1982 San Diego Padres season

The 1982 San Diego Padres season was the 14th in franchise history. The Padres finished with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses (.500), good for fourth place in the National League West, eight games behind the division champion Atlanta Braves.

Offseason

 * December 10, 1981: Ozzie Smith, Steve Mura and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Sixto Lezcano, Garry Templeton and a player to be named later.
 * January 27, 1982: Craig Stimac was purchased from the Padres by the Cleveland Indians.
 * February 19, 1982: The Padres and Cardinals completed their December 10 deal, with the Padres sending Al Olmsted to the Cardinals and the Cardinals sending Luis DeLeón to the Padres.
 * February 22, 1982: Barry Evans was purchased from the Padres by the New York Yankees.
 * February 25, 1982: John Littlefield was released by the Padres.

Regular season

 * In 1982, Sixto Lezcano became the only player to hit grand slams on two different opening day games. He hit the first grand slam in 1980.
 * July 19, 1982: Tony Gwynn made his Major League Baseball debut. In a 7-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, Gwynn had four at-bats with two hits, one run scored, and one RBI.
 * September 18, 1982: Clyde McCullough was serving as the Padres' bullpen coach when he was found dead in his San Francisco hotel room on September 18 during a road trip. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball for 15 years (1940's-1950's) for the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was interred in Rosewood Memorial Park Cemetery, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Opening Day starters

 * Juan Bonilla
 * Juan Eichelberger
 * Ruppert Jones
 * Terry Kennedy
 * Sixto Lezcano
 * Broderick Perkins
 * Gene Richards
 * Luis Salazar
 * Garry Templeton

Notable transactions

 * May 22, 1982: Kim Seaman was traded by the Padres to the Montreal Expos for Jerry Manuel.
 * June 7, 1982: Mark Wasinger was drafted by the Padres in the 3rd round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft.
 * June 8, 1982: Danny Boone was traded by the Padres to the Houston Astros for Joe Pittman.
 * June 8, 1982: Jerry Manuel was traded by the Padres to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Mike Griffin to the Padres on August 30.
 * September 1, 1982: Benito Santiago was signed by the Padres as an amateur free agent.

Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Award winners
1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
 * Ruppert Jones, reserve