagne (43)Shea Stadium42,38658–65
124August 20@ Giants0–1Schmidt (8–6)Leiter (10–10)—Pacific Bell Park41,28358–66
125August 21@ Giants1–3Rueter (11–7)Thomson (7–11)Nen (30)Pacific Bell Park41,02158–67
126August 22@ Giants1–3Jensen (11–8)Bacsik (2–1)Nen (31)Pacific Bell Park41,20758–68
127August 23@ Rockies4–10Jennings (15–5)Astacio (11–7)—Coors Field29,11058–69
128August 24@ Rockies5–2Weathers (5–3)Jimenez (2–9)Benitez (28)Coors Field35,17859–69
129August 25@ Rockies7–4Leiter (11–10)Neagle (7–8)Benitez (29)Coors Field27,38660–69
130August 27@ Marlins10–5Thomson (8–11)Tejera (8–6)—Pro Player Stadium6,44861–69
131August 28@ Marlins3–7Almanza (3–2)Strickland (6–8)—Pro Player Stadium6,90961–70
132August 30Phillies5–7Padilla (14–8)Astacio (11–8)Mesa (39)Shea Stadium30,97661–71
133August 31Phillies0–1Wolf (10–7)Trachsel (8–10)—Shea Stadium30,73361–72 :
September: (14–14) Home: 8–7; Away: 6–7
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
134September 1Phillies5–9Myers (3–3)Leiter (11–11)—Shea Stadium28,78161–73
–September 2MarlinsPostponed (rain); rescheduled for September 3
135September 3 (1)Marlins2–3 (12)Looper (1–5)Strickland (6–9)—Shea StadiumN/A61–74
136September 3 (2)Marlins11–5Bacsik (3–1)Wayne (0–1)—Shea Stadium21,00762–74
137September 4Marlins11–3Astacio (12–8)Tavarez (10–11)—Shea Stadium28,47363–74
138September 5Marlins4–1Trachsel (9–10)Penny (6–5)Benitez (30)Shea Stadium31,21164–74
139September 6@ Phillies7–2Leiter (12–11)Myers (3–4)—Veterans Stadium16,33565–74
140September 7@ Phillies5–4Walker (1–0)Roa (3–3)Benitez (31)Veterans Stadium21,74766–74
141September 8@ Phillies11–3Thomson (9–11)Duckworth (6–9)—Veterans Stadium20,04767–74
142September 9@ Phillies6–4D'Amico (6–10)Timlin (4–5)Benitez (32)Veterans Stadium13,51468–74
143September 10@ Braves6–12Hodges (1–0)Astacio (12–9)—Turner Field28,21468–75
144September 11 (1)@ Braves5–8Millwood (17–6)Trachsel (9–11)Smoltz (50)Turner Field19,80268–76
145September 11 (2)@ Braves5–0Leiter (13–11)Marquis (8–9)—Turner Field26,73469–76
146September 12@ Expos8–2Middlebrook (2–3)Ohka (13–8)—Olympic Stadium4,14770–76
147September 13@ Expos8–11Colon (19–7)Thomson (9–12)Smith (1)Olympic Stadium7,21970–77
148September 14@ Expos4–5Armas (10–12)Bacsik (3–2)Smith (2)Olympic Stadium17,27870–78
149September 15@ Expos1–10Vazquez (10–13)Astacio (12–10)—Olympic Stadium16,60870–79
150September 17Cubs3–1Weathers (6–3)Cruz (2–11)—Shea Stadium36,77271–79
151September 18Cubs2–1Trachsel (10–11)Wood (11–10)Benitez (33)Shea Stadium28,19072–79
152September 19Cubs3–2 (12)Roberts (3–0)Cunnane (1–1)—Shea Stadium34,66473–79
153September 20Expos1–6Armas (11–12)Thomson (9–13)—Shea Stadium23,67573–80
154September 21Expos6–3 (11)Benitez (1–0)Smith (1–1)—Shea Stadium30,94674–80
155September 22Expos1–5Day (4–1)Leiter (13–12)—Shea Stadium36,73074–81
156September 24@ Pirates3–6Sauerbeck (5–4)Guthrie (5–3)Williams (45)PNC Park13,24974–82
157September 25@ Pirates3–4Villone (4–6)Roberts (3–1)Williams (46)PNC Park11,64174–83
–September 26@ PiratesCancelled (rain)
158September 27 (1)Braves1–3Maddux (16–6)Thomson (9–14)Smoltz (54)Shea StadiumN/A74–84
159September 27 (2)Braves4–7Millwood (18–8)Astacio (12–11)—Shea Stadium33,52774–85
160September 28Braves2–5Hodges (2–0)Leiter (13–13)Smoltz (55)Shea Stadium38,98874–86
161September 29Braves6–1Trachsel (11–11)Remlinger (7–3)—Shea Stadium37,72175–86 :

