Bases on Balls : 1982 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1982 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mike Schmidt 107 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Jason Thompson 101 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Keith Hernandez 100 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Dale Murphy 93 Atlanta Braves 4
Jack Clark 90 San Francisco Giants 5
Joe Morgan 85 San Francisco Giants 6
Dan Driessen 82 Cincinnati Reds 7
Gary Carter 78 Montreal Expos 8
Sixto Lezcano 78 San Diego Padres  
Darrell Evans 77 San Francisco Giants 10
Tim Raines 75 Montreal Expos 11
Warren Cromartie 69 Montreal Expos 12
Ozzie Smith 68 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Leon Durham 66 Chicago Cubs 14
Bob Horner 66 Atlanta Braves  
Gary Matthews 66 Philadelphia Phillies  
Darrell Porter 66 St. Louis Cardinals  
Pete Rose 66 Philadelphia Phillies  
Pedro Guerrero 65 Los Angeles Dodgers 19
Lonnie Smith 64 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Bill Russell 63 Los Angeles Dodgers 21
Ruppert Jones 62 San Diego Padres 22
Al Oliver 61 Montreal Expos 23
Jose Cruz 60 Houston Astros 24
Glenn Hubbard 59 Atlanta Braves 25



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.