2002 Kansas City Royals Roster

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

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2002 Kansas City Royals



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Complete Roster  
 

48 Jeremy Affeldt 6-04 185 Left Left 1979-06-06
53 Miguel Asencio 6-02 190 Right Right 1980-09-29
26 Jeff Austin 6-00 185 Right Right 1976-10-19
58 Cory Bailey 6-01 202 Right Right 1971-01-24
35 Ryan Bukvich 6-03 235 Right Right 1978-05-13
36 Paul Byrd 6-01 185 Right Right 1970-12-03
33 Chad Durbin 6-02 200 Right Right 1977-12-03
56 Nate Field 6-02 200 Right Right 1975-12-11
32 Chris George 6-02 200 Left Left 1979-09-16
38 Jason Grimsley 6-03 180 Right Right 1967-08-07
39 Roberto Hernandez 6-04 235 Right Right 1964-11-11
40 Runelvys Hernandez 6-01 205 Right Right 1978-04-27
52 Jeremy Hill 5-11 200 Right Right 1977-08-08
54 Mike MacDougal 6-04 195 Right Both 1977-03-05
31 Darrell May 6-02 170 Left Left 1972-06-13
57 Scott Mullen 6-02 190 Left Right 1975-01-17
43 Wes Obermueller 6-02 195 Right Right 1976-12-22
41 Dan Reichert 6-03 175 Right Right 1976-07-12
47 Bryan Rekar 6-03 205 Right Right 1972-06-03
56 Shawn Sedlacek 6-04 200 Right Right 1980-06-29
52 Brian Shouse 5-11 180 Left Left 1968-09-26
34 Blake Stein 6-07 240 Right Right 1973-08-03
37 Jeff Suppan 6-01 200 Right Right 1975-01-02
17 Mac Suzuki 6-03 195 Right Right 1975-05-31
46 Brad Voyles 6-01 195 Right Right 1976-12-30
51 Kris Wilson 6-04 225 Right Right 1976-08-06
22 Juan Brito 5-11 205 Right Right 1977-11-07
7 A.J. Hinch 6-01 207 Right Right 1974-05-15
2 Brent Mayne 6-01 190 Right Left 1968-04-19
17 Dusty Wathan 6-04 215 Right Right 1973-08-22
12 Luis Alicea 5-09 177 Right Both 1965-07-29
4 Angel Berroa 6-00 195 Right Right 1978-01-27
50 Mike Caruso 6-01 172 Right Left 1977-05-27
3 Carlos Febles 5-11 185 Right Right 1976-05-24
6 David McCarty 6-05 215 Left Right 1969-11-23
1 Luis Ordaz 5-11 170 Right Right 1975-08-12
19 Kit Pellow 6-01 200 Right Right 1973-08-28
8 Neifi Perez 6-00 175 Right Both 1973-06-02
43 Chan Perry 6-02 200 Right Right 1972-09-13
16 Joe Randa 5-11 190 Right Right 1969-12-18
29 Mike Sweeney 6-01 195 Right Right 1973-07-22
15 Carlos Beltran 6-01 190 Right Both 1977-04-24
30 Brandon Berger 5-11 205 Right Right 1975-02-21
27 Dee Brown 6-00 215 Right Left 1978-03-27
9 Alexis Gomez 6-02 180 Left Left 1978-08-08
45 Aaron Guiel 5-10 190 Right Left 1972-10-05
18 Raul Ibanez 6-02 210 Right Left 1972-06-02
11 Chuck Knoblauch 5-09 181 Right Right 1968-07-07
19 Donzell McDonald 5-11 180 Right Both 1975-02-20
14 Mark Quinn 6-01 195 Right Right 1974-05-21
1 Donnie Sadler 5-06 175 Right Right 1975-06-17
24 Michael Tucker 6-02 185 Right Left 1971-06-25
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The 2002 Kansas City Royals played 162 games during the regular season, won 62 games, lost 100 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Kauffman Stadium (Park Factors: 117/115) where 1,323,036 fans witnessed their 2002 Royals finish the season with a .383 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 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 2002 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 2002 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 2002 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:

2002 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters


Carlos Beltran
Carlos Febles
Raul Ibanez
Chuck Knoblauch
Brent Mayne
Neifi Perez
Joe Randa
Jeff Suppan
Mike Sweeney
Michael Tucker

2002 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C Brent Mayne (99)
1B Mike Sweeney (102)
2B Carlos Febles (116)
3B Joe Randa (129)
SS Neifi Perez (139)
LF Chuck Knoblauch (74)
CF Carlos Beltran (149)
RF Michael Tucker (67)
DH Raul Ibanez (36)
  
SP Miguel Asencio
SP Paul Byrd
SP Darrell May
SP Jeff Suppan
  
RP Jeremy Affeldt
RP Cory Bailey
RP Ryan Bukvich
RP Jason Grimsley
RP Scott Mullen
RP Dan Reichert
RP Brian Shouse
RP Blake Stein
RP Brad Voyles
CL Roberto Hernandez


2002 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

Mike Sweeney $8,000,000.00
Roberto Hernandez $6,000,000.00
Jeff Suppan $4,150,000.00
Neifi Perez $4,100,000.00
Joe Randa $4,000,000.00
Carlos Beltran $3,500,000.00
Brent Mayne $2,500,000.00
Michael Tucker $2,250,000.00
Chuck Knoblauch $2,000,000.00
Jason Grimsley $1,900,000.00
Blake Stein $1,350,000.00
Paul Byrd $850,000.00
David McCarty $850,000.00
Luis Alicea $800,000.00
Raul Ibanez $800,000.00
Carlos Febles $775,000.00
Darrell May $375,000.00
Mark Quinn $375,000.00
Cory Bailey $320,000.00
Dan Reichert $310,000.00
Chad Durbin $275,000.00
A.J. Hinch $260,000.00
Donnie Sadler $255,000.00
Kris Wilson $240,000.00
Brian Shouse $215,000.00
Jeff Austin $205,000.00
Brandon Berger $202,000.00
Jeremy Affeldt $200,000.00
Miguel Asencio $200,000.00


2002 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Luis Ordaz
#1 Donnie Sadler
#2 Brent Mayne
#3 Carlos Febles
#4 Angel Berroa
#6 David McCarty
#7 A.J. Hinch
#8 Neifi Perez
#9 Alexis Gomez
#11 Chuck Knoblauch
#12 Luis Alicea
#14 Mark Quinn
#15 Carlos Beltran
#16 Joe Randa
#17 Mac Suzuki
#17 Dusty Wathan
#18 Raul Ibanez
#19 Donzell McDonald
#19 Kit Pellow
#22 Juan Brito
#24 Michael Tucker
#26 Jeff Austin
#27 Dee Brown
#29 Mike Sweeney
#30 Brandon Berger
#31 Darrell May
#32 Chris George
#33 Chad Durbin
#34 Blake Stein
#35 Ryan Bukvich
#36 Paul Byrd
#37 Jeff Suppan
#38 Jason Grimsley
#39 Roberto Hernandez
#40 Runelvys Hernandez
#41 Dan Reichert
#43 Wes Obermueller
#43 Chan Perry
#45 Aaron Guiel
#46 Brad Voyles
#47 Bryan Rekar
#48 Jeremy Affeldt
#50 Mike Caruso
#51 Kris Wilson
#52 Jeremy Hill
#52 Brian Shouse
#53 Miguel Asencio
#54 Mike MacDougal
#56 Nate Field
#56 Shawn Sedlacek
#57 Scott Mullen
#58 Cory Bailey

Did you know that a 2002 Kansas City Royals 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)?