1982 MLB Leaders and Award Winners

2 leagues · 162 team games · 46 ranking tables · 42 awards

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Dale MurphyNational League
Robin YountAmerican League

Cy Young Award

Steve CarltonNational League
Pete VuckovichAmerican League

Rookie of the Year

Cal RipkenAmerican League
Steve SaxNational League

Gold Glove

Buddy BellAmerican League
Bob BooneAmerican League
Gary CarterNational League
Andre DawsonNational League
Dwight EvansAmerican League
Ron GuidryAmerican League
Keith HernandezNational League
Garry MaddoxNational League
Dale MurphyNational League
Dwayne MurphyAmerican League
Eddie MurrayAmerican League
Phil NiekroNational League
Mike SchmidtNational League
Ozzie SmithNational League
Manny TrilloNational League
Frank WhiteAmerican League
Dave WinfieldAmerican League
Robin YountAmerican League

Silver Slugger

Gary CarterNational League
Dave ConcepcionNational League
Cecil CooperAmerican League
Doug DeCincesAmerican League
Leon DurhamNational League
Damaso GarciaAmerican League
Pedro GuerreroNational League
Reggie JacksonAmerican League
Hal McRaeAmerican League
Joe MorganNational League
Dale MurphyNational League
Al OliverNational League
Lance ParrishAmerican League
Don RobinsonNational League
Mike SchmidtNational League
Willie WilsonAmerican League
Dave WinfieldAmerican League
Robin YountAmerican League

American League

Led the American League — the first row of every table below.

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Paul Molitor	136
2	Robin Yount	129
3	Dwight Evans	122
4	Rickey Henderson	119
5	Brian Downing	109
6	Cecil Cooper	104
7	George Brett	101
8	Toby Harrah	100
9	Gorman Thomas	96
10	Doug DeCinces	94

HitsH

1	Robin Yount	210
2	Cecil Cooper	205
3	Paul Molitor	201
4	Willie Wilson	194
5	Hal McRae	189
6	Damaso Garcia	185
7	Toby Harrah	183
8	Larry Herndon	179
9	Dwight Evans	178
9	Jerry Remy	178

Doubles2B

1	Hal McRae	46
1	Robin Yount	46
3	Frank White	45
4	Doug DeCinces	42
5	Al Cowens	39
6	Cecil Cooper	38
6	Fred Lynn	38
8	Brian Downing	37
8	Dwight Evans	37
8	Greg Luzinski	37

Triples3B

1	Willie Wilson	15
2	Larry Herndon	13
3	Robin Yount	12
4	Jerry Mumphrey	10
5	Tony Bernazard	9
5	George Brett	9
5	Lloyd Moseby	9
8	Harold Baines	8
8	Al Cowens	8
8	Alfredo Griffin	8
8	Rudy Law	8
8	Hal McRae	8
8	Paul Molitor	8
8	Lou Whitaker	8
8	Dave Winfield	8

Home RunsHR

1	Reggie Jackson	39
1	Gorman Thomas	39
3	Dave Winfield	37
4	Ben Oglivie	34
5	Cecil Cooper	32
5	Dwight Evans	32
5	Eddie Murray	32
5	Lance Parrish	32
5	Andre Thornton	32
10	Doug DeCinces	30

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Hal McRae	133
2	Cecil Cooper	121
3	Andre Thornton	116
4	Robin Yount	114
5	Gorman Thomas	112
6	Eddie Murray	110
7	Dave Winfield	106
8	Harold Baines	105
9	Greg Luzinski	102
9	Ben Oglivie	102

WalksBB

1	Rickey Henderson	116
2	Dwight Evans	112
3	Andre Thornton	109
4	Mike Hargrove	101
5	Dwayne Murphy	94
6	Steve Kemp	89
6	Greg Luzinski	89
8	Brian Downing	86
8	Ken Singleton	86
10	Reggie Jackson	85

