2002 Oakland Athletics Roster

The 2002 Oakland Athletics 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 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 2002 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 2002 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 2002 Oakland Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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57 Micah Bowie 6-04 210 Left Left 1974-11-10
53 Chad Bradford 6-05 205 Right Right 1974-09-14
49 Mike Fyhrie 6-02 190 Right Right 1969-12-09
56 Aaron Harang 6-07 240 Right Right 1978-05-09
37 Erik Hiljus 6-05 230 Right Right 1972-12-25
31 Mike Holtz 5-09 172 Left Left 1972-10-10
15 Tim Hudson 6-00 160 Right Right 1975-07-14
44 Billy Koch 6-03 205 Right Right 1974-12-14
21 Cory Lidle 5-11 175 Right Right 1972-03-22
31 Ted Lilly 6-00 185 Left Left 1976-01-04
52 Mike Magnante 6-01 190 Left Left 1965-06-17
45 Jim Mecir 6-01 195 Right Both 1970-05-16
20 Mark Mulder 6-06 200 Left Left 1977-08-05
73 Ricardo Rincon 6-00 190 Left Left 1970-04-13
29 Jeff Tam 6-01 202 Right Right 1970-08-19
33 Mike Venafro 5-10 180 Left Left 1973-08-02
75 Barry Zito 6-04 205 Left Left 1978-05-13
2 Jason Grabowski 6-03 200 Right Left 1976-05-24
55 Ramon Hernandez 6-00 227 Right Right 1976-05-20
26 Cody McKay 6-00 208 Right Left 1974-01-11
28 Greg Myers 6-02 205 Right Left 1966-04-14
3 Eric Chavez 6-00 204 Right Left 1977-12-07
5 Ray Durham 5-08 170 Right Both 1971-11-30
14 Mark Ellis 5-11 180 Right Right 1977-06-06
30 Jose Flores 5-11 180 Right Right 1973-06-28
40 Esteban German 5-09 165 Right Right 1978-01-26
10 Scott Hatteberg 6-01 185 Right Left 1969-12-14
11 Frank Menechino 5-09 175 Right Right 1971-01-07
2 Carlos Pena 6-02 210 Left Left 1978-05-17
9 Olmedo Saenz 6-02 185 Right Right 1970-10-08
19 Larry Sutton 5-11 175 Left Left 1970-05-14
4 Miguel Tejada 5-10 170 Right Right 1974-05-25
8 Randy Velarde 6-00 190 Right Right 1962-11-24
22 Eric Byrnes 6-02 205 Right Right 1976-02-16
30 Mike Colangelo 6-01 185 Right Right 1976-10-22
24 Jermaine Dye 6-04 210 Right Right 1974-01-28
7 Jeremy Giambi 6-00 200 Left Left 1974-09-30
23 David Justice 6-03 200 Left Left 1966-04-14
12 Terrence Long 6-01 190 Left Left 1976-02-29
47 John Mabry 6-04 195 Right Left 1970-10-17
6 Adam Piatt 6-02 195 Right Right 1976-02-08
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The 2002 Oakland Athletics played 162 games during the regular season, won 103 games, lost 59 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Network Associates Coliseum (Park Factors: 104/104) where 2,169,788 fans witnessed their 2002 Athletics finish the season with a .636 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 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 2002 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 2002 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 2002 Oakland Athletics primary starters list:

2002 Oakland Athletics
Opening Day Starters


Eric Chavez
Jeremy Giambi
Scott Hatteberg
Ramon Hernandez
David Justice
Terrence Long
Mark Mulder
Carlos Pena
Miguel Tejada
Randy Velarde

2002 Oakland Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Ramon Hernandez (135)
1B Scott Hatteberg (91)
2B Mark Ellis (85)
3B Eric Chavez (143)
SS Miguel Tejada (162)
LF David Justice (53)
CF Terrence Long (162)
RF Jermaine Dye (111)
DH Ray Durham (43)
  
SP Aaron Harang
SP Tim Hudson
SP Cory Lidle
SP Mark Mulder
SP Barry Zito
  
RP Chad Bradford
RP Mike Magnante
RP Jim Mecir
RP Ricardo Rincon
RP Jeff Tam
RP Mike Venafro
CL Billy Koch


2002 Oakland Athletics
Salaries

Jermaine Dye $7,166,667.00
David Justice $7,000,000.00
Miguel Tejada $3,625,000.00
Cory Lidle $2,550,000.00
Billy Koch $2,433,333.00
Jim Mecir $2,366,667.00
Eric Chavez $2,125,000.00
Mike Magnante $1,200,000.00
Jeremy Giambi $1,065,000.00
Randy Velarde $1,000,000.00
Scott Hatteberg $900,000.00
Tim Hudson $875,000.00
Mike Holtz $825,000.00
Mike Venafro $812,500.00
Mark Mulder $800,000.00
Greg Myers $800,000.00
Olmedo Saenz $800,000.00
Jeff Tam $700,000.00
Terrence Long $675,000.00
Ramon Hernandez $497,500.00
Mike Colangelo $300,000.00
Frank Menechino $295,000.00
Barry Zito $295,000.00
Erik Hiljus $237,500.00
Chad Bradford $235,000.00
Carlos Pena $202,000.00


2002 Oakland Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#2 Jason Grabowski
#2 Carlos Pena
#3 Eric Chavez
#4 Miguel Tejada
#5 Ray Durham
#6 Adam Piatt
#7 Jeremy Giambi
#8 Randy Velarde
#9 Olmedo Saenz
#10 Scott Hatteberg
#11 Frank Menechino
#12 Terrence Long
#14 Mark Ellis
#15 Tim Hudson
#19 Larry Sutton
#20 Mark Mulder
#21 Cory Lidle
#22 Eric Byrnes
#23 David Justice
#24 Jermaine Dye
#26 Cody McKay
#28 Greg Myers
#29 Jeff Tam
#30 Mike Colangelo
#30 Jose Flores
#31 Mike Holtz
#31 Ted Lilly
#33 Mike Venafro
#37 Erik Hiljus
#40 Esteban German
#44 Billy Koch
#45 Jim Mecir
#47 John Mabry
#49 Mike Fyhrie
#52 Mike Magnante
#53 Chad Bradford
#55 Ramon Hernandez
#56 Aaron Harang
#57 Micah Bowie
#73 Ricardo Rincon
#75 Barry Zito

Did you know that a 2002 Oakland Athletics 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)?