2008 Boston Red Sox Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 95-67
Finished 2nd in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 3,048,250, Avg. 37,633
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Wild Card Playoff Qualifier
American League Division Series - Defeated Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3-1
American League Championship Series - Lost to Tampa Bay Rays 4-3
Manager: Terry Francona (95-65)
Manager: Brad Mills (0-2)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
2008 Boston Red Sox Roster
2008 Boston Red Sox Results

The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 2008 season with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the AL's East Division.

The Red Sox scored 845 runs and surrendered 694 runs. Kevin Youkilis paced Boston with 29 home runs, while David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J. D. Drew, Manny Ramirez and Mike Lowell each walloped 20 or more, too. Kevin Youkilis accounted for 115 RBI. Dustin Pedroia topped all regular batters by hitting .326. Daisuke Matsuzaka led the team with 18 wins, plus Jon Lester added 15 or more wins, too Daisuke Matsuzaka earned a 2.90 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Terry Francona and Brad Mills coached the team. The 2008 Boston Red Sox qualified for the playoffs as a wild card.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Daisuke Matsuzaka183.8572.9029290000167.7128585412941154705716
Jon Lester166.7273.2133330220210.32027875146611521013874
Josh Beckett1210.5454.0327270100174.3173807818341172905725
Tim Wakefield1011.4764.1330300100181.015489832560011713012754
Justin Masterson65.5453.16369600088.36831311040368801365
Jonathan Papelbon54.5562.3467062004169.358241848077002273
Bartolo Colon42.6673.9277000039.0442317510027200173
Paul Byrd42.6674.7888000049.0582626810026200208
David Aardsma42.6675.55470700048.7493230435249503228
Mike Timlin44.5005.664702600149.3603231920432101227
Hideki Okajima32.6002.616401100162.0491818623160102258
Javier Lopez201.0002.437001000059.3531816427038201247
Clay Buchholz29.1826.751615010076.09363571141172212357
Michael Bowden101.0003.601100005.0722010300022
Devern Hansack101.0004.054030006.7653010500026
Chris Smith101.0007.85120300018.31816166701300078
Manny Delcarmen12.3333.277301600274.3552827528172300307
Craig Hansen13.2505.58320600230.7292319223125103146
Bryan Corey0010.507020006.01177131400031
Charlie Zink0016.621100004.31188010100125
Kyle Snyder0021.602000001.724412010019
Julian Tavarez01.0006.3990200012.718129090610164
David Pauley01.00011.6862300012.32317162501110067
Totals9567.5864.0162816215752471446.31369694645147548171185682436180

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Dustin Pedroia15772665311821354217832015052.326.376.493.869322177791
Kevin Youkilis14562153891168434291153562108.312.390.569.9583061112097
Jacoby Ellsbury1456095549815522794750114180.280.336.394.72921897432
Mike Lowell113468419581152701773223861.274.338.461.798193145062
David Ortiz109491416741103012389107074.264.369.507.8772111111312
Manny Ramirez100425365661092212068105286.299.398.529.926193128008
J. D. Drew109456368791032341964417980.280.408.519.927191114055
Coco Crisp118409361551021837412073559.283.344.407.75114761840
Jason Varitek131483423379320013430152122.220.313.359.672152136023
Julio Lugo8230726127701301221243451.268.355.330.68586134350
Jed Lowrie813062603467253246103568.258.339.400.73910481280
Sean Casey692181991464140017101725.322.381.392.7737862003
Jason Bay492111843954122937302251.293.370.527.8979742032
Alex Cora7517915214418209111613.270.371.349.7195339111
Kevin Cash61162142113270315001850.225.309.338.6474860021
Brandon Moss3486787235121111625.295.337.462.7993600020
Mark Kotsay2291846198101201711.226.286.345.6312910001
Jeff Bailey2759501014112600917.280.390.460.8502320001
Chris Carter920185600030025.333.400.333.733600000
Jonathan Van Every1118170401050016.235.278.353.631600000
George Kottaras3551110000002.200.200.400.600200000
David Ross8981100000003.125.125.125.250100100
Gil Velazquez3880100010000.125.125.125.250100000
Tim Wakefield30330000000003.000.000.000.000000000
Joe Thurston4980000000001.000.111.000.111001000
Daisuke Matsuzaka29220000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Justin Masterson36550000000004.000.000.000.000000000
Bartolo Colon7220000000002.000.000.000.000000000
David Aardsma47110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Josh Beckett27760000000003.000.000.000.000000100
Javier Lopez70110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Jon Lester33550000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Clay Buchholz16000000000000000000
Mike Timlin47000000000000000000
Chris Smith12000000000000000000
Paul Byrd8000000000000000000
Michael Bowden1000000000000000000
Julian Tavarez9000000000000000000
Kyle Snyder2000000000000000000
Bryan Corey7000000000000000000
Manny Delcarmen73000000000000000000
Devern Hansack4000000000000000000
David Pauley6000000000000000000
Jonathan Papelbon67000000000000000000
Hideki Okajima64000000000000000000
Craig Hansen32000000000000000000
Charlie Zink1000000000000000000
Totals229364025596845156535333173807120356461068.280.358.447.805250314770286249