Stolen BasesSB

1	Rickey Henderson	130
2	Damaso Garcia	54
3	Julio Cruz	46
4	Paul Molitor	41
5	Willie Wilson	37
6	Rudy Law	36
6	John Wathan	36
8	Miguel Dilone	33
9	Von Hayes	32
10	Bobby Brown	28
10	Ron LeFlore	28
10	Davey Lopes	28

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Robin Yount	9.6
2	Doug DeCinces	8.4
3	Dwight Evans	7.3
4	Paul Molitor	7.3
5	Buddy Bell	7.2
6	Hal McRae	6.8
7	Toby Harrah	6.6
8	George Brett	6.5
9	Gorman Thomas	6.4
10	Dwayne Murphy	6.3

Batting Averagemin 502 PA

1	Willie Wilson	.332
2	Robin Yount	.331
3	Rod Carew	.319
4	Eddie Murray	.316
5	Cecil Cooper	.313
6	Damaso Garcia	.310
7	Jim Rice	.309
8	Hal McRae	.308
9	Toby Harrah	.304
10	Paul Molitor	.302

On-Base Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Dwight Evans	.402
2	Toby Harrah	.398
2	Rickey Henderson	.398
4	Rod Carew	.396
5	Eddie Murray	.391
6	Greg Luzinski	.386
6	Andre Thornton	.386
8	Steve Kemp	.381
9	Bruce Bochte	.380
10	Robin Yount	.379

Slugging Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Robin Yount	.578
2	Dave Winfield	.560
3	Eddie Murray	.549
4	Doug DeCinces	.548
5	Hal McRae	.542
6	Dwight Evans	.534
7	Reggie Jackson	.532
8	Lance Parrish	.529
9	Cecil Cooper	.528
10	Gary Ward	.519

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 502 PA

1	Robin Yount	.957
2	Eddie Murray	.940
3	Dwight Evans	.936
4	Doug DeCinces	.916
5	Hal McRae	.910
6	Reggie Jackson	.907
7	Fred Lynn	.891
7	Dave Winfield	.891
9	Toby Harrah	.888
10	George Brett	.884

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	LaMarr Hoyt	19
2	Larry Gura	18
2	Pete Vuckovich	18
2	Geoff Zahn	18
5	Mike Caldwell	17
5	Jack Morris	17
5	Dave Stieb	17
8	Jim Clancy	16
8	Charlie Hough	16
8	Dennis Martinez	16

SavesSV

1	Dan Quisenberry	35
2	Rich Gossage	30
3	Rollie Fingers	29
4	Bill Caudill	26
5	Ron Davis	22
6	Salome Barojas	21
6	Dan Spillner	21
8	Tippy Martinez	16
9	Mark Clear	14
9	Bob Stanley	14

StrikeoutsSO

1	Floyd Bannister	209
2	Len Barker	187
3	Dave Righetti	163
4	Ron Guidry	162
5	John Tudor	146
6	Rick Sutcliffe	142
7	Dave Stieb	141
8	Jim Beattie	140
9	Jim Clancy	139
10	Jack Morris	135

Innings PitchedIP

1	Dave Stieb	288.3
2	Jim Clancy	266.7
3	Jack Morris	266.3
4	Mike Caldwell	258.0
5	Dennis Martinez	252.0
6	Luis Leal	249.7
7	Larry Gura	248.0
8	Floyd Bannister	247.0
9	Dan Petry	246.0
10	Len Barker	244.7

Complete GamesCG

1	Dave Stieb	19
2	Jack Morris	17
3	Rick Langford	15
4	LaMarr Hoyt	14
5	Mike Caldwell	12
5	Ken Forsch	12
5	Charlie Hough	12
5	Geoff Zahn	12
9	Jim Clancy	11
9	Dennis Eckersley	11
9	Mike Flanagan	11

ShutoutsSHO

1	Dave Stieb	5
2	Ken Forsch	4
2	Geoff Zahn	4
4	Floyd Bannister	3
4	Mike Caldwell	3
4	Jim Clancy	3
4	Dennis Eckersley	3
4	Larry Gura	3
4	Jack Morris	3
4	Chuck Rainey	3

