2002 Season Review -- Los Angeles Dodgers

February 5, 2003
This article takes a look at how the Los Angeles Dodgers 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 706 713
Runs allowed 709 643
Run Margin -3 +70
Wins 79 92
Pythagorean wins 81 89
Placement 4th 3rd
Offense Defense Run efficiency average .264 .242
Difference +.008 -.014
Position Players
Paul Lo Duca, c /1b/lf, bats right, age 30
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected LA 524 159 32 0 24 76 92 7 46 3 36 3 4 .303 .362 .502 .864 94
Prorated LA 559 170 34 0 26 81 98 7 49 3 38 3 4 100
Actual LA 580 163 38 1 10 74 64 10 34 2 31 3 1 .281 .330 .402 .731 73
Chad Kreuter, c , bats switch, age 37
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected LA 89 20 5 0 3 10 9 1 18 1 22 0 0 .225 .358 .382 .740 13
Prorated LA 88 20 5 0 3 10 9 1 18 1 22 0 0 13
Actual LA 95 25 5 0 2 8 12 1 10 4 31 1 0 .263 .333 .379 .712 12
Dave Ross, c , bats right, age 25
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Actual LA 10 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 4 0 0 .200 .385 .600 .985 3
Eric Karros, 1b, bats right, age 34
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected LA 547 138 28 0 26 63 89 4 49 2 121 4 2 .252 .315 .446 .761 74
Prorated LA 517 130 26 0 25 60 84 4 46 2 114 4 2 70
Actual LA 524 142 26 1 13 52 73 6 37 1 74 4 2 .271 .323 .399 .722 68
Dave Hansen, 1b/3b, bats left, age 33
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected LA 66 16 4 0 2 7 10 0 13 1 14 0 0 .242 .363 .394 .756 10
Prorated LA 111 27 7 0 3 12 17 0 22 2 24 0 0 17
Actual LA 120 35 6 0 2 15 17 0 14 3 22 1 0 .292 .363 .392 .755 18
Tyler Houston, 1b, bats left, age 31
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Mil 502 136 19 1 29 64 74 2 37 4 134 1 1 .271 .323 .486 .810 76
Prorated Mil 256 69 10 1 15 33 38 1 19 2 68 1 1 39
Actual Mil 255 77 15 2 7 25 33 4 14 3 41 1 0 .302 .347 .459 .806 41
Prorated LA 62 17 2 0 4 8 9 0 5 0 16 0 0 10
Actual LA 65 13 5 1 0 9 7 0 2 0 21 0 0 .200 .224 .308 .532 3
Prorated Tot 318 86 12 1 18 41 47 1 23 3 85 1 1 47
Actual Tot 320 90 20 3 7 34 40 4 16 3 62 1 0 .281 .323 .428 .751 42
Mike Kinkade, 1b/lf, bats right, age 29
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected LA 68 19 3 0 2 9 8 2 5 0 12 1 1 .279 .347 .412 .758 9
Prorated LA 54 15 2 0 2 7 6 2 4 0 10 1 1 8
Actual LA 50 19 5 0 2 7 11 6 4 0 10 1 0 .380 .483 .600 1.083 15
Mark Grudzielanek, 2b, bats right, age 32
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected LA 603 166 26 4 11 90 53 12 34 0 88 5 4 .275 .325 .386 .711 75
Prorated LA 520 143 22 3 9 78 46 10 29 0 76 4 3 63
Actual LA 536 145 23 0 9 56 50 3 22 4 89 4 1 .271 .301 .364 .665 55
Jeff Reboulet, 2b/ss, bats right, age 38
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected LA 89 21 5 0 1 13 7 1 13 0 20 0 0 .236 .340 .326 .666 11
Prorated LA 49 12 3 0 1 7 4 1 7 0 11 0 0 7
Actual LA 48 10 3 0 0 3 2 0 6 0 13 0 0 .208 .291 .271 .562 4
Joe Thurston, 2b, bats left, age 22
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Actual LA 13 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .462 .429 .538 .967 3
Adrian Beltre, 3b, bats right, age 23
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected LA 530 154 28 4 22 75 78 5 42 3 91 14 5 .291 .345 .483 .828 89
Prorated LA 575 167 30 4 24 81 85 5 46 3 99 15 5 96
Actual LA 587 151 26 5 21 70 75 4 37 4 96 7 5 .257 .303 .426 .729 71
Jolbert Cabrera, 3b, bats right, age 29
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected Cle 129 33 6 1 1 21 14 2 7 0 18 5 2 .256 .302 .341 .643 14
Prorated Cle 73 19 3 1 1 12 8 1 4 0 10 3 1 8
Actual Cle 72 8 1 0 0 5 7 1 5 0 13 1 1 .111 .177 .125 .302 1
Prorated LA 14 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 2
Actual LA 12 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 .333 .429 .417 .845 2
