1972 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1972 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1972 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Johnny Bench led with 40 home runs, Johnny Bench led with 125 RBI, and Pete Rose led with 198 hits. Batting leaders require at least 200 at bats and pitching leaders at least 50 innings pitched, which is why a part-season line does not appear here.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.

Data updated

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Batting Leaders

Minimum 200 at-bats required

1972 OPS Distribution

Every qualified batter that season, plotted as a histogram. The highlighted bin contains the league leader.

Complete Statistics

1972 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Gene Clines PIT 107 311 52 104 15 6 0 17 12 16 47 0.334 0.369 0.421 0.790
Billy Williams CHN 150 574 95 191 34 6 37 122 3 62 59 0.333 0.398 0.606 1.005
Ralph Garr ATL 134 554 87 180 22 0 12 53 25 25 41 0.325 0.359 0.430 0.788
Manny Mota LAN 118 371 57 120 16 5 5 48 4 27 15 0.323 0.375 0.434 0.809
Dusty Baker ATL 127 446 62 143 27 2 17 76 4 45 68 0.321 0.383 0.504 0.888
Cesar Cedeno HOU 139 559 103 179 39 8 22 82 55 56 62 0.320 0.385 0.537 0.921
Bill Buckner LAN 105 383 47 122 14 3 5 37 10 17 13 0.319 0.348 0.410 0.758
Vic Davalillo PIT 117 368 60 117 19 2 4 28 14 26 44 0.318 0.367 0.413 0.780
Rod Carew MIN 142 535 61 170 21 6 0 51 12 43 60 0.318 0.369 0.379 0.749
Matty Alou SLN 108 404 46 127 17 2 3 31 11 24 23 0.314 0.353 0.389 0.742
Al Kaline DET 106 278 46 87 11 2 10 32 1 28 33 0.313 0.374 0.475 0.849
Roberto Clemente PIT 102 378 68 118 19 7 10 60 0 29 49 0.312 0.356 0.479 0.835
Bob Watson HOU 147 548 74 171 27 4 16 86 1 53 83 0.312 0.378 0.464 0.841
Lou Piniella KCA 151 574 65 179 33 4 11 72 7 34 59 0.312 0.356 0.441 0.797
Al Oliver PIT 140 565 88 176 27 4 12 89 2 34 44 0.312 0.352 0.437 0.789
Lou Brock SLN 153 621 81 193 26 8 3 42 63 47 93 0.311 0.359 0.393 0.752
Dick Allen CHA 148 506 90 156 28 5 37 113 19 99 126 0.308 0.420 0.603 1.023
Carlos May CHA 148 523 83 161 26 3 12 68 23 79 70 0.308 0.405 0.438 0.843
Pete Rose CIN 154 645 107 198 31 11 6 57 10 73 46 0.307 0.382 0.417 0.799
Joe Rudi OAK 147 593 94 181 32 9 19 75 3 37 62 0.305 0.345 0.486 0.830
Ted Simmons SLN 152 594 70 180 36 6 16 96 1 29 57 0.303 0.336 0.465 0.801
Tony Taylor DET 78 228 33 69 12 4 1 20 5 14 34 0.303 0.346 0.404 0.749
Ron Santo CHN 133 464 68 140 25 5 17 74 1 69 75 0.302 0.391 0.487 0.878
Leron Lee SDN 101 370 50 111 23 7 12 47 2 29 58 0.300 0.353 0.497 0.850
Richie Scheinblum KCA 134 450 60 135 21 4 8 66 0 58 40 0.300 0.383 0.418 0.800
Richie Hebner PIT 124 427 63 128 24 4 19 72 0 52 54 0.300 0.378 0.508 0.886
John Mayberry KCA 149 503 65 150 24 3 25 100 0 78 74 0.298 0.394 0.507 0.900
Manny Sanguillen PIT 136 520 55 155 18 8 7 71 1 21 38 0.298 0.322 0.404 0.726
Carlton Fisk BOS 131 457 74 134 28 9 22 61 5 52 83 0.293 0.370 0.538 0.909
Willie Stargell PIT 138 495 74 145 28 2 33 112 1 65 129 0.293 0.373 0.558 0.930
Rusty Staub NYN 66 239 32 70 11 0 9 38 0 31 13 0.293 0.372 0.452 0.824
Amos Otis KCA 143 540 75 158 28 2 11 54 28 50 59 0.293 0.352 0.413 0.765
Bobby Murcer NYA 153 585 102 171 30 7 33 96 11 63 67 0.292 0.361 0.537 0.898
Chris Chambliss CLE 121 466 51 136 27 2 6 44 3 26 63 0.292 0.327 0.397 0.724
Joe Morgan CIN 149 552 122 161 23 4 16 73 58 115 44 0.292 0.417 0.435 0.851
Jose Cardenal CHN 143 533 96 155 24 6 17 70 25 55 58 0.291 0.356 0.454 0.810
Willie Davis LAN 149 615 81 178 22 7 19 79 20 27 61 0.289 0.317 0.441 0.758
Joe Torre SLN 149 544 71 157 26 6 11 81 3 54 64 0.289 0.357 0.419 0.776
Steve Braun MIN 121 402 40 116 21 0 2 50 4 45 38 0.289 0.360 0.356 0.716
Ken Berry CAL 119 409 41 118 15 3 5 39 5 35 47 0.289 0.347 0.377 0.723
Rennie Stennett PIT 109 370 43 106 14 5 3 30 4 9 43 0.286 0.307 0.376 0.683
Ellie Rodriguez ML4 116 355 31 101 14 2 2 35 1 52 43 0.285 0.382 0.352 0.734
Terry Harmon PHI 73 218 35 62 8 2 2 13 3 29 28 0.284 0.372 0.367 0.739