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Len Barker	4.4
2	LaMarr Hoyt	3.7
3	Dave Stieb	3.7
4	Jim Clancy	3.3
5	Floyd Bannister	3.2
6	Jim Beattie	3.1
7	Ron Guidry	3.0
8	Dan Petry	2.8
9	John Tudor	2.7
10	Mike Witt	2.7

Earned Run Averagemin 162 IP

1	Rick Sutcliffe	2.96
2	Bob Stanley	3.10
3	Jim Palmer	3.13
4	Dan Petry	3.22
5	Dave Stieb	3.25
6	Pete Vuckovich	3.34
7	Jim Beattie	3.34
8	Floyd Bannister	3.42
9	Mike Witt	3.51
10	LaMarr Hoyt	3.53

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 162 IP

1	Jim Palmer	1.14
2	Dave Stieb	1.20
3	Dennis Eckersley	1.21
4	Len Barker	1.22
5	Floyd Bannister	1.22
6	Jim Clancy	1.23
6	Jerry Ujdur	1.23
8	LaMarr Hoyt	1.24
9	Ken Forsch	1.24
10	Jim Beattie	1.24

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 162 IP

1	Jerry Koosman	3.07
2	Shane Rawley	3.18
3	Len Barker	3.21
4	Jim Beattie	3.22
5	LaMarr Hoyt	3.23
6	Mike Witt	3.25
7	Moose Haas	3.30
8	Ron Guidry	3.49
9	Britt Burns	3.51
10	Dennis Lamp	3.54

National League

Led the National League — the first row of every table below.

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Lonnie Smith	120
2	Dale Murphy	113
3	Mike Schmidt	108
4	Andre Dawson	107
5	Ryne Sandberg	103
6	Claudell Washington	94
7	Bill Buckner	93
8	Bill Madlock	92
9	Gary Carter	91
10	Jack Clark	90
10	Al Oliver	90
10	Tim Raines	90
10	Mookie Wilson	90

HitsH

1	Al Oliver	204
2	Bill Buckner	201
3	Andre Dawson	183
4	Johnny Ray	182
4	Lonnie Smith	182
6	Bill Madlock	181
7	Steve Sax	180
8	Ray Knight	179
8	Tim Raines	179
10	Mookie Wilson	178

Doubles2B

1	Al Oliver	43
2	Terry Kennedy	42
3	Andre Dawson	37
4	Ray Knight	36
5	Cesar Cedeno	35
5	Steve Garvey	35
5	Lonnie Smith	35
8	Bill Buckner	34
9	Leon Durham	33
9	Phil Garner	33
9	Keith Hernandez	33
9	Bill Madlock	33
9	Ryne Sandberg	33

Triples3B

1	Dickie Thon	10
2	Omar Moreno	9
2	Terry Puhl	9
2	Mookie Wilson	9
5	Phil Garner	8
5	Willie McGee	8
5	Tim Raines	8
5	Gene Richards	8
5	Lonnie Smith	8
5	Garry Templeton	8

Home RunsHR

1	Dave Kingman	37
2	Dale Murphy	36
3	Mike Schmidt	35
4	Pedro Guerrero	32
4	Bob Horner	32
6	Jason Thompson	31
7	Gary Carter	29
8	Tim Wallach	28
9	Jack Clark	27
10	Ron Cey	24

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Dale Murphy	109
1	Al Oliver	109
3	Bill Buckner	105
4	George Hendrick	104
5	Jack Clark	103
6	Jason Thompson	101
7	Pedro Guerrero	100
8	Dave Kingman	99
9	Gary Carter	97
9	Bob Horner	97
9	Terry Kennedy	97
9	Tim Wallach	97

WalksBB

1	Mike Schmidt	107
2	Jason Thompson	101
3	Keith Hernandez	100
4	Dale Murphy	93
5	Jack Clark	90
6	Joe Morgan	85
7	Dan Driessen	82
8	Gary Carter	78
8	Sixto Lezcano	78
10	Darrell Evans	77

