2001 Season Review -- 2001 New York Yankees

February 19, 2002
This article takes a look at how the 2001 New York Yankees performed
relative to pre-season expectations. For links to the reviews for the
other teams, more information on our projection system, the projections
for 2001, definitions of key terms and statistics, and how the new strike
zone affected the stats in 2001, visit the following pages:
2001 Team Reviews
Diamond Mind projection system
Projecting the 2001 Season (March
22, 2001)
Key terms and statisitics
Effect of the new strike zone
Capsule Summary
Projected Actual
Runs for 783 804
Runs allowed 670 713
Run Margin 113 91
Wins 94 95
Pythagorean wins 93 90
Placement 2nd 1st
Position Players
Jorge Posada, c , bats switch, age 29
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 466 126 29 1 21 76 76 5 85 7 127 1 1 .270 .386 .472 .858 89
Prorated NYA 464 125 29 1 21 76 76 5 85 7 126 1 1 88
Actual NYA 484 134 28 1 22 59 95 6 62 10 132 2 6 .277 .363 .475 .838 83
Todd Greene, c , bats right, age 30
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected FA 72 17 4 0 3 8 9 0 3 0 14 0 0 .236 .267 .417 .683 7
Prorated NYA 96 23 5 0 4 11 12 0 4 0 19 0 0 10
Actual NYA 96 20 4 0 1 9 11 1 3 0 21 0 0 .208 .240 .281 .521 6
Joe Oliver, c , bats right, age 35
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 96 23 6 0 3 10 14 0 5 0 19 1 0 .240 .275 .396 .670 10
Prorated NYA 37 9 2 0 1 4 5 0 2 0 7 0 0 4
Actual NYA 36 9 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 12 0 0 .250 .263 .361 .624 4
Prorated Bos 12 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1
Actual Bos 12 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .250 .308 .333 .641 1
Prorated Tot 49 12 3 0 2 5 7 0 3 0 10 1 0 6
Actual Tot 48 12 2 0 1 4 3 0 2 0 15 0 0 .250 .275 .354 .629 5
Bobby Estalella, c , bats right, age 26
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected SF 417 99 28 2 18 59 71 3 68 6 113 3 1 .237 .345 .444 .788 66
Prorated SF 89 21 6 0 4 13 15 1 14 1 24 1 0 14
Actual SF 93 19 5 1 3 11 10 1 11 2 28 0 0 .204 .295 .376 .672 10
Prorated NYA 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Actual NYA 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0
Prorated Tot 94 22 6 0 4 13 16 1 15 1 25 1 0 15
Actual Tot 97 19 5 1 3 12 10 2 12 2 30 0 0 .196 .297 .361 .658 11
Tino Martinez, 1b, bats left, age 33
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 534 138 30 2 20 75 92 5 56 7 73 3 1 .258 .332 .434 .767 76
Prorated NYA 566 146 32 2 21 80 98 5 59 7 77 3 1 80
Actual NYA 589 165 24 2 34 89 113 2 42 2 89 1 2 .280 .329 .501 .830 94
Nick Johnson, 1b, bats left, age 22
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 58 17 4 0 2 13 10 4 13 1 11 1 0 .293 .453 .466 .919 14
Prorated NYA 60 18 4 0 2 14 10 4 14 1 11 1 0 15
Actual NYA 67 13 2 0 2 6 8 4 7 0 15 0 0 .194 .308 .313 .621 6
Alfonso Soriano, 2b, bats right, age 23
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 477 117 30 3 13 77 63 2 22 1 93 15 8 .245 .278 .403 .681 52
Prorated NYA 575 141 36 4 16 93 76 2 27 1 112 18 10 62
Actual NYA 574 154 34 3 18 77 73 3 29 0 125 43 14 .268 .304 .432 .736 76
Scott Brosius, 3b, bats right, age 34
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 487 117 24 0 16 63 70 4 45 2 78 3 4 .240 .307 .388 .695 57
Prorated NYA 429 103 21 0 14 56 62 4 40 2 69 3 4 50
Actual NYA 428 123 25 2 13 57 49 5 34 2 83 3 1 .287 .343 .446 .789 66
Clay Bellinger, 3b/lf/cf/1b, bats right, age 32
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 117 23 6 0 2 16 10 2 9 0 27 3 0 .197 .264 .299 .563 10
Prorated NYA 80 16 4 0 1 11 7 1 6 0 18 2 0 7
Actual NYA 81 13 1 1 5 12 12 1 4 0 23 1 2 .160 .207 .383 .590 5
Luis Sojo, 3b/1b/2b/ss, bats right, age 35
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 139 37 7 0 2 16 16 0 7 1 12 1 0 .266 .301 .360 .661 14