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Kevin Youkilis1B125110984.792387492.9969.2328.0800000
Sean Casey1B4540342.733113325.9919.0357.6440000
Jeff Bailey1B12767.07730101.0001.7466.6670000
Mark Kotsay1B6439.035317.9748.7696.3330000
Brandon Moss1B2113.0100011.0006.9235.0000000
Dustin Pedroia2B1571551376.32794486101.9924.7544.6310000
Alex Cora2B7335.0614031.0005.1432.8570000
Gil Velazquez2B2219.059021.0006.6327.0000000
Jed Lowrie2B3216.024001.0003.3752.0000000
Mike Lowell3B110108935.7802171020.9672.8572.7000000
Kevin Youkilis3B3632252.0237035.9693.3212.5830000
Jed Lowrie3B4522243.7165928.9742.7701.6670000
Kevin Cash3B4015.011001.0001.200.5000000
Jason VaritekC1311201041.39034247.9968.1677.21440561622.2
Kevin CashC5742372.02802645.9877.4035.368140381629.6
David RossC8025.0230001.0008.2802.87500200.0
George KottarasC208.050001.0005.6252.5000000
Jacoby EllsburyOF1401291174.03324021.0002.5762.4000000
J. D. DrewOF106105891.7184641.9791.9181.7920000
Coco CrispOF11498886.0234421.9922.4182.0880000
Manny RamirezOF6666537.799612.9911.7581.5910000
Jason BayOF4948423.376510.9881.7221.6530000
Brandon MossOF2316164.0362001.0002.0851.6520000
Mark KotsayOF1918151.7320001.0001.8991.6840000
Jonathan Van EveryOF9241.0160001.0003.5121.7780000
Jeff BaileyOF6224.030001.0001.125.5000000
Joe ThurstonOF4119.050001.0002.3681.2500000
Chris CarterOF3117.030001.0001.5881.0000000
Kevin YoukilisOF208.730001.0003.1151.5000000
Julio LugoOF101.00000.000.0000000
Jon LesterP3333210.3192123.9521.7121.2120000
Tim WakefieldP3030181.071511.9571.094.7330000
Josh BeckettP2727174.3151822.9431.7041.2220000
Daisuke MatsuzakaP2929167.7161912.9721.8791.2070000
Justin MastersonP36988.331012.9291.325.3610000
Clay BuchholzP161576.036001.0001.066.5630000
Manny DelcarmenP73074.365001.0001.332.1510000
Jonathan PapelbonP67069.35530.7691.298.1490000
Hideki OkajimaP64062.034001.0001.016.1090000
Javier LopezP70059.371040.8102.579.2430000
Mike TimlinP47049.319001.0001.824.2130000
Paul ByrdP8849.02911.9172.0201.3750000
David AardsmaP47048.736001.0001.664.1910000
Bartolo ColonP7739.02420.7501.385.8570000
Craig HansenP32030.702001.000.587.0630000
Chris SmithP12018.332001.0002.455.4170000
Julian TavarezP9012.712011.0002.132.3330000
David PauleyP6212.301001.000.730.1670000
Devern HansackP406.70010.000.000.0000000
Bryan CoreyP706.001001.0001.500.1430000
Michael BowdenP115.011011.0003.6002.0000000
Charlie ZinkP114.302001.0004.1542.0000000
Kyle SnyderP201.70000.000.0000000
Julio LugoSS8179671.31001761634.9453.7003.4070000
Jed LowrieSS4945386.0461090211.0003.6143.1630000
Alex CoraSS6938386.074136639.9724.8963.0430000
Gil VelazquezSS103.001001.0003.0001.0000000
Totals2122145813017.04339159785399.9864.1042.797180963225.0