Lee May HOU 148 592 87 168 31 2 29 98 3 52 145 0.284 0.343 0.490 0.833
Tony Perez CIN 136 515 64 146 33 7 21 90 4 55 121 0.283 0.349 0.497 0.846
Bobby Tolan CIN 149 604 88 171 28 5 8 82 42 44 88 0.283 0.334 0.386 0.720
Dave Cash PIT 99 425 58 120 22 4 3 30 9 22 31 0.282 0.316 0.374 0.690
Greg Luzinski PHI 150 563 66 158 33 5 18 68 0 42 114 0.281 0.332 0.453 0.785
Thurman Munson NYA 140 511 54 143 16 3 7 46 6 47 58 0.280 0.343 0.364 0.707
Wes Parker LAN 130 427 45 119 14 3 4 59 3 62 43 0.279 0.367 0.354 0.721
Bobby Grich BAL 133 460 66 128 21 3 12 50 13 53 96 0.278 0.358 0.415 0.773
Ron Fairly MON 140 446 51 124 15 1 17 68 3 46 45 0.278 0.348 0.430 0.779
Felipe Alou NYA 120 324 33 90 18 1 6 37 1 22 27 0.278 0.326 0.395 0.721
Rico Carty ATL 86 271 31 75 12 2 6 29 0 44 33 0.277 0.378 0.402 0.780
Danny Thompson MIN 144 573 54 158 22 6 4 48 3 34 57 0.276 0.318 0.356 0.674
Vada Pinson CAL 136 484 56 133 24 2 7 49 17 30 54 0.275 0.321 0.376 0.697
Ed Kirkpatrick KCA 113 364 43 100 15 1 9 43 3 51 50 0.275 0.365 0.396 0.761
Cesar Geronimo CIN 120 255 32 70 9 7 4 29 2 24 64 0.275 0.344 0.412 0.756
Ken Singleton MON 142 507 77 139 23 2 14 50 5 70 99 0.274 0.363 0.410 0.773
Don Kessinger CHN 149 577 77 158 20 6 1 39 8 67 44 0.274 0.351 0.334 0.685
Bobby Valentine LAN 119 391 42 107 11 2 3 32 5 27 33 0.274 0.319 0.335 0.654
Jim Wynn HOU 145 542 117 148 29 3 24 90 17 103 99 0.273 0.389 0.470 0.860
Bill Russell LAN 129 434 47 118 19 5 4 34 14 34 64 0.272 0.326 0.366 0.693
Jim Hickman CHN 115 368 65 100 15 2 17 64 3 52 64 0.272 0.364 0.462 0.826
Mike Epstein OAK 138 455 63 123 18 2 26 70 0 68 68 0.270 0.376 0.490 0.866
Glenn Beckert CHN 120 474 51 128 22 2 3 43 2 23 17 0.270 0.304 0.344 0.648
Reggie Smith BOS 131 467 75 126 25 4 21 74 15 68 63 0.270 0.365 0.475 0.840
Roy White NYA 155 556 76 150 29 0 10 54 23 99 59 0.270 0.384 0.376 0.760
Johnny Bench CIN 147 538 87 145 22 2 40 125 6 100 84 0.270 0.379 0.541 0.920
Bob Oliver CAL 134 509 47 137 20 4 19 70 4 27 97 0.269 0.307 0.436 0.743
Cito Gaston SDN 111 379 30 102 14 0 7 44 0 22 76 0.269 0.313 0.361 0.674
Ed Kranepool NYN 122 327 28 88 15 1 8 34 1 34 35 0.269 0.336 0.394 0.731
Ken McMullen CAL 137 472 36 127 18 1 9 34 1 48 59 0.269 0.335 0.369 0.704
Steve Garvey LAN 96 294 36 79 14 2 9 30 4 19 36 0.269 0.312 0.422 0.734
Chris Speier SFN 150 562 74 151 25 2 15 71 9 82 92 0.269 0.361 0.400 0.761
Johnny Edwards HOU 108 332 33 89 16 2 5 40 2 50 39 0.268 0.358 0.373 0.732
Ron Blomberg NYA 107 299 36 80 22 1 14 49 0 38 26 0.268 0.355 0.488 0.843
Bobby Darwin MIN 145 513 48 137 20 2 22 80 2 38 145 0.267 0.326 0.442 0.769
George Scott ML4 152 578 71 154 24 4 20 88 16 43 130 0.266 0.321 0.426 0.746
Garry Maddox SFN 125 458 62 122 26 7 12 58 13 14 97 0.266 0.293 0.432 0.725
Bob Heise ML4 95 271 23 72 10 1 0 12 1 12 14 0.266 0.301 0.310 0.611
John Briggs ML4 135 418 58 111 14 1 21 65 1 54 67 0.266 0.347 0.455 0.801
Hank Aaron ATL 129 449 75 119 10 0 34 77 4 92 55 0.265 0.390 0.514 0.904
Cesar Tovar MIN 141 548 86 145 20 6 2 31 21 39 39 0.265 0.329 0.334 0.663
Reggie Jackson OAK 135 499 72 132 25 2 25 75 9 59 125 0.265 0.350 0.473 0.823
Ted Sizemore SLN 120 439 53 116 17 4 2 38 8 37 36 0.264 0.324 0.335 0.659
Tito Fuentes SFN 152 572 64 151 33 6 7 53 16 39 56 0.264 0.310 0.379 0.690
Carl Yastrzemski BOS 125 455 70 120 18 2 12 68 5 67 44 0.264 0.357 0.391 0.748
Bill Freehan DET 111 374 51 98 18 2 10 56 0 48 51 0.262 0.354 0.401 0.755
Joe Pepitone CHN 66 214 23 56 5 0 8 21 1 13 22 0.262 0.309 0.397 0.706
Pat Kelly CHA 119 402 57 105 14 7 5 24 32 55 69 0.261 0.355 0.368 0.723
Johnny Oates BAL 85 253 20 66 12 1 4 21 5 28 31 0.261 0.332 0.364 0.696
Cookie Rojas KCA 137 487 49 127 25 0 3 53 2 41 35 0.261 0.315 0.331 0.646
Jim Northrup DET 134 426 40 111 15 2 8 42 4 38 47 0.261 0.324 0.362 0.686
Tom Hutton PHI 134 381 40 99 16 2 4 38 5 56 24 0.260 0.354 0.344 0.698
Doug Griffin BOS 129 470 43 122 12 1 2 35 9 45 48 0.260 0.325 0.302 0.627
Toby Harrah TEX 116 374 47 97 14 3 1 31 16 34 31 0.259 0.316 0.321 0.637
