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2002 Baltimore Orioles (Franchise Encyclopedia: 2001/2003)
67-95, Finished 4th in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 667 runs, Allowed 773 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 70-92
Managed by Mike Hargrove

Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,682,439 (3rd of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 95, Pitching - 96
  (one-year): Batting - 96, Pitching - 97
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Team Batting    Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C   Geronimo Gil        26  125  422   33   98  19  0  12   45  21   88  .232  .270  .363   2   2  17   1   5   1   1   70
1B  Jeff Conine         36  116  451   44  123  26  4  15   63  25   66  .273  .307  .448   8   0  10   2   0  10   6  102
2B  Jerry Hairston      26  122  426   55  114  25  3   5   32  34   55  .268  .329  .376  21   6   5   7   8   4   0   92
3B  Tony Batista        28  161  615   90  150  36  1  31   87  50  107  .244  .309  .457   5   4  13  11   0   6   9  105
SS  Mike Bordick        36  117  367   37   85  19  3   8   36  35   63  .232  .302  .365   7   4   9   3   6   2   0   81
LF  Marty Cordova       32  131  458   55  116  25  2  18   64  47  111  .253  .325  .434   1   6  17   3   2   3   3  105
CF *Chris Singleton     29  136  466   67  122  30  6   9   50  21   83  .262  .296  .410  20   2   8   4   6   5   0   90
RF *Jay Gibbons         25  136  490   71  121  29  1  28   69  45   66  .247  .311  .482   1   3   9   2   0   4   3  111
DH *Chris Richard       28   50  155   15   36  11  0   4   21  12   30  .232  .292  .381   0   3   2   2   0   2   0   82
    Melvin Mora         30  149  557   86  130  30  4  19   64  70  108  .233  .338  .404  16  10   7  20   1   4   2  101
   #Gary Matthews       27  109  344   54   95  25  3   7   38  43   69  .276  .355  .427  15   5   4   1   5   4   1  112
    Brook Fordyce       32   56  130    7   30   8  0   1    8   9   19  .231  .301  .315   1   0   5   4   3   0   0   68
   #Brian Roberts       24   38  128   18   29   6  0   1   11  15   21  .227  .308  .297   9   2   3   1   3   2   0   66
   #Luis Lopez          31   52  109   10   23   6  0   2    9   3   20  .211  .232  .321   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   49
   #David Segui         35   26   95   10   25   4  0   2   16  11   22  .263  .336  .368   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   92
    Jose Leon           25   36   89    8   22   2  0   3   10   3   20  .247  .280  .371   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   75
   *Howie Clark         28   14   53    3   16   5  0   0    4   3    6  .302  .362  .396   0   0   5   2   0   0   0  107
   *Larry Bigbie        24   16   34    1    6   1  0   0    3   1   11  .176  .194  .206   1   0   1   0   0   1   0    9
    Luis Matos          23   17   31    0    4   1  0   0    1   1    6  .129  .156  .161   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -13
   *Ryan McGuire        30   17   26    0    2   1  0   0    2   2    7  .077  .143  .115   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  -28
    Mike Moriarty       28    8   16    0    3   1  0   0    3   0    2  .188  .188  .250   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   18
    Luis Garcia         26    6    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    1  .333  .333  .333   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   83
    Izzy Molina         31    1    3    1    1   0  0   0    0   0    0  .333  .333  .333   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   83
    Eddie Rogers        23    5    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -100
   #Raul Casanova       29    2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Fernando Lunar      25    2    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0                     0   0   0   0   0   0   0     