Postseason - Pitching:

Player Rnd W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Manny DelcarmenALDS1101.0000.002010002.310000011008
Jon LesterALDS1101.0000.0022000014.010100301100056
Jonathan PapelbonALDS1101.0000.003020015.0200010700018
Justin MastersonALDS1002.254000004.0621030300019
Daisuke MatsuzakaALDS1005.401100005.0833030500026
Hideki OkajimaALDS1006.753000002.7322010000012
Josh BeckettALDS1007.201100005.0944240600028
Javier LopezALDS101.0009.001010001.031100010006
Justin MastersonALCS101.0001.595010005.7411020610021
Daisuke MatsuzakaALCS101.0004.0922000011.09553601100148
Josh BeckettALCS101.0009.642200009.3131010520810041
Hideki OkajimaALCS000.005010007.3100010500024
Jonathan PapelbonALCS000.004020025.3100011600017
Javier LopezALCS000.002000001.730000000008
Paul ByrdALCS0010.801010003.3544200200015
Manny DelcarmenALCS0031.503000002.0377050200014
Mike TimlinALCS01.00010.132020002.7233041000013
Tim WakefieldALCS01.00016.881100002.7655320200016
Jon LesterALCS02.0004.9722000012.714873201500053
Totals65.5454.65461111003102.710356531840291301443

Postseason - Batting:

Player Rnd GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Jason BayALDS1419173720250024.412.474.8821.3561500000
Jacoby EllsburyALDS1420182630063122.333.400.500.900910000
Jed LowrieALDS1313112400010013.364.462.364.825401000
J. D. DrewALDS1414142410130004.286.286.571.857800000
David OrtizALDS1420171410010034.235.350.294.644500000
Kevin YoukilisALDS1420182410010023.222.300.278.578500000
Mark KotsayALDS1310101300000001.300.300.300.600310000
Jason VaritekALDS1415142300000001.214.214.214.429320100
Alex CoraALDS12541110000011.250.400.500.900200000
Coco CrispALDS12542100001010.250.400.250.650100000
Dustin PedroiaALDS1420170110010022.059.200.118.318201000
Mike LowellALDS12980000000013.000.111.000.111000000
Manny DelcarmenALDS12000000000000000000
Justin MastersonALDS14000000000000000000
David RossALDS11000000000000000000
Daisuke MatsuzakaALDS11000000000000000000
Josh BeckettALDS11000000000000000000
Jon LesterALDS12000000000000000000
Jonathan PapelbonALDS13000000000000000000
Hideki OkajimaALDS13000000000000000000
Kevin CashALDS11000000000000000000
Javier LopezALDS11000000000000000000
Kevin YoukilisALCS7323041030260024.333.375.6331.0081920000
Coco CrispALCS524202920010043.450.542.5501.0921110000
Dustin PedroiaALCS732269910352153.346.469.7311.2001911000
Jason BayALCS732243710140078.292.469.458.9271101001
Mark KotsayALCS730301730000004.233.233.333.5671000000
J. D. DrewALCS729241610130046.250.379.417.7961011000
David OrtizALCS732263411140069.154.313.385.6971000001
Jed LowrieALCS623182210010044.111.261.167.428300010
Kevin CashALCS3331100110001.333.3331.3331.667400000
Alex CoraALCS2770100000001.143.143.143.286100000
Jason VaritekALCS623202100110028.050.174.200.374401000
Sean CaseyALCS2220000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Jacoby EllsburyALCS416140000010013.000.063.000.063000010
Hideki OkajimaALCS5000000000000000000
Jon LesterALCS2000000000000000000
Justin MastersonALCS5000000000000000000
Tim WakefieldALCS1000000000000000000
Josh BeckettALCS2000000000000000000
Javier LopezALCS2000000000000000000
Mike TimlinALCS2000000000000000000
Manny DelcarmenALCS3000000000000000000
Daisuke MatsuzakaALCS2000000000000000000
Paul ByrdALCS1000000000000000000
Jonathan PapelbonALCS4000000000000000000
Totals15845539646952311345625084.240.333.402.73415996122

