2002 Cleveland Indians Roster

The 2002 Cleveland Indians team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2002 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2002 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 2002 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 2002 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 2002 Cleveland Indians primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"It really was a farewell day (September 29, 2002). The fans (at Jacobs Field) were just so fantastic. But it didn't take a day like this for me to recognize that. I've known it for a long, long time." - Jim Thome

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Complete Roster  
 

55 Danys Baez 6-03 225 Right Right 1977-09-10
49 Jason Beverlin 6-05 220 Right Left 1973-11-27
34 Dave Burba 6-04 240 Right Right 1966-07-07
40 Bartolo Colon 5-11 265 Right Right 1973-05-24
64 Jason Davis 6-06 195 Right Right 1980-05-08
56 Sean DePaula 6-04 220 Right Right 1973-11-07
57 Ryan Drese 6-03 220 Right Right 1976-04-05
47 Dave Elder 6-00 180 Right Right 1975-09-23
31 Chuck Finley 6-06 214 Left Left 1962-11-26
49 Alex Herrera 5-11 190 Left Left 1976-11-05
65 Cliff Lee 6-03 205 Left Left 1978-08-30
50 David Maurer 6-02 205 Left Right 1975-02-23
45 Terry Mulholland 6-03 206 Left Right 1963-03-09
58 Heath Murray 6-04 205 Left Left 1973-04-19
41 Charles Nagy 6-03 200 Right Left 1967-05-05
16 Chad Paronto 6-05 255 Right Right 1975-07-28
59 Jason Phillips 6-06 225 Right Right 1974-03-22
51 Jerrod Riggan 6-03 195 Right Right 1974-05-16
73 Ricardo Rincon 6-00 190 Left Left 1970-04-13
54 David Riske 6-02 180 Right Right 1976-10-23
49 Nerio Rodriguez 6-01 195 Right Right 1971-03-04
46 Ricardo Rodriguez 6-03 165 Right Left 1978-05-21
52 CC Sabathia 6-07 290 Left Left 1980-07-21
53 Carl Sadler 6-02 180 Left Left 1976-10-11
53 Paul Shuey 6-03 215 Right Right 1970-09-16
48 Roy Smith 6-06 235 Right Right 1976-05-18
60 Brian Tallet 6-07 210 Left Left 1977-09-21
37 Jake Westbrook 6-03 210 Right Right 1977-09-29
26 Bob Wickman 6-01 240 Right Right 1969-02-06
39 Mark Wohlers 6-04 207 Right Right 1970-01-23
27 Jaret Wright 6-02 220 Right Right 1975-12-29
2 Einar Diaz 5-10 165 Right Right 1972-12-28
63 Victor Martinez 6-02 210 Right Both 1978-12-23
38 Eddie Perez 6-01 175 Right Right 1968-05-04
28 Ben Broussard 6-02 220 Left Left 1976-09-24
17 Travis Fryman 6-01 194 Right Right 1969-03-25
12 Ricky Gutierrez 6-01 175 Right Right 1970-05-23
62 Greg LaRocca 5-11 185 Right Right 1972-11-10
8 John McDonald 5-09 180 Right Right 1974-09-24
61 Brandon Phillips 6-00 200 Right Right 1981-06-28
36 Bill Selby 5-09 190 Right Left 1970-06-11
9 Lee Stevens 6-04 219 Left Left 1967-07-10
25 Jim Thome 6-04 250 Right Left 1970-08-27
13 Omar Vizquel 5-09 180 Right Both 1967-04-24
9 Chad Allen 6-01 195 Right Right 1975-02-06
9 Brady Anderson 6-01 185 Left Left 1964-01-18
20 Bruce Aven 5-09 180 Right Right 1972-03-04
24 Milton Bradley 6-00 180 Right Both 1978-04-15
28 Russell Branyan 6-03 195 Right Left 1975-12-19
23 Ellis Burks 6-02 205 Right Right 1964-09-11
10 Jolbert Cabrera 6-01 215 Right Right 1972-12-08
30 Wil Cordero 6-02 190 Right Right 1971-10-03
10 Coco Crisp 5-10 185 Right Both 1979-11-01
44 Todd Dunwoody 6-01 190 Left Left 1975-04-11
20 Karim Garcia 6-00 200 Left Left 1975-10-29
11 Matt Lawton 5-09 180 Right Left 1971-11-30
30 Chris Magruder 5-11 200 Right Both 1977-04-26
22 Earl Snyder 6-00 207 Right Right 1976-05-06
44 Josh Bard 6-03 215 Right Both 1978-03-30


