2002 Seibu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 90-49
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Haruki Ihara (90-49)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
2002 Seibu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 90-49
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Haruki Ihara (90-49)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
The Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2002 season with a record of 90 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Lions paced the league with 672 runs, fueled by 183 home runs. Seibu allowed 492 runs, least in the league. Alex Cabrera crushed 55 homers for the squad, while Kazuo Matsui, Kazuhiro Wada and Tom Evans each walloped 15 or more, too. Alex Cabrera drove in 115 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .336 average. Fumiya Nishiguchi led the team with 15 wins, and Chih Chia Chang registered a 2.71 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 2002 Seibu Lions who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Alex Cabrera, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Kazuo Matsui, Tom Evans and Scott McClain.
Haruki Ihara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shogo Akada | S | R | September 1, 1980 | 5'10" | 183 | Soo-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Hayato Aoki | R | R | May 6, 1977 | 5'8" | 165 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Alex Cabrera | R | R | December 24, 1971 | 6'2" | 217 | Caripito, Monagas VE |
| Chih Chia Chang | R | R | May 6, 1980 | 5'10" | 176 | , JP |
| Yoshihiro Doi | L | L | September 1, 1976 | 5'10" | 190 | Hatogaya, Saitama JP |
| Tom Evans | R | R | July 9, 1974 | 6'1" | 200 | Kirkland, WA US |
| Tsuyoshi Furuya | R | R | April 13, 1970 | 6'0" | 180 | Tachikawa, Tokyo JP |
| Mitsutaka Goto | R | R | August 27, 1974 | 6'0" | 170 | Nanjo-gun, Fukui JP |
| Kazuya Harai | R | R | June 17, 1968 | 5'8" | 154 | Hidaka-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Takehiro Hashimoto | L | L | September 18, 1964 | 5'6" | 162 | Kamikita-gun, Aomori JP |
| Hiroshi Hirao | R | R | December 31, 1975 | 5'9" | 168 | |
| Kazuyuki Hoashi | L | L | July 15, 1979 | 5'11" | 170 | Ogori, Fukuoka JP |
| Tomoki Hoshino | L | L | July 29, 1977 | 5'10" | 163 | Inabe-gun, Mie JP |
| Toru Hosokawa | R | R | January 4, 1980 | 6'2" | 210 | Higashi Tsugaru-gun, Aomori JP |
| Ming Chieh Hsu | R | R | December 1, 1976 | 6'0" | 198 | |
| Toshiaki Inubushi | R | R | April 24, 1972 | 6'0" | 198 | Higashi, Osaka JP |
| Takashi Ishii | R | R | August 25, 1971 | 5'11" | 171 | Ayase, Kanagawa JP |
| Tsutomu Ito | R | R | August 29, 1962 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Masahide Kaizuka | L | R | December 25, 1974 | 5'10" | 182 | Isahaya, Nagasaki JP |
| Tetsuya Kakiuchi | R | R | June 6, 1970 | 6'1" | 198 | Hidaka-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Yusuke Kawada | L | R | December 22, 1967 | 5'9" | 167 | Nerima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kazuo Matsui | S | R | October 23, 1975 | 5'10" | 187 | Higashi-Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | R | R | September 13, 1980 | 6'0" | 205 | Tokyo, JP |
| Scott McClain | R | R | May 19, 1972 | 6'3" | 209 | Simi Valley, CA US |
| Koji Mitsui | L | L | September 15, 1973 | 6'0" | 190 | Ashoro-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Katsuhiko Miyaji | L | L | August 28, 1971 | 5'8" | 165 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Yoshitaka Mizuo | L | L | May 2, 1968 | 5'11" | 180 | Sakade, Kagawa JP |
| Keisuke Mizuta | R | R | November 4, 1980 | 5'9" | 154 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shinji Mori | L | R | September 12, 1974 | 6'3" | 200 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi JP |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | R | R | July 31, 1982 | 5'11" | 200 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Satoshi Nakajima | R | R | March 27, 1969 | 6'0" | 181 | Kita Akita-gun, Akita JP |
| Fumiya Nishiguchi | R | R | September 26, 1972 | 6'0" | 170 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Kosuke Noda | R | R | December 4, 1977 | 5'11" | 198 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Koji Onuma | R | R | July 3, 1979 | 5'10" | 179 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Hiroyuki Oshima | L | L | June 15, 1981 | 5'11" | 187 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Susumu Otomo | L | L | June 18, 1974 | 5'11" | 167 | Taga-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Tatsuya Ozeki | L | L | July 24, 1976 | 5'10" | 160 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Tomoaki Sato | R | R | June 13, 1978 | 5'10" | 187 | Fujisawa, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroyuki Shibata | L | L | July 8, 1976 | 5'8" | 154 | Ritto, Shiga JP |
| Masaji Shimizu | R | R | July 7, 1964 | 5'8" | 154 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| Tetsuya Shiozaki | R | R | November 26, 1968 | 5'10" | 165 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Ken Suzuki | L | R | January 13, 1970 | 6'3" | 195 | Koshigaya, Saitama JP |
| Hiroyuki Takagi | L | R | October 14, 1972 | 5'8" | 150 | Inazawa, Aichi JP |
| Taisei Takagi | L | R | December 7, 1973 | 5'10" | 173 | Hachioji, Tokyo JP |
| Hisashi Takayama | R | R | November 16, 1981 | 5'10" | 185 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Jun Takeshita | L | L | July 12, 1969 | 6'1" | 176 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Hiromasa Tamano | R | R | June 1, 1978 | 6'0" | 171 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Hisaki Tomioka | L | L | May 8, 1973 | 5'9" | 171 | Yoshii, Gunma JP |
| Denney Tomori | R | R | September 21, 1967 | 6'4" | 200 | Urazoe, Okinawa JP |
| Kenichi Toriyabe | L | R | November 4, 1979 | 6'3" | 193 | Abiko, Chiba JP |
| Kiyoshi Toyoda | R | R | February 2, 1971 | 5'11" | 185 | Kameyama, Mie JP |
| Naoki Uchizono | R | R | May 14, 1974 | 6'0" | 191 | So-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Hiroaki Ueda | S | R | April 30, 1969 | 6'0" | 170 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Kazuhiro Wada | R | R | June 19, 1972 | 6'0" | 190 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
