2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Roster

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

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2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays



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Complete Roster  
 

40 Wilson Alvarez 6-01 235 Left Left 1970-03-24
37 Brandon Backe 6-00 185 Right Right 1978-04-05
45 Dewon Brazelton 6-04 215 Right Right 1980-06-16
38 Lance Carter 6-01 190 Right Right 1974-12-18
46 Jesus Colome 6-02 170 Right Right 1977-12-23
38 Doug Creek 5-10 205 Left Left 1969-03-01
36 Luis de los Santos 6-02 187 Right Right 1977-11-01
39 Lee Gardner 6-00 219 Right Right 1975-01-16
58 Travis Harper 6-04 190 Right Left 1976-05-21
48 Delvin James 6-04 222 Right Right 1978-01-03
54 Jason Jimenez 6-02 208 Left Right 1976-01-10
17 Joe Kennedy 6-04 227 Left Right 1979-05-24
51 Steve Kent 5-11 170 Left Both 1978-10-03
52 Tom Martin 6-01 185 Left Left 1970-05-21
61 Travis Phelps 6-02 170 Right Right 1977-07-25
24 Ryan Rupe 6-05 230 Right Right 1975-03-31
59 Jorge Sosa 6-02 180 Right Right 1977-04-28
53 Jason Standridge 6-04 217 Right Right 1978-11-09
49 Tanyon Sturtze 6-05 190 Right Right 1970-10-12
41 Paul Wilson 6-05 235 Right Right 1973-03-28
43 Esteban Yan 6-04 230 Right Right 1975-06-22
60 Victor Zambrano 6-00 190 Right Both 1975-08-06
6 John Flaherty 6-01 195 Right Right 1967-10-21
44 Toby Hall 6-03 205 Right Right 1975-10-21
15 Paul Hoover 6-01 210 Right Right 1976-04-14
3 Brent Abernathy 6-01 185 Right Right 1977-09-23
28 Steve Cox 6-04 222 Left Left 1974-10-31
5 Felix Escalona 6-00 195 Right Right 1979-03-12
9 Chris Gomez 6-01 183 Right Right 1971-06-16
19 Aubrey Huff 6-04 221 Right Left 1976-12-20
25 Russ Johnson 5-10 185 Right Right 1973-02-22
20 David McCarty 6-05 215 Left Right 1969-11-23
10 Jared Sandberg 6-03 185 Right Right 1978-03-02
26 Andy Sheets 6-02 180 Right Right 1971-11-19
20 Bobby Smith 6-03 190 Right Right 1974-05-10
29 Jason Smith 6-03 195 Right Left 1977-07-24
4 Jason Conti 5-11 180 Right Left 1975-01-27
8 Carl Crawford 6-02 195 Left Left 1981-08-05
18 Ben Grieve 6-04 220 Right Left 1976-05-04
33 Damian Rolls 6-02 205 Right Right 1977-09-15
14 Jason Tyner 6-01 170 Left Left 1977-04-23
23 Greg Vaughn 6-00 193 Right Right 1965-07-03
2 Randy Winn 6-02 193 Right Both 1974-06-09
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The 2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays played 161 games during the regular season, won 55 games, lost 106 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Tropicana Field (Park Factors: 100/100) where 1,065,742 fans witnessed their 2002 Devil Rays finish the season with a .342 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 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Opening Day starters list, a 2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays salary list, a 2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays uniform number breakdown and a 2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays primary starters list:

2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Opening Day Starters


Brent Abernathy
Steve Cox
Chris Gomez
Ben Grieve
Toby Hall
Bobby Smith
Tanyon Sturtze
Jason Tyner
Greg Vaughn
Randy Winn

2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Most Games by Position

C Toby Hall (83)
1B Steve Cox (110)
2B Brent Abernathy (116)
3B Jared Sandberg (97)
SS Chris Gomez (130)
LF Carl Crawford (63)
CF Randy Winn (138)
RF Ben Grieve (118)
DH Aubrey Huff (53)
  
SP Joe Kennedy
SP Ryan Rupe
SP Tanyon Sturtze
SP Paul Wilson
  
RP Jesus Colome
RP Doug Creek
RP Travis Harper
RP Steve Kent
RP Travis Phelps
CL Esteban Yan


2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Salaries

Greg Vaughn $8,750,000.00
Wilson Alvarez $8,000,000.00
Ben Grieve $4,000,000.00
John Flaherty $3,250,000.00
Esteban Yan $1,500,000.00
Paul Wilson $1,200,000.00
Chris Gomez $1,000,000.00
Randy Winn $960,000.00
Doug Creek $685,000.00
Russ Johnson $575,000.00
Ryan Rupe $575,000.00
Tanyon Sturtze $295,000.00
Steve Cox $280,000.00
Bobby Smith $255,000.00
Jason Tyner $250,000.00
Joe Kennedy $225,000.00
Travis Phelps $218,000.00
Brent Abernathy $215,000.00
Jesus Colome $215,000.00
Victor Zambrano $215,000.00
Toby Hall $210,000.00
Jason Conti $205,000.00
Dewon Brazelton $200,000.00
Felix Escalona $200,000.00
Steve Kent $200,000.00
Jason Smith $200,000.00
Jorge Sosa $200,000.00


2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Uniform Numbers

#2 Randy Winn
#3 Brent Abernathy
#4 Jason Conti
#5 Felix Escalona
#6 John Flaherty
#8 Carl Crawford
#9 Chris Gomez
#10 Jared Sandberg
#14 Jason Tyner
#15 Paul Hoover
#17 Joe Kennedy
#18 Ben Grieve
#19 Aubrey Huff
#20 David McCarty
#20 Bobby Smith
#23 Greg Vaughn
#24 Ryan Rupe
#25 Russ Johnson
#26 Andy Sheets
#28 Steve Cox
#29 Jason Smith
#33 Damian Rolls
#36 Luis de los Santos
#37 Brandon Backe
#38 Lance Carter
#38 Doug Creek
#39 Lee Gardner
#40 Wilson Alvarez
#41 Paul Wilson
#43 Esteban Yan
#44 Toby Hall
#45 Dewon Brazelton
#46 Jesus Colome
#48 Delvin James
#49 Tanyon Sturtze
#51 Steve Kent
#52 Tom Martin
#53 Jason Standridge
#54 Jason Jimenez
#58 Travis Harper
#59 Jorge Sosa
#60 Victor Zambrano
#61 Travis Phelps

Did you know that a 2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 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)?