2002 New York Yankees Roster

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

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Complete Roster  
 

38 Randy Choate 6-03 180 Left Left 1975-09-05
22 Roger Clemens 6-04 220 Right Right 1962-08-04
65 Adrian Hernandez 6-02 185 Right Right 1974-08-30
26 Orlando Hernandez 6-02 210 Right Right 1965-10-11
41 Sterling Hitchcock 6-01 192 Left Left 1971-04-29
31 Steve Karsay 6-03 210 Right Right 1972-03-24
48 Brandon Knight 6-00 195 Right Right 1975-10-01
45, 43 Ted Lilly 6-00 185 Left Left 1976-01-04
55 Ramiro Mendoza 6-02 154 Right Right 1972-06-15
35 Mike Mussina 6-02 185 Right Left 1968-12-08
46 Andy Pettitte 6-05 235 Left Left 1972-06-15
42 Mariano Rivera 6-04 170 Right Right 1969-11-29
29 Mike Stanton 6-01 190 Left Left 1967-06-02
48 Jay Tessmer 6-03 188 Right Right 1971-12-26
53 Mike Thurman 6-04 190 Right Right 1973-07-22
18 Jeff Weaver 6-05 200 Right Right 1976-08-22
33 David Wells 6-04 225 Left Left 1963-05-20
45 Alberto Castillo 6-00 185 Right Right 1970-02-10
20 Jorge Posada 6-02 190 Right Both 1971-08-17
11 Chris Widger 6-03 195 Right Right 1971-05-21
17 Alex Arias 6-03 185 Right Right 1967-11-20
39 Ron Coomer 5-11 195 Right Right 1966-11-18
25 Jason Giambi 6-02 200 Right Left 1971-01-08
57 Drew Henson 6-05 222 Right Right 1980-02-13
2 Derek Jeter 6-03 175 Right Right 1974-06-26
36 Nick Johnson 6-03 224 Left Left 1978-09-19
12 Alfonso Soriano 6-01 180 Right Right 1976-01-07
19 Robin Ventura 6-01 198 Right Left 1967-07-14
14 Enrique Wilson 5-11 160 Right Both 1973-07-27
57 Karim Garcia 6-00 200 Left Left 1975-10-29
43 Raul Mondesi 5-11 202 Right Right 1971-03-12
59 Juan Rivera 6-02 170 Right Right 1978-04-03
47 Shane Spencer 5-11 225 Right Right 1972-02-20
18 Marcus Thames 6-02 205 Right Right 1977-03-06
28 John Vander Wal 6-02 197 Left Left 1966-04-29
27 Rondell White 6-01 205 Right Right 1972-02-23
51 Bernie Williams 6-02 205 Right Both 1968-09-13
17 Gerald Williams 6-02 190 Right Right 1966-08-10
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The 2002 New York Yankees played 161 games during the regular season, won 103 games, lost 58 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 98/98) where 3,465,807 fans witnessed their 2002 Yankees finish the season with a .640 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 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 2002 New York Yankees salary list, a 2002 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 2002 New York Yankees primary starters list:

2002 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


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2002 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Jorge Posada (138)
1B Jason Giambi (92)
2B Alfonso Soriano (155)
3B Robin Ventura (137)
SS Derek Jeter (156)
LF Rondell White (113)
CF Bernie Williams (147)
RF Raul Mondesi (59)
DH Jason Giambi (63)
  
SP Roger Clemens
SP Orlando Hernandez
SP Mike Mussina
SP Andy Pettitte
SP David Wells
  
RP Sterling Hitchcock
RP Steve Karsay
RP Ramiro Mendoza
RP Mike Stanton
CL Mariano Rivera


2002 New York Yankees
Salaries

Derek Jeter $14,600,000.00
Bernie Williams $12,357,143.00
Mike Mussina $11,000,000.00
Jason Giambi $10,428,571.00
Roger Clemens $10,300,000.00
Andy Pettitte $9,500,000.00
Mariano Rivera $9,450,000.00
Robin Ventura $8,500,000.00
Jorge Posada $7,000,000.00
Sterling Hitchcock $4,936,719.00
Rondell White $4,500,000.00
Steve Karsay $4,000,000.00
Orlando Hernandez $3,200,000.00
Ramiro Mendoza $2,600,000.00
Mike Stanton $2,500,000.00
David Wells $2,250,000.00
Gerald Williams $2,000,000.00
John Vander Wal $1,850,000.00
Drew Henson $1,000,000.00
Shane Spencer $885,000.00
Ron Coomer $750,000.00
Enrique Wilson $720,000.00
Alberto Castillo $650,000.00
Alfonso Soriano $630,000.00
Ted Lilly $237,150.00
Randy Choate $223,350.00
Nick Johnson $220,650.00
Jay Tessmer $210,000.00


2002 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#2 Derek Jeter
#11 Chris Widger
#12 Alfonso Soriano
#14 Enrique Wilson
#17 Alex Arias
#17 Gerald Williams
#18 Marcus Thames
#18 Jeff Weaver
#19 Robin Ventura
#20 Jorge Posada
#22 Roger Clemens
#25 Jason Giambi
#26 Orlando Hernandez
#27 Rondell White
#28 John Vander Wal
#29 Mike Stanton
#31 Steve Karsay
#33 David Wells
#35 Mike Mussina
#36 Nick Johnson
#38 Randy Choate
#39 Ron Coomer
#41 Sterling Hitchcock
#42 Mariano Rivera
#43 Ted Lilly
#43 Raul Mondesi
#45 Alberto Castillo
#45 Ted Lilly
#46 Andy Pettitte
#47 Shane Spencer
#48 Brandon Knight
#48 Jay Tessmer
#51 Bernie Williams
#53 Mike Thurman
#55 Ramiro Mendoza
#57 Karim Garcia
#57 Drew Henson
#59 Juan Rivera
#65 Adrian Hernandez

Did you know that a 2002 New York Yankees 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)?