Stolen BasesSB

1	Tim Raines	78
2	Lonnie Smith	68
3	Omar Moreno	60
4	Mookie Wilson	58
5	Steve Sax	49
6	Bob Dernier	42
7	Lee Lacy	40
8	Andre Dawson	39
9	Dickie Thon	37
10	Bump Wills	35

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Gary Carter	7.8
2	Mike Schmidt	7.6
3	Dale Murphy	6.7
4	Andre Dawson	6.6
5	Pedro Guerrero	5.9
6	Leon Durham	5.2
6	Joe Morgan	5.2
8	Jason Thompson	5.2
9	Al Oliver	5.1
10	Terry Kennedy	4.7

Batting Averagemin 502 PA

1	Al Oliver	.331
2	Bill Madlock	.319
3	Leon Durham	.312
4	Lonnie Smith	.307
5	Bill Buckner	.306
6	Pedro Guerrero	.304
7	Andre Dawson	.301
8	Dusty Baker	.300
9	Keith Hernandez	.299
10	Tony Peña	.296

On-Base Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Mike Schmidt	.403
2	Joe Morgan	.400
3	Keith Hernandez	.397
4	Al Oliver	.392
5	Jason Thompson	.391
6	Leon Durham	.388
6	Sixto Lezcano	.388
8	Gary Carter	.381
8	Lonnie Smith	.381
10	Pedro Guerrero	.378
10	Dale Murphy	.378

Slugging Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Mike Schmidt	.547
2	Pedro Guerrero	.536
3	Leon Durham	.521
4	Al Oliver	.514
5	Jason Thompson	.511
6	Gary Carter	.510
7	Dale Murphy	.507
8	Bob Horner	.501
9	Andre Dawson	.498
10	Bill Madlock	.488

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 502 PA

1	Mike Schmidt	.949
2	Pedro Guerrero	.914
3	Leon Durham	.909
4	Al Oliver	.906
5	Jason Thompson	.902
6	Gary Carter	.890
7	Dale Murphy	.885
8	Sixto Lezcano	.860
9	Bill Madlock	.856
10	Jack Clark	.853

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Steve Carlton	23
2	Steve Rogers	19
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19
4	Jerry Reuss	18
5	Joe Niekro	17
5	Phil Niekro	17
5	Don Sutton	17
8	Tim Lollar	16
8	Nolan Ryan	16
8	Bob Welch	16

SavesSV

1	Bruce Sutter	36
2	Gene Garber	30
2	Greg Minton	30
4	Jeff Reardon	26
5	Kent Tekulve	20
6	Neil Allen	19
7	Tom Hume	17
7	Lee Smith	17
9	Gary Lucas	16
10	Luis DeLeon	15

StrikeoutsSO

1	Steve Carlton	286
2	Mario Soto	274
3	Nolan Ryan	245
4	Fernando Valenzuela	199
5	Steve Rogers	179
6	Bob Welch	176
7	Don Sutton	175
8	Don Robinson	165
9	Scott Sanderson	158
10	Bruce Berenyi	157

Innings PitchedIP

1	Steve Carlton	295.7
2	Fernando Valenzuela	285.0
3	Steve Rogers	277.0
4	Joe Niekro	270.0
5	Joaquin Andujar	265.7
6	Mario Soto	257.7
7	Jerry Reuss	254.7
8	Nolan Ryan	250.3
9	Don Sutton	249.7
10	Bill Gullickson	236.7

Complete GamesCG

1	Steve Carlton	19
2	Fernando Valenzuela	18
3	Joe Niekro	16
4	Steve Rogers	14
5	Mario Soto	13
6	Nolan Ryan	10
7	Joaquin Andujar	9
7	Bob Welch	9
9	Juan Eichelberger	8
9	Jerry Reuss	8
9	Dick Ruthven	8

