2002 Season Review -- Detroit Tigers
February 5, 2003
This article takes a look at how the Detroit Tigers performed relative
to pre-season expectations. For links to the reviews for the other teams,
more information on our projection system, the projections for 2002, definitions
of key terms and statistics, and how efficiently each team performed in
2002, visit the following pages:
2002 Team Reviews
Diamond Mind projection system
Projecting the 2002 Season (March
21, 2002)
Key terms and statistics
Team efficiency
Capsule Summary
Projected Actual
Runs for 708 575
Runs allowed 883 864
Run Margin -175 -289
Wins 63 55
Pythagorean wins 65 49
Placement 5th 5th
Offense Defense
Run efficiency average .238 .287
Difference -.032 +.017
Position Players
Brandon Inge, c , bats right, age 25
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 69 14 5 0 0 6 7 0 4 0 16 1 1 .203 .243 .275 .519 5
Prorated Det 323 66 23 0 0 28 33 0 19 0 75 5 5 22
Actual Det 321 65 15 3 7 27 24 4 24 0 101 1 3 .202 .266 .333 .599 27
Michael Rivera, c , bats right, age 25
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 454 109 20 2 20 63 79 7 29 2 96 1 2 .240 .294 .425 .719 55
Prorated Det 127 30 6 1 6 18 22 2 8 1 27 0 1 15
Actual Det 132 30 8 1 1 11 11 1 4 0 35 0 0 .227 .254 .326 .579 10
Matt Walbeck, c , bats switch, age 32
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 70 15 3 0 1 7 7 0 5 0 11 0 0 .214 .267 .300 .567 5
Prorated Det 83 18 4 0 1 8 8 0 6 0 13 0 0 7
Actual Det 85 20 2 0 0 4 3 0 3 0 14 0 0 .235 .258 .259 .517 5
Mitch Meluskey, c , bats switch, age 28
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 341 96 19 0 10 39 59 5 50 10 68 1 0 .282 .378 .425 .804 57
Prorated Det 29 8 2 0 1 3 5 0 4 1 6 0 0 5
Actual Det 27 6 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 0 3 0 0 .222 .353 .222 .575 3
Carlos Pena, 1b, bats left, age 24
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Oak 495 124 37 2 23 74 78 8 79 3 127 9 3 .251 .361 .473 .834 90
Prorated Oak 120 30 9 0 6 18 19 2 19 1 31 2 1 22
Actual Oak 124 27 4 0 7 12 16 1 15 0 38 0 0 .218 .305 .419 .724 16
Prorated Det 256 64 19 1 12 38 40 4 41 2 66 5 2 46
Actual Det 273 69 13 4 12 31 36 2 26 0 73 2 2 .253 .321 .462 .783 40
Prorated Tot 375 94 28 2 17 56 59 6 60 2 96 7 2 68
Actual Tot 397 96 17 4 19 43 52 3 41 0 111 2 2 .242 .316 .448 .764 57
Damion Easley, 2b, bats right, age 32
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 539 133 27 4 11 71 57 14 50 2 90 10 4 .247 .325 .373 .698 68
Prorated Det 306 75 15 2 6 40 32 8 28 1 51 6 2 38
Actual Det 304 68 14 1 8 29 30 11 27 3 43 1 3 .224 .307 .355 .663 34
Damian Jackson, 2b/ss, bats right, age 28
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 67 17 4 1 1 10 5 1 7 0 18 4 1 .254 .333 .388 .721 9
Prorated Det 245 62 15 4 4 37 18 4 26 0 66 15 4 34
Actual Det 245 63 20 1 1 31 25 3 21 0 36 12 3 .257 .320 .359 .679 30
Jose Macias, 2b/cf/3b, bats switch, age 28
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 523 136 24 7 6 63 51 4 37 0 62 18 6 .260 .312 .367 .679 62
Prorated Det 110 29 5 1 1 13 11 1 8 0 13 4 1 13
Actual Det 107 25 4 0 0 10 6 1 8 0 13 3 2 .234 .291 .271 .562 8
Prorated Mon 229 60 11 3 3 28 22 2 16 0 27 8 3 27