The 2002 Cleveland Indians played 162 games during the regular season, won 74 games, lost 88 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Jacobs Field (Park Factors: 102/101) where 2,621,940 fans witnessed their 2002 Indians finish the season with a .457 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2002 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 2002 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 2002 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 2002 Cleveland Indians primary starters list:

2002 Cleveland Indians
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

2002 Cleveland Indians
Most Games by Position

C Einar Diaz (100)
1B Jim Thome (128)
2B Ricky Gutierrez (93)
3B Travis Fryman (113)
SS Omar Vizquel (150)
LF Chris Magruder (45)
CF Milton Bradley (94)
RF Matt Lawton (85)
DH Ellis Burks (127)
  
SP Danys Baez
SP Bartolo Colon
SP Ryan Drese
SP Chuck Finley
SP CC Sabathia
  
RP Charles Nagy
RP Chad Paronto
RP Jerrod Riggan
RP Ricardo Rincon
RP David Riske
RP Carl Sadler
RP Paul Shuey
RP Mark Wohlers
CL Bob Wickman


2002 Cleveland Indians
Salaries

Jim Thome $8,000,000.00
Chuck Finley $7,911,948.00
Ellis Burks $6,666,667.00
Charles Nagy $6,000,000.00
Travis Fryman $5,825,000.00
Matt Lawton $5,250,000.00
Bartolo Colon $4,925,000.00
Omar Vizquel $4,500,000.00
Jaret Wright $4,312,500.00
Wil Cordero $4,166,667.00
Danys Baez $4,125,000.00
Bob Wickman $3,400,000.00
Paul Shuey $3,250,000.00
Ricky Gutierrez $2,166,667.00
Ricardo Rincon $1,500,000.00
Einar Diaz $1,087,500.00
CC Sabathia $700,000.00
Mark Wohlers $600,000.00
Eddie Perez $500,000.00
Cliff Lee $300,000.00
Jolbert Cabrera $266,000.00
Russell Branyan $251,000.00
David Riske $227,500.00
Milton Bradley $221,000.00
Jerrod Riggan $218,000.00
Jake Westbrook $217,000.00
John McDonald $210,000.00
Ryan Drese $206,500.00
Chad Allen $200,000.00
Brady Anderson $200,000.00
Josh Bard $200,000.00
Jason Beverlin $200,000.00
Ben Broussard $200,000.00
Coco Crisp $200,000.00
Jason Davis $200,000.00
Dave Elder $200,000.00
Alex Herrera $200,000.00
Greg LaRocca $200,000.00
Chris Magruder $200,000.00
Victor Martinez $200,000.00
David Maurer $200,000.00
Chad Paronto $200,000.00
Brandon Phillips $200,000.00
Ricardo Rodriguez $200,000.00
Carl Sadler $200,000.00
Roy Smith $200,000.00
Earl Snyder $200,000.00
Brian Tallet $200,000.00


2002 Cleveland Indians
Uniform Numbers

#2 Einar Diaz
#8 John McDonald
#9 Chad Allen
#9 Brady Anderson
#9 Lee Stevens
#10 Jolbert Cabrera
#10 Coco Crisp
#11 Matt Lawton
#12 Ricky Gutierrez
#13 Omar Vizquel
#16 Chad Paronto
#17 Travis Fryman
#20 Bruce Aven
#20 Karim Garcia
#22 Earl Snyder
#23 Ellis Burks
#24 Milton Bradley
#25 Jim Thome
#26 Bob Wickman
#27 Jaret Wright
#28 Russell Branyan
#28 Ben Broussard
#30 Wil Cordero
#30 Chris Magruder
#31 Chuck Finley
#34 Dave Burba
#36 Bill Selby
#37 Jake Westbrook
#38 Eddie Perez
#39 Mark Wohlers
#40 Bartolo Colon
#41 Charles Nagy
#44 Josh Bard
#44 Todd Dunwoody
#45 Terry Mulholland
#46 Ricardo Rodriguez
#47 Dave Elder
#48 Roy Smith
#49 Jason Beverlin
#49 Alex Herrera
#49 Nerio Rodriguez
#50 David Maurer
#51 Jerrod Riggan
#52 CC Sabathia
#53 Carl Sadler
#53 Paul Shuey
#54 David Riske
#55 Danys Baez
#56 Sean DePaula
#57 Ryan Drese
#58 Heath Murray
#59 Jason Phillips
#60 Brian Tallet
#61 Brandon Phillips
#62 Greg LaRocca
#63 Victor Martinez
#64 Jason Davis
#65 Cliff Lee
#73 Ricardo Rincon

Did you know that a 2002 Cleveland Indians Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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