ShutoutsSHO

1	Steve Carlton	6
2	Joaquin Andujar	5
2	Joe Niekro	5
4	Jerry Reuss	4
4	Steve Rogers	4
4	Fernando Valenzuela	4
7	Nolan Ryan	3
7	Bob Welch	3
9	Bob Forsch	2
9	Burt Hooton	2
9	Mike Krukow	2
9	Charlie Lea	2
9	Tim Lollar	2
9	Rick Mahler	2
9	Larry McWilliams	2
9	Phil Niekro	2
9	Dickie Noles	2
9	Frank Pastore	2
9	Vern Ruhle	2
9	Dick Ruthven	2
9	Eric Show	2
9	Mario Soto	2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Steve Carlton	8.1
2	Mario Soto	6.9
3	Steve Rogers	6.4
4	Fernando Valenzuela	6.2
5	Joaquin Andujar	5.7
6	Jerry Reuss	5.4
7	Joe Niekro	4.7
8	Don Sutton	4.6
9	Larry Christenson	4.4
10	Bruce Berenyi	4.3

Earned Run Averagemin 162 IP

1	Steve Rogers	2.40
2	Joe Niekro	2.47
3	Joaquin Andujar	2.47
4	Mario Soto	2.79
5	Fernando Valenzuela	2.87
6	John Candelaria	2.94
7	Don Sutton	3.06
8	Steve Carlton	3.10
9	Jerry Reuss	3.11
10	Mike Krukow	3.12

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 162 IP

1	Mario Soto	1.06
2	Joe Niekro	1.07
3	Joaquin Andujar	1.08
4	Jerry Reuss	1.11
5	Steve Rogers	1.12
6	Charlie Lea	1.13
7	Steve Carlton	1.15
8	Don Sutton	1.15
9	Fernando Valenzuela	1.16
10	John Candelaria	1.16

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 162 IP

1	Steve Carlton	2.41
2	Mario Soto	2.42
3	Steve Rogers	2.76
4	Jerry Reuss	2.81
5	Fernando Valenzuela	2.81
6	John Candelaria	2.87
7	Joaquin Andujar	2.87
8	Don Sutton	3.03
9	Larry Christenson	3.04
10	Bruce Berenyi	3.09

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1982 is 502 plate appearances and 162 innings pitched. It comes from the length of the schedule — 162 games per team, measured from the season files themselves — at the official rate of 3.1 plate appearances and one inning per team game. Batting average, on-base, slugging, OPS, earned run average and WHIP all use it; a player who came to the plate twice and got two hits does not appear at the top of the batting average table, which is exactly what that line is for. Counting statistics such as home runs and strikeouts have no minimum, because none is needed.

How the rankings were made

Wins above replacement in these tables is ours rather than the source database's, so it will not match a published figure exactly. Also: why every ranking stops at one league, and why some categories are missing on purpose.

Every ranking on this page is worked out inside one league. 1982 is counted as 2 separate leagues — American League and National League, and a player is ranked only against the men in his own. Leading the American League and leading baseball are different claims, and the one we can make from these files is the first. There is no combined table anywhere on this page, because adding two leagues together would produce a number that no record book recognises.

There are 46 ranking tables here, 22 places deep. Players tied on a value share a place, so a table can run past ten rows when the tenth spot is shared, and a league with fewer than ten qualified players in a category is left out rather than shown as a top ten that is not one. A player who did none of the thing is not ranked in it either — a shutout table lists the pitchers who threw one, not the hundreds who threw none tied on zero. Some categories are missing on purpose: nobody leads a league in strikeouts at the plate, in losses, or in home runs allowed. A ranking is meant to mark an achievement, so only achievements are ranked.

Wins above replacement on this page is ours, not the source database's. The hitting and pitching files carry a WAR column that we compute here from the same season lines you see, using park factors and a run environment worked out per season. Published versions elsewhere use different methods and will not match ours exactly. Every other column is the record as the database supplies it.

Names on this page lead to that player's own record. Most of them open a full career page with every season he appeared in. Some open a summary screen instead — we pre-build pages for the players people look for, and everyone else is assembled on demand from the same files, so the numbers are identical either way even though the address looks different.

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