Actual Mon 231 59 17 1 7 32 33 1 13 0 44 5 6 .255 .294 .429 .723 28
Prorated Tot 339 88 16 5 4 41 33 3 24 0 40 12 4 41
Actual Tot 338 84 21 1 7 42 39 2 21 0 57 8 8 .249 .293 .379 .672 36
Oscar Salazar, 2b, bats right, age 24
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 70 14 3 0 1 7 9 0 4 0 13 1 0 .200 .240 .286 .526 5
Prorated Det 21 4 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 1
Actual Det 21 4 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .190 .227 .381 .608 2
Chris Truby, 3b, bats right, age 28
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Mon 95 24 5 1 4 11 17 1 6 1 20 2 1 .253 .301 .453 .754 13
Prorated Mon 103 26 5 1 4 12 18 1 7 1 22 2 1 13
Actual Mon 105 27 5 2 2 12 7 1 5 1 27 1 1 .257 .297 .400 .697 12
Prorated Det 269 68 14 3 11 31 48 3 17 3 57 6 3 35
Actual Det 277 55 13 2 2 23 15 2 5 0 71 1 1 .199 .215 .282 .496 16
Prorated Tot 373 94 20 4 16 43 67 4 24 4 78 8 4 50
Actual Tot 382 82 18 4 4 35 22 3 10 1 98 2 2 .215 .237 .314 .552 27
Craig Paquette, 3b/1b, bats right, age 33
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 451 115 24 2 15 53 74 5 19 2 84 4 2 .255 .290 .417 .706 52
Prorated Det 248 63 13 1 8 29 41 3 10 1 46 2 1 28
Actual Det 252 49 14 1 4 20 20 0 10 0 53 1 0 .194 .223 .306 .528 16
Shane Halter, ss/3b/lf, bats right, age 32
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 627 169 39 7 13 69 74 8 49 2 133 7 6 .270 .327 .416 .743 83
Prorated Det 407 110 25 5 8 45 48 5 32 1 86 5 4 54
Actual Det 410 98 22 6 10 46 39 4 39 1 92 0 4 .239 .309 .395 .704 48
Ramon Santiago, ss, bats switch, age 22
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Actual Det 222 54 5 5 4 33 20 8 13 0 48 8 5 .243 .306 .365 .671 26
Omar Infante, ss, bats right, age 20
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 70 20 2 1 0 10 7 0 4 0 11 3 1 .286 .320 .343 .663 8
Prorated Det 70 20 2 1 0 10 7 0 4 0 11 3 1 8
Actual Det 72 24 3 0 1 4 6 0 3 0 10 0 1 .333 .360 .417 .777 11
Bobby Higginson, lf, bats left, age 31
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 577 159 34 4 21 86 76 3 77 4 81 16 9 .276 .360 .458 .817 99
Prorated Det 433 119 26 3 16 65 57 2 58 3 61 12 7 75
Actual Det 444 125 24 3 10 50 63 6 41 3 45 12 5 .282 .345 .417 .762 66
Craig Monroe, lf/rf, bats right, age 25
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 87 21 5 1 3 12 13 1 8 0 18 2 1 .241 .309 .425 .735 11
Prorated Det 23 6 1 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 5 1 0 3
Actual Det 25 3 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 .120 .154 .280 .434 0
Ryan Jackson, lf, bats left, age 30
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 70 18 4 0 1 8 9 0 4 0 14 1 1 .257 .293 .357 .650 7
Prorated Det 7 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Actual Det 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .333 .429 .833 1.262 2
Wendell Magee, cf/rf/lf, bats right, age 29
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 92 21 4 1 2 12 10 0 7 0 18 1 0 .228 .283 .359 .642 9
Prorated Det 338 77 15 4 7 44 37 0 26 0 66 4 0 33
Actual Det 347 94 19 1 6 34 35 1 10 0 64 2 4 .271 .289 .383 .673 35
George Lombard, cf/lf, bats left, age 26
