1962 Los Angeles Dodgers

102-63 • .618 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers went 102-63 (.618) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 842 runs, allowed 697, and played home games at Dodger Stadium. Team leaders included Frank Howard (31 HR, 119 RBI) and Don Drysdale (25-9, 2.83 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

102 Wins
63 Losses
.618 Win %
2nd Rank
842 R 697 RA
Diff +145

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842 Runs Scored
697 Runs Allowed
+145 Run Diff
2,782K Attendance

📈 vs. 1962 NL Average

Batting Avg .268 3% above the 1962 league average (.260)
OBP .336 3% above the 1962 league average (.326)
SLG .400 2% above the 1962 league average (.392)
Team ERA 3.62 8% better than the 1962 league average (3.94)
Runs Scored 842 16% above the 1962 league average (728 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumDodger Stadium
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Home Games 83
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Total Attendance 2,782,526
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Avg per Game 33,524

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1962

Batting Avg

1 Tommy Davis 0.346 2 Maury Wills 0.299 3 Frank Howard 0.296 4 Willie Davis 0.285 5 Doug Camilli 0.284

Home Runs

1 Frank Howard 31 2 Tommy Davis 27 3 Willie Davis 21 4 Ron Fairly 14 5 John Roseboro 7

RBI

1 Tommy Davis 153 2 Frank Howard 119 3 Willie Davis 85 4 Ron Fairly 71 5 John Roseboro 55
1962 Los Angeles Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Maury Wills 165 695 130 208 13 10 6 48 51 57 104 0.299
Tommy Davis 163 665 120 230 27 9 27 153 33 65 18 0.346
Willie Davis 157 600 103 171 18 10 21 85 42 72 32 0.285
Jim Gilliam 160 588 83 159 24 1 4 43 93 35 17 0.270
Frank Howard 141 493 80 146 25 6 31 119 39 108 1 0.296
Ron Fairly 147 460 80 128 15 7 14 71 75 59 1 0.278
John Roseboro 128 389 45 97 16 7 7 55 50 60 12 0.249
Larry Burright 115 249 35 51 6 5 4 30 21 67 4 0.205
Wally Moon 95 244 36 59 9 1 4 31 30 33 5 0.242
Duke Snider 80 158 28 44 11 3 5 30 36 32 2 0.278
Daryl Spencer 77 157 24 37 5 1 2 12 32 31 0 0.236
Andy Carey 53 111 12 26 5 1 2 13 16 23 0 0.234
Don Drysdale 43 111 9 22 4 1 0 14 5 29 0 0.198
Lee Walls 60 109 9 29 3 1 0 17 10 21 1 0.266
Doug Camilli 45 88 16 25 5 2 4 22 12 21 0 0.284
Johnny Podres 40 88 6 14 2 0 1 5 2 8 0 0.159
Norm Sherry 35 88 7 16 2 0 3 16 6 17 0 0.182
Sandy Koufax 28 69 1 6 0 0 1 4 2 42 0 0.087
Stan Williams 40 66 4 5 0 0 2 3 2 33 0 0.076
Tim Harkness 92 62 9 16 2 0 2 7 10 20 1 0.258
Joe Moeller 19 33 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0.212
Ed Roebuck 64 28 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0.214
Pete Richert 19 25 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.080
Larry Sherry 58 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.118
Ron Perranoski 70 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.071
Ken McMullen 6 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.273
Phil Ortega 24 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Dick Tracewski 15 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Jack Smith 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Willard Hunter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1962

ERA

1 Sandy Koufax 2.54 2 Don Drysdale 2.83 3 Ron Perranoski 2.85 4 Ed Roebuck 3.09 5 Larry Sherry 3.20

Wins

1 Don Drysdale 25 2 Johnny Podres 15 3 Sandy Koufax 14 4 Stan Williams 14 5 Ed Roebuck 10

Strikeouts

1 Don Drysdale 232 2 Sandy Koufax 216 3 Johnny Podres 178 4 Stan Williams 108 5 Pete Richert 75
1962 Los Angeles Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Drysdale 25 9 2.83 43 41 1 314.1 272 99 78 232
Johnny Podres 15 13 3.81 40 40 0 255.0 270 108 71 178
Stan Williams 14 12 4.46 40 28 1 185.2 184 92 98 108
Sandy Koufax 14 7 2.54 28 26 1 184.1 134 52 57 216
Ed Roebuck 10 2 3.09 64 0 9 119.1 102 41 54 72
Ron Perranoski 6 6 2.85 70 0 20 107.1 103 34 36 68
Larry Sherry 7 3 3.20 58 0 11 90.0 81 32 44 71
Joe Moeller 6 5 5.25 19 15 1 85.2 87 50 58 46
Pete Richert 5 4 3.87 19 12 0 81.1 77 35 45 75
Phil Ortega 0 2 6.88 24 3 1 53.2 60 41 39 30
Jack Smith 0 0 4.50 8 0 1 10.0 10 5 4 7
Willard Hunter 0 0 40.50 1 0 0 2.0 6 9 4 1

👥 Roster (30)

Larry Burright Doug Camilli Andy Carey Tommy Davis Willie Davis Don Drysdale Ron Fairly Jim Gilliam Tim Harkness Frank Howard Willard Hunter Sandy Koufax +18 more

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The 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers in brief

The 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers won 102 games and lost 63, ending up 2nd in the NL. The Los Angeles Dodgers scored 842 runs and allowed 697, a run differential of +145. The team batting average of .268 was 3% above the 1962 league mark of .260. Pitchers allowed 3.62 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.94. League clubs averaged 728 runs that year, so the Los Angeles Dodgers scored 16% more.

Home games were played at Dodger Stadium, where 2,782,526 fans came through the gates. For power, Frank Howard led the way with 31 homers. Tommy Davis drove in a team-high 153 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Don Drysdale (25). The saves leader was Ron Perranoski with 20.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers

What was the 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers record?
The 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers finished 102-63 (.618 win pct).
Who led the 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers in home runs?
Frank Howard led the 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers with 31 home runs.
What was the 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers team ERA?
The 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.62.
Did the 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers play?
The 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers played home games at Dodger Stadium.
Who led the 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Howard (31 HR, 119 RBI) and Don Drysdale (25-9, 2.83 ERA).
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