2002 Boston Red Sox Roster

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The 2002 Boston Red Sox 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 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 2002 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 2002 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 2002 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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"I didn't want to leave this group (the 2002 Boston Red Sox). I'll be the garbage man if you want me to, as long as I'm in a Red Sox uniform." - Willie Banks

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44 Rolando Arrojo 6-04 240 Right Right 1968-07-18
17 Willie Banks 6-01 202 Right Right 1969-02-27
19 John Burkett 6-02 211 Right Right 1964-11-28
37 Frank Castillo 6-01 190 Right Right 1969-04-01
43 Alan Embree 6-02 185 Left Left 1970-01-23
15 Casey Fossum 6-01 160 Left Left 1978-01-06
34 Rich Garces 6-00 250 Right Right 1971-05-18
61 Wayne Gomes 6-00 215 Right Right 1973-01-15
53 Josh Hancock 6-03 220 Right Right 1978-04-11
56 Chris Haney 6-03 195 Left Left 1968-11-16
31 Dustin Hermanson 6-03 195 Right Right 1972-12-21
46 Bob Howry 6-05 220 Right Left 1973-08-04
47 Sun Woo Kim 6-02 180 Right Right 1977-09-04
32 Derek Lowe 6-06 230 Right Right 1973-06-01
45 Pedro Martinez 5-11 195 Right Right 1971-10-25
36 Darren Oliver 6-03 250 Left Right 1970-10-06
41 Ugueth Urbina 6-02 185 Right Right 1974-02-15
49 Tim Wakefield 6-02 210 Right Right 1966-08-02
38 Kevin Brown 6-02 200 Right Right 1973-04-21
28 Doug Mirabelli 6-01 205 Right Right 1970-10-18
33 Jason Varitek 6-02 230 Right Both 1972-04-11
2 Shane Andrews 6-01 215 Right Right 1971-08-28
22 Tony Clark 6-07 240 Right Both 1972-06-15
23 Brian Daubach 6-01 201 Right Left 1972-02-11
5 Nomar Garciaparra 6-00 165 Right Right 1973-07-23
29 Shea Hillenbrand 6-01 200 Right Right 1975-07-27
26 Lou Merloni 5-10 200 Right Right 1971-04-06
58 Bryant Nelson 5-10 200 Right Both 1974-01-27
30 Jose Offerman 6-00 165 Right Both 1968-11-08
52 Freddy Sanchez 5-11 185 Right Right 1977-12-21
13 Rey Sanchez 5-09 170 Right Right 1967-10-05
50 Benny Agbayani 6-00 225 Right Right 1971-12-28
18 Johnny Damon 6-02 205 Left Left 1973-11-05
12 Cliff Floyd 6-04 230 Right Left 1972-12-05
35 Rickey Henderson 5-10 195 Left Right 1958-12-25
7 Trot Nixon 6-01 195 Left Left 1974-04-11
24 Manny Ramirez 6-00 225 Right Right 1972-05-30
10 Carlos Baerga 5-11 215 Right Both 1968-11-04
46 Juan Diaz 6-02 270 Right Right 1974-02-19
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The 2002 Boston Red Sox played 162 games during the regular season, won 93 games, lost 69 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 101/101) where 2,650,063 fans witnessed their 2002 Red Sox finish the season with a .574 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 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 2002 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 2002 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 2002 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

2002 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters

Tony Clark
Johnny Damon
Nomar Garciaparra
Shea Hillenbrand
Pedro Martinez
Trot Nixon
Jose Offerman
Manny Ramirez
Rey Sanchez
Jason Varitek

2002 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Jason Varitek (127)
1B Tony Clark (85)
2B Rey Sanchez (100)
3B Shea Hillenbrand (156)
SS Nomar Garciaparra (154)
LF Manny Ramirez (64)
CF Johnny Damon (151)
RF Trot Nixon (145)
  
SP John Burkett
SP Frank Castillo
SP Derek Lowe
SP Pedro Martinez
SP Tim Wakefield
  
RP Rolando Arrojo
RP Willie Banks
RP Alan Embree
RP Rich Garces
RP Wayne Gomes
RP Chris Haney
RP Bob Howry
CL Ugueth Urbina

2002 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Manny Ramirez $15,462,727.00
Pedro Martinez $14,000,000.00
Nomar Garciaparra $9,000,000.00
Johnny Damon $7,250,000.00
Darren Oliver $7,000,000.00
Jose Offerman $6,750,000.00
Ugueth Urbina $6,700,000.00
Dustin Hermanson $5,833,333.00
John Burkett $5,500,000.00
Tony Clark $5,000,000.00
Jason Varitek $3,500,000.00
Tim Wakefield $3,200,000.00
Derek Lowe $3,125,000.00
Trot Nixon $2,700,000.00
Brian Daubach $2,325,000.00
Frank Castillo $2,250,000.00
Rich Garces $2,200,000.00
Rolando Arrojo $1,900,000.00
Carlos Baerga $700,000.00
Rey Sanchez $700,000.00
Doug Mirabelli $650,000.00
Benny Agbayani $600,000.00
Willie Banks $450,000.00
Rickey Henderson $350,000.00
Lou Merloni $290,000.00
Shea Hillenbrand $260,000.00
Casey Fossum $215,000.00
Sun Woo Kim $211,000.00
Juan Diaz $200,000.00
Josh Hancock $200,000.00
Bryant Nelson $200,000.00
Freddy Sanchez $200,000.00

2002 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#2 Shane Andrews
#5 Nomar Garciaparra
#7 Trot Nixon
#10 Carlos Baerga
#12 Cliff Floyd
#13 Rey Sanchez
#15 Casey Fossum
#17 Willie Banks
#18 Johnny Damon
#19 John Burkett
#22 Tony Clark
#23 Brian Daubach
#24 Manny Ramirez
#26 Lou Merloni
#28 Doug Mirabelli
#29 Shea Hillenbrand
#30 Jose Offerman
#31 Dustin Hermanson
#32 Derek Lowe
#33 Jason Varitek
#34 Rich Garces
#35 Rickey Henderson
#36 Darren Oliver
#37 Frank Castillo
#38 Kevin Brown
#41 Ugueth Urbina
#43 Alan Embree
#44 Rolando Arrojo
#45 Pedro Martinez
#46 Juan Diaz
#46 Bob Howry
#47 Sun Woo Kim
#49 Tim Wakefield
#50 Benny Agbayani
#52 Freddy Sanchez
#53 Josh Hancock
#56 Chris Haney
#58 Bryant Nelson
#61 Wayne Gomes

Did you know that a 2002 Boston Red Sox 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)?