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Atl 90 20 4 1 3 14 10 2 9 1 31 6 2 .222 .307 .389 .696 11
Prorated Det 238 53 11 3 8 37 26 5 24 3 82 16 5 30
Actual Det 241 58 11 3 5 34 13 1 20 1 78 13 2 .241 .300 .373 .674 30
Hiram Bocachica, cf, bats right, age 26
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected LA 68 16 4 0 2 10 7 1 5 0 15 1 1 .235 .297 .382 .680 8
Prorated LA 63 15 4 0 2 9 7 1 5 0 14 1 1 7
Actual LA 65 14 3 0 4 12 9 0 5 0 19 1 1 .215 .271 .446 .718 7
Prorated Det 99 23 6 0 3 15 10 1 7 0 22 1 1 11
Actual Det 103 23 4 0 4 14 8 0 5 0 22 2 2 .223 .259 .379 .638 9
Prorated Tot 162 38 10 0 5 24 17 2 12 0 36 2 2 19
Actual Tot 168 37 7 0 8 26 17 0 10 0 41 3 3 .220 .264 .405 .669 17
Andres Torres, cf, bats switch, age 24
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 67 18 3 1 0 12 5 1 7 0 13 4 2 .269 .347 .343 .690 8
Prorated Det 71 19 3 1 0 13 5 1 7 0 14 4 2 9
Actual Det 70 14 1 1 0 7 3 1 6 0 16 2 2 .200 .266 .243 .509 4
Robert Fick, rf, bats left, age 28
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 526 136 27 3 20 74 75 6 52 4 88 1 2 .259 .329 .435 .764 75
Prorated Det 547 142 28 3 21 77 78 6 54 4 92 1 2 79
Actual Det 556 150 36 2 17 66 63 7 46 4 90 0 1 .270 .331 .433 .764 77
Randall Simon, dh/1b, bats left, age 27
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 78 22 4 0 2 9 11 0 5 1 8 0 0 .282 .321 .410 .732 10
Prorated Det 470 133 24 0 12 54 66 0 30 6 48 0 0 58
Actual Det 482 145 17 1 19 51 82 4 13 5 30 0 1 .301 .320 .459 .779 67
Dmitri Young, dh/1b, bats switch, age 28
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 599 180 34 5 18 74 79 5 36 8 79 4 5 .301 .343 .464 .807 88
Prorated Det 201 60 11 2 6 25 26 2 12 3 26 1 2 29
Actual Det 201 57 14 0 7 25 27 2 12 5 39 2 0 .284 .329 .458 .786 26
Jacob Cruz, dh/rf, bats left, age 29
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 68 16 3 0 2 9 10 1 5 0 18 0 1 .235 .293 .368 .661 7
Prorated Det 97 23 4 0 3 13 14 1 7 0 26 0 1 10
Actual Det 88 24 3 1 2 12 6 3 13 0 20 3 1 .273 .377 .398 .775 15
Eric Munson, dh, bats left, age 24
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 66 15 4 0 2 9 11 1 7 1 17 0 0 .227 .307 .379 .685 8
Prorated Det 59 13 4 0 2 8 10 1 6 1 15 0 0 7
Actual Det 59 11 0 0 2 3 5 1 6 0 11 0 0 .186 .269 .288 .557 5
Dean Palmer, dh, bats right, age 33
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Det 486 113 22 1 25 65 84 6 54 1 133 5 2 .233 .314 .436 .750 69
Prorated Det 11 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 2
Actual Det 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 .000 .077 .000 .077 0
Pitchers
Steve W. Sparks, starter/reliever, throws right, age 36
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Det 4.39 32 32 10 13 0 209 224 19 65 101 .276 .753
Prorated Det 31 31 10 13 0 203 217 18 63 98
Actual Det 5.52 32 30 8 16 0 189 238 23 67 98 .306 .852
Mark Redman, starter, throws left, age 28
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Det 4.67 32 32 9 11 0 175 196 22 59 113 .284 .779
Prorated Det 36 36 10 12 0 196 219 25 66 126
Actual Det 4.21 30 30 8 15 0 203 211 15 51 109 .268 .715
Mike Maroth, starter, throws left, age 24
