1992 Season

26 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 1992 Major League Baseball season was played by 26 teams. The Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series, defeating the Atlanta Braves. Juan Gonzalez led with 43 home runs, Cecil Fielder led with 124 RBI, and Kirby Puckett led with 210 hits. This page carries the 1992 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1992 Bracket
World Series TOR def. ATL (4-2)
AL Championship TOR def. OAK (4-2)
NL Championship ATL def. PIT (4-3)

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1992 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 502 plate appearances at 162 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Edgar Martinez .343 2 Gary Sheffield .330 3 Kirby Puckett .329 4 Andy Van Slyke .324 5 John Kruk .323

OPS qualified

1 Barry Bonds 1.080 2 Frank Thomas .975 3 Mark McGwire .970 4 Gary Sheffield .965 5 Fred McGriff .950

Home Runs all players

1 Juan Gonzalez 43 2 Mark McGwire 42 3 Cecil Fielder 35 4 Fred McGriff 35 5 Albert Belle 34

RBI all players

1 Cecil Fielder 124 2 Joe Carter 119 3 Frank Thomas 115 4 Albert Belle 112 5 George Bell 112

Hits all players

1 Kirby Puckett 210 2 Carlos Baerga 205 3 Terry Pendleton 199 4 Andy Van Slyke 199 5 Paul Molitor 195

Runs all players

1 Tony Phillips 114 2 Barry Bonds 109 3 Frank Thomas 108 4 Roberto Alomar 105 5 Dave Hollins 104

Stolen Bases all players

1 Marquis Grissom 78 2 Kenny Lofton 66 3 Pat Listach 54 4 Brady Anderson 53 5 Luis Polonia 51
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1992 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 162 innings at 162 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Bill Swift 2.08 2 Bob Tewksbury 2.16 3 Greg Maddux 2.18 4 Curt Schilling 2.35 5 Roger Clemens 2.41

WHIP qualified

1 Curt Schilling 0.99 2 Greg Maddux 1.01 3 Bob Tewksbury 1.02 4 Dennis Martinez 1.03 5 Doug Drabek 1.06

Wins all pitchers

1 Kevin Brown 21 2 Jack Morris 21 3 Tom Glavine 20 4 Greg Maddux 20 5 Jack McDowell 20

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 David Cone 261 2 Randy Johnson 241 3 Melido Perez 218 4 John Smoltz 215 5 Roger Clemens 208

Saves all pitchers

1 Dennis Eckersley 51 2 Lee Smith 43 3 Rick Aguilera 41 4 Jeff Montgomery 39 5 Randy Myers 38
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📋 Standings

AL East

Toronto Blue Jays ★ 96-66 Milwaukee Brewers 92-70 Baltimore Orioles 89-73 Cleveland Indians 76-86 New York Yankees 76-86 Detroit Tigers 75-87 Boston Red Sox 73-89

AL West

Oakland Athletics ★ 96-66 Minnesota Twins 90-72 Chicago White Sox 86-76 Texas Rangers 77-85 California Angels 72-90 Kansas City Royals 72-90 Seattle Mariners 64-98

NL East

Pittsburgh Pirates ★ 96-66 Montreal Expos 87-75 St. Louis Cardinals 83-79 Chicago Cubs 78-84 New York Mets 72-90 Philadelphia Phillies 70-92

NL West

Atlanta Braves ★ 98-64 Cincinnati Reds 90-72 San Diego Padres 82-80 Houston Astros 81-81 San Francisco Giants 72-90 Los Angeles Dodgers 63-99

The 1992 season in brief

1992 belonged, by record, to the Atlanta Braves: 98-64. 63-99 left the Los Angeles Dodgers with the lowest winning percentage of 1992. In the standings, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the American League East at 96-66, a few games clear of the Milwaukee Brewers, the Minnesota Twins (90-72) finished a distant second to the Oakland Athletics (96-66) in the American League West, the Atlanta Braves ran away with the National League West at 98-64, and the Pittsburgh Pirates owned the National League East with a 96-66 mark, the Montreal Expos next at 87-75. 1992's champions were the Toronto Blue Jays, World Series winners against the Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 2. The other series results were the Toronto Blue Jays over the Oakland Athletics in the AL Championship Series (4-2) and the Atlanta Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NL Championship Series (4-3). Juan Gonzalez led the majors with 43 home runs, ahead of Mark McGwire with 42. The qualified batting-average board starts with Edgar Martinez at .343, with Gary Sheffield next at .330. In 1992 the qualifying line sat at 502 plate appearances, from a 162-game club schedule. Bill Swift's 2.08 ERA led the qualified pitchers; Bob Tewksbury followed at 2.16. Every 1992 hitter and pitcher past the display floor is on the 1992 leaders page.

1992 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1992?
The Toronto Blue Jays won the 1992 World Series, beating the Atlanta Braves.
How many teams played in 1992?
26 teams played in the 1992 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1992?
Juan Gonzalez led with 43 home runs in 1992.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1992?
Cecil Fielder led with 124 RBI in 1992.
Who led MLB in hits in 1992?
Kirby Puckett led with 210 hits in 1992.
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