Prorated NYA 79 21 4 0 1 9 9 0 4 1 7 1 0 8
Actual NYA 79 13 2 0 0 5 9 1 4 0 12 1 0 .165 .214 .190 .404 4
Randy Velarde, 3b, bats right, age 38
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Tex 602 180 29 3 13 102 64 4 68 1 103 16 6 .299 .373 .422 .795 95
Prorated Tex 297 89 14 1 6 50 32 2 33 0 51 8 3 46
Actual Tex 296 88 16 2 9 46 31 5 29 0 73 4 2 .297 .369 .456 .825 50
Prorated NYA 49 15 2 0 1 8 5 0 6 0 8 1 0 8
Actual NYA 46 7 3 0 0 4 1 3 5 0 13 2 0 .152 .278 .217 .495 4
Prorated Tot 345 103 17 2 7 59 37 2 39 1 59 9 3 54
Actual Tot 342 95 19 2 9 50 32 8 34 0 86 6 2 .278 .356 .424 .780 53
Scott Seabol, 3b, bats right, age 26
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 79 20 6 0 3 12 11 0 5 0 17 0 0 .253 .298 .443 .741 10
Prorated NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Actual NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
Derek Jeter, ss, bats right, age 27
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 589 200 31 6 19 123 82 10 73 3 104 21 6 .340 .419 .509 .929 131
Prorated NYA 596 202 31 6 19 124 83 10 74 3 105 21 6 132
Actual NYA 614 191 35 3 21 110 74 10 56 3 99 27 3 .311 .377 .480 .858 115
Enrique Wilson, ss/3b/2b, bats switch, age 25
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Pit 79 21 5 0 1 10 8 0 6 0 9 1 1 .266 .314 .367 .681 9
Prorated Pit 121 32 8 0 2 15 12 0 9 0 14 2 2 14
Actual Pit 129 24 3 0 1 7 8 0 3 0 23 0 3 .186 .203 .233 .436 4
Prorated NYA 98 26 6 0 1 12 10 0 7 0 11 1 1 11
Actual NYA 99 24 5 1 1 10 12 0 6 0 14 0 2 .242 .283 .343 .626 9
Prorated Tot 219 58 14 0 3 28 22 0 17 0 25 3 3 25
Actual Tot 228 48 8 1 2 17 20 0 9 0 37 0 5 .211 .238 .281 .519 12
Erick Almonte, ss, bats right, age 23
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Actual NYA 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 2
Chuck Knoblauch, lf, bats right, age 32
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 507 142 27 3 11 97 45 14 66 0 53 22 8 .280 .376 .410 .786 85
Prorated NYA 513 144 27 3 11 98 46 14 67 0 54 22 8 86
Actual NYA 521 130 20 3 9 66 44 14 58 1 73 38 9 .250 .339 .351 .691 69
Shane Spencer, lf/rf, bats right, age 29
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 85 22 4 0 3 12 13 1 7 0 16 0 0 .259 .319 .412 .731 12
Prorated NYA 281 73 13 0 10 40 43 3 23 0 53 0 0 38
Actual NYA 283 73 14 2 10 40 46 4 21 0 58 4 1 .258 .315 .428 .743 39
Bernie Williams, cf, bats switch, age 32
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 562 180 34 5 28 112 115 2 85 13 88 12 7 .320 .409 .548 .957 126
Prorated NYA 545 174 33 5 27 109 111 2 82 13 85 12 7 121
Actual NYA 540 166 38 0 26 102 94 6 78 11 67 11 5 .307 .395 .522 .917 113
Michael Coleman, cf, bats right, age 25
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 68 15 3 0 3 11 9 1 6 0 18 2 1 .221 .293 .397 .690 8
Prorated NYA 35 8 2 0 2 6 5 1 3 0 9 1 1 5
Actual NYA 38 8 0 0 1 5 7 0 0 0 15 0 1 .211 .205 .289 .495 2
Robert Perez, cf, bats right, age 32
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 74 18 3 0 2 7 10 0 1 0 11 1 1 .243 .253 .365 .618 6
Prorated NYA 16 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Actual NYA 15 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 1 .267 .313 .333 .646 1
Prorated Mil 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Actual Mil 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
Prorated Tot 21 5 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2
Actual Tot 20 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 1 .200 .238 .250 .488 1
Donzell McDonald, cf, bats switch, age 26
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 64 13 2 1 0 10 3 0 10 0 12 5 2 .203 .311 .266 .576 6
Prorated NYA 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
Actual NYA 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0
