# 2002 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 2002 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 113th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 45th season in Los Angeles, California. The season saw Dan Evans take over as General Manager and in his first season the team won 92 games and was not eliminated from post season contention until the next-to-last day of the season, finishing third overall in the National League West. Shawn Green hit 42 home runs to become the first Dodger to have back-to-back 40 or more homer seasons. He had four homers in one game on May 23 against the Milwaukee Brewers. He went 6-for-6 in that game and set a Major League mark for total bases with 19. The number broke the previous record of 18 total bases set by Joe Adcock. Éric Gagné, a former starter, was turned into the closer and proceeded to set a club record for saves with 52. This is also their first season to be broadcast on KCOP (13).

## Offseason

* November 9, 2001: Acquired Omar Daal from the Philadelphia Phillies for Jesus Cordero and Eric Junge.
* December 13, 2001: Acquired César Izturis and Paul Quantrill from the Toronto Blue Jays for Luke Prokopec and Chad Ricketts.
* December 21, 2001: Acquired Dave Roberts from the Cleveland Indians for Christian Bridenbaugh and Nial Hughes.
* January 15, 2002: Acquired Andrew Brown, Odalis Pérez and Brian Jordan from the Atlanta Braves for Gary Sheffield.
* February 21, 2002: Tim Crabtree was signed as a free agent.
* March 23, 2002: Acquired Guillermo Mota and Wilkin Ruan from the Montreal Expos for Matt Herges and Jorge Nunez.

## Regular season
### 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 |

### Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| Dave Roberts | Center fielder |
| César Izturis | Shortstop |
| Paul Lo Duca | Catcher |
| Shawn Green | Right fielder |
| Brian Jordan | Left fielder |
| Adrián Beltré | Third baseman |
| Eric Karros | First baseman |
| Mark Grudzielanek | Second baseman |
| Kevin Brown | Starting pitcher |

### Notable transactions

* July 22, 2002: Acquired Jolbert Cabrera from the Cleveland Indians for Lance Caraccioli.
* July 23, 2002: Acquired Tyler Houston and Brian Mallete from the Milwaukee Brewers for Ben Diggins and Shane Nance.
* July 25, 2002: Acquired Tom Farmer and Jason Frasor from the Detroit Tigers for Hiram Bocachica.
* July 28, 2002: Acquired Paul Shuey from the Cleveland Indians for Francisco Cruceta, Terry Mulholland and Ricardo Rodríguez.

### Roster
## Starting Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
| Odalis Pérez | 32 | 32 | 222.1 | 15-10 | 3.00 | 38 | 155 | 4 |
| Hideo Nomo | 34 | 34 | 220.1 | 16-6 | 3.39 | 101 | 193 | 0 |
| Andy Ashby | 30 | 30 | 181.2 | 9-13 | 3.91 | 65 | 107 | 0 |
| Omar Daal | 39 | 23 | 161.1 | 11-9 | 3.90 | 54 | 105 | 0 |
| Kazuhisa Ishii | 28 | 28 | 154.0 | 14-10 | 4.27 | 106 | 143 | 0 |
| Kevin Brown | 17 | 10 | 63.2 | 3-4 | 4.81 | 23 | 58 | 0 |

## Relief Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | SV |
| Éric Gagné | 77 | 0 | 82.1 | 4-1 | 1.97 | 16 | 114 | 52 |
| Paul Quantrill | 86 | 0 | 76.2 | 5-4 | 2.70 | 25 | 53 | 1 |
| Giovanni Carrara | 63 | 0 | 90.2 | 6-3 | 3.28 | 32 | 56 | 1 |
| Jesse Orosco | 56 | 0 | 27.0 | 1-2 | 3.00 | 12 | 22 | 1 |
| Guillermo Mota | 43 | 0 | 60.2 | 1-3 | 4.15 | 27 | 49 | 0 |
| Terry Mulholland | 21 | 0 | 32.0 | 0-0 | 7.31 | 7 | 17 | 0 |
| Paul Shuey | 28 | 0 | 30.2 | 5-2 | 4.40 | 21 | 24 | 1 |
| Kevin Beirne | 12 | 3 | 29.0 | 2-0 | 3.41 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| Víctor Álvarez | 4 | 0 | 10.1 | 0-1 | 4.35 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Jeff Williams | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 0-0 | 11.70 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Robert Ellis | 3 | 0 | 2.2 | 0-1 | 10.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Springer | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 0-1 | 6.75 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Corey | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Batting Stats

