1982 Chicago Cubs

73-89 • .451 Win% • 5th in NL E

The 1982 Chicago Cubs went 73-89 (.451) finishing 5th in the NL E division. The club scored 676 runs, allowed 709, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Leon Durham (22 HR, 90 RBI) and Fergie Jenkins (14-15, 3.15 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

73 Wins
89 Losses
.451 Win %
5th Rank
676 R 709 RA
Diff -33

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676 Runs Scored
709 Runs Allowed
-33 Run Diff
1,250K Attendance

📈 vs. 1982 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 1% above the 1982 league average (.257)
OBP .316 1% below the 1982 league average (.319)
SLG .374 1% above the 1982 league average (.372)
Team ERA 3.92 9% worse than the 1982 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 676 2% above the 1982 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,250,410
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Avg per Game 15,437

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1982

Batting Avg

1 Scot Thompson 0.365 2 Leon Durham 0.312 3 Bill Buckner 0.306 4 Jerry Morales 0.284 5 Bump Wills 0.272

Home Runs

1 Leon Durham 22 2 Bill Buckner 15 3 Keith Moreland 15 4 Jody Davis 12 5 Jay Johnstone 10

RBI

1 Bill Buckner 105 2 Leon Durham 90 3 Keith Moreland 68 4 Ryne Sandberg 54 5 Jody Davis 52
1982 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Buckner 161 657 93 201 34 5 15 105 36 26 15 0.306
Ryne Sandberg 156 635 103 172 33 5 7 54 36 90 32 0.271
Leon Durham 148 539 84 168 33 7 22 90 66 77 28 0.312
Larry Bowa 142 499 50 123 15 7 0 29 39 38 8 0.246
Keith Moreland 138 476 50 124 17 2 15 68 46 71 0 0.261
Bump Wills 128 419 64 114 18 4 6 38 46 76 35 0.272
Jody Davis 130 418 41 109 20 2 12 52 36 92 0 0.261
Jay Johnstone 98 269 39 67 13 1 10 43 40 41 0 0.249
Steve Henderson 92 257 23 60 12 4 2 29 22 64 6 0.233
Gary Woods 117 245 28 66 15 1 4 30 21 48 3 0.269
Junior Kennedy 105 242 22 53 3 1 2 25 21 34 1 0.219
Jerry Morales 65 116 14 33 2 2 4 30 9 7 1 0.284
Pat Tabler 25 85 9 20 4 2 1 7 6 20 0 0.235
Mel Hall 24 80 6 21 3 2 0 4 5 17 0 0.263
Scot Thompson 49 74 11 27 5 1 0 7 5 4 0 0.365
Fergie Jenkins 34 67 2 10 2 0 0 6 0 23 0 0.149
Bob Molinaro 65 66 6 13 1 0 1 12 6 5 1 0.197
Doug Bird 35 56 0 8 1 0 0 3 0 20 0 0.143
Dickie Noles 31 56 5 6 3 0 0 2 1 35 0 0.107
Dan Briggs 48 48 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.125
Randy Martz 28 42 6 6 2 0 0 6 6 17 0 0.143
Allen Ripley 28 38 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.132
Scott Fletcher 11 24 4 4 0 0 0 1 4 5 1 0.167
Ty Waller 17 21 4 5 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.238
Hector Cruz 17 19 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.211
Lee Smith 72 16 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 9 0 0.062
Mike Proly 44 14 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.286
Tom Filer 8 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.083
Dan Larson 12 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.273
Butch Benton 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.143
Bill Campbell 62 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Dick Tidrow 65 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Larry Cox 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Willie Hernandez 75 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0.000
Ken Kravec 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Herman Segelke 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Stein 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1982

ERA

1 Mike Proly 2.30 2 Lee Smith 2.69 3 Willie Hernandez 3.00 4 Fergie Jenkins 3.15 5 Dick Tidrow 3.39

Wins

1 Fergie Jenkins 14 2 Randy Martz 11 3 Dickie Noles 10 4 Doug Bird 9 5 Dick Tidrow 8

Strikeouts

1 Fergie Jenkins 134 2 Lee Smith 99 3 Dickie Noles 85 4 Doug Bird 71 5 Bill Campbell 71
1982 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Fergie Jenkins 14 15 3.15 34 34 0 217.1 221 76 68 134
Doug Bird 9 14 5.14 35 33 0 191.0 230 109 30 71
Dickie Noles 10 13 4.42 31 30 0 171.0 180 84 61 85
Randy Martz 11 10 4.21 28 24 1 147.2 157 69 36 40
Allen Ripley 5 7 4.26 28 19 0 122.2 130 58 38 57
Lee Smith 2 5 2.69 72 5 17 117.0 105 35 37 99
Dick Tidrow 8 3 3.39 65 0 6 103.2 106 39 29 62
Bill Campbell 3 6 3.69 62 0 8 100.0 89 41 40 71
Mike Proly 5 3 2.30 44 1 1 82.0 77 21 22 24
Willie Hernandez 4 6 3.00 75 0 10 75.0 74 25 24 54
Tom Filer 1 2 5.53 8 8 0 40.2 50 25 18 15
Dan Larson 0 4 5.67 12 6 0 39.2 51 25 18 22
Ken Kravec 1 1 6.12 13 2 0 25.0 27 17 18 20
Randy Stein 0 0 3.48 6 0 0 10.1 7 4 7 6
Herman Segelke 0 0 8.31 3 0 0 4.1 6 4 6 4

👥 Roster (37)

Butch Benton Doug Bird Larry Bowa Dan Briggs Bill Buckner Bill Campbell Larry Cox Hector Cruz Jody Davis Leon Durham Tom Filer Scott Fletcher +25 more

37 players

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The 1982 Chicago Cubs in brief

A 73-89 record (.451) put the 1982 Chicago Cubs 5th in the NL East. The Chicago Cubs scored 676 runs and allowed 709, a run differential of -33. Against a league average of .257, the 1982 Chicago Cubs batted .259. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 3.92 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.60. The 1982 Chicago Cubs outscored the average club by 2% (676 against 662).

The home park, Wrigley Field, recorded 1,250,410 in attendance, about 15,437 a game. For power, Leon Durham led the way with 22 homers. Bill Buckner led in RBI with 105. On the mound, Fergie Jenkins won 14 games to lead the staff. Lee Smith saved 17 games. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1982 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1982 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1982 Chicago Cubs finished 73-89 (.451 win pct).
Who led the 1982 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Leon Durham led the 1982 Chicago Cubs with 22 home runs.
What was the 1982 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1982 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.92.
Did the 1982 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1982 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1982 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1982 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1982 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Leon Durham (22 HR, 90 RBI) and Fergie Jenkins (14-15, 3.15 ERA).
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