⭐ Division Winner

1982 Atlanta Braves

89-73 • .549 Win% • 1st in NL W

The 1982 Atlanta Braves went 89-73 (.549) finishing 1st in the NL W division. They won their division. The club scored 739 runs, allowed 702, and played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Team leaders included Dale Murphy (36 HR, 109 RBI) and Phil Niekro (17-4, 3.61 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

89 Wins
73 Losses
.549 Win %
1st Rank
739 R 702 RA
Diff +37

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739 Runs Scored
702 Runs Allowed
+37 Run Diff
1,800K Attendance

📈 vs. 1982 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 1% below the 1982 league average (.257)
OBP .325 2% above the 1982 league average (.319)
SLG .382 3% above the 1982 league average (.372)
Team ERA 3.82 6% worse than the 1982 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 739 12% above the 1982 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,800,376
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Avg per Game 22,226

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1982

Batting Avg

1 Rufino Linares 0.298 2 Jerry Royster 0.295 3 Terry Harper 0.287 4 Dale Murphy 0.281 5 Rafael Ramirez 0.278

Home Runs

1 Dale Murphy 36 2 Bob Horner 32 3 Chris Chambliss 20 4 Claudell Washington 16 5 Rafael Ramirez 10

RBI

1 Dale Murphy 109 2 Bob Horner 97 3 Chris Chambliss 86 4 Claudell Washington 80 5 Glenn Hubbard 59
1982 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rafael Ramirez 157 609 74 169 24 4 10 52 36 49 27 0.278
Dale Murphy 162 598 113 168 23 2 36 109 93 134 23 0.281
Claudell Washington 150 563 94 150 24 6 16 80 50 107 33 0.266
Chris Chambliss 157 534 57 144 25 2 20 86 57 57 7 0.270
Glenn Hubbard 145 532 75 132 25 1 9 59 59 62 4 0.248
Bob Horner 140 499 85 130 24 0 32 97 66 75 3 0.261
Bruce Benedict 118 386 34 95 11 1 3 44 37 40 4 0.246
Jerry Royster 108 261 43 77 13 2 2 25 22 36 14 0.295
Brett Butler 89 240 35 52 2 0 0 7 25 35 21 0.217
Rufino Linares 77 191 28 57 7 1 2 17 7 29 5 0.298
Terry Harper 48 150 16 43 3 0 2 16 14 28 7 0.287
Larry Whisenton 84 143 21 34 7 2 4 17 23 33 2 0.238
Biff Pocoroba 56 120 5 33 7 0 2 22 13 12 0 0.275
Bob Watson 57 114 16 28 3 1 5 22 14 20 1 0.246
Phil Niekro 35 87 6 17 4 0 1 7 0 16 0 0.195
Matt Sinatro 37 81 10 11 2 0 1 4 4 9 0 0.136
Rick Mahler 39 58 5 11 0 0 1 4 4 17 0 0.190
Bob Walk 32 51 2 10 0 0 0 6 6 17 0 0.196
Randy Johnson 27 46 5 11 5 0 0 6 6 4 0 0.239
Rick Camp 51 41 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 23 0 0.024
Ken Smith 48 41 6 12 1 0 0 3 6 13 0 0.293
Bob Porter 24 27 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.111
Steve Bedrosian 64 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.038
Ken Dayley 20 20 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.250
Pascual Perez 16 18 2 3 2 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.167
Tommy Boggs 10 17 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.235
Joe Cowley 17 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Gene Garber 69 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.133
Larry McWilliams 27 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.167
Preston Hanna 20 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.400
Carlos Diaz 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Al Hrabosky 31 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Larry Owen 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Paul Runge 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Donnie Moore 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Paul Zuvella 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Alvarez 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Albert Hall 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Hausman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1982

ERA

1 Gene Garber 2.34 2 Steve Bedrosian 2.42 3 Pascual Perez 3.06 4 Tommy Boggs 3.30 5 Phil Niekro 3.61

Wins

1 Phil Niekro 17 2 Rick Camp 11 3 Bob Walk 11 4 Rick Mahler 9 5 Steve Bedrosian 8

Strikeouts

1 Phil Niekro 144 2 Steve Bedrosian 123 3 Rick Mahler 105 4 Bob Walk 84 5 Rick Camp 68
1982 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Phil Niekro 17 4 3.61 35 35 0 234.1 225 94 73 144
Rick Mahler 9 10 4.21 39 33 0 205.1 213 96 62 105
Rick Camp 11 13 3.65 51 21 5 177.1 199 72 52 68
Bob Walk 11 9 4.87 32 27 0 164.1 179 89 59 84
Steve Bedrosian 8 6 2.42 64 3 11 137.2 102 37 57 123
Gene Garber 8 10 2.34 69 0 30 119.1 100 31 32 68
Pascual Perez 4 4 3.06 16 11 0 79.1 85 27 17 29
Ken Dayley 5 6 4.54 20 11 0 71.1 79 36 25 34
Joe Cowley 1 2 4.47 17 8 0 52.1 53 26 16 27
Tommy Boggs 2 2 3.30 10 10 0 46.1 43 17 22 29
Larry McWilliams 2 3 6.21 27 2 0 37.2 52 26 20 24
Al Hrabosky 2 1 5.54 31 0 3 37.1 41 23 17 20
Preston Hanna 3 0 3.75 20 1 0 36.0 36 15 28 17
Donnie Moore 3 1 4.23 16 0 1 27.2 32 13 7 17
Carlos Diaz 3 2 4.62 19 0 1 25.1 31 13 9 16
Jose Alvarez 0 0 4.70 7 0 0 7.2 8 4 2 6
Tom Hausman 0 0 4.91 3 0 0 3.2 6 2 4 2

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to SLN 3-0

👥 Roster (39)

Jose Alvarez Steve Bedrosian Bruce Benedict Tommy Boggs Brett Butler Rick Camp Chris Chambliss Joe Cowley Ken Dayley Carlos Diaz Gene Garber Albert Hall +27 more

39 players

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The 1982 Atlanta Braves in brief

The 1982 Atlanta Braves finished 89-73, a .549 winning percentage, placing 1st in the NL West. In 1982 the franchise took the division title. The Atlanta Braves scored 739 runs and allowed 702, a run differential of +37. The team batting average of .256 was 1% below the 1982 league mark of .257. The Atlanta Braves staff finished with a 3.82 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.60.

The home park, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, recorded 1,800,376 in attendance, about 22,226 a game. The home run leader was Dale Murphy, who hit 36. The pitching staff's wins leader was Phil Niekro (17). Gene Garber saved 30 games. The NL Championship Series ended in a loss against SLN 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1982 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1982 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1982 Atlanta Braves finished 89-73 (.549 win pct).
Did the 1982 Atlanta Braves make the playoffs?
The 1982 Atlanta Braves finished first in their division.
Who led the 1982 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Dale Murphy led the 1982 Atlanta Braves with 36 home runs.
What was the 1982 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1982 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 3.82.
Did the 1982 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1982 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1982 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1982 Atlanta Braves played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
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