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Name | Pos | G | AB | Avg. | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
| Paul Lo Duca | C/1B | 149 | 580 | .281 | 74 | 163 | 10 | 64 | 3 |
| Chad Kreuter | C | 41 | 95 | .263 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| David Ross | C | 8 | 10 | .200 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Karros | 1B | 142 | 524 | .271 | 52 | 142 | 13 | 73 | 4 |
| Mark Grudzielanek | 2B | 150 | 536 | .271 | 56 | 145 | 9 | 50 | 4 |
| César Izturis | SS | 135 | 439 | .232 | 43 | 102 | 1 | 31 | 7 |
| Adrián Beltré | 3B | 159 | 587 | .257 | 70 | 151 | 21 | 75 | 7 |
| Alex Cora | 2B/SS | 115 | 258 | .291 | 37 | 75 | 5 | 28 | 7 |
| Dave Hansen | 1B/3B | 96 | 120 | .292 | 15 | 35 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| Tyler Houston | 1B/3B | 35 | 65 | .200 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jeff Reboulet | 2B/SS | 38 | 48 | .208 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Thurston | 2B | 8 | 13 | .462 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shawn Green | RF | 158 | 582 | .285 | 110 | 166 | 42 | 114 | 8 |
| Dave Roberts | CF/LF | 127 | 422 | .277 | 63 | 117 | 3 | 34 | 48 |
| Brian Jordan | LF/RF | 128 | 471 | .285 | 65 | 134 | 18 | 80 | 2 |
| Marquis Grissom | CF/LF/RF | 111 | 343 | .277 | 57 | 95 | 17 | 60 | 5 |
| Hiram Bocachica | LF/CF/RF | 49 | 65 | .215 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Mike Kinkade | LF/1B | 37 | 50 | .380 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Jolbert Cabrera | OF/IF | 10 | 12 | .333 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilkin Ruan | CF | 12 | 11 | .273 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Luke Allen | RF | 6 | 7 | .143 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chin-Feng Chen | LF | 3 | 5 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## 2002 Awards

* 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
** Éric Gagné reserve
** Odalis Pérez reserve
* NL Pitcher of the Month
** Éric Gagné (June 2002)
* NL Player of the Month
** Brian Jordan (September 2002)
* NL Player of the Week
** Odalis Pérez (April 15–21)
** Shawn Green (May 20–26)

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Las Vegas 51s | Pacific Coast League | Brad Mills |
| AA | Jacksonville Suns | Southern League | Dino Ebel |
| High A | Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Juan Bustabad |
| A | South Georgia Waves | South Atlantic League | Scott Little |
| Rookie | Great Falls Dodgers | Pioneer League | Dann Bilardello |
| Rookie | Gulf Coast Dodgers | Gulf Coast League | Luis Salazar |
| Rookie | DSL Dodgers DSL Dodgers 2 | Dominican Summer League | |
| Rookie | San Joaquin Dodgers | Venezuelan Summer League | |
Teams in BOLD won League Championships

## Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers selected 52 players in this draft. Of those, nine of them would eventually play Major League baseball. They gained a supplemental first round pick and an extra second round pick as compensation for losing pitcher Chan Ho Park to the Texas Rangers as a free agent.
With their first round pick, the Dodgers selected first baseman James Loney from Lawrence E Elkins High School in Missouri City, Texas. Loney would make it to the Majors in 2006 and was the Dodgers primary starting first baseman until he was traded in 2012. He hit 71 home runs and drove in 451 RBI in his seven seasons with the Dodgers, while hitting .284. The supplemental first round pick was left handed pitcher Greg Miller from Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California. Miller was a highly touted prospect and the 2003 Dodgers minor league pitcher of the year after he went 11-4 with a 2.49 ERA in 21 starts for the Vero Beach Dodgers. However, he missed the entire 2004 season with an arm injury and was never able to regain his touch. In eight minor league seasons (the last in the independent American Association) he was 24-15 with a 3.89 ERA in 221 games (53 starts).
This was a fairly successful draft, after several sub-par drafts that proceeded it. Also drafted this season were relief pitcher Jonathan Broxton (second round), starting pitchers James McDonald (11th round, drafted as a first baseman) and Eric Stults (15th round) and catcher Russell Martin (17th round, drafted as a second baseman).
2002 Draft Picks :
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
| 1 | James Loney | 1B | Lawrence E Elkins High School | Yes | 2002–2019 | MLB |
| 1s | Greg Miller | LHP | Esperanza High School | Yes | 2002–2013 | AAA |
| 2 | Zach Hammes | RHP | Iowa City High School | Yes | 2002–2013 | AAA |
| 2 | Jonathan Broxton | RHP | Burke County High School | Yes | 2002–2017 | MLB |
| 3 | Mike Nixon | C | Sunnyslope High School | Yes | 2002–2005 | AAA |
| 4 | Delwyn Young | 2B | Santa Barbara City College | Yes | 2002–2016 | MLB |
| 5 | Mike Megrew | LHP | Chariho High School | Yes | 2002–2008 | AAA |
| 6 | Marshal Looney | LHP | La Pine High School | Yes | 2002–2005 | A |
| 7 | David Bagley | 3B | University of California, San Diego | Yes | 2002–2004 | A+ |
| 8 | Jamaal Hamilton | LHP | Monterey High School | Yes | 2002–2005 | AA |
| 9 | Denver Kitch | SS | University of Oklahoma | No Orioles-2004 | 2004–2007 | A |
| 10 | Ryan Williams | RHP | Old Dominion University | Yes | 2002–2003 | A+ |
| 11 | James McDonald | 1B | Polytechnic High School | Yes | 2002–2013 | MLB |
| 12 | Ryan Owen | C | Wichita State University | Yes | 2002–2005 | A |
| 13 | Julio LaSalle | RHP | Palm Beach Atlantic University | Yes | 2002–2004 | A |
| 14 | Karl Mejholm | RHP | Dover Bay High School | No | | |
| 15 | Eric Stults | LHP | Bethel College | Yes | 2002–2015 | MLB |
| 16 | Sambu Ndungidi | OF | St. Georges High School | Yes | 2003–2008 | Rookie |
| 17 | Russell Martin | 2B | Chipola College | Yes | 2002–2019 | MLB |
| 18 | Curtis Hudson | C | Yuba City High School | No | | |
| 19 | Mike White | LHP | St. Petersburg College | Yes | 2002–2005 | A- |
| 20 | Andrew Walker | RHP | Cowley County Community College | No | | |
| 21 | Brian Tracy | RHP | Claremont High School | No | | |
| 22 | Brett Wayne | SS | St. Mary's College of California | Yes | 2002–2007 | AA |
| 23 | Joshua Bartusick | 1B | Fountain Valley High School | No | | |
| 24 | D. J. Jackson | OF | Jesuit High School | Yes | 2003–2006 | AAA |
| 25 | Alvin Hayes | RHP | Alabama Southern Community College | Yes | 2003–2006 | A- |
| 26 | Jarod Plummer | RHP | South Garland High School | Yes | 2002–2010 | AAA |
| 27 | Mike Potoczny | RHP | North Marion High School | Yes | 2002–2003 | Rookie |
| 28 | Robert Ray | RHP | Lufkin High School | No Blue Jays-2005 | 2005–2012 | MLB |
| 29 | Don Laurin | SS | East Oklahoma State College | Yes | 2003–2006 | A+ |
| 30 | Edward Roberts | RHP | Key West High School | No | | |
| 31 | Ross Hawley | RHP | Kansas State University | Yes | 2002–2003 | A |
| 32 | Richie Robnett | OF | Santa Barbara City College | No Athletics-2004 | 2004–2010 | AAA |
| 33 | Eduardo Baez | RHP | Poly High School | No | | |
| 34 | Doug Mathis | RHP | Show Low High School | No Rangers-2005 | 2005–2014 | MLB |
| 35 | Matt Long | RHP | Granville High School | No White Sox-2006 | 2006–2011 | AAA |
| 36 | Bryan Goelz | OF | New York City College of Technology | Yes | 2002–2012 | A+ |
| 37 | Jonathan Riggleman | 3B | Hillsborough Community College | No | | |
| 38 | Daiel Forrer | LHP | Jefferson Davis High School | No Pirates-2007 | 2007 | A- |
| 39 | Luke Hochevar | RHP | Fowler High School | No Royals-2006 | 2006–2016 | MLB |
| 40 | Eric Wolfe | 1B | York Mills High School | No | | |
| 41 | Ryan Lennerton | P | East Oklahoma State College | No | | |
| 42 | Nathan Warrick | OF | Belton High School | No Astros-2005 | 2005–2007 | A |
| 43 | David Parker | RHP | Oklahoma City University | Yes | 2002–2005 | Rookie |
| 44 | James Bailie | C | Kodiak High School | No | | |
| 45 | Justin Estrada | SS | Jesuit High School | No | | |
| 46 | Mickey Jordan | OF | Armstrong Atlantic State University | Yes | 2002 | Rookie |
| 47 | Chad Bailey | LHP | North Idaho College | Yes | 2003–2006 | A+ |
| 48 | Andre Trahan | OF | Yuba Community College | No | | |
| 49 | Jeffrey Cristy | C | Lincoln Southeast High School | No | | |
| 50 | Jason Farrand | C | Conway High School | No | | |