Lee Lacy LAN 60 243 34 63 7 3 0 12 5 19 37 0.259 0.312 0.313 0.625
Dave Rader SFN 133 459 44 119 14 1 6 41 1 29 31 0.259 0.306 0.333 0.640
Larry Biittner TEX 137 382 34 99 18 1 3 31 1 29 37 0.259 0.312 0.335 0.648
Norm Cash DET 137 440 51 114 16 0 22 61 0 50 64 0.259 0.338 0.445 0.783
Bobby Bonds SFN 153 626 118 162 29 5 26 80 44 60 137 0.259 0.326 0.446 0.772
Tommy Helms HOU 139 518 45 134 20 5 5 60 4 24 27 0.259 0.291 0.346 0.637
Earl Williams ATL 151 565 72 146 24 2 28 87 0 62 118 0.258 0.336 0.457 0.793
Tommy McCraw CLE 129 391 43 101 12 5 7 33 12 41 47 0.258 0.333 0.368 0.701
Bernie Carbo SLN 99 302 42 78 13 1 7 34 0 57 56 0.258 0.381 0.377 0.759
Johnny Callison NYA 92 275 28 71 10 0 9 34 3 18 34 0.258 0.299 0.393 0.691
Ron Woods MON 97 221 21 57 5 1 10 31 3 22 33 0.258 0.321 0.425 0.746
Ken Henderson SFN 130 439 60 113 21 2 18 51 14 38 66 0.257 0.317 0.437 0.755
Felix Millan ATL 125 498 46 128 19 3 1 38 6 23 28 0.257 0.292 0.313 0.605
Luis Aparicio BOS 110 436 47 112 26 3 3 39 3 26 28 0.257 0.299 0.351 0.649
Buddy Bell CLE 132 466 49 119 21 1 9 36 5 34 29 0.255 0.310 0.363 0.672
Mike Ferraro ML4 124 381 19 97 18 1 2 29 0 17 41 0.255 0.284 0.323 0.606
Dick Billings TEX 133 469 41 119 15 1 5 58 1 29 77 0.254 0.296 0.322 0.618
Tommy Harper BOS 144 556 92 141 29 2 14 49 25 67 104 0.254 0.341 0.388 0.730
Darrell Evans ATL 125 418 67 106 12 0 19 71 4 90 58 0.254 0.384 0.419 0.803
Graig Nettles CLE 150 557 65 141 28 0 17 70 2 57 50 0.253 0.325 0.395 0.720
Don Baylor BAL 102 320 33 81 13 3 11 38 24 29 50 0.253 0.330 0.416 0.745
Ron Hunt MON 129 443 56 112 20 0 0 18 9 51 29 0.253 0.363 0.298 0.661
Elliott Maddox TEX 98 294 40 74 7 2 0 10 20 49 53 0.252 0.361 0.289 0.650
Boog Powell BAL 140 465 53 117 20 1 21 81 4 65 92 0.252 0.346 0.434 0.780
Frank Robinson LAN 103 342 41 86 6 1 19 59 2 55 76 0.251 0.353 0.442 0.795
Leroy Stanton CAL 127 402 44 101 15 3 12 39 2 22 100 0.251 0.295 0.393 0.688
Tim McCarver MON 77 239 19 60 5 1 5 20 4 19 14 0.251 0.309 0.343 0.652
Willie Crawford LAN 96 243 28 61 7 3 8 27 4 35 55 0.251 0.349 0.403 0.752
Rick Reichardt CHA 101 291 31 73 14 4 8 43 2 28 63 0.251 0.321 0.409 0.730
Nate Colbert SDN 151 563 87 141 27 2 38 111 15 70 127 0.250 0.333 0.508 0.841
Larry Bowa PHI 152 579 67 145 11 13 1 31 17 32 51 0.250 0.291 0.320 0.611
Brooks Robinson BAL 153 556 48 139 23 2 8 64 1 43 45 0.250 0.303 0.342 0.644
Denny Doyle PHI 123 442 33 110 14 2 1 26 6 31 33 0.249 0.295 0.296 0.591
Walt Williams CHA 77 221 22 55 7 1 2 11 6 13 20 0.249 0.289 0.317 0.606
Rick Monday CHN 138 434 68 108 22 5 11 42 12 78 102 0.249 0.362 0.399 0.760
Ed Herrmann CHA 116 354 23 88 9 0 10 40 0 43 37 0.249 0.333 0.359 0.692
Celerino Sanchez NYA 71 250 18 62 8 3 0 21 0 12 30 0.248 0.292 0.304 0.596
Gene Alley PIT 119 347 30 86 12 2 3 36 4 38 52 0.248 0.321 0.320 0.641
Willie Montanez PHI 147 531 60 131 39 3 13 64 1 58 108 0.247 0.320 0.405 0.725
Angel Mangual OAK 91 272 19 67 13 2 5 32 0 14 48 0.246 0.285 0.364 0.649
Garry Jestadt SDN 92 256 15 63 5 1 6 22 0 13 21 0.246 0.281 0.344 0.625
Cleon Jones NYN 106 375 39 92 15 1 5 52 1 30 83 0.245 0.305 0.331 0.636
John Kennedy BOS 71 212 22 52 11 1 2 22 0 18 40 0.245 0.311 0.335 0.646
Bill Melton CHA 57 208 22 51 5 0 7 30 1 23 31 0.245 0.319 0.370 0.689
Dave Roberts SDN 100 418 38 102 17 0 5 33 7 18 64 0.244 0.275 0.321 0.595
Frank Howard TEX 95 287 28 70 9 0 9 31 1 42 55 0.244 0.341 0.369 0.711
Horace Clarke NYA 147 547 65 132 20 2 3 37 18 56 44 0.241 0.315 0.302 0.616
Steve Brye MIN 100 253 18 61 9 3 0 12 3 17 38 0.241 0.292 0.300 0.592
Ben Oglivie BOS 94 253 27 61 10 2 8 30 1 18 61 0.241 0.293 0.391 0.684
Tim Foli MON 149 540 45 130 12 2 2 35 11 25 43 0.241 0.280 0.281 0.561
Ray Fosse CLE 134 457 42 110 20 1 10 41 5 45 46 0.241 0.312 0.354 0.666
Dick McAuliffe DET 122 408 47 98 16 3 8 30 0 59 59 0.240 0.339 0.353 0.692
Bert Campaneris OAK 149 625 85 150 25 2 8 32 52 32 88 0.240 0.278 0.325 0.603
Chris Cannizzaro LAN 73 200 14 48 6 0 2 18 0 31 38 0.240 0.341 0.300 0.641
Rico Petrocelli BOS 147 521 62 125 15 2 15 75 0 78 91 0.240 0.339 0.363 0.702
Sandy Alomar CAL 155 610 65 146 20 3 1 25 20 47 55 0.239 0.292 0.287 0.579
Jerry Morales SDN 115 347 38 83 15 7 4 18 4 35 54 0.239 0.307 0.357 0.665
Frank Duffy CLE 130 385 23 92 16 4 3 27 6 31 54 0.239 0.297 0.325 0.621
Alex Johnson CLE 108 356 31 85 10 1 8 37 6 22 40 0.239 0.283 0.340 0.623
Ed Spiezio CHA 74 277 20 66 10 1 2 22 0 13 43 0.238 0.276 0.303 0.580
Dave May ML4 143 500 49 119 20 2 9 45 11 47 56 0.238 0.306 0.340 0.646
Luis Melendez SLN 118 332 32 79 11 3 5 28 5 25 34 0.238 0.292 0.334 0.627
Del Unser CLE 132 383 29 91 12 0 1 17 5 28 46 0.238 0.288 0.277 0.565
John Milner NYN 117 362 52 86 12 2 17 38 2 51 74 0.238 0.340 0.423 0.762
Joe Lahoud ML4 111 316 35 75 9 3 12 34 3 45 54 0.237 0.331 0.399 0.730
Doug Rader HOU 152 553 70 131 24 7 22 90 5 57 120 0.237 0.309 0.425 0.734
Danny Cater BOS 92 317 32 75 17 1 8 39 0 15 33 0.237 0.270 0.372 0.642
Aurelio Rodriguez DET 153 601 65 142 23 5 13 56 2 28 104 0.236 0.272 0.356 0.628
Sal Bando OAK 152 535 64 126 20 3 15 77 3 78 55 0.236 0.341 0.368 0.709
Ted Ford TEX 129 429 43 101 19 1 14 50 4 37 80 0.235 0.297 0.382 0.680
Jose Cruz SLN 117 332 33 78 14 4 2 23 9 36 54 0.235 0.309 0.319 0.628
Mickey Stanley DET 142 435 45 102 16 6 14 55 1 29 49 0.234 0.278 0.395 0.673
Jack Brohamer CLE 136 527 49 123 13 2 5 35 3 27 46 0.233 0.271 0.294 0.565
Boots Day MON 128 386 32 90 7 4 0 30 3 29 44 0.233 0.288 0.272 0.560
Bob Bailey MON 143 489 55 114 10 4 16 57 6 59 112 0.233 0.315 0.368 0.683
Gene Michael NYA 126 391 29 91 7 4 1 32 4 32 45 0.233 0.290 0.279 0.568
Paul Blair BAL 142 477 47 111 20 8 8 49 7 25 78 0.233 0.267 0.358 0.626
Denis Menke CIN 140 447 41 104 19 2 9 50 0 58 76 0.233 0.322 0.345 0.667
Merv Rettenmund BAL 102 301 40 70 10 2 6 21 6 41 37 0.233 0.325 0.339 0.663
Jim Fregosi NYN 101 340 31 79 15 4 5 32 0 38 71 0.232 0.311 0.344 0.655
Wayne Garrett NYN 111 298 41 69 13 3 2 29 3 70 58 0.232 0.374 0.315 0.689
Willie Horton DET 108 333 44 77 9 5 11 36 0 27 47 0.231 0.293 0.387 0.681
Mike Jorgensen MON 113 372 48 86 12 3 13 47 12 53 75 0.231 0.332 0.384 0.716
Harmon Killebrew MIN 139 433 53 100 13 2 26 74 0 94 91 0.231 0.367 0.450 0.817
Terry Crowley BAL 97 247 30 57 10 0 11 29 0 32 26 0.231 0.319 0.405 0.724
Duffy Dyer NYN 94 325 33 75 17 3 8 36 0 28 71 0.231 0.299 0.375 0.675
Gates Brown DET 103 252 33 58 5 0 10 31 3 26 28 0.230 0.304 0.369 0.673
Derrel Thomas SDN 130 500 48 115 15 5 5 36 9 41 73 0.230 0.290 0.310 0.600
Mike Lum ATL 123 369 40 84 14 2 9 38 1 50 52 0.228 0.323 0.350 0.673
Paul Schaal KCA 127 435 47 99 19 3 6 41 1 61 59 0.228 0.323 0.326 0.650
Marty Perez ATL 141 479 33 109 13 1 1 28 0 30 55 0.228 0.276 0.265 0.541
Tommie Agee NYN 114 422 52 96 23 0 13 47 8 53 92 0.227 0.317 0.374 0.692
Bernie Allen NYA 84 220 26 50 9 0 9 22 0 23 42 0.227 0.296 0.391 0.686
John Boccabella MON 83 207 14 47 8 1 1 10 1 9 29 0.227 0.259 0.290 0.549
Dave Nelson TEX 145 499 68 113 16 3 2 28 51 67 81 0.226 0.324 0.283 0.607
Larry Stahl SDN 107 297 31 67 9 3 7 20 1 31 67 0.226 0.298 0.347 0.645
Carmen Fanzone CHN 86 222 26 50 11 0 8 42 2 35 45 0.225 0.333 0.383 0.716
Gene Tenace OAK 82 227 22 51 5 3 5 32 0 24 42 0.225 0.307 0.339 0.646
Dave Kingman SFN 135 472 65 106 17 4 29 83 16 51 140 0.225 0.303 0.462 0.765
Joe Lovitto TEX 117 330 23 74 9 1 1 19 13 37 54 0.224 0.306 0.267 0.573
Ted Martinez NYN 103 330 22 74 5 5 1 19 7 12 49 0.224 0.254 0.279 0.532
Leo Cardenas CAL 150 551 25 123 11 2 6 42 1 35 73 0.223 0.272 0.283 0.555
Al Gallagher SFN 82 233 19 52 3 1 2 18 2 33 39 0.223 0.317 0.270 0.588
John Bateman PHI 82 252 10 56 9 0 3 17 0 8 39 0.222 0.246 0.294 0.540
Don Money PHI 152 536 54 119 16 2 15 52 5 41 92 0.222 0.278 0.343 0.621
Jim Spencer CAL 82 212 13 47 5 0 1 14 0 12 25 0.222 0.262 0.259 0.522
Roger Metzger HOU 153 641 84 142 12 3 2 38 23 60 71 0.222 0.288 0.259 0.547
Dal Maxvill SLN 105 276 22 61 6 1 1 23 0 31 47 0.221 0.299 0.261 0.560
Johnny Jeter SDN 110 326 25 72 4 3 7 21 11 18 92 0.221 0.266 0.316 0.582
Davey Johnson BAL 118 376 31 83 22 3 5 32 1 52 68 0.221 0.320 0.335 0.655
Ron Theobald ML4 125 391 45 86 11 0 1 19 0 68 38 0.220 0.342 0.256 0.598
Mike Andrews CHA 148 505 58 111 18 0 7 50 2 70 78 0.220 0.313 0.297 0.610
Randy Hundley CHN 114 357 23 78 12 0 5 30 1 22 62 0.218 0.261 0.294 0.555
Rick Auerbach ML4 153 554 50 121 16 3 2 30 24 43 62 0.218 0.277 0.269 0.546
Dave Duncan OAK 121 403 39 88 13 0 19 59 0 34 68 0.218 0.283 0.392 0.676
Ed Crosby SLN 101 276 27 60 9 1 0 19 1 18 27 0.217 0.269 0.257 0.527
Fred Kendall SDN 91 273 18 59 3 4 6 18 0 11 42 0.216 0.247 0.322 0.569
Bud Harrelson NYN 115 418 54 90 10 4 1 24 12 58 57 0.215 0.313 0.266 0.578
Deron Johnson PHI 96 230 19 49 4 1 9 31 0 26 69 0.213 0.298 0.357 0.654
Willie McCovey SFN 81 263 30 56 8 0 14 35 0 38 45 0.213 0.316 0.403 0.719
Luis Alvarado CHA 103 254 30 54 4 1 4 29 2 13 36 0.213 0.254 0.283 0.537
Freddie Patek KCA 136 518 59 110 25 4 0 32 33 47 64 0.212 0.280 0.276 0.556
Ken Boswell NYN 100 355 35 75 9 1 9 33 2 32 35 0.211 0.274 0.318 0.592
Jerry Grote NYN 64 205 15 43 5 1 3 21 1 26 27 0.210 0.304 0.288 0.592
Dave Concepcion CIN 119 378 40 79 13 2 2 29 13 32 65 0.209 0.272 0.270 0.541
Don Buford BAL 125 408 46 84 6 2 5 22 8 69 83 0.206 0.326 0.267 0.593
Rich Morales CHA 110 287 24 59 7 1 2 20 2 19 49 0.206 0.261 0.258 0.519
Jim Nettles MIN 102 235 28 48 5 2 4 15 4 32 52 0.204 0.302 0.294 0.596
Ed Brinkman DET 156 516 42 105 19 1 6 49 0 38 51 0.203 0.259 0.279 0.538
Eddie Leon CLE 89 225 14 45 2 1 4 16 0 20 47 0.200 0.265 0.271 0.536
Enzo Hernandez SDN 114 329 33 64 11 2 1 15 24 22 25 0.195 0.243 0.249 0.492
Bob Robertson PIT 115 306 25 59 11 0 12 41 1 41 84 0.193 0.291 0.346 0.637
Lenny Randle TEX 74 249 23 48 13 0 2 21 4 13 51 0.193 0.235 0.269 0.504
Eric Soderholm MIN 93 287 28 54 10 0 13 39 3 19 48 0.188 0.245 0.359 0.604
Jay Johnstone CHA 113 261 27 49 9 0 4 17 2 25 42 0.188 0.259 0.268 0.527
Terry Humphrey MON 69 215 13 40 8 0 1 9 4 16 38 0.186 0.248 0.237 0.485
Mark Belanger BAL 113 285 36 53 9 1 2 16 6 18 53 0.186 0.236 0.246 0.482
Showing 1-50 of 234 qualified batters

Pitching Leaders

Minimum 50 innings pitched required

Complete Statistics

1972 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Jim Brewer LAN 8 7 51 0 0 0 17 78.3 41 11 25 69 1.26 0.84
Darold Knowles OAK 5 1 54 0 0 0 11 65.6 49 10 37 36 1.37 1.31
Jerry Bell ML4 5 1 25 3 0 0 0 70.6 50 13 33 20 1.66 1.17
Ramon Hernandez PIT 5 0 53 0 0 0 14 70.0 50 13 22 47 1.67 1.03
Ted Abernathy KCA 3 4 45 0 0 0 5 58.3 44 11 19 28 1.70 1.08
Tug McGraw NYN 8 6 54 0 0 0 27 106.0 71 20 40 92 1.70 1.05
Mike Marshall MON 14 8 65 0 0 0 18 116.0 82 23 47 95 1.78 1.11
Luis Tiant BOS 15 6 43 19 12 6 3 179.0 128 38 65 123 1.91 1.08
Gaylord Perry CLE 24 16 41 40 29 5 1 342.6 253 73 82 234 1.92 0.98
Sparky Lyle NYA 9 5 59 0 0 0 35 107.6 84 23 29 75 1.92 1.05
Dave Giusti PIT 7 4 54 0 0 0 22 74.6 59 16 20 54 1.93 1.06
Steve Carlton PHI 27 10 41 41 30 8 0 346.3 257 76 87 310 1.97 0.99
Gary Nolan CIN 15 5 25 25 6 2 0 176.0 147 39 30 90 1.99 1.01
Steve Barber CAL 4 4 34 3 0 0 2 58.0 37 13 30 34 2.02 1.16
Catfish Hunter OAK 21 7 38 37 16 5 0 295.3 200 67 70 191 2.04 0.91
Woodie Fryman DET 10 3 16 14 6 1 0 113.6 93 26 31 72 2.06 1.09
Jim Kaat MIN 10 2 15 15 5 0 0 113.3 94 26 20 64 2.06 1.01
Jim Palmer BAL 21 10 36 36 18 3 0 274.3 219 63 70 184 2.07 1.05
Roger Nelson KCA 11 6 34 19 10 6 2 173.3 120 40 31 120 2.08 0.87
Don Sutton LAN 19 9 33 33 18 9 0 272.6 186 63 63 207 2.08 0.91
Mike Paul TEX 8 9 49 20 2 1 1 161.6 149 39 52 108 2.17 1.24
Clay Carroll CIN 6 4 65 0 0 0 37 96.0 89 24 32 51 2.25 1.26
Terry Forster CHA 6 5 62 0 0 0 29 100.0 75 25 44 104 2.25 1.19
Lindy McDaniel NYA 3 1 37 0 0 0 0 68.0 54 17 25 47 2.25 1.16
Pete Richert LAN 2 3 37 0 0 0 6 52.0 42 13 18 38 2.25 1.15
Nolan Ryan CAL 19 16 39 39 20 9 0 284.0 166 72 157 329 2.28 1.14
Roric Harrison BAL 3 4 39 2 0 0 4 94.0 68 24 34 62 2.30 1.09
Jon Matlack NYN 15 10 34 32 8 4 0 244.0 215 63 71 169 2.32 1.17
Fred Beene NYA 1 3 29 1 0 0 3 57.6 55 15 24 37 2.34 1.37
