1982 Detroit Tigers

83-79 • .512 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1982 Detroit Tigers went 83-79 (.512) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 729 runs, allowed 685, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Lance Parrish (32 HR, 87 RBI) and Jack Morris (17-16, 4.06 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

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
4th Rank
729 R 685 RA
Diff +44

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729 Runs Scored
685 Runs Allowed
+44 Run Diff
1,636K Attendance

📈 vs. 1982 AL Average

Batting Avg .266 1% above the 1982 league average (.264)
OBP .324 1% below the 1982 league average (.327)
SLG .418 4% above the 1982 league average (.402)
Team ERA 3.80 7% better than the 1982 league average (4.07)
Runs Scored 729 equal to the 1982 league average (726 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,636,058
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Avg per Game 20,198

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1982

Batting Avg

1 Howard Johnson 0.316 2 John Wockenfuss 0.301 3 Glenn Wilson 0.292 4 Larry Herndon 0.292 5 Lou Whitaker 0.286

Home Runs

1 Lance Parrish 32 2 Larry Herndon 23 3 Chet Lemon 19 4 Lou Whitaker 15 5 Mike Ivie 14

RBI

1 Larry Herndon 88 2 Lance Parrish 87 3 Lou Whitaker 65 4 Tom Brookens 58 5 Alan Trammell 57
1982 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Larry Herndon 157 614 92 179 21 13 23 88 38 92 12 0.292
Lou Whitaker 152 560 76 160 22 8 15 65 48 58 11 0.286
Alan Trammell 157 489 66 126 34 3 9 57 52 47 19 0.258
Lance Parrish 133 486 75 138 19 2 32 87 40 99 3 0.284
Enos Cabell 125 464 45 121 17 3 2 37 15 48 15 0.261
Chet Lemon 125 436 75 116 20 1 19 52 56 69 1 0.266
Tom Brookens 140 398 40 92 15 3 9 58 27 63 5 0.231
Glenn Wilson 84 322 39 94 15 1 12 34 15 51 2 0.292
Kirk Gibson 69 266 34 74 16 2 8 35 25 41 9 0.278
Mike Ivie 80 259 35 60 12 1 14 38 24 51 0 0.232
Rick Leach 82 218 23 52 7 2 3 12 21 29 4 0.239
Jerry Turner 85 210 21 52 3 0 8 27 20 37 1 0.248
John Wockenfuss 70 193 28 58 9 0 8 32 29 21 0 0.301
Richie Hebner 68 179 25 49 6 0 8 18 25 21 1 0.274
Howard Johnson 54 155 23 49 5 0 4 14 16 30 7 0.316
Lynn Jones 58 139 15 31 3 1 0 14 7 14 0 0.223
Mike Laga 27 88 6 23 9 0 3 11 4 23 1 0.261
Bill Fahey 28 67 7 10 2 0 0 4 0 5 1 0.149
Eddie Miller 14 25 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0.040
Mark DeJohn 24 21 1 4 2 0 0 1 4 4 1 0.190
Mick Kelleher 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Howard Bailey 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Berenguer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marty Castillo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Gumpert 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob James 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Aurelio Lopez 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Morris 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Pashnick 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Petry 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Rothschild 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Rozema 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Rucker 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Saucier 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Elias Sosa 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Tobik 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Ujdur 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Underwood 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Milt Wilcox 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1982

ERA

1 Kevin Saucier 3.12 2 Dan Petry 3.22 3 Dave Rucker 3.38 4 Dave Tobik 3.56 5 Milt Wilcox 3.62

Wins

1 Jack Morris 17 2 Dan Petry 15 3 Milt Wilcox 12 4 Jerry Ujdur 10 5 Dave Rucker 5

Strikeouts

1 Jack Morris 135 2 Dan Petry 132 3 Milt Wilcox 112 4 Jerry Ujdur 86 5 Dave Tobik 63
1982 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Morris 17 16 4.06 37 37 0 266.1 247 120 96 135
Dan Petry 15 9 3.22 35 35 0 246.0 220 88 100 132
Milt Wilcox 12 10 3.62 29 29 0 193.2 187 78 85 112
Jerry Ujdur 10 10 3.69 25 25 0 178.0 150 73 69 86
Pat Underwood 4 8 4.73 33 12 3 99.0 108 52 22 43
Dave Tobik 4 9 3.56 51 1 9 98.2 86 39 38 63
Larry Pashnick 4 4 4.01 28 13 0 94.1 110 42 25 19
Dave Rucker 5 6 3.38 27 4 0 64.0 62 24 23 31
Elias Sosa 3 3 4.43 38 0 4 61.0 64 30 18 24
Aurelio Lopez 3 1 5.27 19 0 3 41.0 41 24 19 26
Kevin Saucier 3 1 3.12 31 1 5 40.1 35 14 29 23
Dave Rozema 3 0 1.63 8 2 1 27.2 17 5 7 15
Bob James 0 2 5.03 12 1 0 19.2 22 11 8 20
Howard Bailey 0 0 0.00 8 0 1 10.0 6 0 2 3
Juan Berenguer 0 0 6.75 2 1 0 6.2 5 5 9 8
Larry Rothschild 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 2.2 4 4 2 0
Dave Gumpert 0 0 27.00 5 1 1 2.0 7 6 2 0

👥 Roster (39)

Howard Bailey Juan Berenguer Tom Brookens Enos Cabell Marty Castillo Mark DeJohn Bill Fahey Kirk Gibson Dave Gumpert Richie Hebner Larry Herndon Mike Ivie +27 more

39 players

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The 1982 Detroit Tigers in brief

A 83-79 record (.512) put the 1982 Detroit Tigers 4th in the AL East. Runs came in at 729 scored against 685 allowed (+44). The team batting average of .266 was 1% above the 1982 league mark of .264. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 3.80 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.07. Tiger Stadium was home in 1982, drawing a total attendance of 1,636,058.

The home run leader was Lance Parrish, who hit 32. Larry Herndon drove in a team-high 88 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jack Morris (17). The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1981 season and the 1983 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1982 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1982 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1982 Detroit Tigers finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1982 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Lance Parrish led the 1982 Detroit Tigers with 32 home runs.
What was the 1982 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1982 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.80.
Did the 1982 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1982 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1982 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1982 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1982 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Lance Parrish (32 HR, 87 RBI) and Jack Morris (17-16, 4.06 ERA).
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