2002 Texas Rangers Roster

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

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Complete Roster  
 

51 Juan Alvarez 6-00 184 Left Left 1973-08-09
30 Rob Bell 6-05 225 Right Right 1977-01-17
53 Joaquin Benoit 6-03 205 Right Right 1977-07-26
16 Dave Burba 6-04 240 Right Right 1966-07-07
31 Francisco Cordero 6-02 200 Right Right 1975-05-11
17 Doug Davis 6-04 190 Left Right 1975-09-21
50 Randy Flores 6-00 185 Left Left 1975-07-31
41 Reynaldo Garcia 6-03 170 Right Right 1978-04-15
45 Hideki Irabu 6-04 240 Right Right 1969-05-15
52 Dan Kolb 6-04 215 Right Right 1975-03-29
56 Ben Kozlowski 6-06 220 Left Left 1980-08-16
48 Colby Lewis 6-04 215 Right Right 1979-08-02
32 Dan Miceli 6-00 207 Right Right 1970-09-09
54 Chris Michalak 6-02 195 Left Left 1971-01-04
38 Aaron Myette 6-04 195 Right Right 1977-09-26
50 C.J. Nitkowski 6-02 185 Left Left 1973-03-09
61 Chan Ho Park 6-02 185 Right Right 1973-06-30
39 Jay Powell 6-04 220 Right Right 1972-01-09
46 Dennys Reyes 6-03 246 Left Right 1977-04-19
49 John Rocker 6-04 225 Left Right 1974-10-17
44 Rich Rodriguez 6-00 200 Left Left 1963-03-01
37 Kenny Rogers 6-01 205 Left Left 1964-11-10
40 Rudy Seanez 5-10 185 Right Right 1968-10-20
32 Anthony Telford 6-00 175 Right Right 1966-03-06
14 Ismael Valdez 6-03 185 Right Right 1973-08-21
47 Todd Van Poppel 6-05 210 Right Right 1971-12-09
43 Steve Woodard 6-04 225 Right Left 1975-05-15
23 Todd Greene 5-10 195 Right Right 1971-05-08
33 Bill Haselman 6-03 220 Right Right 1966-05-25
22 Hector Ortiz 6-00 205 Right Right 1969-10-14
7 Ivan Rodriguez 5-09 205 Right Right 1971-11-27
12 Hank Blalock 6-01 195 Right Left 1980-11-21
6 Travis Hafner 6-03 240 Right Left 1977-06-03
16 Jason Hart 6-03 225 Right Right 1977-09-05
13 Mike Lamb 6-01 195 Right Left 1975-08-09
25 Rafael Palmeiro 6-00 188 Left Left 1964-09-24
35 Herbert Perry 6-02 210 Right Right 1969-09-15
3 Alex Rodriguez 6-03 190 Right Right 1975-07-27
10 Michael Young 6-01 190 Right Right 1976-10-19
27 Frank Catalanotto 6-00 170 Right Left 1974-04-27
2 Carl Everett 6-00 220 Right Both 1971-06-03
19 Juan Gonzalez 6-03 210 Right Right 1969-10-20
29 Rusty Greer 6-00 190 Left Left 1969-01-21
21 Todd Hollandsworth 6-02 195 Left Left 1973-04-20
18 Gabe Kapler 6-02 208 Right Right 1975-08-31
15 Ryan Ludwick 6-03 205 Left Right 1978-07-13
28 Kevin Mench 6-00 230 Right Right 1978-01-07
21 Calvin Murray 5-11 190 Right Right 1971-07-30
24 Ruben Rivera 6-03 200 Right Right 1973-11-14
4 Jason Romano 6-00 185 Right Right 1979-06-24
4 Donnie Sadler 5-06 175 Right Right 1975-06-17
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The 2002 Texas Rangers played 162 games during the regular season, won 72 games, lost 90 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at The Ballpark at Arlington (Park Factors: 112/110) where 2,352,397 fans witnessed their 2002 Rangers finish the season with a .444 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 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 2002 Texas Rangers salary list, a 2002 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 2002 Texas Rangers primary starters list:

