1982 Houston Astros

77-85 • .475 Win% • 5th in NL W

The 1982 Houston Astros went 77-85 (.475) finishing 5th in the NL W division. The club scored 569 runs, allowed 620, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Phil Garner (13 HR, 83 RBI) and Joe Niekro (17-12, 2.47 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

77 Wins
85 Losses
.475 Win %
5th Rank
569 R 620 RA
Diff -51

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569 Runs Scored
620 Runs Allowed
-51 Run Diff
1,560K Attendance

📈 vs. 1982 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 4% below the 1982 league average (.257)
OBP .302 5% below the 1982 league average (.319)
SLG .348 6% below the 1982 league average (.372)
Team ERA 3.42 5% better than the 1982 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 569 14% below the 1982 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,560,396
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Avg per Game 19,264

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1982

Batting Avg

1 Ray Knight 0.294 2 Harry Spilman 0.279 3 Bill Doran 0.278 4 Dickie Thon 0.276 5 Jose Cruz 0.275

Home Runs

1 Phil Garner 13 2 Alan Ashby 12 3 Jose Cruz 9 4 Terry Puhl 8 5 Ray Knight 6

RBI

1 Phil Garner 83 2 Ray Knight 70 3 Jose Cruz 68 4 Terry Puhl 50 5 Alan Ashby 49
1982 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ray Knight 158 609 72 179 36 6 6 70 48 58 2 0.294
Phil Garner 155 588 65 161 33 8 13 83 40 92 24 0.274
Jose Cruz 155 570 62 157 27 2 9 68 60 67 21 0.275
Terry Puhl 145 507 64 133 17 9 8 50 51 49 17 0.262
Dickie Thon 136 496 73 137 31 10 3 36 37 48 37 0.276
Tony Scott 132 460 43 110 16 3 1 29 15 56 18 0.239
Art Howe 110 365 29 87 15 1 5 38 41 45 2 0.238
Alan Ashby 100 339 40 87 14 2 12 49 27 53 2 0.257
Danny Heep 85 198 16 47 14 1 4 22 21 31 0 0.237
Luis Pujols 65 176 8 35 6 2 4 15 10 40 0 0.199
Denny Walling 85 146 22 30 4 1 1 14 23 19 4 0.205
Alan Knicely 59 133 10 25 2 0 2 12 14 30 0 0.188
Craig Reynolds 54 118 16 30 2 3 1 7 11 9 3 0.254
Bill Doran 26 97 11 27 3 0 0 6 4 11 5 0.278
Joe Niekro 35 89 2 8 2 0 0 5 1 30 0 0.090
Nolan Ryan 35 83 5 10 0 0 0 3 5 37 0 0.120
Kiko Garcia 34 76 5 16 5 0 1 5 3 15 1 0.211
Don Sutton 27 68 3 11 0 0 0 1 2 25 0 0.162
Harry Spilman 38 61 7 17 2 0 3 11 5 10 0 0.279
Bob Knepper 33 52 2 3 1 0 0 0 4 25 0 0.058
Scott Loucks 44 49 6 11 2 0 0 3 3 17 4 0.224
Vern Ruhle 31 41 0 4 0 0 0 1 4 27 0 0.098
Tim Tolman 15 26 4 5 2 0 1 3 4 3 0 0.192
Kevin Bass 12 24 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.042
Mike LaCoss 41 24 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.250
Joe Pittman 15 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Frank DiPino 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Frank LaCorte 55 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Mike Ivie 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Larry Ray 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.167
Randy Moffitt 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Smith 49 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Danny Boone 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Cappuzzello 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Roberge 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Sambito 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gordie Pladson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Ross 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1982

ERA

1 Joe Niekro 2.47 2 Mike LaCoss 2.90 3 Don Sutton 3.00 4 Randy Moffitt 3.02 5 Nolan Ryan 3.16

Wins

1 Joe Niekro 17 2 Nolan Ryan 16 3 Don Sutton 13 4 Vern Ruhle 9 5 Mike LaCoss 6

Strikeouts

1 Nolan Ryan 245 2 Don Sutton 139 3 Joe Niekro 130 4 Bob Knepper 108 5 Vern Ruhle 56
1982 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Niekro 17 12 2.47 35 35 0 270.0 224 74 64 130
Nolan Ryan 16 12 3.16 35 35 0 250.1 196 88 109 245
Don Sutton 13 8 3.00 27 27 0 195.0 169 65 46 139
Bob Knepper 5 15 4.45 33 29 1 180.0 193 89 60 108
Vern Ruhle 9 13 3.93 31 21 1 149.0 169 65 24 56
Mike LaCoss 6 6 2.90 41 8 0 115.0 107 37 54 51
Frank LaCorte 1 5 4.48 55 0 7 76.1 71 38 46 51
Dave Smith 5 4 3.84 49 1 11 63.1 69 27 31 28
Randy Moffitt 2 4 3.02 30 0 3 41.2 36 14 13 20
Frank DiPino 2 2 6.04 6 6 0 28.1 32 19 11 25
Bert Roberge 1 2 4.21 22 0 3 25.2 29 12 6 18
George Cappuzzello 0 1 2.79 17 0 0 19.1 16 6 7 13
Danny Boone 0 1 3.55 10 0 1 12.2 7 5 4 4
Joe Sambito 0 0 0.71 9 0 4 12.2 7 1 2 7
Mark Ross 0 0 1.50 4 0 0 6.0 3 1 0 4
Gordie Pladson 0 0 54.00 2 0 0 1.1 10 8 2 0

👥 Roster (38)

Alan Ashby Kevin Bass Danny Boone George Cappuzzello Jose Cruz Frank DiPino Bill Doran Kiko Garcia Phil Garner Danny Heep Art Howe Mike Ivie +26 more

38 players

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The 1982 Houston Astros in brief

The 1982 Houston Astros won 77 games and lost 85, ending up 5th in the NL West. With 569 runs scored and 620 given up, the 1982 differential was -51. At the plate the Houston Astros hit .246, 4% worse than the league's .257. The Houston Astros staff finished with a 3.42 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.60. The 1982 Houston Astros scored 14% fewer runs than the average club (569 against 662).

Astrodome was home in 1982, drawing a total attendance of 1,560,396. The home run leader was Phil Garner, who hit 13. The hits leader was Ray Knight with 179. The pitching staff's wins leader was Joe Niekro (17). The strikeout leader was Nolan Ryan with 245. The saves leader was Dave Smith with 11.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1982 Houston Astros

What was the 1982 Houston Astros record?
The 1982 Houston Astros finished 77-85 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 1982 Houston Astros in home runs?
Phil Garner led the 1982 Houston Astros with 13 home runs.
What was the 1982 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1982 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.42.
Did the 1982 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1982 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1982 Houston Astros play?
The 1982 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1982 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Phil Garner (13 HR, 83 RBI) and Joe Niekro (17-12, 2.47 ERA).
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