Jim Willoughby SFN 6 4 11 11 7 0 0 87.6 72 23 14 40 2.36 0.98
Steve Kline NYA 16 9 32 32 11 4 0 236.3 210 63 44 58 2.40 1.07
Doyle Alexander BAL 6 8 35 9 2 2 2 106.3 78 29 30 49 2.45 1.02
Gary Ross SDN 4 3 60 0 0 0 3 91.6 87 25 49 46 2.45 1.48
Bob Gibson SLN 19 11 34 34 23 4 0 278.0 226 76 88 208 2.46 1.13
Steve Blass PIT 19 8 33 32 11 2 0 249.6 227 69 84 117 2.49 1.25
Denny Riddleberger CLE 1 3 38 0 0 0 0 54.0 45 15 22 34 2.50 1.24
Blue Moon Odom OAK 15 6 31 30 4 2 0 194.3 164 54 87 86 2.50 1.29
Mickey Lolich DET 22 14 41 41 23 4 0 327.3 282 91 74 250 2.50 1.09
Rollie Fingers OAK 11 9 65 0 0 0 21 111.3 85 31 32 113 2.51 1.05
Wilbur Wood CHA 24 17 49 49 20 8 0 376.6 325 105 74 193 2.51 1.06
Ken Holtzman OAK 19 11 39 37 16 4 0 265.3 232 74 52 134 2.51 1.07
Mike Cuellar BAL 18 12 35 35 17 4 0 248.3 197 71 71 132 2.57 1.08
Tom Hall CIN 10 1 47 7 1 1 8 124.3 77 36 56 134 2.61 1.07
Ray Corbin MIN 8 9 31 19 5 3 0 161.6 135 47 53 83 2.62 1.16
Paul Lindblad TEX 5 8 66 0 0 0 9 99.6 95 29 29 51 2.62 1.24
Claude Osteen LAN 20 11 33 33 14 4 0 252.0 232 74 69 100 2.64 1.19
Pat Dobson BAL 16 18 38 36 13 3 0 268.3 220 79 69 161 2.65 1.08
Bob Miller PIT 5 2 36 0 0 0 3 54.3 54 16 24 18 2.65 1.44
Bob Locker OAK 6 1 56 0 0 0 10 78.0 69 23 16 47 2.65 1.09
Scipio Spinks SLN 5 5 16 16 6 0 0 118.0 96 35 59 93 2.67 1.31
Dave Goltz MIN 3 3 15 11 2 0 1 91.0 75 27 26 38 2.67 1.11
Phil Hennigan CLE 5 3 38 1 0 0 6 67.3 54 20 18 44 2.67 1.07
Don Wilson HOU 15 10 33 33 13 3 0 228.3 196 68 66 172 2.68 1.15
Dock Ellis PIT 15 7 25 25 4 1 0 163.3 156 49 33 96 2.70 1.16
Dick Woodson MIN 14 14 36 36 9 3 0 251.6 193 76 101 150 2.72 1.17
Bert Blyleven MIN 17 17 39 38 11 3 0 287.3 247 87 69 228 2.73 1.10
Dick Tidrow CLE 14 15 39 34 10 3 0 237.3 200 73 70 123 2.77 1.14
Milt Pappas CHN 17 7 29 28 10 3 0 195.0 187 60 29 80 2.77 1.11
Joe Coleman DET 19 14 40 39 9 3 0 280.0 216 87 110 222 2.80 1.16
Jim McAndrew NYN 11 8 28 23 4 0 1 160.6 133 50 38 81 2.80 1.06
Vida Blue OAK 6 10 25 23 5 4 0 151.0 117 47 48 111 2.80 1.09
Burt Hooton CHN 11 14 33 31 9 3 0 218.3 201 68 81 132 2.80 1.29
Andy Messersmith CAL 8 11 25 21 10 3 2 169.6 125 53 68 142 2.81 1.14
Jim Lonborg ML4 14 12 33 30 11 2 1 223.0 197 70 76 143 2.83 1.22
Dave LaRoche MIN 5 7 62 0 0 0 10 95.3 72 30 39 79 2.83 1.16
Jim Barr SFN 8 10 44 18 8 2 2 179.0 166 57 41 86 2.87 1.16
Tom Timmermann DET 8 10 34 25 3 2 0 149.6 121 48 41 88 2.89 1.08
Tommy John LAN 11 5 29 29 4 1 0 186.6 172 60 40 117 2.89 1.14
Chuck Seelbach DET 9 8 61 3 0 0 14 112.0 96 36 39 76 2.89 1.21
Tom Walker MON 2 2 46 0 0 0 2 74.6 71 24 22 42 2.89 1.25
Ron Bryant SFN 14 7 35 28 11 4 0 214.0 176 69 77 107 2.90 1.18
Bob Moose PIT 13 10 31 30 6 3 1 226.0 213 73 47 144 2.91 1.15
Tom Seaver NYN 21 12 35 35 13 3 0 262.0 215 85 77 249 2.92 1.11
Rick Reuschel CHN 10 8 21 18 5 4 0 129.0 127 42 29 87 2.93 1.21
Dave Hamilton OAK 6 6 25 14 1 0 0 101.3 94 33 31 55 2.93 1.23
Rudy May CAL 12 11 35 30 10 3 1 205.3 162 67 82 169 2.94 1.19
Dave Lemonds CHA 4 7 31 18 0 0 0 94.6 87 31 38 69 2.95 1.32
Dave McNally BAL 13 17 36 36 12 6 0 241.0 220 79 68 120 2.95 1.20
Jack Aker CHN 6 6 48 0 0 0 17 67.0 65 22 23 36 2.96 1.31
Bob Johnson PIT 4 4 31 11 1 0 3 115.6 98 38 46 79 2.96 1.24
Al Downing LAN 9 9 31 30 7 4 0 202.6 196 67 67 117 2.98 1.30
Clyde Wright CAL 18 11 35 35 15 2 0 251.0 229 83 80 87 2.98 1.23
Tom Bradley CHA 15 14 40 40 11 2 0 260.0 225 86 65 209 2.98 1.12
Bill Stoneman MON 12 14 36 35 13 4 0 250.6 213 83 102 171 2.98 1.26
Steve Stone SFN 6 8 27 16 4 1 0 123.6 97 41 49 85 2.98 1.18
Bill Hands CHN 11 8 32 28 6 3 0 189.0 168 63 47 96 3.00 1.14
Joe Horlen OAK 3 4 32 6 0 0 1 84.0 74 28 20 58 3.00 1.12
Dick Drago KCA 12 17 34 33 11 2 0 239.3 230 80 51 135 3.01 1.17
Wayne Granger MIN 4 6 63 0 0 0 19 89.6 83 30 28 45 3.01 1.24
Frank Linzy ML4 2 2 47 0 0 0 12 77.3 70 26 27 24 3.03 1.25
Monty Montgomery KCA 3 3 9 8 1 1 0 56.3 55 19 17 24 3.04 1.28
Barry Lersch PHI 4 6 36 8 3 1 0 100.6 86 34 33 48 3.04 1.18
Ross Grimsley CIN 14 8 30 28 4 1 1 197.6 194 67 50 79 3.05 1.23
