2000 Seattle Mariners season
The Seattle Mariners' 2000 season was the franchise's 24th, and ended in the ALCS, falling to the [2000 2000 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees season|New York Yankees] in six games.
The regular season ended with the Mariners finishing second in the American League West but earning the franchise's first wild card berth, with a record. In the playoffs, they swept the Chicago White Sox in the ALDS, but were defeated by the New York Yankees in the next round.
Offseason
- November 17, 1999: Rich Butler was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.
- December 15, 1999: John Olerud was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.
- January 14, 2000: Brian Lesher was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.
- January 19, 2000: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.
- February 10, 2000: Ken Griffey Jr. was traded by the Mariners to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Cameron, Brett Tomko, Antonio Pérez, and Jake Meyer.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- May 19, 2000: Rickey Henderson was signed as a free agent by the Seattle Mariners.
- July 9, 2000: Wladimir Balentien was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mariners.
- July 31, 2000: John Mabry and Tom Davey were traded by the Mariners to the San Diego Padres for Al Martin.
- September 28, 2000: Termel Sledge was sent by the Seattle Mariners to the Montreal Expos to complete an earlier deal made on August 8, 2000. The Seattle Mariners sent players to be named later to the Montreal Expos for players to be named later and Chris Widger. The Seattle Mariners sent Sean Spencer and Terrmel Sledge to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
| C | Dan Wilson | 90 | 268 | 31 | 63 | 5 | 27 | .235 | 1 |
| 1B | John Olerud | 159 | 565 | 84 | 161 | 14 | 103 | .285 | 0 |
| 2B | Mark McLemore | 130 | 481 | 72 | 118 | 3 | 46 | .245 | 30 |
| 3B | David Bell | 133 | 454 | 57 | 112 | 11 | 47 | .247 | 2 |
| SS | Alex Rodriguez | 148 | 554 | 134 | 175 | 41 | 132 | .316 | 15 |
| LF | Rickey Henderson | 92 | 324 | 58 | 77 | 4 | 30 | .238 | 31 |
| CF | Mike Cameron | 155 | 543 | 96 | 145 | 19 | 78 | .267 | 24 |
| RF | Jay Buhner | 112 | 364 | 50 | 92 | 26 | 82 | .253 | 0 |
| DH | Edgar Martínez | 153 | 556 | 100 | 180 | 37 | 145 | .324 | 3 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases| Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
| Charles Gipson | 59 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | .310 | 2 |
| Carlos Guillén | 90 | 288 | 45 | 74 | 7 | 42 | .257 | 1 |
| Carlos Hernández | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Raúl Ibañez | 92 | 140 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 15 | .229 | 2 |
| Stan Javier | 105 | 342 | 61 | 94 | 5 | 40 | .275 | 4 |
| Tom Lampkin | 36 | 103 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 23 | .252 | 0 |
| Brian Lesher | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .800 | 1 |
| John Mabry | 47 | 103 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 7 | .243 | 0 |
| Robert Machado | 8 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .214 | 0 |
| Al Martin | 42 | 134 | 19 | 31 | 4 | 9 | .231 | 4 |
| Joe Oliver | 69 | 200 | 33 | 53 | 10 | 35 | .265 | 2 |
| Anthony Sanders | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| Chris Widger | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .091 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Aaron Sele | 34 | 211.2 | 17 | 10 | 4.51 | 137 |
| 35 | 179.0 | 9 | 7 | 4.22 | 100 | |
| John Halama | 30 | 166.2 | 14 | 9 | 5.08 | 87 |
| Jamie Moyer | 26 | 154.0 | 13 | 10 | 5.49 | 98 |
| Freddy García | 21 | 124.1 | 9 | 5 | 3.91 | 79 |
| Gil Meche | 15 | 85.2 | 4 | 4 | 3.78 | 60 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Brett Tomko | 32 | 92.1 | 7 | 5 | 4.68 | 59 |
| Joel Piñeiro | 8 | 19.1 | 1 | 0 | 5.59 | 10 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Kazuhiro Sasaki | 63 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 3.16 | 78 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 72 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4.28 | 77 |
| José Paniagua | 69 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3.47 | 71 |
| José Mesa | 66 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5.36 | 84 |
| Robert Ramsay | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.40 | 32 |
| Frank Rodriguez | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.27 | 19 |
| Kevin Hodges | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.19 | 7 |
| John Mabry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |