1982 Pittsburgh Pirates

84-78 • .519 Win% • 4th in NL E

The 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates went 84-78 (.519) finishing 4th in the NL E division. The club scored 724 runs, allowed 696, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Jason Thompson (31 HR, 101 RBI) and Don Robinson (15-13, 4.28 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

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
4th Rank
724 R 696 RA
Diff +28

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724 Runs Scored
696 Runs Allowed
+28 Run Diff
1,026K Attendance

📈 vs. 1982 NL Average

Batting Avg .273 6% above the 1982 league average (.257)
OBP .326 2% above the 1982 league average (.319)
SLG .407 9% above the 1982 league average (.372)
Team ERA 3.81 6% worse than the 1982 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 724 9% above the 1982 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,026,477
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Avg per Game 12,672

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1982

Batting Avg

1 Bill Madlock 0.319 2 Lee Lacy 0.312 3 Richie Hebner 0.300 4 Tony Peña 0.296 5 Jason Thompson 0.284

Home Runs

1 Jason Thompson 31 2 Bill Madlock 19 3 Mike Easler 15 4 Tony Peña 11 5 Dale Berra 10

RBI

1 Jason Thompson 101 2 Bill Madlock 95 3 Tony Peña 63 4 Johnny Ray 63 5 Dale Berra 61
1982 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Ray 162 647 79 182 30 7 7 63 36 34 16 0.281
Omar Moreno 158 645 82 158 18 9 3 44 44 121 60 0.245
Bill Madlock 154 568 92 181 33 3 19 95 48 39 18 0.319
Jason Thompson 156 550 87 156 32 0 31 101 101 107 1 0.284
Dale Berra 156 529 64 139 25 5 10 61 33 83 6 0.263
Tony Peña 138 497 53 147 28 4 11 63 17 57 2 0.296
Mike Easler 142 475 52 131 27 2 15 58 40 85 1 0.276
Lee Lacy 121 359 66 112 16 3 5 31 32 57 40 0.312
Dave Parker 73 244 41 66 19 3 6 29 22 45 7 0.270
Steve Nicosia 39 100 6 28 3 0 1 7 11 13 0 0.280
Jim Morrison 44 86 10 24 4 1 4 15 5 14 2 0.279
Don Robinson 43 85 10 24 5 0 2 16 3 22 0 0.282
Rick Rhoden 36 83 10 22 6 0 3 12 3 8 0 0.265
Dick Davis 39 77 7 14 2 1 2 10 5 9 1 0.182
Willie Stargell 74 73 6 17 4 0 3 17 10 24 0 0.233
Bill Robinson 31 71 8 17 3 0 4 12 5 19 0 0.239
Richie Hebner 25 70 6 21 2 0 2 12 5 3 4 0.300
John Candelaria 33 54 6 12 2 0 0 9 6 20 0 0.222
Manny Sarmiento 35 47 2 9 0 0 0 4 3 13 0 0.191
Jim Smith 42 42 5 10 2 1 0 4 5 7 0 0.238
Doug Frobel 16 34 5 7 2 0 2 3 1 11 1 0.206
Larry McWilliams 20 32 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.188
Willie Montanez 36 32 4 9 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.281
Brian Harper 20 29 4 8 1 0 2 4 1 4 0 0.276
John Milner 33 25 5 6 2 0 2 8 6 3 1 0.240
Rod Scurry 76 21 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 0.238
Junior Ortiz 7 15 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.200
Eddie Solomon 12 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.133
Reggie Walton 13 15 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Kent Tekulve 85 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.071
Ross Baumgarten 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.083
Paul Moskau 13 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.091
Ken Reitz 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Enrique Romo 46 10 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.300
Tom Griffin 6 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.222
Eddie Vargas 8 8 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.375
Cecilio Guante 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Wayne Nordhagen 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.500
Lee Tunnell 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Nelson Norman 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rafael Belliard 9 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.500
Randy Niemann 20 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Grant Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1982

ERA

1 Rod Scurry 1.74 2 Kent Tekulve 2.87 3 John Candelaria 2.94 4 Larry McWilliams 3.11 5 Manny Sarmiento 3.39

Wins

1 Don Robinson 15 2 John Candelaria 12 3 Kent Tekulve 12 4 Rick Rhoden 11 5 Enrique Romo 9

Strikeouts

1 Don Robinson 165 2 John Candelaria 133 3 Rick Rhoden 128 4 Larry McWilliams 94 5 Rod Scurry 94
1982 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Rhoden 11 14 4.14 35 35 0 230.1 239 106 70 128
Don Robinson 15 13 4.28 38 30 0 227.0 213 108 103 165
John Candelaria 12 7 2.94 31 30 1 174.2 166 57 37 133
Manny Sarmiento 9 4 3.39 35 17 1 164.2 153 62 46 81
Kent Tekulve 12 8 2.87 85 0 20 128.2 113 41 46 66
Larry McWilliams 6 5 3.11 19 18 1 121.2 106 42 24 94
Rod Scurry 4 5 1.74 76 0 14 103.2 79 20 64 94
Enrique Romo 9 3 4.36 45 0 1 86.2 81 42 36 58
Eddie Solomon 2 6 6.75 11 10 0 46.2 69 35 18 18
Ross Baumgarten 0 5 6.55 12 10 0 44.0 60 32 27 17
Randy Niemann 1 1 5.09 20 0 1 35.1 34 20 17 26
Paul Moskau 1 3 4.37 13 5 0 35.0 43 17 8 15
Cecilio Guante 0 0 3.33 10 0 0 27.0 28 10 5 26
Tom Griffin 1 3 8.87 6 4 0 22.1 32 22 15 8
Lee Tunnell 1 1 3.93 5 3 0 18.1 17 8 5 4
Grant Jackson 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0.2 1 1 0 0

👥 Roster (43)

Ross Baumgarten Rafael Belliard Dale Berra John Candelaria Dick Davis Mike Easler Doug Frobel Tom Griffin Cecilio Guante Brian Harper Richie Hebner Grant Jackson +31 more

43 players

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The 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 1982 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 84-78 mark (.519) and finished 4th in the NL East. The run column shows 724 for and 696 against. Against a league average of .257, the 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .273. The staff ERA of 3.81 was 6% worse than the league average of 3.60. The 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates outscored the average club by 9% (724 against 662). Home games were played at Three Rivers Stadium, where 1,026,477 fans came through the gates.

Jason Thompson led the club in home runs with 31. Johnny Ray collected the most hits, 182. The pitching staff's wins leader was Don Robinson (15). Kent Tekulve saved 20 games. In all, the roster shows 43 players. The 1981 season and the 1983 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Jason Thompson led the 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates with 31 home runs.
What was the 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.81.
Did the 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
Who led the 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jason Thompson (31 HR, 101 RBI) and Don Robinson (15-13, 4.28 ERA).
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