Paul O'Neill, rf, bats left, age 38
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 564 159 31 1 18 73 99 1 56 2 87 11 7 .282 .342 .436 .778 81
Prorated NYA 503 142 28 1 16 65 88 1 50 2 78 10 6 73
Actual NYA 510 136 33 1 21 77 70 2 48 4 59 22 3 .267 .330 .459 .789 75
Gerald Williams, rf/cf/lf, bats right, age 34
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Tam 625 167 32 1 21 92 90 4 36 1 102 12 11 .267 .310 .422 .732 79
Prorated Tam 233 62 12 0 8 34 34 1 13 0 38 4 4 29
Actual Tam 232 48 17 0 4 30 17 4 13 0 42 10 4 .207 .261 .332 .593 19
Prorated NYA 50 13 3 0 2 7 7 0 3 0 8 1 1 6
Actual NYA 47 8 1 0 0 12 2 1 5 0 13 3 1 .170 .264 .191 .456 3
Prorated Tot 283 76 14 0 10 42 41 2 16 0 46 5 5 36
Actual Tot 279 56 18 0 4 42 19 5 18 0 55 13 5 .201 .262 .308 .570 21
Darren Bragg, rf, bats left, age 31
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYN 64 15 3 0 1 7 7 1 8 0 17 1 0 .234 .324 .328 .652 7
Prorated NYN 54 13 3 0 1 6 6 1 7 0 14 1 0 7
Actual NYN 57 15 6 0 0 4 5 1 4 0 23 3 2 .263 .323 .368 .691 7
Prorated NYA 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Actual NYA 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 1
Prorated Tot 57 13 3 0 1 6 6 1 7 0 15 1 0 6
Actual Tot 61 16 7 0 0 5 5 1 4 0 24 3 2 .262 .318 .377 .695 7
Juan Rivera, rf, bats right, age 22
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Actual NYA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
David Justice, dh/lf/rf, bats left, age 35
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 534 142 29 0 31 86 105 1 89 7 100 2 1 .266 .369 .494 .863 100
Prorated NYA 373 99 20 0 22 60 73 1 62 5 70 1 1 70
Actual NYA 381 92 16 1 18 58 51 0 54 5 83 1 2 .241 .333 .430 .763 56
Henry Rodriguez, dh, bats left, age 33
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected NYA 139 37 8 0 8 20 25 1 16 2 36 0 1 .266 .344 .496 .840 23
Prorated NYA 7 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1
Actual NYA 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
Pitchers
Roger Clemens, starter, throws right, age 38
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected NYA 3.81 32 32 15 9 0 210 190 22 92 197 .243 .707
Prorated NYA 33 33 15 9 0 215 195 23 94 202
Actual NYA 3.51 33 33 20 3 0 220 205 19 72 213 .246 .683
Mike Mussina, starter, throws right, age 32
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected NYA 3.70 32 32 15 9 0 219 217 24 47 188 .260 .715
Prorated NYA 32 32 15 9 0 222 220 24 48 191
Actual NYA 3.15 34 34 17 11 0 229 202 20 42 214 .237 .632
Andy Pettitte, starter, throws left, age 29
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected NYA 4.40 32 32 13 10 0 207 222 18 83 129 .278 .760
Prorated NYA 31 31 12 10 0 198 213 17 79 124
Actual NYA 3.99 31 31 15 10 0 201 224 14 41 164 .281 .716
Ted Lilly, starter/reliever, throws left, age 25
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected NYA 6.48 13 0 1 1 0 17 21 3 8 15 .309 .891
Prorated NYA 90 0 7 7 0 115 145 21 55 103
Actual NYA 5.37 26 21 5 6 0 121 126 20 51 112 .267 .808
Orlando Hernandez, starter, throws right, age 31
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected NYA 3.86 32 32 15 9 0 214 194 30 70 161 .241 .724
Prorated NYA 15 15 7 4 0 99 90 14 32 74
Actual NYA 4.85 17 16 4 7 0 95 90 19 42 77 .248 .784
Sterling Hitchcock, starter, throws left, age 30
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected SD 4.34 14 14 5 5 0 85 82 14 29 79 .253 .758
Prorated SD 3 3 1 1 0 20 19 3 7 18
Actual SD 3.32 3 3 2 1 0 19 22 1 3 15 .275 .710
Prorated NYA 9 9 3 3 0 56 54 9 19 52
Actual NYA 6.49 10 9 4 4 0 51 67 5 18 28 .315 .837
Prorated Tot 12 12 4 4 0 75 73 12 26 70
Actual Tot 5.63 13 12 6 5 0 70 89 6 21 43 .304 .803
Randy Keisler, starter, throws left, age 25
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected NYA 6.05 4 4 1 1 0 19 22 3 10 14 .289 .842
