2002 New York Mets Roster

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

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2002 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

34 Pedro Astacio 6-02 190 Right Right 1969-11-28
33 Mike Bacsik 6-03 190 Left Left 1977-11-11
49 Armando Benitez 6-04 180 Right Right 1972-11-03
43 Jaime Cerda 6-00 175 Left Left 1978-10-26
32 Bruce Chen 6-02 210 Right Both 1977-06-19
27 Mark Corey 6-02 220 Right Right 1974-11-16
18 Jeff D'Amico 6-07 250 Right Right 1975-12-27
48 Kane Davis 6-03 194 Right Right 1975-06-25
55 Shawn Estes 6-02 185 Left Both 1973-02-18
55 Pedro Feliciano 5-10 185 Left Left 1976-08-25
53 Mark Guthrie 6-04 206 Left Both 1965-09-22
21 Bobby Jones 6-00 185 Left Right 1972-04-11
17 Satoru Komiyama 6-02 195 Right Right 1965-09-15
22 Al Leiter 6-03 215 Left Left 1965-10-23
27 Jason Middlebrook 6-03 215 Right Right 1975-06-26
39 Steve Reed 6-02 202 Right Right 1965-03-11
36 Grant Roberts 6-03 205 Right Right 1977-09-13
38 Jae Seo 6-01 215 Right Right 1977-05-24
38 Pat Strange 6-05 245 Right Right 1980-08-23
25 Scott Strickland 5-11 180 Right Right 1976-04-26
50 John Thomson 6-03 175 Right Right 1973-10-01
29 Steve Trachsel 6-04 205 Right Right 1970-10-31
43 Pete Walker 6-02 195 Right Right 1969-04-08
46 Tyler Walker 6-03 250 Right Right 1976-05-15
35 David Weathers 6-03 205 Right Right 1969-09-25
7 Jason Phillips 6-01 180 Right Right 1976-09-27
31 Mike Piazza 6-03 197 Right Right 1968-09-04
3 Vance Wilson 5-11 190 Right Right 1973-03-17
13 Edgardo Alfonzo 5-11 210 Right Right 1973-11-08
12 Roberto Alomar 6-00 185 Right Both 1968-02-05
5 Mark Johnson 6-04 230 Left Left 1967-10-17
10 Rey Ordonez 5-09 160 Right Right 1971-11-11
26 Marco Scutaro 5-10 170 Right Right 1975-10-30
4 John Valentin 6-00 185 Right Right 1967-02-18
42 Mo Vaughn 6-01 230 Right Left 1967-12-15
9 Ty Wigginton 6-00 210 Right Right 1977-10-11
20 Jeromy Burnitz 6-00 190 Right Left 1969-04-15
19 Roger Cedeno 6-01 165 Right Both 1974-08-16
23 McKay Christensen 5-11 180 Left Left 1975-08-14
15 Brady Clark 6-02 195 Right Right 1973-04-18
21 Raul Gonzalez 5-09 190 Right Right 1973-12-27
21 Mark Little 6-00 195 Right Right 1972-07-11
47 Joe McEwing 5-11 170 Right Right 1972-10-19
44 Jay Payton 5-10 185 Right Right 1972-11-22
6 Timo Perez 5-09 167 Left Left 1975-04-08
23 Esix Snead 5-10 175 Right Right 1976-06-07
40 Tony Tarasco 6-01 205 Right Left 1970-12-09
25 Gary Matthews, Jr. 6-03 210 Right Both 1974-08-25
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The 2002 New York Mets played 161 games during the regular season, won 75 games, lost 86 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 94/95) where 2,804,838 fans witnessed their 2002 Mets finish the season with a .466 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 Mets Opening Day starters list, a 2002 New York Mets salary list, a 2002 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 2002 New York Mets primary starters list:

2002 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Edgardo Alfonzo
Roberto Alomar
Jeromy Burnitz
Roger Cedeno
Al Leiter
Rey Ordonez
Jay Payton
Mike Piazza
Mo Vaughn

2002 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Mike Piazza (121)
1B Mo Vaughn (134)
2B Roberto Alomar (147)
3B Edgardo Alfonzo (134)
SS Rey Ordonez (142)
LF Roger Cedeno (132)
CF Timo Perez (93)
RF Jeromy Burnitz (140)
DH Mike Piazza (6)
  
SP Pedro Astacio
SP Jeff D'Amico
SP Shawn Estes
SP Al Leiter
SP Steve Trachsel
  
RP Jaime Cerda
RP Mark Guthrie
RP Satoru Komiyama
RP Steve Reed
RP Grant Roberts
RP Scott Strickland
RP David Weathers
CL Armando Benitez


2002 New York Mets
Salaries

Mo Vaughn $12,166,667.00
Mike Piazza $10,571,429.00
Al Leiter $9,250,000.00
Roberto Alomar $7,939,664.00
Jeromy Burnitz $7,166,667.00
Rey Ordonez $6,250,000.00
Edgardo Alfonzo $6,200,000.00
Shawn Estes $6,200,000.00
Armando Benitez $5,812,500.00
Steve Trachsel $4,300,000.00
Pedro Astacio $4,000,000.00
Roger Cedeno $2,375,000.00
Jeff D'Amico $1,840,000.00
David Weathers $1,833,333.00
Mark Guthrie $1,800,000.00
Joe McEwing $750,000.00
John Valentin $550,000.00
Satoru Komiyama $500,000.00
Mark Johnson $475,000.00
Jay Payton $362,500.00
Bruce Chen $300,000.00
Gary Matthews, Jr. $237,500.00
Kane Davis $235,000.00
Vance Wilson $222,500.00
Grant Roberts $212,500.00


2002 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#3 Vance Wilson
#4 John Valentin
#5 Mark Johnson
#6 Timo Perez
#7 Jason Phillips
#9 Ty Wigginton
#10 Rey Ordonez
#12 Roberto Alomar
#13 Edgardo Alfonzo
#15 Brady Clark
#17 Satoru Komiyama
#18 Jeff D'Amico
#19 Roger Cedeno
#20 Jeromy Burnitz
#21 Raul Gonzalez
#21 Bobby Jones
#21 Mark Little
#22 Al Leiter
#23 McKay Christensen
#23 Esix Snead
#25 Gary Matthews, Jr.
#25 Scott Strickland
#26 Marco Scutaro
#27 Mark Corey
#27 Jason Middlebrook
#29 Steve Trachsel
#31 Mike Piazza
#32 Bruce Chen
#33 Mike Bacsik
#34 Pedro Astacio
#35 David Weathers
#36 Grant Roberts
#38 Jae Seo
#38 Pat Strange
#39 Steve Reed
#40 Tony Tarasco
#42 Mo Vaughn
#43 Jaime Cerda
#43 Pete Walker
#44 Jay Payton
#46 Tyler Walker
#47 Joe McEwing
#48 Kane Davis
#49 Armando Benitez
#50 John Thomson
#53 Mark Guthrie
#55 Shawn Estes
#55 Pedro Feliciano

Did you know that a 2002 New York Mets 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)?