1982 Most Common Starters
- Players listed have the most games at that position
- (WAR)
| Rk | Tm | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | DH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATL (89-73, 21.51 oWAR) | B.Benedict (1.38) | C.Chambliss (2.82) | G.Hubbard (2.11) | B.Horner (3.36) | R.Ramirez (3.48) | D.Murphy (6.13) | B.Butler (-0.85) | C.Washington (-0.04) | J.Alvarez (0.01) |
| 2 | BAL (94-68, 28.38 oWAR) | R.Dempsey (1.61) | E.Murray (5.18) | R.Dauer (2.06) | C.Ripken (4.65) | L.Sakata (2.06) | J.Lowenstein (3.60) | A.Bumbry (1.56) | D.Ford (0.65) | K.Singleton (0.66) |
| 3 | BOS (89-73, 17.10 oWAR) | G.Allenson (0.82) | D.Stapleton (0.61) | J.Remy (0.41) | C.Lansford (2.32) | G.Hoffman (-1.31) | J.Rice (3.04) | R.Miller (-0.66) | D.Evans (6.44) | C.Yastrzemski (1.30) |
| 4 | CAL (93-69, 34.28 oWAR) | B.Boone (3.46) | R.Carew (4.71) | B.Grich (3.68) | D.DeCinces (7.58) | T.Foli (1.05) | B.Downing (5.59) | F.Lynn (4.70) | R.Jackson (3.12) | D.Baylor (0.56) |
| 5 | CHC (73-89, 15.53 oWAR) | J.Davis (3.23) | B.Buckner (3.67) | B.Wills (0.92) | R.Sandberg (3.14) | L.Bowa (-0.92) | S.Henderson (0.11) | L.Durham (4.65) | J.Johnstone (0.97) | B.Benton (-0.06) |
| 6 | CHW (87-75, 19.72 oWAR) | C.Fisk (3.33) | M.Squires (0.09) | T.Bernazard (2.89) | A.Rodriguez (0.28) | B.Almon (0.49) | S.Kemp (2.02) | R.Law (2.49) | H.Baines (3.38) | G.Luzinski (2.40) |
| 7 | CIN (61-101, 6.10 oWAR) | A.Trevino (-0.15) | D.Driessen (1.92) | R.Oester (0.46) | J.Bench (-0.01) | D.Concepcion (3.70) | E.Milner (1.31) | C.Cedeno (0.91) | P.Householder (-1.19) | G.Barranca (0.03) |
| 8 | CLE (78-84, 16.61 oWAR) | R.Hassey (1.02) | M.Hargrove (0.91) | J.Perconte (-0.11) | T.Harrah (6.56) | M.Fischlin (1.58) | M.Dilone (-0.79) | R.Manning (1.03) | V.Hayes (2.88) | A.Thornton (2.84) |
| 9 | DET (83-79, 27.47 oWAR) | L.Parrish (5.04) | E.Cabell (-0.19) | L.Whitaker (5.44) | T.Brookens (1.09) | A.Trammell (4.19) | L.Herndon (3.65) | G.Wilson (1.96) | C.Lemon (2.99) | M.Ivie (-0.05) |
| 10 | HOU (77-85, 15.62 oWAR) | A.Ashby (0.65) | R.Knight (3.10) | P.Garner (3.48) | A.Howe (1.37) | D.Thon (6.13) | J.Cruz (2.36) | T.Scott (-0.12) | T.Puhl (1.02) | K.Bass (-0.88) |
| 11 | KCR (90-72, 29.90 oWAR) | J.Wathan (2.11) | W.Aikens (1.59) | F.White (3.66) | G.Brett (5.99) | U.Washington (3.00) | W.Wilson (6.31) | A.Otis (0.75) | J.Martin (1.72) | H.McRae (4.13) |
| 12 | LAD (88-74, 29.28 oWAR) | M.Scioscia (0.05) | S.Garvey (1.86) | S.Sax (3.33) | R.Cey (3.59) | B.Russell (4.89) | D.Baker (2.43) | K.Landreaux (3.38) | P.Guerrero (6.77) | J.Beckwith (0.45) |
| 13 | MIL (95-67, 38.68 oWAR) | T.Simmons (3.36) | C.Cooper (5.64) | J.Gantner (2.59) | P.Molitor (6.22) | R.Yount (10.54) | B.Oglivie (3.45) | G.Thomas (4.94) | C.Moore (0.99) | R.Howell (-0.49) |