    Scott Erickson      34    2    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    2  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Travis Driskill     30    2    3    1    0   0  0   0    0   1    3  .000  .250  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -23
    Jason Johnson       28    2    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    2  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Rodrigo Lopez       26    1    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    2  .000  .000  .000   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -100
    Sidney Ponson       25    2    3    1    1   1  0   0    0   0    1  .333  .333  .667   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  163
    Chris Brock         32    2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
   *B.J. Ryan           26    4    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 29.2  162 5491  667 1353 311 27 165  636 452  993  .246  .309  .403 110  48 128  64  40  49  25   92
    Rank among 14 AL teams        12   13   12   5 11   9       13   10    14    13    11   4   5       5            
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.
Team Pitching    Glossary
    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  Scott Erickson      34  29   5.55   5  12  0  28   0   3   1  160.7  192  109   99  20   68   74  719   5   8  0   2  77
SP  Rodrigo Lopez       26  33   3.57  15   9  0  28   0   1   0  196.7  172   83   78  23   62  136  809   2   5  1   4 120
SP  Sidney Ponson       25  28   4.09   7   9  0  28   0   3   0  176.0  172   84   80  26   63  120  736   3   2  0   1 105
SP  Jason Johnson       28  22   4.59   5  14  0  22   0   1   0  131.3  141   68   67  19   41   97  561   4   6  0   2  93
SP  Travis Driskill     30  29   4.95   8   8  0  19   6   0   0  132.7  150   78   73  21   48   78  589   6   8  0   1  87
SP  John Stephens       22  12   6.09   2   5  0  11   0   0   0   65.0   68   44   44  13   22   56  281   2   3  0   2  70
SP  Calvin Maduro       27  12   5.56   2   5  0  10   2   0   0   56.7   64   37   35  12   22   29  253   1   1  0   1  77
SP  Sean Douglass       23  15   6.08   0   5  0   8   2   0   0   53.3   58   41   36  10   35   44  245   3   2  0   2  71

CL  Jorge Julio         23  67   1.99   5   6 25   0  61   0   0   68.0   55   22   15   5   27   55  289   8   2  0   3 216
RP *Buddy Groom         36  70   1.60   3   2  2   0  17   0   0   62.0   44   11   11   4   12   48  239   0   2  0   3 269
RP *B.J. Ryan           26  67   4.68   2   1  1   0  13   0   0   57.7   51   31   30   7   33   56  252   4   4  0   4  92
RP  Willis Roberts      27  66   3.36   5   4  1   0  24   0   0   75.0   79   34   28   5   32   51  334   7   4  0   3 128
RP  Rick Bauer          25  56   3.98   6   7  1   1  15   0   0   83.7   84   41   37  12   36   45  358   4   4  0   4 108

    Chris Brock         32  22   4.70   2   1  0   0   3   0   0   44.0   52   24   23   6   14   21  192   0   1  0   1  91
    Josh Towers         25   5   7.90   0   3  0   3   1   0   0   27.3   42   24   24  11    5   13  124   1   0  0   0  54
   *Yorkis Perez        34  23   3.29   0   0  1   0   8   0   0   27.3   21   12   10   4   14   25  120   3   0  0   1 130
    Pat Hentgen         33   4   7.77   0   4  0   4   0   0   0   22.0   31   20   19   6   10   11  103   1   0  0   0  55
   *Eric DuBose         26   4   3.00   0   0  0   0   2   0   0    6.0    7    2    2   1    1    4   25   0   1  0   0 143
    Steve Bechler       22   3  13.50   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    4.7    6    7    7   3    4    3   25   0   1  0   0  32
   *Erik Bedard         23   2  13.50   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    0.7    2    1    1   0    0    1    4   0   0  0   0  32
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.8 162   4.46  67  95 31 162 154   8   3 1450.7 1491  773  719 208  549  967 6258  54  54  1  34  96
    Rank among 14 AL teams          7  11   4 12           7  13      4    8    7       12    9   10
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
                        Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed
Team Fielding    Glossary  League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP   FP   PB  WP  SB  CS
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
GGil        1068 122 125  740   60   4  14  .995  19  42  61  35
BFordyce     369  39  55  267    8   4   1  .986   3  11  41   8
IMolina        9   1   1    7    1   0   0 1.000   0   1   1   1
RCasanova      2   0   2    3    0   0   0 1.000   0   0   0   0
FLunar         2   0   2    2    0   0   0 1.000   0   0   0   0
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
Team Total  1450 162 162 1019   69   8  15  .993  22  54 103  44
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---

