1982 New York Mets Roster

The 1982 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1982 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1982 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1982 New York Mets salary list, a 1982 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1982 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1982 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
13 Neil Allen 6-02 190 Right Right 1958-01-24
32 Carlos Diaz 6-00 170 Left Right 1958-01-07
33 Pete Falcone 6-02 185 Left Left 1953-10-01
45 Brent Gaff 6-02 200 Right Right 1958-10-05
29 Tom Gorman 6-04 200 Left Left 1957-12-16
32 Tom Hausman 6-05 200 Right Right 1953-03-31
28 Scott Holman 6-01 190 Right Right 1958-09-18
35 Randy Jones 6-00 178 Left Right 1950-01-12
43 Terry Leach 6-00 215 Right Right 1954-03-13
36 Ed Lynch 6-06 230 Right Right 1956-02-25
47 Jesse Orosco 6-02 185 Left Right 1957-04-21
20 Rick Ownbey 6-03 185 Right Right 1957-10-20
25 Charlie Puleo 6-03 200 Right Right 1955-02-07
30 Mike Scott 6-03 215 Right Right 1955-04-26
39 Doug Sisk 6-02 210 Right Right 1957-09-26
27 Craig Swan 6-03 215 Right Right 1950-11-30
49 Walt Terrell 6-02 205 Right Left 1958-05-11
40 Pat Zachry 6-05 180 Right Right 1952-04-24
9 Bruce Bochy 6-04 210 Right Right 1955-04-16
42 Ron Hodges 6-01 185 Right Left 1949-06-22
8 Ronn Reynolds 6-00 200 Right Right 1958-09-28
12 John Stearns 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-08-21
6 Wally Backman 5-09 160 Right Both 1959-09-22
4 Bob Bailor 5-11 170 Right Right 1951-07-10
7 Hubie Brooks 6-00 200 Right Right 1956-09-24
19 Ron Gardenhire 6-00 175 Right Right 1957-10-24
23 Brian Giles 6-01 165 Right Right 1960-04-27
22 Mike Jorgensen 6-00 195 Left Left 1948-08-16
26 Dave Kingman 6-06 210 Right Right 1948-12-21
2 Phil Mankowski 6-00 180 Right Left 1953-01-09
11 Tom Veryzer 6-01 185 Right Right 1953-02-11
15 George Foster 6-01 185 Right Right 1948-12-01
5 Mike Howard 6-02 185 Right Both 1958-04-02
21 Gary Rajsich 6-02 210 Left Left 1954-10-28
10 Rusty Staub 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-04-01
34 Rusty Tillman 6-00 185 Right Right 1960-08-29
17 Ellis Valentine 6-04 207 Right Right 1954-07-30
1 Mookie Wilson 5-10 170 Right Both 1956-02-09
18 Joel Youngblood 6-00 180 Right Right 1951-08-28
8 Rick Sweet 6-01 200 Right Both 1952-09-07
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The 1982 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 65 games, lost 97 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 99/101) where 1,323,036 fans witnessed their 1982 Mets finish the season with a .401 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1982 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1982 New York Mets salary list, a 1982 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1982 New York Mets primary starters list:

1982 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Bob Bailor
Hubie Brooks
George Foster
Ron Gardenhire
Randy Jones
Dave Kingman
John Stearns
Ellis Valentine
Mookie Wilson

1982 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C John Stearns (81)
1B Dave Kingman (143)
2B Wally Backman (88)
3B Hubie Brooks (126)
SS Ron Gardenhire (135)
LF George Foster (138)
CF Mookie Wilson (156)
RF Ellis Valentine (82)
  
SP Pete Falcone
SP Randy Jones
SP Charlie Puleo
SP Mike Scott
SP Craig Swan
SP Pat Zachry
  
RP Tom Hausman
RP Terry Leach
RP Jesse Orosco
CL Neil Allen


1982 New York Mets
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1982 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Mookie Wilson
#2 Phil Mankowski
#4 Bob Bailor
#5 Mike Howard
#6 Wally Backman
#7 Hubie Brooks
#8 Ronn Reynolds
#8 Rick Sweet
#9 Bruce Bochy
#10 Rusty Staub
#11 Tom Veryzer
#12 John Stearns
#13 Neil Allen
#15 George Foster
#17 Ellis Valentine
#18 Joel Youngblood
#19 Ron Gardenhire
#20 Rick Ownbey
#21 Gary Rajsich
#22 Mike Jorgensen
#23 Brian Giles
#25 Charlie Puleo
#26 Dave Kingman
#27 Craig Swan
#28 Scott Holman
#29 Tom Gorman
#30 Mike Scott
#32 Carlos Diaz
#32 Tom Hausman
#33 Pete Falcone
#34 Rusty Tillman
#35 Randy Jones
#36 Ed Lynch
#39 Doug Sisk
#40 Pat Zachry
#42 Ron Hodges
#43 Terry Leach
#45 Brent Gaff
#47 Jesse Orosco
#49 Walt Terrell

Did you know that a 1982 New York Mets Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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