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Actual Det 4.48 21 21 6 10 0 129 136 7 36 58 .276 .745
Jeff Weaver, starter, throws right, age 25
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Det 4.09 32 32 13 13 0 227 231 21 57 154 .265 .734
Prorated Det 17 17 7 7 0 120 122 11 30 82
Actual Det 3.18 17 17 6 8 0 122 112 4 33 75 .243 .651
Prorated NYA 11 11 4 4 0 78 80 7 20 53
Actual NYA 4.04 15 8 5 3 2 78 81 12 15 57 .260 .737
Prorated Tot 28 28 11 11 0 198 202 18 50 135
Actual Tot 3.52 32 25 11 11 2 200 193 16 48 132 .250 .686
Jose Lima, starter/reliever, throws right, age 29
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Det 5.39 32 32 8 14 0 192 231 36 41 98 .299 .844
Prorated Det 12 12 3 5 0 70 84 13 15 36
Actual Det 7.77 20 12 4 6 0 68 86 12 21 33 .314 .922
Brian Powell, starter/reliever, throws right, age 28
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Det 6.27 4 4 1 2 0 19 24 3 8 9 .312 .899
Prorated Det 12 12 3 6 0 54 69 9 23 26
Actual Det 4.84 13 9 1 5 0 58 64 11 21 30 .278 .821
Nate Cornejo, starter, throws right, age 22
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Det 5.97 12 12 2 5 0 63 76 9 29 37 .302 .862
Prorated Det 10 10 2 4 0 51 61 7 23 30
Actual Det 5.04 9 9 1 5 0 50 63 6 18 23 .303 .829
Seth Greisinger, starter, throws right, age 26
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Actual Det 6.21 8 8 2 2 0 38 46 4 13 14 .303 .826
Andy Van Hekken, starter, throws left, age 22
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Actual Det 3.00 5 5 1 3 0 30 38 2 6 5 .311 .784
Brian Moehler, starter, throws right, age 30
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Det 4.40 15 15 5 7 0 106 122 10 20 58 .290 .759
Prorated Det 3 3 1 1 0 18 21 2 3 10
Actual Det 2.29 3 3 1 1 0 20 17 3 2 13 .233 .634
Prorated Cin 7 7 2 3 0 47 54 4 9 26
Actual Cin 6.02 10 9 2 4 0 43 61 8 11 18 .330 .942
Prorated Tot 9 9 3 4 0 66 75 6 12 36
Actual Tot 4.86 13 12 3 5 0 63 78 11 13 31 .302 .855
Shane Loux, starter, throws right, age 22
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Actual Det 9.00 3 3 0 3 0 14 19 4 3 7 .317 .976
Jason Beverlin, starter, throws right, age 28
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Actual Det 9.49 3 3 0 3 0 12 18 2 5 7 .327 .929
Actual Cle 7.36 4 0 0 0 0 7 9 1 4 9 .290 .855
Actual Tot 8.69 7 3 0 3 0 20 27 3 9 16 .314 .902
Adam Bernero, reliever/starter, throws right, age 25
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Det 6.35 10 0 1 1 0 17 23 3 7 10 .329 .950
Prorated Det 57 0 6 6 0 98 132 17 40 57
Actual Det 6.20 28 11 4 7 0 102 128 17 31 69 .309 .876
Jeff Farnsworth, reliever, throws right, age 26
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Det 7.28 21 4 1 3 0 38 55 6 15 20 .340 .943
Prorated Det 38 7 2 5 0 70 101 11 27 37
Actual Det 5.79 44 0 2 3 0 70 100 6 29 28 .338 .903
Julio Santana, reliever, throws right, age 29
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Det 6.88 13 0 1 1 0 17 21 3 7 12 .309 .906
Prorated Det 40 0 3 3 0 52 64 9 21 37
Actual Det 2.84 38 0 3 5 0 57 49 8 28 38 .238 .733
Jose Paniagua, reliever, throws right, age 28
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Det 3.27 40 0 2 2 0 41 36 3 21 33 .235 .690
