Who led MLB in home runs in 1882?

Oscar Walker led the majors with 7 in 1882 (AA).

Who had the highest batting average in 1882?

Pete Browning hit ..378, the best average among qualifying hitters in 1882 (AA).

Who led MLB in wins in 1882?

Will White led the majors with 40 wins in 1882 (AA).

1882 MLB League Leaders

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Oscar Walker led the majors with 7 in 1882. The American Association and National League leaderboards below rank every qualifying hitter and pitcher of the 1882 season, from the SABR/Lahman baseball database.

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League

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Batting leaders, all major leagues

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1882, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	AVG
1	Pete Browning	LS2	AA	.378
2	Dan Brouthers	BFN	NL	.368
3	Cap Anson	CHN	NL	.362
4	Hick Carpenter	CN2	AA	.342
5	Ed Swartwood	PT1	AA	.331
6	Roger Connor	TRN	NL	.330
7	Joe Start	PRO	NL	.329
8	Jim Whitney	BSN	NL	.323
9	George Gore	CHN	NL	.319
10	Paul Hines	PRO	NL	.309

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1882, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	HR
1	Oscar Walker	SL4	AA	7
1	George Wood	DTN	NL	7
3	Dan Brouthers	BFN	NL	6
3	Mike Muldoon	CL2	NL	6
5	Charlie Bennett	DTN	NL	5
5	Pete Browning	LS2	AA	5
5	Ned Hanlon	DTN	NL	5
5	Harry Stovey	WOR	NL	5
5	Jim Whitney	BSN	NL	5
10	Roger Connor	TRN	NL	4

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1882, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	RBI
1	Cap Anson	CHN	NL	83
2	Hick Carpenter	CN2	AA	67
3	Dan Brouthers	BFN	NL	63
4	Ed Williamson	CHN	NL	60
5	Hardy Richardson	BFN	NL	57
6	King Kelly	CHN	NL	55
7	Jackie Hayes	WOR	NL	54
7	John Morrill	BSN	NL	54
9	Charlie Bennett	DTN	NL	51
9	George Gore	CHN	NL	51

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1882, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	R
1	George Gore	CHN	NL	99
2	Abner Dalrymple	CHN	NL	96
3	Harry Stovey	WOR	NL	90
4	Ed Swartwood	PT1	AA	87
5	Joe Sommer	CN2	AA	82
6	King Kelly	CHN	NL	81
7	Blondie Purcell	BFN	NL	79
8	Hick Carpenter	CN2	AA	78
9	Paul Hines	PRO	NL	73
9	John Morrill	BSN	NL	73

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1882, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	H
1	Dan Brouthers	BFN	NL	129
2	Cap Anson	CHN	NL	126
3	Hick Carpenter	CN2	AA	120
4	Abner Dalrymple	CHN	NL	117
4	George Gore	CHN	NL	117
4	Paul Hines	PRO	NL	117
4	Joe Hornung	BSN	NL	117
4	Joe Start	PRO	NL	117
9	Roger Connor	TRN	NL	115
9	King Kelly	CHN	NL	115

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1882, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg
1	Cap Anson	CHN	NL
1	Charlie Bennett	DTN	NL
1	Jud Birchall	PH4	AA
1	Bob Blakiston	PH4	AA
1	Dan Brouthers	BFN	NL
1	Pete Browning	LS2	AA
1	Jack Burdock	BSN	NL
1	Tom Burns	CHN	NL
1	Hick Carpenter	CN2	AA
1	Charlie Comiskey	SL4	AA

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1882, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	OPS+
1	Pete Browning	LS2	AA	223
2	Dan Brouthers	BFN	NL	204
3	Ed Swartwood	PT1	AA	194
4	Cap Anson	CHN	NL	188
5	Jim Whitney	BSN	NL	186
6	Roger Connor	TRN	NL	181
7	Hick Carpenter	CN2	AA	168
8	Jack O'Brien	PH4	AA	160
9	George Gore	CHN	NL	155
10	Charlie Bennett	DTN	NL	153

Pitching leaders, all major leagues

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1882, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	W
1	Will White	CN2	AA	40
2	Jim McCormick	CL2	NL	36
3	Old Hoss Radbourn	PRO	NL	33
4	Tony Mullane	LS2	AA	30
5	Pud Galvin	BFN	NL	28
5	Fred Goldsmith	CHN	NL	28
7	Larry Corcoran	CHN	NL	27
8	Sam Weaver	PH4	AA	26
9	Jumbo McGinnis	SL4	AA	25
9	George Weidman	DTN	NL	25

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1882, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA
1	Denny Driscoll	PT1	AA	1.21
2	Guy Hecker	LS2	AA	1.30
3	Harry McCormick	CN2	AA	1.52
4	Will White	CN2	AA	1.54
5	Tony Mullane	LS2	AA	1.88
6	Larry Corcoran	CHN	NL	1.95
7	Old Hoss Radbourn	PRO	NL	2.11
8	Jim McCormick	CL2	NL	2.37
9	Fred Goldsmith	CHN	NL	2.42
10	Tim Keefe	TRN	NL	2.49

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1882, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SO
1	Old Hoss Radbourn	PRO	NL	201
2	Jim McCormick	CL2	NL	200
3	George Derby	DTN	NL	182
4	Jim Whitney	BSN	NL	180
5	Larry Corcoran	CHN	NL	170
5	Tony Mullane	LS2	AA	170
7	Pud Galvin	BFN	NL	162
8	George Weidman	DTN	NL	161
9	Bobby Mathews	BSN	NL	153
10	Harry Salisbury	PT1	AA	135

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1882, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SV
1	John Ward	PRO	NL	1

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1882, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA+
1	Denny Driscoll	PT1	AA	222
2	Guy Hecker	LS2	AA	207
3	Harry McCormick	CN2	AA	177
4	Will White	CN2	AA	174
5	Larry Corcoran	CHN	NL	148
6	Tony Mullane	LS2	AA	143
7	Old Hoss Radbourn	PRO	NL	137
8	Jim McCormick	CL2	NL	122
9	Fred Goldsmith	CHN	NL	119
10	Tim Keefe	TRN	NL	116

Batting leaders, American Association

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1882, American Association
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Pete Browning	LS2	.378
2	Hick Carpenter	CN2	.342
3	Ed Swartwood	PT1	.331
4	Jack O'Brien	PH4	.303
5	Chicken Wolf	LS2	.299
6	Pop Snyder	CN2	.291
7	John Peters	PT1	.290
8	Bill Gleason	SL4	.288
8	Joe Sommer	CN2	.288
10	Jumbo Latham	PH4	.285

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1882, American Association
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Oscar Walker	SL4	7
2	Pete Browning	LS2	5
3	Ed Swartwood	PT1	4
4	Guy Hecker	LS2	3
4	Jack O'Brien	PH4	3
4	Billy Taylor	PT1	3
7	Jack Gleason	SL4	2
7	Mike Mansell	PT1	2
7	George Strief	PT1	2
10	Hick Carpenter	CN2	1

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1882, American Association
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Hick Carpenter	CN2	67
2	Pop Snyder	CN2	50
3	Charlie Comiskey	SL4	45
4	Jumbo Latham	PH4	38
5	Jack O'Brien	PH4	37
6	Bid McPhee	CN2	31
7	Joe Sommer	CN2	29
7	Harry Wheeler	CN2	29
9	Jud Birchall	PH4	27
9	Charles Fulmer	CN2	27

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1882, American Association
#	Player	Team	R
1	Ed Swartwood	PT1	87
2	Joe Sommer	CN2	82
3	Hick Carpenter	CN2	78
4	Pete Browning	LS2	67
5	Jud Birchall	PH4	65
6	Bill Gleason	SL4	63
7	Guy Hecker	LS2	62
8	Mike Mansell	PT1	59
8	Harry Wheeler	CN2	59
10	Charlie Comiskey	SL4	58

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1882, American Association
#	Player	Team	H
1	Hick Carpenter	CN2	120
2	Pete Browning	LS2	109
2	Ed Swartwood	PT1	109
4	Joe Sommer	CN2	102
5	Bill Gleason	SL4	100
6	John Peters	PT1	96
7	Mike Mansell	PT1	95
7	Chicken Wolf	LS2	95
9	Guy Hecker	LS2	94
10	Jumbo Latham	PH4	92

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1882, American Association
#	Player	Team
1	Jud Birchall	PH4
1	Bob Blakiston	PH4
1	Pete Browning	LS2
1	Hick Carpenter	CN2
1	Charlie Comiskey	SL4
1	Ned Cuthbert	SL4
1	Charles Fulmer	CN2
1	Bill Gleason	SL4
1	Jack Gleason	SL4
1	Guy Hecker	LS2

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1882, American Association
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Pete Browning	LS2	223
2	Ed Swartwood	PT1	194
3	Hick Carpenter	CN2	168
4	Jack O'Brien	PH4	160
5	Billy Taylor	PT1	153
6	Mike Mansell	PT1	145
7	Chicken Wolf	LS2	141
8	Joe Sommer	CN2	140
9	Pop Snyder	CN2	128
10	Bill Gleason	SL4	127

Pitching leaders, American Association

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1882, American Association
#	Player	Team	W
1	Will White	CN2	40
2	Tony Mullane	LS2	30
3	Sam Weaver	PH4	26
4	Jumbo McGinnis	SL4	25
5	Harry Salisbury	PT1	20
6	Harry McCormick	CN2	14
7	Denny Driscoll	PT1	13
8	Doc Landis	PH4/BL2	12
9	Bill Sweeney	PH4	9
10	John Schappert	SL4	8

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1882, American Association
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Denny Driscoll	PT1	1.21
2	Guy Hecker	LS2	1.30
3	Harry McCormick	CN2	1.52
4	Will White	CN2	1.54
5	Tony Mullane	LS2	1.88
6	Jumbo McGinnis	SL4	2.60
7	Harry Salisbury	PT1	2.63
8	Sam Weaver	PH4	2.74
9	Bill Sweeney	PH4	2.91
10	John Reccius	LS2	3.03

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1882, American Association
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Tony Mullane	LS2	170
2	Harry Salisbury	PT1	135
3	Jumbo McGinnis	SL4	134
4	Will White	CN2	122
5	Sam Weaver	PH4	104
6	Doc Landis	PH4/BL2	74
7	Denny Driscoll	PT1	59
8	Harry Arundel	PT1	48
8	Bill Sweeney	PH4	48
10	John Schappert	SL4	38

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1882, American Association
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Denny Driscoll	PT1	222
2	Guy Hecker	LS2	207
3	Harry McCormick	CN2	177
4	Will White	CN2	174
5	Tony Mullane	LS2	143
6	Jumbo McGinnis	SL4	103
7	Harry Salisbury	PT1	102
8	Sam Weaver	PH4	98
9	Bill Sweeney	PH4	92
10	John Reccius	LS2	88

Batting leaders, National League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1882, National League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Dan Brouthers	BFN	.368
2	Cap Anson	CHN	.362
3	Roger Connor	TRN	.330
4	Joe Start	PRO	.329
5	Jim Whitney	BSN	.323
6	George Gore	CHN	.319
7	Paul Hines	PRO	.309
8	Curry Foley	BFN	.305
8	King Kelly	CHN	.305
10	Joe Hornung	BSN	.302

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1882, National League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	George Wood	DTN	7
2	Dan Brouthers	BFN	6
2	Mike Muldoon	CL2	6
4	Charlie Bennett	DTN	5
4	Ned Hanlon	DTN	5
4	Harry Stovey	WOR	5
4	Jim Whitney	BSN	5
8	Roger Connor	TRN	4
8	Silver Flint	CHN	4
8	Jack Glasscock	CL2	4

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1882, National League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Cap Anson	CHN	83
2	Dan Brouthers	BFN	63
3	Ed Williamson	CHN	60
4	Hardy Richardson	BFN	57
5	King Kelly	CHN	55
6	Jackie Hayes	WOR	54
6	John Morrill	BSN	54
8	Charlie Bennett	DTN	51
8	George Gore	CHN	51
10	Joe Hornung	BSN	50