George Culver HOU 6 2 45 0 0 0 2 97.3 73 33 43 82 3.05 1.19
Phil Niekro ATL 16 12 38 36 17 1 0 282.3 254 96 53 164 3.06 1.09
Rob Gardner NYA 8 5 20 14 1 0 0 97.0 91 33 28 58 3.06 1.23
Tom Murphy KCA 4 4 18 9 1 1 1 70.3 77 24 16 34 3.07 1.32
Diego Segui SLN 3 1 33 0 0 0 9 55.6 47 19 32 54 3.07 1.42
Nelson Briles PIT 14 11 28 27 9 2 0 195.6 185 67 43 120 3.08 1.17
Ray Sadecki NYN 2 1 34 2 0 0 0 75.6 73 26 31 38 3.09 1.37
Ray Lamb CLE 5 6 34 9 0 0 0 107.6 101 37 29 64 3.09 1.21
Jim Colborn ML4 7 7 39 12 4 1 0 147.6 135 51 43 97 3.11 1.21
Rick Wise SLN 16 16 35 35 20 2 0 269.0 250 93 71 142 3.11 1.19
Ken Sanders ML4 2 9 62 0 0 0 17 92.3 88 32 31 51 3.12 1.29
Bill Bonham CHN 1 1 19 4 0 0 4 57.6 56 20 25 49 3.12 1.40
Paul Splittorff KCA 12 12 35 33 12 2 0 216.0 189 75 67 140 3.12 1.19
Clay Kirby SDN 12 14 34 34 9 2 0 238.6 197 83 116 175 3.13 1.31
Pedro Borbon CIN 8 3 62 2 0 0 11 122.0 115 43 32 48 3.17 1.20
Jack Billingham CIN 12 12 36 31 8 4 1 217.6 197 77 64 137 3.18 1.20
Bill Slayback DET 5 6 23 13 3 1 0 81.6 74 29 25 65 3.20 1.21
Horacio Pina TEX 2 7 60 0 0 0 15 76.0 61 27 43 60 3.20 1.37
Bill Lee BOS 7 4 47 0 0 0 5 84.3 75 30 32 43 3.20 1.27
Fergie Jenkins CHN 20 12 36 36 23 5 0 289.3 253 103 62 184 3.20 1.09
Mel Stottlemyre NYA 14 18 36 36 9 7 0 260.0 250 93 85 110 3.22 1.29
Fritz Peterson NYA 17 15 35 35 12 3 0 250.3 270 90 44 100 3.24 1.25
Marty Pattin BOS 17 13 38 35 13 4 0 253.0 232 91 65 168 3.24 1.17
Tom Griffin HOU 5 4 39 5 1 1 3 94.3 92 34 38 83 3.24 1.38
Earl Stephenson ML4 3 5 35 8 1 0 0 80.3 79 29 33 33 3.25 1.39
Bruce Kison PIT 9 7 32 18 6 1 3 152.0 123 55 69 102 3.26 1.26
Steve Dunning CLE 6 4 16 16 1 0 0 105.0 98 38 43 52 3.26 1.34
Steve Kealey CHA 3 2 40 0 0 0 4 57.3 50 21 12 37 3.30 1.08
Vicente Romo CHA 3 0 28 0 0 0 1 51.6 47 19 18 46 3.31 1.26
Rich Hand TEX 10 14 30 28 2 1 0 170.6 139 63 103 109 3.32 1.42
Mike Torrez MON 16 12 34 33 13 0 0 243.3 215 90 103 112 3.33 1.31
Danny Frisella NYN 5 8 39 0 0 0 9 67.3 63 25 20 46 3.34 1.23
Jim Perry MIN 13 16 35 35 5 2 0 217.6 191 81 60 85 3.35 1.15
Larry Dierker HOU 15 8 31 31 12 5 0 214.6 209 81 51 115 3.40 1.21
Luke Walker PIT 4 6 26 12 2 0 2 92.6 98 35 34 48 3.40 1.42
Bruce Dal Canton KCA 6 6 35 16 1 0 2 132.3 135 50 29 75 3.40 1.24
Milt Wilcox CLE 7 14 32 27 4 2 0 156.0 145 59 72 90 3.40 1.39
Mike Kilkenny CLE 4 1 22 7 1 0 1 58.0 51 22 39 44 3.41 1.55
Lynn McGlothen BOS 8 7 22 22 4 1 0 145.0 135 55 59 112 3.41 1.34
Fred Norman SDN 9 11 42 28 10 6 2 211.6 195 81 88 167 3.44 1.34
Darrell Brandon PHI 7 7 42 6 0 0 2 104.3 106 40 46 67 3.45 1.46
Jim Shellenback TEX 2 4 22 6 0 0 1 57.0 46 22 16 30 3.47 1.09
Balor Moore MON 9 9 22 22 6 3 0 147.6 122 57 59 161 3.47 1.23
Lloyd Allen CAL 3 7 42 6 0 0 5 85.3 76 33 55 53 3.48 1.54
John Strohmayer MON 1 2 48 0 0 0 3 76.6 73 30 31 50 3.52 1.36
Mike Corkins SDN 6 9 47 9 2 1 6 140.0 125 55 62 108 3.54 1.34
Steve Arlin SDN 10 21 38 37 12 3 0 250.0 217 100 122 159 3.60 1.36
Skip Lockwood ML4 8 15 29 27 5 3 0 170.0 148 68 71 106 3.60 1.29
Stan Bahnsen CHA 21 16 43 41 5 1 0 252.3 263 101 73 157 3.60 1.33
Gary Ryerson ML4 3 8 20 14 4 1 0 102.0 119 41 21 45 3.62 1.37
Dick Bosman TEX 8 10 29 29 1 1 0 173.3 183 70 48 105 3.63 1.33
Fred Scherman DET 7 3 57 3 0 0 12 94.0 91 38 53 53 3.64 1.53
Bill Singer LAN 6 16 26 25 4 3 0 169.3 148 69 60 101 3.67 1.23
Ron Schueler ATL 5 8 37 18 3 0 2 144.6 122 59 60 96 3.67 1.26
Cecil Upshaw ATL 3 5 42 0 0 0 13 53.6 50 22 19 23 3.69 1.29
Randy Moffitt SFN 1 5 40 0 0 0 4 70.6 72 29 30 37 3.69 1.44
Mike Kekich NYA 10 13 29 28 2 0 0 175.3 172 72 76 78 3.70 1.41
Juan Marichal SFN 6 16 25 24 6 0 0 165.0 176 68 46 72 3.71 1.35
Don McMahon SFN 3 3 44 0 0 0 5 63.0 46 26 21 45 3.71 1.06
John Curtis BOS 11 8 26 21 8 3 0 154.3 161 64 50 106 3.73 1.37
Al Fitzmorris KCA 2 5 38 2 0 0 3 101.0 99 42 28 51 3.74 1.26
Eddie Fisher CAL 4 5 43 1 0 0 4 81.3 73 34 31 32 3.76 1.28
Tom Phoebus CHN 3 3 37 1 0 0 6 83.3 76 35 45 59 3.78 1.45
Don Stanhouse TEX 2 9 24 16 1 0 0 104.6 83 44 73 78 3.78 1.49