Prorated Tot 87 22 4 1 1 14 9 1 5 0 12 3 1 10
Actual Tot 84 12 2 0 0 8 8 1 7 0 15 1 1 .143 .215 .167 .382 3
Cesar Izturis, ss, bats switch, age 22
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected LA 493 120 16 5 5 52 36 1 10 0 51 27 9 .243 .258 .327 .584 42
Prorated LA 445 108 14 5 5 47 33 1 9 0 46 24 8 38
Actual LA 439 102 24 2 1 43 31 0 14 1 39 7 7 .232 .253 .303 .556 31
Alex Cora, ss/2b, bats left, age 26
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected LA 90 21 4 1 1 9 8 2 6 1 13 0 0 .233 .296 .333 .629 8
Prorated LA 266 62 12 3 3 27 24 6 18 3 38 0 0 25
Actual LA 258 75 14 4 5 37 28 7 26 4 38 7 2 .291 .371 .434 .805 44
Brian Jordan, lf, bats right, age 35
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected LA 564 150 30 1 23 78 91 7 35 2 94 5 3 .266 .313 .445 .758 76
Prorated LA 474 126 25 1 19 66 76 6 29 2 79 4 3 63
Actual LA 471 134 27 3 18 65 80 6 34 3 86 2 2 .285 .338 .469 .807 74
Hiram Bocachica, lf, 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
Chin-Feng Chen, lf, bats right, age 24
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected LA 67 16 3 0 3 10 10 0 8 1 19 2 1 .239 .320 .418 .738 9
Prorated LA 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
Actual LA 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 0
Dave Roberts, cf, bats left, age 30
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected LA 444 110 15 5 5 68 35 2 38 1 78 30 8 .248 .307 .338 .645 51
Prorated LA 427 106 14 5 5 65 34 2 37 1 75 29 8 49
Actual LA 422 117 14 7 3 63 34 2 48 0 51 45 10 .277 .353 .365 .718 63
Marquis Grissom, cf/lf, bats right, age 35
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected LA 278 63 9 0 11 33 33 1 13 0 60 6 3 .227 .263 .378 .640 26
Prorated LA 352 80 11 0 14 42 42 1 16 0 76 8 4 33
Actual LA 343 95 21 4 17 57 60 2 22 2 68 5 1 .277 .321 .510 .831 56
Wilkin Ruan, cf, bats right, age 23
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Actual LA 11 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636 1
Shawn Green, rf, bats left, age 29
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected LA 571 162 33 2 38 105 104 6 65 8 105 18 4 .284 .360 .548 .908 114
Prorated LA 605 172 35 2 40 111 110 6 69 8 111 19 4 121
Actual LA 582 166 31 1 42 110 114 5 93 22 112 8 5 .285 .385 .558 .944 120
Luke Allen, rf, bats left, age 23
AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI HP W IW K SB CS AVG OBP SPC OPS RC
Projected LA 70 17 3 1 2 10 9 0 4 0 15 2 0 .243 .280 .400 .680 8
Prorated LA 8 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Actual LA 7 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 .143 .333 .286 .619 1
Pitchers
Hideo Nomo, starter, throws right, age 33
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected LA 3.92 32 32 11 11 0 195 165 30 90 218 .229 .716
Prorated LA 36 36 12 12 0 217 184 33 100 243
Actual LA 3.39 34 34 16 6 0 220 189 26 101 193 .236 .715
Odalis Perez, starter, throws left, age 24
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected LA 4.10 32 32 10 10 0 178 185 14 71 144 .271 .730
Prorated LA 36 36 11 11 0 201 209 16 80 163
Actual LA 3.00 32 32 15 10 0 222 182 21 38 155 .226 .609
Andy Ashby, starter, throws right, age 34
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected LA 3.89 32 32 11 11 0 201 205 30 40 115 .266 .738
Prorated LA 30 30 10 10 0 187 190 28 37 107
Actual LA 3.91 30 30 9 13 0 182 179 20 65 107 .261 .739
Kazuhisa Ishii, starter, throws left, age 28
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected LA 3.42 27 27 10 8 0 166 129 18 83 182 .215 .666
Prorated LA 27 27 10 8 0 164 127 18 82 179
Actual LA 4.27 28 28 14 10 0 154 137 20 106 143 .240 .744
Omar Daal, starter/reliever, throws left, age 30
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected LA 4.56 34 4 3 3 0 53 57 8 17 33 .275 .797
