2001 Colorado Rockies season
The Colorado Rockies' 2001 season was the ninth for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West. Buddy Bell was their manager. They played home games at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 73–89, last in the NL West.Offseason
- November 7, 2000: Mark Little was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
- December 4, 2000: Denny Neagle was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
- December 10, 2000: Ron Gant was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
- December 12, 2000: Mike Hampton was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
- January 5, 2001: Greg Norton was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
- March 28, 2001: Masato Yoshii was released by the Colorado Rockies.
Regular season
- Rockies pitcher Jason Jennings became the first pitcher since 1901 to throw a shutout and hit a home run in his first Major League game.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- April 25, 2001: Ubaldo Jiménez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Rockies.
- May 29, 2001: Justin Speier was selected off waivers by the Colorado Rockies from the New York Mets.
- June 24, 2001: Brent Mayne was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Kansas City Royals for Sal Fasano and Mac Suzuki.
- July 13, 2001: Chone Figgins was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Anaheim Angels for Kimera Bartee.
- July 19, 2001: Todd Walker was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Robin Jennings to the Cincinnati Reds for Alex Ochoa.
- July 25, 2001: Neifi Pérez was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Kansas City Royals for Jermaine Dye. Dye was then traded by the Rockies to the Oakland Athletics for José Ortiz, Todd Belitz, and Mario Encarnación.
- July 31, 2001: Pedro Astacio was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Houston Astros for Scott Elarton.
- August 23, 2001: Gary Bennett was traded by the New York Mets to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Ender Chavez to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
- September 12, 2001: Ross Gload was selected off waivers by the Colorado Rockies from the Chicago Cubs.
Major League debuts
- Batters:
- *Juan Uribe
- *Cliff Brumbaugh
- *Brent Butler
- *Mario Encarnación
- Pitchers:
- *Tim Christman
- *Shawn Chacón
- *Jason Jennings
Roster
Game log
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Ben Petrick | 85 | 244 | 58 | .238 | 11 | 39 |
| 1B | Todd Helton | 159 | 587 | 197 | .336 | 49 | 146 |
| 2B | Todd Walker | 85 | 290 | 86 | .297 | 12 | 43 |
| SS | Neifi Pérez | 87 | 382 | 114 | .298 | 7 | 47 |
| 3B | Jeff Cirillo | 138 | 528 | 165 | .313 | 17 | 83 |
| LF | Ron Gant | 59 | 171 | 44 | .257 | 8 | 22 |
| CF | Juan Pierre | 156 | 617 | 202 | .327 | 2 | 55 |
| RF | Larry Walker | 142 | 497 | 174 | .350 | 38 | 123 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 72 | 273 | 82 | .300 | 8 | 53 |
| 114 | 242 | 70 | .289 | 4 | 24 |
| 117 | 225 | 60 | .267 | 13 | 40 |
| 53 | 204 | 52 | .255 | 13 | 35 |
| 58 | 187 | 47 | .251 | 1 | 17 |
| 49 | 160 | 53 | .331 | 0 | 20 |
| Brent Butler | 53 | 119 | 29 | .244 | 1 | 14 |
| Todd Hollandsworth | 33 | 117 | 43 | .368 | 6 | 19 |
| Mark Little | 51 | 85 | 29 | .341 | 3 | 13 |
| Jacob Cruz | 44 | 76 | 16 | .211 | 1 | 7 |
| Adam Melhuse | 40 | 71 | 13 | .183 | 1 | 8 |
| Sal Fasano | 25 | 63 | 16 | .254 | 3 | 9 |
| Mario Encarnación | 20 | 62 | 14 | .226 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Bennett | 19 | 55 | 15 | .273 | 1 | 4 |
| Brooks Kieschnick | 35 | 42 | 10 | .238 | 3 | 9 |
| Cliff Brumbaugh | 14 | 36 | 10 | .278 | 1 | 4 |
| Kimera Bartee | 12 | 15 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Robin Jennings | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Sefcik | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
| 32 | 203.0 | 14 | 13 | 5.41 | 122 |
| 30 | 170.2 | 9 | 8 | 5.38 | 139 |
| 27 | 160.0 | 6 | 10 | 5.06 | 134 |
| 22 | 141.0 | 6 | 13 | 5.49 | 125 |
| 20 | 97.0 | 5 | 8 | 7.14 | 47 |
| 14 | 93.2 | 4 | 5 | 4.04 | 68 |
| Jason Jennings | 7 | 39.1 | 4 | 1 | 4.58 | 26 |
| Scott Elarton | 4 | 23.0 | 0 | 2 | 6.65 | 11 |
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 |
| 22 | 46.2 | 1 | 3 | 6.36 | 48 |
| Mac Suzuki | 3 | 6.1 | 0 | 2 | 15.63 | 5 |
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 |
| 56 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 4.09 | 37 |
| 73 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.60 | 36 |
| 69 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6.25 | 47 |
| 57 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.35 | 47 |
| 42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.70 | 47 |
| Jay Powell | 39 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2.79 | 26 |
| Juan Acevedo | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.63 | 26 |
| Dan Miceli | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.21 | 17 |
| John Wasdin | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.03 | 17 |
| Todd Belitz | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 | 5 |
| Bobby Chouinard | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.22 | 5 |
| Joe Davenport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 8 |
| Craig Dingman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 |
| Chris Nichting | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 7 |
| Horacio Estrada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.54 | 4 |
| Tim Christman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salem