1982 New York Yankees

79-83 • .488 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1982 New York Yankees went 79-83 (.488) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 709 runs, allowed 716, and played home games at Yankee Stadium II. Team leaders included Dave Winfield (37 HR, 106 RBI) and Ron Guidry (14-8, 3.81 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

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
5th Rank
709 R 716 RA
Diff -7

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709 Runs Scored
716 Runs Allowed
-7 Run Diff
2,041K Attendance

📈 vs. 1982 AL Average

Batting Avg .256 3% below the 1982 league average (.264)
OBP .328 equal to the 1982 league average (.327)
SLG .397 1% below the 1982 league average (.402)
Team ERA 3.99 2% better than the 1982 league average (4.07)
Runs Scored 709 2% below the 1982 league average (726 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,041,219
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Avg per Game 25,200

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1982

Batting Avg

1 Lou Piniella 0.307 2 Jerry Mumphrey 0.300 3 Butch Wynegar 0.293 4 Willie Randolph 0.280 5 Dave Winfield 0.280

Home Runs

1 Dave Winfield 37 2 Roy Smalley 20 3 Oscar Gamble 18 4 Graig Nettles 18 5 Ken Griffey 12

RBI

1 Dave Winfield 106 2 Jerry Mumphrey 68 3 Roy Smalley 67 4 Oscar Gamble 57 5 Graig Nettles 55
1982 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Randolph 144 553 85 155 21 4 3 36 75 35 16 0.280
Dave Winfield 140 539 84 151 24 8 37 106 45 64 5 0.280
Roy Smalley 142 486 55 125 14 2 20 67 68 100 0 0.257
Ken Griffey 127 484 70 134 23 2 12 54 39 58 10 0.277
Jerry Mumphrey 123 477 76 143 24 10 9 68 50 66 11 0.300
Graig Nettles 122 405 47 94 11 2 18 55 51 49 1 0.232
Dave Collins 111 348 41 88 12 3 3 25 28 49 13 0.253
Oscar Gamble 108 316 49 86 21 2 18 57 58 47 6 0.272
Rick Cerone 89 300 29 68 10 0 5 28 19 27 0 0.227
Lou Piniella 102 261 33 80 17 1 6 37 18 18 0 0.307
John Mayberry 69 215 20 45 7 0 8 27 28 38 0 0.209
Butch Wynegar 63 191 27 56 8 1 3 20 40 21 0 0.293
Bucky Dent 59 160 11 27 1 1 0 9 8 11 0 0.169
Bobby Murcer 65 141 12 32 6 0 7 30 12 15 2 0.227
Lee Mazzilli 37 128 20 34 2 0 6 17 15 15 2 0.266
Andre Robertson 44 118 16 26 5 0 2 9 8 19 0 0.220
Steve Balboni 33 107 8 20 2 1 2 4 6 34 0 0.187
Butch Hobson 30 58 2 10 2 0 0 3 1 14 0 0.172
Barry Foote 17 48 4 7 5 0 0 2 1 11 0 0.146
Dave Revering 14 40 2 6 2 0 0 2 3 4 0 0.150
Barry Evans 17 31 2 8 3 0 0 2 6 6 0 0.258
Larry Milbourne 14 27 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.148
Rodney Scott 10 26 5 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0.192
Bob Watson 7 17 3 4 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 0.235
Mike Patterson 11 16 3 3 1 0 1 1 2 6 1 0.188
Don Mattingly 7 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.167
Bobby Ramos 4 11 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0.091
Edwin Rodriguez 3 9 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.333
Juan Espino 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Doyle Alexander 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Erickson 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Frazier 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Gossage 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Guidry 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Howell 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tommy John 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Kaufman 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave LaRoche 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Lewis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rudy May 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lynn McGlothen 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Morgan 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Pacella 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shane Rawley 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Righetti 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stegman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stefan Wever 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1982

ERA

1 Rich Gossage 2.23 2 Rudy May 2.89 3 Dave LaRoche 3.42 4 George Frazier 3.47 5 Tommy John 3.66

Wins

1 Ron Guidry 14 2 Shane Rawley 11 3 Dave Righetti 11 4 Tommy John 10 5 Mike Morgan 7

Strikeouts

1 Dave Righetti 163 2 Ron Guidry 162 3 Shane Rawley 111 4 Rich Gossage 102 5 Rudy May 85
1982 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ron Guidry 14 8 3.81 34 33 0 222.0 216 94 69 162
Tommy John 10 10 3.66 30 26 0 186.2 190 76 34 54
Dave Righetti 11 10 3.79 33 27 1 183.0 155 77 108 163
Shane Rawley 11 10 4.06 47 17 3 164.0 165 74 54 111
Mike Morgan 7 11 4.37 30 23 0 150.1 167 73 67 71
George Frazier 4 4 3.47 63 0 1 111.2 103 43 39 69
Rudy May 6 6 2.89 41 6 3 106.0 109 34 14 85
Rich Gossage 4 5 2.23 56 0 30 93.0 63 23 28 102
Roger Erickson 4 5 4.46 16 11 1 70.2 86 35 17 37
Doyle Alexander 1 7 6.08 16 11 0 66.2 81 45 14 26
Dave LaRoche 4 2 3.42 25 0 0 50.0 54 19 11 31
Jay Howell 2 3 7.71 6 6 0 28.0 42 24 13 21
John Pacella 0 1 7.20 3 1 0 10.0 13 8 9 2
Curt Kaufman 1 0 5.19 7 0 0 8.2 9 5 6 1
Lynn McGlothen 0 0 10.80 4 0 0 5.0 9 6 2 2
Stefan Wever 0 1 27.00 1 1 0 2.2 6 8 3 2
Jim Lewis 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 0.2 3 4 3 0

👥 Roster (47)

Doyle Alexander Steve Balboni Rick Cerone Dave Collins Bucky Dent Roger Erickson Juan Espino Barry Evans Barry Foote George Frazier Oscar Gamble Rich Gossage +35 more

47 players

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The 1982 New York Yankees in brief

A 79-83 record (.488) put the 1982 New York Yankees 5th in the AL East. The run column shows 709 for and 716 against. The team batting average of .256 was 3% below the 1982 league mark of .264. The staff ERA of 3.99 was 2% better than the league average of 4.07. The 709 runs scored compare with a league average of 726 per club, 2% fewer. Yankee Stadium II was home in 1982, drawing a total attendance of 2,041,219.

The home run leader was Dave Winfield, who hit 37. The hits leader was Willie Randolph with 155. Ron Guidry led the pitchers with 14 wins. The strikeout leader was Dave Righetti with 163. The saves leader was Rich Gossage with 30. In all, the roster shows 47 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1982 New York Yankees

What was the 1982 New York Yankees record?
The 1982 New York Yankees finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1982 New York Yankees in home runs?
Dave Winfield led the 1982 New York Yankees with 37 home runs.
What was the 1982 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1982 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.99.
Did the 1982 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1982 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1982 New York Yankees play?
The 1982 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium II.
Who led the 1982 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave Winfield (37 HR, 106 RBI) and Ron Guidry (14-8, 3.81 ERA).
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