1972 Atlanta Braves

70-84 • .455 Win% • 4th in NL W

The 1972 Atlanta Braves went 70-84 (.455) finishing 4th in the NL W division. The club scored 628 runs, allowed 730, and played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Team leaders included Hank Aaron (34 HR, 77 RBI) and Phil Niekro (16-12, 3.06 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

70 Wins
84 Losses
.455 Win %
4th Rank
628 R 730 RA
Diff -102

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628 Runs Scored
730 Runs Allowed
-102 Run Diff
752K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 NL Average

Batting Avg .258 4% above the 1972 league average (.248)
OBP .328 4% above the 1972 league average (.314)
SLG .381 5% above the 1972 league average (.364)
Team ERA 4.27 24% worse than the 1972 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 628 4% above the 1972 league average (605 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 752,970
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Avg per Game 9,653

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Larvell Blanks 0.329 2 Ralph Garr 0.325 3 Dusty Baker 0.321 4 Orlando Cepeda 0.298 5 Rico Carty 0.277

Home Runs

1 Hank Aaron 34 2 Earl Williams 28 3 Darrell Evans 19 4 Dusty Baker 17 5 Ralph Garr 12

RBI

1 Earl Williams 87 2 Hank Aaron 77 3 Dusty Baker 76 4 Darrell Evans 71 5 Ralph Garr 53
1972 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Earl Williams 151 565 72 146 24 2 28 87 62 118 0 0.258
Ralph Garr 134 554 87 180 22 0 12 53 25 41 25 0.325
Felix Millan 125 498 46 128 19 3 1 38 23 28 6 0.257
Marty Perez 141 479 33 109 13 1 1 28 30 55 0 0.228
Hank Aaron 129 449 75 119 10 0 34 77 92 55 4 0.265
Dusty Baker 127 446 62 143 27 2 17 76 45 68 4 0.321
Darrell Evans 125 418 67 106 12 0 19 71 90 58 4 0.254
Mike Lum 123 369 40 84 14 2 9 38 50 52 1 0.228
Rico Carty 86 271 31 75 12 2 6 29 44 33 0 0.277
Oscar Brown 76 164 19 37 5 1 3 16 4 29 0 0.226
Paul Casanova 49 136 8 28 3 0 2 10 4 28 0 0.206
Sonny Jackson 60 126 20 30 6 3 0 8 7 9 1 0.238
Phil Niekro 38 93 7 18 1 0 1 4 1 22 0 0.194
Larvell Blanks 33 85 10 28 5 0 1 7 7 12 0 0.329
Jim Breazeale 52 85 10 21 2 0 5 17 6 12 0 0.247
Orlando Cepeda 28 84 6 25 3 0 4 9 7 17 0 0.298
Gil Garrido 40 75 11 20 1 0 0 7 11 6 1 0.267
Ron Reed 31 73 5 13 1 0 0 5 0 21 0 0.178
Ron Schueler 37 42 1 8 1 0 0 0 1 17 0 0.190
Bob Didier 13 40 5 12 2 1 0 5 2 4 0 0.300
Rod Gilbreath 18 38 2 9 1 0 0 1 2 10 1 0.237
Tom Kelley 27 34 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0.088
George Stone 33 25 2 5 0 0 0 2 6 6 0 0.200
Pat Jarvis 37 24 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.125
Mike McQueen 23 23 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.087
Jim Hardin 26 21 3 2 0 0 1 1 5 12 0 0.095
Jimmy Freeman 8 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.077
Denny McLain 15 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.167
Jim Nash 11 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.222
Cecil Upshaw 42 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Steve Barber 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Rowland Office 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.400
Joe Hoerner 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Gary Neibauer 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Tom House 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Larry Jaster 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Phil Niekro 3.06 2 Ron Schueler 3.67 3 Cecil Upshaw 3.69 4 Ron Reed 3.93 5 Pat Jarvis 4.10

Wins

1 Phil Niekro 16 2 Pat Jarvis 11 3 Ron Reed 11 4 George Stone 6 5 Jim Hardin 5

Strikeouts

1 Phil Niekro 164 2 Ron Reed 111 3 Ron Schueler 96 4 George Stone 63 5 Tom Kelley 59
1972 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Phil Niekro 16 12 3.06 38 36 0 282.1 254 96 53 164
Ron Reed 11 15 3.93 31 30 0 213.0 222 93 60 111
Ron Schueler 5 8 3.67 37 18 2 144.2 122 59 60 96
Tom Kelley 5 7 4.56 27 14 0 116.1 122 59 65 59
George Stone 6 11 5.51 31 16 1 111.0 143 68 44 63
Pat Jarvis 11 7 4.10 37 6 2 98.2 94 45 44 56
Jim Hardin 5 2 4.41 26 9 2 79.2 93 39 24 25
Mike McQueen 0 5 4.60 23 7 1 78.1 79 40 44 40
Denny McLain 3 5 6.50 15 8 1 54.0 60 39 18 21
Cecil Upshaw 3 5 3.69 42 0 13 53.2 50 22 19 23
Jimmy Freeman 2 2 6.00 6 6 0 36.0 40 24 22 18
Jim Nash 1 1 5.46 11 4 1 31.1 35 19 25 10
Joe Hoerner 1 3 6.56 25 0 2 23.1 34 17 8 19
Gary Neibauer 0 0 7.27 8 0 0 17.1 27 14 6 8
Steve Barber 0 0 5.74 5 0 0 15.2 18 10 6 6
Larry Jaster 1 1 5.11 5 1 0 12.1 12 7 8 6
Tom House 0 0 2.89 8 0 2 9.1 7 3 6 7

👥 Roster (36)

Hank Aaron Dusty Baker Steve Barber Larvell Blanks Jim Breazeale Oscar Brown Rico Carty Paul Casanova Orlando Cepeda Bob Didier Darrell Evans Jimmy Freeman +24 more

36 players

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The 1972 Atlanta Braves in brief

In 1972 the Atlanta Braves posted a 70-84 mark (.455) and finished 4th in the NL West. With 628 runs scored and 730 given up, the 1972 differential was -102. At the plate the Atlanta Braves hit .258, 4% better than the league's .248. The Atlanta Braves staff finished with a 4.27 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.45. Measured against the 605-run league average, the offense was 4% ahead.

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was home in 1972, drawing a total attendance of 752,970. The home run leader was Hank Aaron, who hit 34. Earl Williams drove in a team-high 87 runs. Ralph Garr collected the most hits, 180. On the mound, Phil Niekro won 16 games to lead the staff. Cecil Upshaw closed out 13 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1972 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1972 Atlanta Braves finished 70-84 (.455 win pct).
Who led the 1972 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Hank Aaron led the 1972 Atlanta Braves with 34 home runs.
What was the 1972 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1972 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 4.27.
Did the 1972 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1972 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1972 Atlanta Braves played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Who led the 1972 Atlanta Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hank Aaron (34 HR, 77 RBI) and Phil Niekro (16-12, 3.06 ERA).
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