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Season Almanac

1982 MLB Season

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Steve Carlton (K, W)

Home Runs
  1. 1Gorman ThomasMIL39
  2. 2Reggie JacksonLAA39
  3. 3Dave KingmanNYM37
Hits
  1. 1Robin YountMIL210
  2. 2Cecil CooperMIL205
  3. 3Al OliverWSH204
Runs Batted In
  1. 1Hal McRaeKC133
  2. 2Cecil CooperMIL121
  3. 3Andre ThorntonCLE116
Runs
  1. 1Paul MolitorMIL136
  2. 2Robin YountMIL129
  3. 3Dwight EvansBOS122
Stolen Bases
  1. 1Rickey HendersonATH130
  2. 2Tim Raines Sr.WSH78
  3. 3Lonnie SmithSTL68
Pitching Strikeouts
  1. 1Steve CarltonPHI286
  2. 2Mario SotoCIN274
  3. 3Nolan Ryan Jr.HOU245
Pitching Wins
  1. 1Steve CarltonPHI23
  2. 2Fernando ValenzuelaLAD19
  3. 3LaMarr HoytCWS19
Saves
  1. 1Bruce SutterSTL36
  2. 2Dan QuisenberryKC35
  3. 3Gene GarberATL30

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Robin YountBAT18.8
  2. 2Mike SchmidtBAT18.1
  3. 3Eddie MurrayBAT17.7
  4. 4Dale MurphyBAT17.6
  5. 5Pedro GuerreroBAT17.6
  6. 6Dwight EvansBAT17.5
  7. 7Reggie JacksonBAT17.2
  8. 8Cecil CooperBAT16.9
  9. 9Hal McRaeBAT16.8
  10. 10Doug DeCincesBAT16.6
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Tony GwynnRF201.2
  2. 2Wade Boggs3B196
  3. 3Julio FrancoSS179.3
  4. 4Doug JonesP164.5
  5. 5Don Mattingly1B155.4
  6. 6Tony Phillips2B149.4
  7. 7Tom HenkeP148.5
  8. 8Willie McGeeCF135.8

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Willie StargellLF244.9
  2. 2Reggie SmithRF198.8
  3. 3Lee May1B179.6
  4. 4Luis TiantP166.9
  5. 5Sparky LyleP164.8
  6. 6John Mayberry Sr.1B139.2
  7. 7Grant JacksonP139.1
  8. 8Rick WiseP124.4

Teams · 26

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Milwaukee Brewers95-67204Robin YountPlayoffs
Baltimore Orioles94-68200.5Eddie Murray
Los Angeles Angels93-69195.1Reggie JacksonPlayoffs
St. Louis Cardinals92-70285.1Lonnie SmithPlayoffs
Kansas City Royals90-72193Hal McRae
Philadelphia Phillies89-73266.8Mike Schmidt
Atlanta Braves89-73265.3Dale MurphyPlayoffs
Boston Red Sox89-73189.5Dwight Evans
Los Angeles Dodgers88-74314.4Pedro Guerrero
San Francisco Giants87-75278.1Jack Clark
Chicago White Sox87-75189.8Greg Luzinski
Washington Nationals86-76267.8Al Oliver
Pittsburgh Pirates84-78251.9Jason Thompson
Detroit Tigers83-79189.4Lance Parrish
San Diego Padres81-81269.4Luis DeLeon
New York Yankees79-83162.2Dave Winfield
Toronto Blue Jays78-84167.4Dave Stieb
Cleveland Indians78-84164.3Andre Thornton
Houston Astros77-85245.6Joe Niekro
Seattle Mariners76-86178.6Bill Caudill
Chicago Cubs73-89264.4Leon Durham
Athletics68-94157.5Dwayne Murphy
New York Mets65-97241.3Dave Kingman
Texas Rangers64-98140.7Buddy Bell
Cincinnati Reds61-101255.6Mario Soto
Minnesota Twins60-102154.1Gary Ward

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.