Prorated LA 98 12 9 9 0 154 165 23 49 95
Actual LA 3.90 39 23 11 9 0 161 142 20 54 105 .239 .694
Kevin Brown, starter/reliever, throws right, age 37
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected LA 2.71 32 32 15 7 0 209 171 18 49 191 .225 .619
Prorated LA 11 11 5 2 0 70 57 6 16 64
Actual LA 4.81 17 10 3 4 0 64 68 9 23 58 .274 .779
Giovanni Carrara, reliever/starter, throws right, age 34
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected LA 4.23 40 0 3 3 0 62 58 11 19 54 .249 .749
Prorated LA 60 0 4 4 0 92 86 16 28 80
Actual LA 3.28 63 1 6 3 1 91 83 14 32 56 .243 .746
Paul Quantrill, reliever, throws right, age 33
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected LA 3.67 70 0 4 3 2 76 80 7 10 55 .272 .720
Prorated LA 73 0 4 3 2 80 84 7 10 58
Actual LA 2.70 86 0 5 4 1 77 80 1 25 53 .267 .668
Guillermo Mota, reliever, throws right, age 28
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected LA 4.07 23 0 1 1 0 24 23 3 9 16 .250 .733
Prorated LA 57 0 2 2 0 60 57 7 22 39
Actual LA 4.15 43 0 1 3 0 61 45 4 27 49 .202 .629
Terry Mulholland, reliever, throws left, age 39
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected LA 5.04 53 0 2 3 0 55 65 9 12 32 .295 .803
Prorated LA 33 0 1 2 0 34 40 6 7 20
Actual LA 7.31 21 0 0 0 0 32 45 10 7 17 .331 .970
Prorated Cle 47 0 2 3 0 49 57 8 11 28
Actual Cle 4.60 16 3 3 2 0 47 56 5 14 21 .301 .834
Prorated Tot 79 0 3 4 0 83 97 13 18 48
Actual Tot 5.70 37 3 3 2 0 79 101 15 21 38 .314 .892
Paul Shuey, reliever, throws right, age 31
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected Cle 2.83 70 0 5 2 2 76 66 3 28 91 .235 .634
Prorated Cle 33 0 2 1 1 36 31 1 13 43
Actual Cle 2.41 39 0 3 0 0 37 31 1 10 39 .225 .580
Prorated LA 31 0 2 1 1 33 29 1 12 40
Actual LA 4.40 28 0 5 2 1 31 25 2 21 24 .217 .671
Prorated Tot 64 0 5 2 2 70 60 3 26 83
Actual Tot 3.31 67 0 8 2 1 68 56 3 31 63 .221 .623
Kevin Beirne, reliever/starter, throws right, age 28
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected LA 5.00 10 0 1 1 0 18 21 3 5 13 .292 .842
Prorated LA 16 0 2 2 0 29 33 5 8 21
Actual LA 3.41 12 3 2 0 0 29 26 4 17 17 .245 .782
Jesse Orosco, reliever, throws left, age 45
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected LA 4.72 70 0 2 2 0 40 40 7 17 45 .261 .785
Prorated LA 48 0 1 1 0 27 27 5 12 31
Actual LA 3.00 56 0 1 2 1 27 24 4 12 22 .229 .696
Jeff Williams, reliever, throws left, age 30
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected LA 6.01 44 4 2 6 0 82 95 15 38 45 .292 .871
Prorated LA 6 1 0 1 0 12 14 2 6 7
Actual LA 11.70 10 0 0 0 0 10 15 2 7 11 .333 .937
Victor Alvarez, reliever/starter, throws left, age 25
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Actual LA 4.35 4 1 0 1 0 10 9 1 2 7 .237 .591
Robert Ellis, reliever, throws right, age 31
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected LA 4.57 4 4 1 1 0 22 24 3 8 11 .282 .783
Prorated LA 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 1
Actual LA 10.13 3 0 0 1 0 3 6 1 0 0 .462 1.308
Dennis Springer, reliever, throws right, age 37
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected LA 5.82 4 4 1 2 0 22 26 4 6 8 .299 .842
Prorated LA 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1
Actual LA 6.75 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 .200 .829
Bryan Corey, reliever, throws right, age 28
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Actual LA 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Eric Gagne, closer, throws right, age 26
ERA G GS W L S INN H HR BB K AVG OPS
Projected LA 4.52 74 4 3 10 33 98 91 17 34 88 .247 .766
Prorated LA 55 3 2 7 25 73 68 13 25 66
Actual LA 1.97 77 0 4 1 52 82 55 6 16 114 .189 .537
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