Prorated NYA 11 11 3 3 0 52 59 8 27 38
Actual NYA 6.22 10 10 1 2 0 51 52 12 34 36 .259 .857
Adrian Hernandez, starter/reliever, throws right, age 26
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected NYA 6.27 34 4 2 4 0 60 68 10 39 56 .287 .875
Prorated NYA 11 1 1 1 0 19 22 3 12 18
Actual NYA 3.68 6 3 0 3 0 22 15 7 10 10 .190 .765
Christian Parker, starter, throws right, age 25
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected NYA 7.22 27 27 5 12 0 148 198 29 68 82 .323 .941
Prorated NYA 1 1 0 0 0 4 5 1 2 2
Actual NYA 21.00 1 1 0 1 0 3 8 2 1 1 .471 1.382
Brett Jodie, starter, throws right, age 24
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Actual NYA 27.00 1 1 0 1 0 2 7 3 1 0 .583 1.949
Actual SD 4.63 7 2 0 1 0 23 19 7 12 13 .229 .808
Actual Tot 6.39 8 3 0 2 0 25 26 10 13 13 .274 .951
Ramiro Mendoza, reliever/starter, throws right, age 29
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected NYA 4.02 70 0 6 5 2 101 105 11 23 52 .271 .735
Prorated NYA 67 0 6 5 2 96 100 11 22 50
Actual NYA 3.75 56 2 8 4 6 101 89 9 23 70 .241 .658
Mike Stanton, reliever, throws left, age 34
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected NYA 3.87 70 0 6 4 1 98 102 10 33 98 .270 .741
Prorated NYA 57 0 5 3 1 80 83 8 27 80
Actual NYA 2.58 76 0 9 4 0 80 80 4 29 78 .263 .697
Randy Choate, reliever, throws left, age 25
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected NYA 4.75 53 0 3 3 0 53 56 8 25 44 .272 .830
Prorated NYA 46 0 3 3 0 46 49 7 22 38
Actual NYA 3.35 37 0 3 1 0 48 34 0 27 35 .202 .621
Jay Witasick, reliever, throws right, age 28
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected SD 4.95 34 4 4 6 0 84 88 13 39 73 .272 .795
Prorated SD 15 2 2 3 0 37 39 6 17 32
Actual SD 1.86 31 0 5 2 1 39 31 3 15 53 .218 .613
Prorated NYA 17 2 2 3 0 42 44 7 20 37
Actual NYA 4.69 32 0 3 0 0 40 47 5 18 53 .283 .784
Prorated Tot 32 4 4 6 0 79 83 12 37 69
Actual Tot 3.30 63 0 8 2 1 79 78 8 33 106 .253 .705
Mark Wohlers, reliever, throws right, age 31
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Cin 4.70 30 0 2 3 0 52 43 6 32 39 .229 .731
Prorated Cin 19 0 1 2 0 32 27 4 20 24
Actual Cin 3.94 30 0 3 1 0 32 36 5 7 21 .286 .778
Prorated NYA 21 0 1 2 0 37 30 4 23 28
Actual NYA 4.54 31 0 1 0 0 36 33 3 18 33 .241 .658
Prorated Tot 40 0 3 4 0 68 57 8 42 52
Actual Tot 4.26 61 0 4 1 0 68 69 8 25 54 .262 .715
Brian Boehringer, reliever, throws right, age 31
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected NYA 4.88 40 0 1 1 0 28 29 4 12 17 .274 .769
Prorated NYA 52 0 1 1 0 36 37 5 16 22
Actual NYA 3.12 22 0 0 1 1 35 35 3 12 33 .255 .712
Prorated SF 52 0 1 1 0 36 38 5 16 22
Actual SF 4.19 29 0 0 3 1 34 32 4 17 27 .239 .725
Prorated Tot 104 0 3 3 0 72 75 10 31 44
Actual Tot 3.65 51 0 0 4 2 69 67 7 29 60 .247 .718
Todd Williams, reliever, throws right, age 30
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected NYA 5.51 17 0 1 1 0 16 20 2 9 9 .308 .856
Prorated NYA 18 0 1 1 0 17 21 2 10 10
Actual NYA 4.70 15 0 1 0 0 15 22 1 9 13 .324 .902
Brandon Knight, reliever, throws right, age 25
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected NYA 6.23 13 0 1 1 0 17 21 4 7 11 .304 .900
Prorated NYA 9 0 1 1 0 12 14 3 5 7
Actual NYA 10.13 4 0 0 0 0 11 18 5 3 7 .367 1.139
Carlos Almanzar, reliever, throws right, age 27
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected NYA 4.88 23 0 1 2 0 31 34 6 10 26 .276 .818
Prorated NYA 8 0 0 1 0 10 11 2 3 9
Actual NYA 3.38 10 0 0 1 0 11 14 2 2 6 .333 .879
Mariano Rivera, closer, throws right, age 31
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected NYA 1.77 70 0 6 3 45 81 57 3 23 57 .199 .534
Prorated NYA 69 0 6 3 44 80 56 3 23 56
Actual NYA 2.34 71 0 4 6 50 81 61 5 12 83 .209 .516
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