## 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 | Mike Piazza | 135 | 478 | 134 | .280 | 33 | 98 |
| 1B | Mo Vaughn | 139 | 487 | 126 | .259 | 26 | 72 |
| 2B | Roberto Alomar | 149 | 590 | 157 | .266 | 11 | 53 |
| SS | Rey Ordóñez | 144 | 460 | 117 | .254 | 1 | 42 |
| 3B | Edgardo Alfonzo | 135 | 490 | 151 | .308 | 16 | 56 |
| LF | Roger Cedeño | 149 | 511 | 133 | .260 | 7 | 41 |
| CF | Timo Pérez | 136 | 444 | 131 | .295 | 8 | 47 |
| RF | Jeromy Burnitz | 154 | 479 | 103 | .215 | 19 | 54 |

#### 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 |
| Jay Payton | 87 | 275 | 78 | .284 | 8 | 31 |
| John Valentin | 114 | 208 | 50 | .240 | 3 | 30 |
| Joe McEwing | 105 | 196 | 39 | .199 | 3 | 26 |
| Vance Wilson | 74 | 163 | 40 | .245 | 5 | 26 |
| Ty Wigginton | 46 | 116 | 35 | .302 | 6 | 18 |
| Tony Tarasco | 60 | 96 | 24 | .250 | 6 | 15 |
| Raúl González | 30 | 81 | 21 | .259 | 3 | 11 |
| Mark Johnson | 42 | 51 | 7 | .137 | 1 | 4 |
| Marco Scutaro | 27 | 36 | 8 | .222 | 1 | 6 |
| Jason Phillips | 11 | 19 | 7 | .368 | 1 | 3 |
| Esix Snead | 17 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 1 | 3 |
| Brady Clark | 10 | 12 | 5 | .417 | 0 | 1 |
| McKay Christensen | 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Little | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 2 | 1 | 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 |
| Al Leiter | 33 | 204.1 | 13 | 13 | 3.48 | 172 |
| Pedro Astacio | 31 | 191.2 | 12 | 11 | 4.79 | 152 |
| Steve Trachsel | 30 | 173.2 | 11 | 11 | 3.37 | 105 |
| Jeff D'Amico | 29 | 145.2 | 6 | 10 | 4.94 | 101 |
| Shawn Estes | 23 | 132.2 | 4 | 9 | 4.55 | 92 |
| Mike Bacsik | 11 | 55.2 | 3 | 2 | 4.37 | 30 |
| John Thomson | 9 | 54.1 | 2 | 6 | 4.31 | 31 |
| Jason Middlebrook | 3 | 16.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.94 | 14 |

#### 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 |
| Tyler Walker | 5 | 10.2 | 1 | 0 | 5.91 | 7 |

#### 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 |
| Armando Benítez | 62 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2.27 | 79 |
| David Weathers | 71 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.91 | 61 |
| Scott Strickland | 68 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3.59 | 67 |
| Mark Guthrie | 68 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2.44 | 44 |
| Grant Roberts | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.20 | 31 |
| Jaime Cerda | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 21 |
| Satoru Komiyama | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.61 | 33 |
| Steve Reed | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 14 |
| Kane Davis | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.07 | 24 |
| Bobby Jones | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.29 | 11 |
| Mark Corey | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 | 9 |
| Pedro Feliciano | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 4 |
| Pat Strange | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 4 |
| Jae Weong Seo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Pete Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Bruce Chen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |

## Awards and honors

2002 MLB All Star Game
* Mike Piazza, catcher

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Norfolk Tides | International League | Bobby Floyd |
| AA | Binghamton Mets | Eastern League | Howie Freiling |
| A | St. Lucie Mets | Florida State League | Ken Oberkfell |
| A | Capital City Bombers | South Atlantic League | Tony Tijerina |
| A-Short Season | Brooklyn Cyclones | New York–Penn League | Howard Johnson |
| Rookie | Kingsport Mets | Appalachian League | Joey Cora |