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1882, National League
#	Player	Team	R
1	George Gore	CHN	99
2	Abner Dalrymple	CHN	96
3	Harry Stovey	WOR	90
4	King Kelly	CHN	81
5	Blondie Purcell	BFN	79
6	Paul Hines	PRO	73
6	John Morrill	BSN	73
8	Dan Brouthers	BFN	71
9	Cap Anson	CHN	69
9	George Wood	DTN	69

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1882, National League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Dan Brouthers	BFN	129
2	Cap Anson	CHN	126
3	Abner Dalrymple	CHN	117
3	George Gore	CHN	117
3	Paul Hines	PRO	117
3	Joe Hornung	BSN	117
3	Joe Start	PRO	117
8	Roger Connor	TRN	115
8	King Kelly	CHN	115
10	Blondie Purcell	BFN	105

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1882, National League
#	Player	Team
1	Cap Anson	CHN
1	Charlie Bennett	DTN
1	Dan Brouthers	BFN
1	Jack Burdock	BSN
1	Tom Burns	CHN
1	Roger Connor	TRN
1	George Creamer	WOR
1	Abner Dalrymple	CHN
1	Pat Deasley	BSN
1	Jerry Denny	PRO

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1882, National League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Dan Brouthers	BFN	204
2	Cap Anson	CHN	188
3	Jim Whitney	BSN	186
4	Roger Connor	TRN	181
5	George Gore	CHN	155
6	Charlie Bennett	DTN	153
6	Paul Hines	PRO	153
8	Jack Glasscock	CL2	144
8	Joe Start	PRO	144
10	King Kelly	CHN	142

Pitching leaders, National League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1882, National League
#	Player	Team	W
1	Jim McCormick	CL2	36
2	Old Hoss Radbourn	PRO	33
3	Pud Galvin	BFN	28
3	Fred Goldsmith	CHN	28
5	Larry Corcoran	CHN	27
6	George Weidman	DTN	25
7	Jim Whitney	BSN	24
8	Bobby Mathews	BSN	19
8	John Ward	PRO	19
10	George Derby	DTN	17

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1882, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Larry Corcoran	CHN	1.95
2	Old Hoss Radbourn	PRO	2.11
3	Jim McCormick	CL2	2.37
4	Fred Goldsmith	CHN	2.42
5	Tim Keefe	TRN	2.49
6	John Ward	PRO	2.55
7	George Weidman	DTN	2.63
8	Jim Whitney	BSN	2.64
9	Bobby Mathews	BSN	2.87
10	Hugh Daily	BFN	2.99

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1882, National League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Old Hoss Radbourn	PRO	201
2	Jim McCormick	CL2	200
3	George Derby	DTN	182
4	Jim Whitney	BSN	180
5	Larry Corcoran	CHN	170
6	Pud Galvin	BFN	162
7	George Weidman	DTN	161
8	Bobby Mathews	BSN	153
9	Lee Richmond	WOR	123
10	Hugh Daily	BFN	116

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1882, National League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	John Ward	PRO	1

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1882, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Larry Corcoran	CHN	148
2	Old Hoss Radbourn	PRO	137
3	Jim McCormick	CL2	122
4	Fred Goldsmith	CHN	119
5	Tim Keefe	TRN	116
6	John Ward	PRO	113
7	George Weidman	DTN	110
8	Jim Whitney	BSN	109
9	Bobby Mathews	BSN	100
10	Hugh Daily	BFN	96

How the 1882 leaderboards are built

Batters qualify at PA >= 3.1 x their league's scheduled games that season (the batting-title rule shape, applied era-consistently; 3.1 x 162 = 502 in the modern schedule). Pitchers qualify on the W, ERA, SO and ERA+ boards at IP >= their league's scheduled games that season (1 inning per scheduled team game; 162 in the modern schedule). The saves board uses the reliever bar: IP >= one-third of scheduled games.

Adjusted stats use same-league-season normalization only: OPS+ = 100 x (OBP/lgOBP + SLG/lgSLG - 1) and ERA+ = 100 x league ERA / player ERA, computed within each player's own league that season. They are not park-adjusted and are not the full Baseball-Reference formulas. In the combined all-leagues view, adjusted values keep their own-league normalization. Unrecorded early-era stats are never invented; a board simply does not appear for a stat the source did not record that season.

Season records come from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition), used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. Full credits live on our sources page.

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