Postseason - Fielding:

Player Rnd Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Kevin YoukilisALDS11B2221.0204001.0001.28612.000000
Mark KotsayALDS11B2218.0220001.00011.00011.000000
Dustin PedroiaALDS12B4439.0911001.0004.6155.000000
Mike LowellALDS13B2219.036001.0004.2634.500000
Kevin YoukilisALDS13B2218.036001.0004.5004.500000
Jed LowrieALDS13B102.00000.000.000000
Jason VaritekALDS1C4436.0293001.0008.0008.000100
Kevin CashALDS1C102.030001.00013.5003.000000
David RossALDS1C101.010001.0009.0001.000000
Jacoby EllsburyALDS1CF3327.050001.0001.6671.667000
Coco CrispALDS1CF1112.040001.0003.0004.000000
Jason BayALDS1LF4439.021001.000.692.750000
Jon LesterALDS1P2214.011001.0001.2861.000000
Jonathan PapelbonALDS1P305.001001.0001.800.333000
Daisuke MatsuzakaALDS1P115.00000.000.000000
Josh BeckettALDS1P115.00000.000.000000
Justin MastersonALDS1P404.010001.0002.250.250000
Hideki OkajimaALDS1P302.710001.0003.375.333000
Manny DelcarmenALDS1P202.30000.000.000000
Javier LopezALDS1P101.001001.0009.0001.000000
J. D. DrewALDS1RF3327.080001.0002.6672.667000
Jacoby EllsburyALDS1RF1112.010001.000.7501.000000
Jed LowrieALDS1SS3328.03610.9002.8933.000000
Alex CoraALDS1SS2111.014001.0004.0912.500000
Mark KotsayALCS1B7763.7594051.0008.9069.000000
Dustin PedroiaALCS2B7763.71324051.0005.2305.286000
Kevin YoukilisALCS3B7763.71214001.0003.6753.714000
Jason VaritekALCSC6651.0473001.0008.8248.333100
Kevin CashALCSC3112.790001.0006.3953.000000
Coco CrispALCSCF5545.7120001.0002.3652.400000
Jacoby EllsburyALCSCF2218.020001.0001.0001.000000
Jason BayALCSLF7763.7131001.0001.9792.000000
Jon LesterALCSP2212.701001.000.711.500000
Daisuke MatsuzakaALCSP2211.021001.0002.4551.500000
Josh BeckettALCSP229.312001.0002.8931.500000
Hideki OkajimaALCSP507.30000.000.000000
Justin MastersonALCSP505.710001.0001.588.200000
Jonathan PapelbonALCSP405.301001.0001.688.250000
Paul ByrdALCSP103.30000.000.000000
Tim WakefieldALCSP112.70000.000.000000
Mike TimlinALCSP202.70000.000.000000
Manny DelcarmenALCSP302.001001.0004.500.333000
Javier LopezALCSP201.710001.0005.400.500000
J. D. DrewALCSRF7655.7110001.0001.7781.571000
Jacoby EllsburyALCSRF118.010001.0001.1251.000000
Jed LowrieALCSSS5546.7313051.0003.0863.200000
Alex CoraALCSSS2217.044001.0004.2354.000000
Totals14199924.0308113115.9984.1012.986200




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