1982 Season
1981 / 1983
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Top HitterRobin
Yount
Top PitcherDave
Stieb

Pitchers
1982 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Dale Murphy
ATL
CF
26.3
283
6.1
32.1
18.2
2 Lonnie Smith
SLN
LF
26.5
218
6.1
25.7
13.1
3 Pedro Guerrero
LAN
RF
26.0
175
6.8
29.6
17.0
4 Al Oliver
MON
1B
35.7
175
5.2
25.9
13.9
5 Bruce Sutter
SLN
RP
29.5
134
1.0
15.7
9.8
6 Mike Schmidt
PHI
3B
32.8
54
7.4
35.9
23.1
7 Jack Clark
SFN
RF
26.6
53
4.0
25.0
12.8
8 Greg Minton
SFN
RP
30.9
44
5.5
19.8
12.8
9 Steve Carlton
PHI
SP
37.5
41
6.2
24.2
15.2
10 Bill Buckner
CHN
1B
32.5
38
3.6
21.4
8.9
11 Bill Madlock
PIT
3B
31.5
37
6.2
24.6
11.9
12 Gary Carter
MON
C
28.2
35
8.6
32.5
17.2
13 Ozzie Smith
SLN
SS
27.5
25
5.0
19.6
6.3
14 George Hendrick
SLN
RF
32.7
20
1.3
16.6
6.1
15 Terry Kennedy
SDN
C
26.1
20
4.6
26.9
12.9
16 Joe Morgan
SFN
2B
38.8
17
5.1
27.9
16.0
17 Keith Hernandez
SLN
1B
28.7
12
4.5
24.5
12.3
18 Jason Thompson
PIT
1B
28.0
12
4.7
26.9
15.2
19 Joaquin Andujar
SLN
SP
29.5
6
5.5
22.3
14.2
20 Gene Garber
ATL
RP
34.6
6
2.8
18.5
11.7
21 Andre Dawson
MON
CF
28.0
3
7.9
25.9
12.4
22 Fernando Valenzuela
LAN
SP
21.7
3
5.4
20.0
11.3
23 Chris Chambliss
ATL
1B
33.5
2
2.8
18.9
8.3
24 Gary Matthews
PHI
LF
32.0
2
2.2
22.3
9.6
25 Ray Knight
HOU
1B
29.5
1
3.1
20.8
8.2
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Gary Carter
MON
C
28.2
35
8.6
32.5
17.2
2 Andre Dawson
MON
CF
28.0
3
7.9
25.9
12.4
3 Steve Rogers
MON
SP
32.7
7.7
23.4
15.0
4 Mario Soto
CIN
SP
26.0
7.7
19.8
12.0
5 Mike Schmidt
PHI
3B
32.8
54
7.4
35.9
23.1
6 Pedro Guerrero
LAN
RF
26.0
175
6.8
29.6
17.0
7 Bill Madlock
PIT
3B
31.5
37
6.2
24.6
11.9
8 Steve Carlton
PHI
SP
37.5
41
6.2
24.2
15.2
9 Dickie Thon
HOU
SS
24.0
6.1
22.3
10.1
10 Lonnie Smith
SLN
LF
26.5
218
6.1
25.7
13.1
11 Dale Murphy
ATL
CF
26.3
283
6.1
32.1
18.2
12 Joe Niekro
HOU
SP
37.7
6.1
24.4
16.2
13 Sixto Lezcano
SDN
RF
28.6
5.9
26.9
16.5
14 Greg Minton
SFN
RP
30.9
44
5.5
19.8
12.8
15 Joaquin Andujar
SLN
SP
29.5
6
5.5
22.3
14.2
16 Fernando Valenzuela
LAN
SP
21.7
3
5.4
20.0
11.3
17 Bruce Berenyi
CIN
SP
27.9
5.2
12.7
5.9
18 Al Oliver
MON
1B
35.7
175
5.2
25.9
13.9
19 Joe Morgan
SFN
2B
38.8
17
5.1
27.9
16.0
20 Ozzie Smith
SLN
SS
27.5
25
5.0
19.6
6.3
21 Bill Russell
LAN
SS
33.7
4.9
15.8
2.2
22 Jason Thompson
PIT
1B
28.0
12
4.7
26.9
15.2
23 Leon Durham
CHN
RF
24.9
4.6
25.1
13.2
24 Terry Kennedy
SDN
C
26.1
20
4.6
26.9
12.9
25 Tim Lollar
SDN
SP
26.3
4.5
16.1
9.1
26 Keith Hernandez
SLN
1B
28.7
12
4.5
24.5
12.3
27 Tim Wallach
MON
3B
24.8
4.4
19.7
6.5
28 John Candelaria
PIT
SP
28.7
4.4
13.3
8.0
29 Ruppert Jones
SDN
CF
27.3
4.2
21.3
11.1
30 Jerry Reuss
LAN
SP
33.0
4.2
16.9
9.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1982 American League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Robin Yount
ML4
SS
26.8
385
10.5
39.1
24.0
2 Eddie Murray
BAL
1B
26.4
228
5.2
29.1