| 14 | MIN (60-102, 16.05 oWAR) | T.Laudner (0.70) | K.Hrbek (3.62) | J.Castino (1.51) | G.Gaetti (1.56) | R.Washington (-0.25) | G.Ward (5.13) | B.Mitchell (1.13) | T.Brunansky (5.59) | R.Johnson (-0.09) |
| 15 | MON (86-76, 27.10 oWAR) | G.Carter (8.61) | A.Oliver (5.25) | D.Flynn (-0.70) | T.Wallach (4.44) | C.Speier (1.04) | T.Raines (2.80) | A.Dawson (7.89) | W.Cromartie (2.71) | T.Blackwell (-0.39) |
| 16 | NYM (65-97, 6.99 oWAR) | J.Stearns (3.77) | D.Kingman (0.06) | W.Backman (1.37) | H.Brooks (-1.40) | R.Gardenhire (-0.17) | G.Foster (-0.57) | M.Wilson (1.95) | E.Valentine (0.01) | N.Allen (2.15) |
| 17 | NYY (79-83, 11.71 oWAR) | R.Cerone (-1.21) | J.Mayberry (-0.41) | W.Randolph (2.81) | G.Nettles (0.81) | R.Smalley (2.83) | D.Winfield (3.47) | J.Mumphrey (2.71) | K.Griffey (0.63) | O.Gamble (2.66) |
| 18 | OAK (68-94, 15.16 oWAR) | M.Heath (0.87) | D.Meyer (-0.96) | D.Lopes (1.32) | W.Gross (2.01) | F.Stanley (-0.86) | R.Henderson (6.68) | D.Murphy (5.86) | T.Armas (2.21) | J.Burroughs (1.64) |
| 19 | PHI (89-73, 16.13 oWAR) | B.Diaz (3.65) | P.Rose (-1.06) | M.Trillo (0.15) | M.Schmidt (7.38) | I.de Jesus (1.28) | G.Matthews (2.25) | G.Maddox (1.34) | G.Vukovich (0.18) | L.Aguayo (0.49) |
| 20 | PIT (84-78, 25.95 oWAR) | T.Pena (3.38) | J.Thompson (4.76) | J.Ray (3.81) | B.Madlock (6.20) | D.Berra (3.22) | M.Easler (1.21) | O.Moreno (-1.23) | L.Lacy (1.12) | R.Baumgarten (-0.83) |
| 21 | SDP (81-81, 26.13 oWAR) | T.Kennedy (4.57) | B.Perkins (0.58) | T.Flannery (0.63) | L.Salazar (1.22) | G.Templeton (2.64) | G.Richards (2.44) | R.Jones (4.24) | S.Lezcano (5.91) | R.Bass (-0.15) |
| 22 | SEA (76-86, 8.10 oWAR) | R.Sweet (0.44) | G.Gray (0.23) | J.Cruz (1.87) | M.Castillo (-1.12) | T.Cruz (-0.12) | B.Bochte (1.86) | D.Henderson (2.17) | A.Cowens (2.85) | R.Zisk (2.00) |
| 23 | SFG (87-75, 17.49 oWAR) | M.May (2.80) | R.Smith (2.80) | J.Morgan (5.08) | D.Evans (2.32) | J.LeMaster (-2.29) | J.Wohlford (0.77) | C.Davis (1.90) | J.Clark (3.99) | J.Barrios (-0.24) |
| 24 | STL (92-70, 28.62 oWAR) | D.Porter (2.69) | K.Hernandez (4.58) | T.Herr (3.67) | K.Oberkfell (2.87) | O.Smith (5.07) | L.Smith (6.15) | W.McGee (1.11) | G.Hendrick (1.36) | J.Andujar (5.48) |
| 25 | TEX (64-98, 6.03 oWAR) | J.Sundberg (3.43) | D.Hostetler (-0.23) | M.Richardt (-0.68) | B.Bell (5.70) | M.Wagner (0.24) | B.Sample (1.58) | G.Wright (1.65) | L.Parrish (-0.36) | L.Johnson (-0.28) |
| 26 | TOR (78-84, 5.83 oWAR) | E.Whitt (0.88) | W.Upshaw (1.45) | D.Garcia (4.55) | R.Mulliniks (0.23) | A.Griffin (-0.15) | B.Bonnell (0.52) | L.Moseby (0.58) | J.Barfield (1.07) | W.Nordhagen (-1.26) |
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