1983 Houston Astros

85-77 • .525 Win% • 3rd in NL W

The 1983 Houston Astros went 85-77 (.525) finishing 3rd in the NL W division. The club scored 643 runs, allowed 646, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Dickie Thon (20 HR, 79 RBI) and Joe Niekro (15-14, 3.48 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

85 Wins
77 Losses
.525 Win %
3rd Rank
643 R 646 RA
Diff -3

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643 Runs Scored
646 Runs Allowed
-3 Run Diff
1,352K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 1% above the 1983 league average (.255)
OBP .319 1% below the 1983 league average (.321)
SLG .374 equal to the 1983 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.45 5% better than the 1983 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 643 3% below the 1983 league average (666 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,352,942
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Avg per Game 16,499

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Jerry Mumphrey 0.336 2 Jose Cruz 0.318 3 Ray Knight 0.304 4 Denny Walling 0.296 5 Terry Puhl 0.292

Home Runs

1 Dickie Thon 20 2 Jose Cruz 14 3 Phil Garner 14 4 Ray Knight 9 5 Alan Ashby 8

RBI

1 Jose Cruz 92 2 Phil Garner 79 3 Dickie Thon 79 4 Ray Knight 70 5 Terry Puhl 44
1983 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dickie Thon 154 619 81 177 28 9 20 79 54 73 34 0.286
Jose Cruz 160 594 85 189 28 8 14 92 65 86 30 0.318
Phil Garner 154 567 76 135 24 2 14 79 63 84 18 0.238
Bill Doran 154 535 70 145 12 7 8 39 86 67 12 0.271
Ray Knight 145 507 43 154 36 4 9 70 42 62 0 0.304
Terry Puhl 137 465 66 136 25 7 8 44 36 48 24 0.292
Omar Moreno 97 405 48 98 12 11 0 25 22 72 30 0.242
Alan Ashby 87 275 31 63 18 1 8 34 31 38 0 0.229
Kevin Bass 88 195 25 46 7 3 2 18 6 27 2 0.236
Tony Scott 80 186 20 42 6 1 2 17 11 39 5 0.226
Jerry Mumphrey 44 143 17 48 10 2 1 17 22 23 5 0.336
Denny Walling 100 135 24 40 5 3 3 19 15 16 2 0.296
Craig Reynolds 65 98 10 21 3 0 1 6 6 10 0 0.214
Luis Pujols 40 87 4 17 2 0 0 12 5 14 0 0.195
John Mizerock 33 85 8 13 4 1 1 10 12 15 0 0.153
Joe Niekro 38 85 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 22 0 0.094
Harry Spilman 42 78 7 13 3 0 1 9 5 12 0 0.167
George Bjorkman 29 75 8 17 4 0 2 14 16 29 0 0.227
Nolan Ryan 29 69 3 5 0 0 0 2 2 29 0 0.072
Bob Knepper 35 66 5 12 2 1 1 5 2 25 0 0.182
Tim Tolman 43 56 4 11 4 0 2 10 6 9 0 0.196
Mike Scott 24 48 2 8 2 0 0 4 1 17 0 0.167
Mike LaCoss 38 35 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 12 0 0.086
Mike Madden 28 22 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 12 0 0.045
Vern Ruhle 41 19 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 11 0 0.105
Scott Loucks 7 14 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0.214
Bill Dawley 48 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.222
Bert Peña 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.125
Frank DiPino 53 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.167
Jeff Heathcock 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Frank LaCorte 37 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Dave Smith 42 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Julio Solano 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Frank DiPino 2.65 2 Bill Dawley 2.82 3 Nolan Ryan 2.98 4 Dave Smith 3.10 5 Mike Madden 3.14

Wins

1 Joe Niekro 15 2 Nolan Ryan 14 3 Mike Scott 10 4 Mike Madden 9 5 Vern Ruhle 8

Strikeouts

1 Nolan Ryan 183 2 Joe Niekro 152 3 Bob Knepper 125 4 Mike Scott 73 5 Frank DiPino 67
1983 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Niekro 15 14 3.48 38 38 0 263.2 238 102 101 152
Bob Knepper 6 13 3.19 35 29 0 203.0 202 72 71 125
Nolan Ryan 14 9 2.98 29 29 0 196.1 134 65 101 183
Mike Scott 10 6 3.72 24 24 0 145.0 143 60 46 73
Mike LaCoss 5 7 4.43 38 17 1 138.0 142 68 56 53
Vern Ruhle 8 5 3.69 41 9 3 114.2 107 47 36 43
Mike Madden 9 5 3.14 28 13 0 94.2 76 33 45 44
Bill Dawley 6 6 2.82 48 0 14 79.2 51 25 22 60
Dave Smith 3 1 3.10 42 0 6 72.2 72 25 36 41
Frank DiPino 3 4 2.65 53 0 20 71.1 52 21 20 67
Frank LaCorte 4 4 5.06 37 0 3 53.1 35 30 28 48
Jeff Heathcock 2 1 3.21 6 3 1 28.0 19 10 4 12
Julio Solano 0 2 6.00 4 0 0 6.0 5 4 4 3

👥 Roster (33)

Alan Ashby Kevin Bass George Bjorkman Jose Cruz Bill Dawley Frank DiPino Bill Doran Phil Garner Jeff Heathcock Bob Knepper Ray Knight Frank LaCorte +21 more

33 players

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The 1983 Houston Astros in brief

The record for the 1983 Houston Astros reads 85 wins and 77 losses, good for 3rd in the NL West. The run column shows 643 for and 646 against. At the plate the Houston Astros hit .256, 1% better than the league's .255. The Houston Astros staff finished with a 3.45 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.63. League clubs averaged 666 runs that year, so the Houston Astros scored 3% fewer.

Home games were played at Astrodome, where 1,352,942 fans came through the gates. For power, Dickie Thon led the way with 20 homers. The RBI leader was Jose Cruz, with 92. Joe Niekro led the pitchers with 15 wins. Nolan Ryan struck out 183, the most on the club. Frank DiPino saved 20 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 Houston Astros

What was the 1983 Houston Astros record?
The 1983 Houston Astros finished 85-77 (.525 win pct).
Who led the 1983 Houston Astros in home runs?
Dickie Thon led the 1983 Houston Astros with 20 home runs.
What was the 1983 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1983 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.45.
Did the 1983 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1983 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 Houston Astros play?
The 1983 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1983 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dickie Thon (20 HR, 79 RBI) and Joe Niekro (15-14, 3.48 ERA).
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