1982 Chicago White Sox

87-75 • .537 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1982 Chicago White Sox went 87-75 (.537) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 786 runs, allowed 710, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Harold Baines (25 HR, 105 RBI) and LaMarr Hoyt (19-15, 3.53 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

87 Wins
75 Losses
.537 Win %
3rd Rank
786 R 710 RA
Diff +76

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786 Runs Scored
710 Runs Allowed
+76 Run Diff
1,567K Attendance

📈 vs. 1982 AL Average

Batting Avg .273 3% above the 1982 league average (.264)
OBP .337 3% above the 1982 league average (.327)
SLG .412 3% above the 1982 league average (.402)
Team ERA 3.87 5% better than the 1982 league average (4.07)
Runs Scored 786 8% above the 1982 league average (726 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,567,787
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Avg per Game 19,597

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1982

Batting Avg

1 Rudy Law 0.318 2 Tom Paciorek 0.312 3 Greg Luzinski 0.292 4 Ron LeFlore 0.287 5 Steve Kemp 0.286

Home Runs

1 Harold Baines 25 2 Steve Kemp 19 3 Greg Luzinski 18 4 Carlton Fisk 14 5 Tony Bernazard 11

RBI

1 Harold Baines 105 2 Greg Luzinski 102 3 Steve Kemp 98 4 Carlton Fisk 65 5 Tony Bernazard 56
1982 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harold Baines 161 608 89 165 29 8 25 105 49 95 10 0.271
Greg Luzinski 159 583 87 170 37 1 18 102 89 120 1 0.292
Steve Kemp 160 580 91 166 23 1 19 98 89 83 7 0.286
Tony Bernazard 137 540 90 138 25 9 11 56 67 88 11 0.256
Carlton Fisk 135 476 66 127 17 3 14 65 46 60 17 0.267
Tom Paciorek 104 382 49 119 27 4 11 55 24 53 3 0.312
Vance Law 114 359 40 101 20 1 5 54 26 46 4 0.281
Rudy Law 121 336 55 107 15 8 3 32 23 41 36 0.318
Ron LeFlore 91 334 58 96 15 4 4 25 22 91 28 0.287
Bill Almon 111 308 40 79 10 4 4 26 25 49 10 0.256
Aurelio Rodriguez 118 257 24 62 15 1 3 31 11 35 0 0.241
Mike Squires 116 195 33 52 9 3 1 21 14 13 3 0.267
Jim Morrison 51 166 17 37 7 3 7 19 13 15 0 0.223
Jerry Hairston 85 90 11 21 5 0 5 18 9 15 0 0.233
Marc Hill 53 88 9 23 2 0 3 13 6 13 0 0.261
Chris Nyman 28 65 6 16 1 0 0 2 3 9 3 0.246
Steve Dillard 16 41 1 7 3 1 0 5 1 5 0 0.171
Marv Foley 27 36 1 4 0 0 0 1 6 4 0 0.111
Jay Loviglio 15 31 5 6 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 0.194
Ron Kittle 20 29 3 7 2 0 1 7 3 12 0 0.241
Lorenzo Gray 17 28 4 8 1 0 0 0 2 4 1 0.286
Rusty Kuntz 21 26 4 5 1 0 0 3 2 8 0 0.192
Greg Walker 11 17 3 7 2 1 2 7 2 3 0 0.412
Juan Agosto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Barnes 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Salome Barojas 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Warren Brusstar 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Britt Burns 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Richard Dotson 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chico Escarrega 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Hickey 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
LaMarr Hoyt 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Kern 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Koosman 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Lamp 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sparky Lyle 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Siwy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Solomon 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Trout 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1982

ERA

1 Kevin Hickey 3.00 2 LaMarr Hoyt 3.53 3 Salome Barojas 3.54 4 Chico Escarrega 3.67 5 Richard Dotson 3.84

Wins

1 LaMarr Hoyt 19 2 Britt Burns 13 3 Richard Dotson 11 4 Jerry Koosman 11 5 Dennis Lamp 11

Strikeouts

1 LaMarr Hoyt 124 2 Britt Burns 116 3 Richard Dotson 109 4 Jerry Koosman 88 5 Dennis Lamp 78
1982 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
LaMarr Hoyt 19 15 3.53 39 32 0 239.2 248 94 48 124
Richard Dotson 11 15 3.84 34 31 0 196.2 219 84 73 109
Dennis Lamp 11 8 3.99 44 27 5 189.2 206 84 59 78
Jerry Koosman 11 7 3.84 42 19 3 173.1 194 74 38 88
Britt Burns 13 5 4.04 28 28 0 169.1 168 76 67 116
Steve Trout 6 9 4.26 25 19 0 120.1 130 57 50 62
Salome Barojas 6 6 3.54 61 0 21 106.2 96 42 46 56
Kevin Hickey 4 4 3.00 60 0 6 78.0 73 26 30 38
Chico Escarrega 1 3 3.67 38 2 1 73.2 73 30 16 33
Jim Kern 2 1 5.14 13 1 3 28.0 20 16 12 23
Warren Brusstar 2 0 3.44 10 0 0 18.1 19 7 3 8
Rich Barnes 0 2 4.76 6 2 1 17.0 21 9 4 6
Sparky Lyle 0 0 3.00 11 0 1 12.0 11 4 7 6
Eddie Solomon 1 0 3.68 6 0 0 7.1 7 3 2 2
Jim Siwy 0 0 10.29 2 1 0 7.0 10 8 5 3
Juan Agosto 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 2.0 7 4 0 1

👥 Roster (39)

Juan Agosto Bill Almon Harold Baines Rich Barnes Salome Barojas Tony Bernazard Warren Brusstar Britt Burns Steve Dillard Richard Dotson Chico Escarrega Carlton Fisk +27 more

39 players

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The 1982 Chicago White Sox in brief

In 1982 the Chicago White Sox posted a 87-75 mark (.537) and finished 3rd in the AL West. With 786 runs scored and 710 given up, the 1982 differential was +76. Against a league average of .264, the 1982 Chicago White Sox batted .273. Pitchers allowed 3.87 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.07. Measured against the 726-run league average, the offense was 8% ahead.

The home park, Comiskey Park, recorded 1,567,787 in attendance, about 19,597 a game. The home run leader was Harold Baines, who hit 25. The hits leader was Greg Luzinski with 170. On the mound, LaMarr Hoyt won 19 games to lead the staff. Salome Barojas closed out 21 saves. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1982 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1982 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1982 Chicago White Sox finished 87-75 (.537 win pct).
Who led the 1982 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Harold Baines led the 1982 Chicago White Sox with 25 home runs.
What was the 1982 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1982 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.87.
Did the 1982 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1982 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1982 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1982 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1982 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harold Baines (25 HR, 105 RBI) and LaMarr Hoyt (19-15, 3.53 ERA).
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