18.7
3 Doug DeCinces
CAL
3B
31.8
178
7.6
27.1
14.4
4 Hal McRae
KCA
DH
37.0
175
4.2
26.2
16.6
5 Cecil Cooper
ML4
1B
32.5
152
5.6
29.5
18.0
6 Reggie Jackson
CAL
RF
36.1
107
3.1
22.1
11.5
7 Dwight Evans
BOS
RF
30.7
57
6.4
30.6
18.0
8 Gorman Thomas
ML4
CF
31.6
44
4.9
24.8
11.7
9 Dan Quisenberry
KCA
RP
29.4
39
3.4
21.6
13.7
10 Rickey Henderson
OAK
LF
23.5
38
6.7
27.6
16.0
11 Dave Winfield
NYA
LF
30.7
33
3.5
20.2
9.7
12 Paul Molitor
ML4
3B
25.9
29
6.2
30.0
16.0
13 Lance Parrish
DET
C
26.0
26
5.1
24.5
12.6
14 Brian Downing
CAL
LF
31.7
22
5.6
24.2
11.7
15 Willie Wilson
KCA
LF
27.0
16
6.3
24.3
13.4
16 Bob Boone
CAL
C
34.6
12
3.5
15.5
3.0
17 Rollie Fingers
ML4
RP
35.9
12
2.3
12.4
7.8
18 Pete Vuckovich
ML4
SP
29.7
11
2.8
13.2
6.7
19 Jim Rice
BOS
LF
29.3
10
3.0
20.7
9.5
20 Harold Baines
CHA
RF
23.3
9
3.4
19.0
7.3
21 George Brett
KCA
3B
29.1
9
6.0
26.5
14.5
22 Toby Harrah
CLE
3B
33.7
9
6.5
28.7
15.3
23 Don Baylor
CAL
DH
33.0
8
0.6
12.9
3.3
24 Andre Thornton
CLE
DH
32.9
8
2.8
20.4
10.3
25 Bob Stanley
BOS
RP
27.6
6
4.5
20.3
10.6
26 Rod Carew
CAL
1B
36.8
5
4.7
16.4
6.3
27 Damaso Garcia
TOR
2B
27.4
5
4.5
20.2
7.2
28 Jim Palmer
BAL
SP
36.7
5
4.8
19.7
12.9
29 Bill Caudill
SEA
RP
26.0
4
4.5
19.4
13.9
30 Buddy Bell
TEX
3B
30.8
3
5.6
24.7
12.9
31 Cal Ripken *
BAL
SS
21.9
3
4.7
23.3
9.5
32 Carney Lansford
BOS
3B
25.4
1
2.3
16.4
6.2
33 Rick Sutcliffe
CLE
SP
26.0
1
5.7
20.2
13.5
34 Gary Ward
MIN
LF
28.6
1
5.1
20.1
9.2
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Robin Yount
ML4
SS
26.8
385
10.5
39.1
24.0
2 Dave Stieb
TOR
SP
24.9
7.7
24.9
16.4
3 Doug DeCinces
CAL
3B
31.8
178
7.6
27.1
14.4
4 Rickey Henderson
OAK
LF
23.5
38
6.7
27.6
16.0
5 Toby Harrah
CLE
3B
33.7
9
6.5
28.7
15.3
6 Dwight Evans
BOS
RF
30.7
57
6.4
30.6
18.0
7 Willie Wilson
KCA
LF
27.0
16
6.3
24.3
13.4
8 Paul Molitor
ML4
3B
25.9
29
6.2
30.0
16.0
9 George Brett
KCA
3B
29.1
9
6.0
26.5
14.5
10 Dwayne Murphy
OAK
CF
27.3
5.9
23.9
11.1
11 Rick Sutcliffe
CLE
SP
26.0
1
5.7
20.2
13.5
12 Cecil Cooper
ML4
1B
32.5
152
5.6
29.5
18.0
13 Buddy Bell
TEX
3B
30.8
3
5.6
24.7
12.9
14 Tom Brunansky *
MIN
RF
21.9
5.6
18.2
8.4
15 Brian Downing
CAL
LF
31.7
22
5.6
24.2
11.7
16 Lou Whitaker
DET
2B
25.1
5.5
21.6
8.6
17 Eddie Murray
BAL
1B
26.4
228
5.2
29.1
18.7
18 Gary Roenicke
BAL
LF
27.6
5.2
20.4
11.8
19 Gary Ward
MIN
LF
28.6
1
5.1
20.1
9.2
20 Luis Leal
TOR
SP
25.3
5.1
16.9
9.6
21 Lance Parrish
DET
C
26.0
26
5.1
24.5
12.6
22 Jim Clancy
TOR
SP
26.5
5.0
19.6
11.8
23 La Marr Hoyt
CHA
SP
27.5
5.0
15.9
8.5
24 Gorman Thomas
ML4
CF
31.6
44
4.9
24.8
11.7
25 Floyd Bannister
SEA
SP
27.1
4.9
16.7
9.4
26 Jim Palmer
BAL
SP
36.7
5
4.8
19.7
12.9
27 Fred Lynn
CAL
CF
30.4
4.7
20.6
9.9
28 Rod Carew
CAL
1B
36.8
5
4.7
16.4
6.3
29 Cal Ripken *
BAL
SS
21.9
3
4.7
23.3
9.5
30 Bob Stanley
BOS
RP
27.6
6
4.5
20.3
10.6
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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