Prorated Det 42 0 2 2 0 44 38 3 22 35
Actual Det 5.83 41 0 0 1 1 42 50 10 15 34 .294 .921
Jamie Walker, reliever, throws left, age 30
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Actual Det 3.71 57 0 1 1 1 44 32 9 9 40 .199 .648
Oscar Henriquez, reliever, throws right, age 28
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Actual Det 4.50 30 0 1 1 2 28 19 5 15 23 .196 .688
Fernando Rodney, reliever, throws right, age 21
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Actual Det 6.00 20 0 1 3 0 18 25 2 10 10 .329 .889
Matt Anderson, reliever, throws right, age 25
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Det 3.77 70 0 3 6 28 74 67 6 31 68 .242 .706
Prorated Det 13 0 1 1 5 14 12 1 6 13
Actual Det 9.00 12 0 2 1 0 11 17 1 8 8 .378 .963
Matt Perisho, reliever, throws left, age 27
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Det 6.06 19 0 1 1 0 16 21 2 7 11 .318 .887
Prorated Det 13 0 1 1 0 11 14 1 5 7
Actual Det 8.71 5 0 0 0 0 10 16 2 6 3 .372 1.021
Eric Eckenstahler, reliever, throws left, age 25
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Actual Det 5.63 7 0 1 0 0 8 14 1 2 13 .378 1.032
Terry Pearson, reliever, throws right, age 30
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Det 4.03 23 0 1 1 0 22 30 1 7 17 .323 .813
Prorated Det 6 0 0 0 0 6 8 0 2 4
Actual Det 10.50 4 0 0 0 0 6 8 2 2 4 .320 1.090
Franklyn German, reliever, throws right, age 22
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Actual Det 0.00 7 0 1 0 1 7 3 0 2 6 .150 .461
Danny Patterson, reliever, throws right, age 31
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Det 3.67 70 0 4 3 2 76 84 5 11 38 .284 .715
Prorated Det 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 1 2
Actual Det 15.00 6 0 0 2 0 3 5 0 2 1 .357 1.042
Kris Keller, reliever, throws right, age 24
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Det 6.32 19 0 1 1 0 16 20 3 11 12 .317 .977
Prorated Det 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1
Actual Det 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 .400 1.625
Matt Miller, reliever, throws left, age 27
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Det 5.79 70 0 3 5 1 70 91 7 23 46 .320 .870
Prorated Det 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1
Actual Det 13.50 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 1 .571 1.768
Jason Jimenez, reliever, throws left, age 26
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Actual Det 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 .500 1.071
Actual Tam 5.40 5 0 0 0 0 7 9 2 1 5 .333 1.049
Actual Tot 7.36 6 0 0 0 0 7 12 2 2 5 .364 1.056
Erik Sabel, reliever, throws right, age 27
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Ari 5.19 19 0 1 1 0 17 21 3 4 10 .304 .854
Prorated Det 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Actual Det 99.99 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1.000 4.000
Juan Acevedo, closer, throws right, age 32
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Det 4.65 30 0 1 2 0 31 34 3 11 19 .281 .781
Prorated Det 70 0 2 5 0 72 79 7 26 44
Actual Det 2.65 65 0 1 5 28 75 68 4 23 43 .246 .680
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