Sonny Siebert BOS 12 12 32 30 7 3 0 196.3 204 83 59 123 3.80 1.34
Ernie McAnally MON 6 15 29 27 4 2 0 170.0 165 72 71 102 3.81 1.39
Jim McGlothlin CIN 9 8 31 21 3 1 0 145.0 165 63 49 69 3.91 1.48
Bill Parsons ML4 13 13 33 30 10 2 0 214.0 194 93 68 111 3.91 1.22
Ken Forsch HOU 6 8 30 24 1 0 0 156.3 163 68 62 113 3.91 1.44
Carl Morton MON 7 13 27 27 3 1 0 172.0 170 75 53 51 3.92 1.30
Ron Reed ATL 11 15 31 30 11 1 0 213.0 222 93 60 111 3.93 1.32
Reggie Cleveland SLN 14 15 33 33 11 3 0 230.6 229 101 60 153 3.94 1.25
Don Gullett CIN 9 10 31 16 2 0 2 134.6 127 59 43 96 3.94 1.26
Juan Pizarro CHN 4 5 16 7 1 0 1 59.3 66 26 32 24 3.94 1.65
Steve Mingori CLE 0 6 41 0 0 0 10 57.0 67 25 36 47 3.95 1.81
Frank Reberger SFN 3 4 20 11 2 0 0 99.3 97 44 37 52 3.99 1.35
Gary Gentry NYN 7 10 32 26 3 0 0 164.0 153 73 75 120 4.01 1.39
Mike Caldwell SDN 7 11 42 20 4 2 2 163.6 183 73 49 102 4.01 1.42
Pete Mikkelsen LAN 5 5 33 0 0 0 5 57.6 65 26 23 41 4.06 1.53
Wayne Twitchell PHI 5 9 49 15 1 1 1 139.6 138 63 56 112 4.06 1.39
Pat Jarvis ATL 11 7 37 6 0 0 2 98.6 94 45 44 56 4.10 1.40
Al Santorini SLN 8 11 30 19 3 3 0 133.6 136 61 46 72 4.11 1.36
Ed Sprague CIN 3 3 33 1 0 0 0 56.6 55 26 26 25 4.13 1.43
Jim Panther TEX 5 9 58 4 0 0 0 93.6 101 43 46 44 4.13 1.57
Jerry Koosman NYN 11 12 34 24 4 1 1 163.0 155 75 52 147 4.14 1.27
Wayne Simpson CIN 8 5 24 22 1 0 0 130.3 124 60 49 70 4.14 1.33
Jerry Reuss HOU 9 13 33 30 4 1 1 192.0 177 89 83 174 4.17 1.35
Tom Burgmeier KCA 6 2 51 0 0 0 9 55.3 67 26 33 18 4.23 1.81
Bill Gogolewski TEX 4 11 36 21 2 1 2 150.6 136 71 58 95 4.24 1.29
Ken Reynolds PHI 2 15 33 23 2 0 0 154.3 149 73 60 87 4.26 1.35
Rich Gossage CHA 7 1 36 1 0 0 2 80.0 72 38 44 57 4.28 1.45
Jim Ray HOU 10 9 54 0 0 0 8 90.3 77 43 44 50 4.28 1.34
Pete Broberg TEX 5 12 39 25 3 2 1 176.3 153 84 85 133 4.29 1.35
Gary Peters BOS 3 3 33 4 0 0 1 85.3 91 41 38 67 4.32 1.51
Sam McDowell SFN 10 8 28 25 4 0 0 164.3 155 79 86 122 4.33 1.47
Woodie Fryman PHI 4 10 23 17 3 2 1 119.6 131 58 39 69 4.36 1.42
Jim Rooker KCA 5 6 18 10 4 2 0 72.0 78 35 24 44 4.38 1.42
Ed Farmer CLE 2 5 46 1 0 0 7 61.3 51 30 27 33 4.40 1.27
Jim Hardin ATL 5 2 26 9 1 0 2 79.6 93 39 24 25 4.41 1.47
Casey Cox TEX 3 5 35 4 0 0 4 65.3 73 32 26 27 4.41 1.52
Jerry Johnson SFN 8 6 48 0 0 0 8 73.3 73 36 40 57 4.42 1.54
Ed Acosta SDN 3 6 46 2 0 0 0 89.0 105 44 30 53 4.45 1.52
Ray Culp BOS 5 8 16 16 4 1 0 105.0 104 52 53 52 4.46 1.50
Dave Roberts HOU 12 7 35 28 7 3 2 192.0 227 96 57 111 4.50 1.48
Rickey Clark CAL 4 9 26 15 2 0 1 109.6 105 55 55 61 4.51 1.46
Ken Brett ML4 7 12 26 22 2 1 0 133.0 121 67 49 74 4.53 1.28
Tom Kelley ATL 5 7 27 14 2 1 0 116.3 122 59 65 59 4.56 1.61
Vince Colbert CLE 1 7 22 11 1 1 0 74.6 74 38 38 36 4.58 1.50
Buzz Capra NYN 3 2 14 6 0 0 0 53.0 50 27 27 45 4.58 1.45
Mike McQueen ATL 0 5 23 7 1 0 1 78.3 79 40 44 40 4.60 1.57
Mike Hedlund KCA 5 7 29 16 1 0 0 113.0 119 60 41 52 4.78 1.42
Bill Champion PHI 4 14 30 22 2 0 0 132.6 155 75 54 54 5.09 1.58
Steve Renko MON 1 10 30 12 0 0 0 97.0 96 56 67 66 5.20 1.68
George Stone ATL 6 11 31 16 2 1 1 111.0 143 68 44 63 5.51 1.68
Dick Selma PHI 2 9 46 10 1 0 3 98.6 91 61 73 58 5.56 1.66
Bill Greif SDN 5 16 34 22 2 1 2 125.3 143 78 47 91 5.60 1.52
Don Carrithers SFN 4 8 25 14 2 0 1 90.0 108 58 42 42 5.80 1.67
Dan McGinn CHN 0 5 42 2 0 0 4 62.6 78 41 29 42 5.89 1.71
Lew Krausse BOS 1 3 24 7 0 0 1 60.6 74 43 28 35 6.38 1.68
Denny McLain ATL 3 5 15 8 2 0 1 54.0 60 39 18 21 6.50 1.44
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1972 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1972?
Johnny Bench led with 40 home runs in 1972.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1972?
Johnny Bench led with 125 RBI in 1972.
Who led MLB in hits in 1972?
Pete Rose led with 198 hits in 1972.
Who led MLB in wins in 1972?
Steve Carlton led with 27 wins in 1972.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1972?
Nolan Ryan led with 329 strikeouts in 1972.
Who had the lowest ERA in 1972?
Jim Brewer at 1.26, among pitchers with at least 50 innings.