1982 Texas Rangers

64-98 • .395 Win% • 6th in AL W

The 1982 Texas Rangers went 64-98 (.395) finishing 6th in the AL W division. The club scored 590 runs, allowed 749, and played home games at Arlington Stadium. Team leaders included Dave Hostetler (22 HR, 67 RBI) and Charlie Hough (16-13, 3.95 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

64 Wins
98 Losses
.395 Win %
6th Rank
590 R 749 RA
Diff -159

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590 Runs Scored
749 Runs Allowed
-159 Run Diff
1,154K Attendance

📈 vs. 1982 AL Average

Batting Avg .248 6% below the 1982 league average (.264)
OBP .307 6% below the 1982 league average (.327)
SLG .359 11% below the 1982 league average (.402)
Team ERA 4.28 5% worse than the 1982 league average (4.07)
Runs Scored 590 19% below the 1982 league average (726 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumArlington Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,154,432
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Avg per Game 14,252

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1982

Batting Avg

1 Buddy Bell 0.296 2 Johnny Grubb 0.279 3 George Wright 0.264 4 Larry Parrish 0.264 5 Billy Sample 0.261

Home Runs

1 Dave Hostetler 22 2 Larry Parrish 17 3 Buddy Bell 13 4 George Wright 11 5 Billy Sample 10

RBI

1 Buddy Bell 67 2 Dave Hostetler 67 3 Larry Parrish 62 4 George Wright 50 5 Jim Sundberg 47
1982 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Wright 150 557 69 147 20 5 11 50 30 78 3 0.264
Buddy Bell 148 537 62 159 27 2 13 67 70 50 5 0.296
Jim Sundberg 139 470 37 118 22 5 10 47 49 57 2 0.251
Larry Parrish 128 440 59 116 15 0 17 62 30 84 5 0.264
Dave Hostetler 113 418 53 97 12 3 22 67 42 113 2 0.232
Mike Richardt 119 402 34 97 10 0 3 43 23 42 9 0.241
Billy Sample 97 360 56 94 14 2 10 29 27 35 10 0.261
Lamar Johnson 105 324 37 84 11 0 7 38 31 40 3 0.259
Johnny Grubb 103 308 35 86 13 3 3 26 39 37 0 0.279
Doug Flynn 88 270 13 57 6 2 0 19 4 14 6 0.211
Lee Mazzilli 58 195 23 47 8 0 4 17 28 26 11 0.241
Bill Stein 85 184 14 44 8 0 1 16 12 23 0 0.239
Mark Wagner 60 179 14 43 4 1 0 8 10 28 1 0.240
Bucky Dent 46 146 16 32 9 0 1 14 13 10 0 0.219
Pat Putnam 43 122 14 28 8 0 2 9 10 18 0 0.230
Leon Roberts 31 73 7 17 3 0 1 6 4 14 0 0.233
Wayne Tolleson 38 70 6 8 1 0 0 2 5 14 1 0.114
Mickey Rivers 19 68 6 16 1 1 1 4 0 7 0 0.235
Pete O'Brien 20 67 13 16 4 1 4 13 6 8 1 0.239
Terry Bogener 24 60 6 13 2 1 1 4 4 8 2 0.217
Don Werner 22 59 4 12 2 0 0 3 3 7 0 0.203
Bob Johnson 20 56 4 7 2 0 2 7 3 22 0 0.125
Randy Bass 16 48 5 10 2 0 1 6 1 7 0 0.208
Mario Mendoza 12 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.118
Nick Capra 13 15 2 4 0 0 1 1 3 4 2 0.267
Dan Boitano 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Butcher 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Comer 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Darwin 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Farr 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Henke 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Honeycutt 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Hough 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Mason 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jon Matlack 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doc Medich 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Mirabella 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Schmidt 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Smithson 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Tanana 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1982

ERA

1 Dave Schmidt 3.20 2 Danny Darwin 3.44 3 Jon Matlack 3.53 4 Charlie Hough 3.95 5 Frank Tanana 4.21

Wins

1 Charlie Hough 16 2 Danny Darwin 10 3 Jon Matlack 7 4 Doc Medich 7 5 Frank Tanana 7

Strikeouts

1 Charlie Hough 128 2 Frank Tanana 87 3 Jon Matlack 78 4 Dave Schmidt 69 5 Rick Honeycutt 64
1982 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Charlie Hough 16 13 3.95 34 34 0 228.0 217 100 72 128
Frank Tanana 7 18 4.21 30 30 0 194.1 199 91 55 87
Rick Honeycutt 5 17 5.27 30 26 0 164.0 201 96 54 64
Jon Matlack 7 7 3.53 33 14 1 147.2 158 58 37 78
Doc Medich 7 11 5.06 21 21 0 122.2 146 69 61 37
Dave Schmidt 4 6 3.20 33 8 6 109.2 118 39 25 69
Steve Comer 1 6 5.10 37 3 6 97.0 133 55 36 23
John Butcher 1 5 4.87 18 13 1 94.1 102 51 34 39
Danny Darwin 10 8 3.44 56 1 7 89.0 95 34 37 61
Paul Mirabella 1 1 4.80 40 0 3 50.2 46 27 22 29
Mike Smithson 3 4 5.01 8 8 0 46.2 51 26 13 24
Dan Boitano 0 0 5.34 19 0 0 30.1 33 18 13 28
Mike Mason 1 2 5.09 4 4 0 23.0 21 13 9 8
Jim Farr 0 0 2.50 5 0 0 18.0 20 5 7 6
Tom Henke 1 0 1.15 8 0 0 15.2 14 2 8 9

👥 Roster (40)

Randy Bass Buddy Bell Terry Bogener Dan Boitano John Butcher Nick Capra Steve Comer Danny Darwin Bucky Dent Jim Farr Doug Flynn Johnny Grubb +28 more

40 players

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The 1982 Texas Rangers in brief

A 64-98 record (.395) put the 1982 Texas Rangers 6th in the AL West. Runs came in at 590 scored against 749 allowed (-159). At the plate the Texas Rangers hit .248, 6% worse than the league's .264. The Texas Rangers staff finished with a 4.28 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.07. The 1982 Texas Rangers scored 19% fewer runs than the average club (590 against 726).

Attendance at Arlington Stadium totaled 1,154,432 for the year. Dave Hostetler topped the Texas Rangers with 22 home runs. Buddy Bell collected the most hits, 159. The pitching staff's wins leader was Charlie Hough (16). In all, the roster shows 40 players. The 1981 season and the 1983 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1982 Texas Rangers

What was the 1982 Texas Rangers record?
The 1982 Texas Rangers finished 64-98 (.395 win pct).
Who led the 1982 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Dave Hostetler led the 1982 Texas Rangers with 22 home runs.
What was the 1982 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1982 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 4.28.
Did the 1982 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1982 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1982 Texas Rangers play?
The 1982 Texas Rangers played home games at Arlington Stadium.
Who led the 1982 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave Hostetler (22 HR, 67 RBI) and Charlie Hough (16-13, 3.95 ERA).
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