The 2002 Cincinnati Reds season was the 133rd season for the franchise in Major League Baseball. It consisted of the Reds finishing with a 78-84 record to finish in third place in the National League Central, 19 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals. The Reds were managed by Bob Boone. The 2002 Reds season was their final one in Cinergy Field.
Offseason
January 7, 2002: José Rijo was signed as a free agent by the Reds.
Regular season
Season standings
National League Central
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
June 7, 2002: Ben Broussard was traded by the Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Russell Branyan.
Roster
Game log
|-style="background:#cfc" |1 || April 1 || Cubs || 5–4 || Graves || Fassero || — || 41,913 || 1–0 || || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" |2 || April 3 || Cubs || 3–10 || Wood || Dessens || — || 19,745 || 1–1 || || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" |3 || April 4 || Cubs || 3–1 || Acevedo || Cruz || Graves || 16,448 || 2–1 || || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" |4 || April 5 || Expos || 7–8 || Yoshii || Haynes || Lloyd || 17,123 || 2–2 || || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" |5 || April 6 || Expos || 2–5 || Ohka || Pineda || Lloyd || 18,176 || 2–3 || || L2 |-style="background:#cfc" |6 || April 7 || Expos || 6–5 || Sullivan || Lloyd || — || 17,549 || 3–3 || || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" |7 || April 8 || at Pirates || 0–1 || Villone || Dessens || Williams || 36,402 || 3–4 || || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" |8 || April 10 || at Pirates || 8–5 || Acevedo || Wells || Graves || 36,048 || 4–4 || || W1 |-style="background:#cfc" |9 || April 11 || at Pirates || 3–2 || Haynes || Anderson || Graves || 12,795 || 5–4 || || W2 |-style="background:#cfc" |10 || April 12 || at Phillies || 8–5 || Brower || Cormier || Graves || 13,366 || 6–4 || || W3 |-style="background:#cfc" |11 || April 13 || at Phillies || 5–2 || Hamilton || Person || Graves || 15,606 || 7–4 || || W4 |-style="background:#fbb" |12 || April 14 || at Phillies || 1–3 || Padilla || Dessens || Mesa || 19,195 || 7–5 || || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" |13 || April 16 || Astros || 3–8 || Mlicki || Acevedo || — || 15,853 || 7–6 || || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" |14 || April 17 || Astros || 2–7 || Hernández || Haynes || — || 14,527 || 7–7 || || L3 |-style="background:#cfc" |15 || April 18 || Astros || 5–4 || White || Cruz || — || 15,848 || 8–7 || || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" |16 || April 19 || at Cubs || 2–5 || Clement || Hamilton || Alfonseca || 33,949 || 8–8 || || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" |17 || April 20 || at Cubs || 6–1 || Dessens || Wood || — || 36,476 || 9–8 || || W1 |-style="background:#cfc" |18 || April 21 || at Cubs || 5–3 || Rijo || Cruz || Graves || 29,458 || 10–8 || || W2 |-style="background:#cfc" |19 || April 23 || Rockies || 3–2 || Haynes || Jennings || Graves || 14,518 || 11–8 || || W3 |-style="background:#cfc" |20 || April 24 || Rockies || 4–3 || Williamson || Jiménez || — || 13,004 || 12–8 || || W4 |-style="background:#cfc" |21 || April 25 || Rockies || 4–3 || Sullivan || White || Graves || 14,416 || 13–8 || || W5 |-style="background:#cfc" |22 || April 26 || Giants || 4–3 || Sullivan || Rodríguez || Graves || 28,341 || 14–8 || || W6 |-style="background:#cfc" |23 || April 27 || Giants || 8–4 || Rijo || Jensen || — || 22,616 || 15–8 || || W7 |-style="background:#fbb" |24 || April 28 || Giants || 4–5 || Rueter || Haynes || Nen || 23,426 || 15–9 || || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" |25 || April 30 || at Dodgers || 3–1 || Reitsma || Brown || Graves || 25, 178 || 16–9 || || W1 |-style =