First Base   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .993 *9.33
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JConine      917 102 103  948   57  10  99  .990  9.86
JGibbons     243  28  30  208   17   1  26  .996  8.33
JLeon        122  13  17  135    9   0  15 1.000 10.60
CRichard      60   7   9   63    3   0   0 1.000  9.90
DSegui        57   7   7   61    5   0  12 1.000 10.42
RMcGuire      37   4   7   36    3   0   4 1.000  9.31
HClark         8   1   1    7    0   0   2 1.000  7.88
LLopez         5   0   1    5    0   0   0 1.000  9.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1450 162 162 1463   94  11 158  .993  9.66
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Second Base  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .979 *4.90
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JHairston   1043 118 119  232  365  11  75  .982  5.15
BRoberts     222  25  25   44   81   3  19  .977  5.06
LLopez        84   8  12   12   19   1   3  .969  3.32
MMora         82   9  12   22   41   2  10  .969  6.86
MMoriarty     18   2   2    4   10   0   4 1.000  7.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1450 162 162  314  516  17 111  .980  5.15
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Third Base   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .951 *2.68
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
TBatista    1373 154 154  111  289  16  35  .962  2.62
JLeon         76   8  12    7   16   0   2 1.000  2.72
MMoriarty      1   0   1    0    1   0   0 1.000  9.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1450 162 162  118  306  16  37  .964  2.63
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Shortstop    Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .975 *4.56
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
MBordick    1007 115 117  196  372   1  92  .998  5.07
MMora        309  36  41   57  108   7  17  .959  4.81
LLopez       114  10  22   18   41   2   5  .967  4.66
MMoriarty     13   1   4    2    7   0   0 1.000  6.23
ERogers        7   0   4    2    5   0   1 1.000  9.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1450 162 162  275  533  10 115  .988  5.01
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Left Field   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .983 *2.14
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
MCordova     620  72  72  132    2   4   1  .971  1.94
MMora        588  63  74  159    6   2   3  .988  2.52
GMatthews     96  10  16   15    1   1   0  .941  1.49
JConine       48   6   6    8    0   0   0 1.000  1.50
LBigbie       44   5   6   12    0   0   0 1.000  2.45
HClark        34   4   4   10    0   0   0 1.000  2.65
JLeon         17   2   2    4    0   1   0  .800  2.12
LMatos         2   0   2    1    0   0   0 1.000  4.50
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1450 162 162  341    9   8   4  .978  2.17
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .989 *2.78
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
CSingleton  1023 111 126  274    3   4   0  .986  2.44
MMora        257  31  31   86    3   1   2  .989  3.11
GMatthews    125  15  16   34    3   2   0  .949  2.66
LMatos        36   4   6   11    0   0   0 1.000  2.75
LBigbie        8   1   1    2    0   0   0 1.000  2.25
LGarcia        1   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1450 162 162  407    9   7   2  .983  2.58
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Right Field  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .982 *2.12
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JGibbons     787  91  92  174    6   1   2  .994  2.06
GMatthews    579  63  76  130    2   3   1  .978  2.05
LMatos        38   4   7    5    0   0   0 1.000  1.16
MMora         30   3   5    6    0   0   0 1.000  1.80
LBigbie       13   1   6    5    0   0   0 1.000  3.46
LGarcia        2   0   1    1    0   0   0 1.000  4.50
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1450 162 162  321    8   4   3  .988  2.04
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Outfield     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .985 *2.35  LF  CF  RF 
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
CSingleton  1023 111 126  271    3   4   0  .986  2.41
MMora        876  97 104  253    9   3   5  .989  2.69
GMatthews    801  88 100  178    6   6   1  .968  2.07
JGibbons     787  91  92  176    6   1   2  .995  2.08
MCordova     620  72  72  132    2   4   1  .971  1.94
LMatos        76   8  14   17    0   0   0 1.000  1.99
LBigbie       65   7  12   19    0   0   0 1.000  2.63
JConine       48   6   6    8    0   0   0 1.000  1.50
HClark        34   4   4   10    0   0   0 1.000  2.65
JLeon         17   2   2    4    0   1   0  .800  2.12
LGarcia        3   0   2    1    0   0   0 1.000  3.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
Team Total  1450 162 162 1069   26  19   9  .983  2.26 162 162 162
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---

Pitchers     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .957 *1.69
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
RLopez       196  28  33    6   25   1   2  .969  1.42
SPonson      176  28  28   20   21   0   3 1.000  2.10
SErickson    160  28  29   14   22   3   2  .923  2.02
TDriskill    132  19  29    6   13   0   1 1.000  1.29
JJohnson     131  22  22    8   12   0   4 1.000  1.37
RBauer        83   1  56    1   15   0   2 1.000  1.72
WRoberts      75   0  66    4   10   2   0  .875  1.68
JJulio        68   0  67    5    5   0   0 1.000  1.32
JStephens     65  11  12    2   11   1   1  .929  1.80
BGroom        62   0  70    3    4   0   0 1.000  1.02
BRyan         57   0  67    1    8   0   1 1.000  1.40
CMaduro       56  10  12    7    4   0   0 1.000  1.75
SDouglass     53   8  15    3    8   0   2 1.000  1.86
CBrock        44   0  22    2    6   1   2  .889  1.64
JTowers       27   3   5    5    7   0   1 1.000  3.96
YPerez        27   0  23    2    3   2   0  .714  1.65
PHentgen      22   4   4    4    2   0   0 1.000  2.45
EDuBose        6   0   4    0    1   0   0 1.000  1.50
SBechler       4   0   3    1    0   0   0 1.000  1.91
EBedard        0   0   2    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1450 162 162   94  177  10  21  .964  1.68
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Des. Hitter   G
------------+---
MCordova      56
CRichard      36
DSegui        19
JGibbons      12
HClark         8
TBatista       7
JConine        7
BRoberts       7
MMora          3
JLeon          2
GMatthews      2
LLopez         1
LMatos         1
RMcGuire       1
CSingleton     1
------------+---

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.
* indicates Innings Played rather than Games Played was used in Range Factor (RnF) calculations. Team Totals for Innings Played are Innings Pitched by the team's pitchers.

Team Leaders
 Glossary - Select a player to see their individual page.

Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
Batting AverageSingleton.262
On-base %Mora.338
Slugging %Gibbons.482
OPSGibbons.793
GamesBatista161
At BatsBatista615
Plate Appearances (approx.)Batista682
RunsBatista90
HitsBatista150
Total BasesBatista281
DoublesBatista36
TriplesSingleton6
Home RunsBatista31
RBIBatista87
Bases on BallsMora70
StrikeoutsCordova111
Stolen BasesHairston21
SinglesBatista82
Adjusted OPS+Gibbons111
Runs CreatedBatista85
Adjusted Batting RunsMatthews8
Batting WinsGibbons and Matthews0.7
Extra-Base HitsBatista68
Times on BaseMora220
Offensive Win%Gibbons.506
Hit By PitchMora20
Sac. HitsHairston8
Sac. FliesConine10
Intentional WalksBatista9
Grounded into Double PlaysCordova and Gil17
Caught StealingMora10
Power/Speed NumberMora17.4
At Bats per StrikeoutGibbons7.4
At Bats per Home RunGibbons17.5
OutsBatista488

 

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
ERALopez3.57
WinsLopez15
Won-Loss %Lopez.625
BB + H per IP (WHIP)Lopez1.190
Hits Allowed/9IPLopez7.87
Bases on Balls/9IPLopez2.84
Strikeouts/9IPLopez6.22
GamesGroom70
SavesJulio25
InningsLopez196.7
StrikeoutsLopez136
Games StartedErickson, Lopez, and Ponson28
Comp. GamesErickson and Ponson3
ShutoutsErickson1
Home Runs Allow.Ponson26
Bases On Balls Allow.Erickson68
Hits AllowedErickson192
SO to WalkLopez2.19
LossesJohnson14
Earned Runs Allow.Erickson99
Wild PitchesJulio8
Hit BatsmenDriskill and Erickson8
Batters FacedLopez809
Games FinishedJulio61
Adjusted ERA+Lopez120

Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Salaries

David Segui$ 6,762,895
Scott Erickson$ 5,142,986
Tony Batista$ 4,900,000
Mike Bordick$ 4,873,439
Pat Hentgen$ 4,246,877
Jeff Conine$ 3,500,000
Sidney Ponson$ 2,650,000
Marty Cordova$ 2,500,000
Brook Fordyce$ 2,500,000
Buddy Groom$ 2,500,000
Jason Johnson$ 1,800,000
Chris Singleton$ 1,400,000
Chris Brock$ 1,000,000
Melvin Mora$ 350,000
Jerry Hairston$ 300,000
Chris Richard$ 300,000
B.J. Ryan$ 300,000
Calvin Maduro$ 270,000
Willis Roberts$ 260,000
Josh Towers$ 245,000
Jay Gibbons$ 232,500
Luis Matos$ 230,000
Fernando Lunar$ 225,000
Jorge Julio$ 216,000
Rick Bauer$ 200,000
Luis Garcia$ 200,000
Geronimo Gil$ 200,000
Rodrigo Lopez$ 200,000
Mike Moriarty$ 200,000


Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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Tony Batista

2001/2003

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