2002 Texas Rangers
Opening Day Starters


Hank Blalock
Carl Everett
Juan Gonzalez
Rusty Greer
Gabe Kapler
Rafael Palmeiro
Alex Rodriguez
Ivan Rodriguez
Ismael Valdez
Michael Young

2002 Texas Rangers
Most Games by Position

C Ivan Rodriguez (100)
1B Rafael Palmeiro (97)
2B Michael Young (152)
3B Herbert Perry (112)
SS Alex Rodriguez (162)
LF Kevin Mench (57)
CF Ruben Rivera (67)
RF Juan Gonzalez (62)
RF Kevin Mench (62)
DH Rafael Palmeiro (55)
  
SP Rob Bell
SP Dave Burba
SP Chan Ho Park
SP Kenny Rogers
SP Ismael Valdez
  
RP Juan Alvarez
RP Francisco Cordero
RP Randy Flores
RP Dan Kolb
RP Jay Powell
RP John Rocker
RP Rich Rodriguez
RP Rudy Seanez
RP Anthony Telford
RP Todd Van Poppel
CL Hideki Irabu


2002 Texas Rangers
Salaries

Alex Rodriguez $22,000,000.00
Juan Gonzalez $11,000,000.00
Ivan Rodriguez $9,600,000.00
Rafael Palmeiro $8,712,986.00
Carl Everett $8,666,666.00
Kenny Rogers $7,500,000.00
Chan Ho Park $6,884,803.00
Rusty Greer $6,800,000.00
John Rocker $2,500,000.00
Ismael Valdez $2,500,000.00
Frank Catalanotto $2,475,000.00
Jay Powell $2,250,000.00
Dave Burba $2,000,000.00
Todd Van Poppel $2,000,000.00
Gabe Kapler $1,850,000.00
Dan Miceli $1,000,000.00
Rudy Seanez $1,000,000.00
Herbert Perry $900,000.00
Bill Haselman $800,000.00
Rich Rodriguez $600,000.00
Hideki Irabu $550,000.00
Steve Woodard $550,000.00
Doug Davis $310,000.00
Dan Kolb $260,000.00
Michael Young $250,000.00
Hank Blalock $200,000.00
Colby Lewis $200,000.00


2002 Texas Rangers
Uniform Numbers

#2 Carl Everett
#3 Alex Rodriguez
#4 Jason Romano
#4 Donnie Sadler
#6 Travis Hafner
#7 Ivan Rodriguez
#10 Michael Young
#12 Hank Blalock
#13 Mike Lamb
#14 Ismael Valdez
#15 Ryan Ludwick
#16 Dave Burba
#16 Jason Hart
#17 Doug Davis
#18 Gabe Kapler
#19 Juan Gonzalez
#21 Todd Hollandsworth
#21 Calvin Murray
#22 Hector Ortiz
#23 Todd Greene
#24 Ruben Rivera
#25 Rafael Palmeiro
#27 Frank Catalanotto
#28 Kevin Mench
#29 Rusty Greer
#30 Rob Bell
#31 Francisco Cordero
#32 Dan Miceli
#32 Anthony Telford
#33 Bill Haselman
#35 Herbert Perry
#37 Kenny Rogers
#38 Aaron Myette
#39 Jay Powell
#40 Rudy Seanez
#41 Reynaldo Garcia
#43 Steve Woodard
#44 Rich Rodriguez
#45 Hideki Irabu
#46 Dennys Reyes
#47 Todd Van Poppel
#48 Colby Lewis
#49 John Rocker
#50 Randy Flores
#50 C.J. Nitkowski
#51 Juan Alvarez
#52 Dan Kolb
#53 Joaquin Benoit
#54 Chris Michalak
#56 Ben Kozlowski
#61 Chan Ho Park

Did you know that a 2002 Texas Rangers 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)?