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1983 MLB Season

League Leaders

Home Runs
  1. 1Mike SchmidtPHI40
  2. 2Jim RiceBOS39
  3. 3Dale MurphyATL36
Hits
  1. 1Cal Ripken Jr.BAL211
  2. 2Wade BoggsBOS210
  3. 3Lou WhitakerDET206
Runs Batted In
  1. 1Cecil CooperMIL126
  2. 2Jim RiceBOS126
  3. 3Dale MurphyATL121
Runs
  1. 1Tim Raines Sr.WSH133
  2. 2Dale MurphyATL131
  3. 3Cal Ripken Jr.BAL121
Stolen Bases
  1. 1Rickey HendersonATH108
  2. 2Tim Raines Sr.WSH90
  3. 3Rudy LawCWS77
Pitching Strikeouts
  1. 1Steve CarltonPHI275
  2. 2Mario SotoCIN242
  3. 3Jack MorrisDET232
Pitching Wins
  1. 1LaMarr HoytCWS24
  2. 2Richard DotsonCWS22
  3. 3Ron GuidryNYY21
Saves
  1. 1Dan QuisenberryKC45
  2. 2Bob StanleyBOS33
  3. 3Ron DavisMIN30

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Dale MurphyBAT19.3
  2. 2Eddie MurrayBAT17.9
  3. 3Mike SchmidtBAT17.9
  4. 4Jim RiceBAT17.8
  5. 5Andre DawsonBAT16.9
  6. 6Dave WinfieldBAT16.7
  7. 7Pedro GuerreroBAT16.7
  8. 8Cal Ripken Jr.BAT16.1
  9. 9Cecil CooperBAT16.1
  10. 10Jesse OroscoPITCH16.1
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Joe CarterLF183.1
  2. 2Darryl StrawberryOF157.3
  3. 3Orel HershiserP153.4
  4. 4Tony FernándezSS137.3
  5. 5Andy Van SlykeCF131.6
  6. 6Tom CandiottiP125.7
  7. 7Kevin McReynoldsLF121
  8. 8Jeff RussellP120.2

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Carl YastrzemskiLF309.9
  2. 2Gaylord PerryP235.5
  3. 3Jim KaatP209.4
  4. 4Johnny BenchC202.8
  5. 5Fergie JenkinsP200.4
  6. 6Bobby MurcerRF166
  7. 7Rudy MayP143
  8. 8Bert CampanerisSS142.8

Teams · 26

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Chicago White Sox99-63203.5Greg LuzinskiPlayoffs
Baltimore Orioles98-64195.9Eddie MurrayPlayoffs
Detroit Tigers92-70189.3Larry Herndon
Los Angeles Dodgers91-71293.2Pedro GuerreroPlayoffs
New York Yankees91-71177.6Dave Winfield
Philadelphia Phillies90-72263.7Mike SchmidtPlayoffs
Toronto Blue Jays89-73200Willie Upshaw
Atlanta Braves88-74290.7Dale Murphy
Milwaukee Brewers87-75174.6Cecil Cooper
Houston Astros85-77293.3Bill Dawley
Pittsburgh Pirates84-78277.7Kent Tekulve
Washington Nationals82-80243.7Andre Dawson
San Diego Padres81-81235.1Luis DeLeon
San Francisco Giants79-83255.6Darrell Evans
St. Louis Cardinals79-83231.5George Hendrick
Kansas City Royals79-83159.2Dan Quisenberry
Boston Red Sox78-84169.8Jim Rice
Texas Rangers77-85170.5Larry Parrish
Cincinnati Reds74-88224.2Mario Soto
Athletics74-88194.1Rickey Henderson
Chicago Cubs71-91242.9Lee Smith
Los Angeles Angels70-92166.3Bobby Grich
Minnesota Twins70-92161Kent Hrbek
Cleveland Indians70-92135.9Andre Thornton
New York Mets68-94232.9Jesse Orosco
Seattle Mariners60-102138Pat Putnam

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.