1972 Los Angeles Dodgers

85-70 • .548 Win% • 2nd in NL W

The 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers went 85-70 (.548) finishing 2nd in the NL W division. The club scored 584 runs, allowed 527, and played home games at Dodger Stadium. Team leaders included Willie Davis (19 HR, 79 RBI) and Claude Osteen (20-11, 2.64 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

85 Wins
70 Losses
.548 Win %
2nd Rank
584 R 527 RA
Diff +57

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584 Runs Scored
527 Runs Allowed
+57 Run Diff
1,860K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 NL Average

Batting Avg .255 3% above the 1972 league average (.248)
OBP .318 1% above the 1972 league average (.314)
SLG .360 1% below the 1972 league average (.364)
Team ERA 2.78 20% better than the 1972 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 584 4% below the 1972 league average (605 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumDodger Stadium
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 1,860,498
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Avg per Game 24,806

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Manny Mota 0.323 2 Bill Buckner 0.319 3 Willie Davis 0.289 4 Wes Parker 0.279 5 Bobby Valentine 0.274

Home Runs

1 Willie Davis 19 2 Frank Robinson 19 3 Steve Garvey 9 4 Willie Crawford 8 5 Bill Buckner 5

RBI

1 Willie Davis 79 2 Wes Parker 59 3 Frank Robinson 59 4 Manny Mota 48 5 Bill Buckner 37
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Davis 149 615 81 178 22 7 19 79 27 61 20 0.289
Bill Russell 129 434 47 118 19 5 4 34 34 64 14 0.272
Wes Parker 130 427 45 119 14 3 4 59 62 43 3 0.279
Bobby Valentine 119 391 42 107 11 2 3 32 27 33 5 0.274
Bill Buckner 105 383 47 122 14 3 5 37 17 13 10 0.319
Manny Mota 118 371 57 120 16 5 5 48 27 15 4 0.323
Frank Robinson 103 342 41 86 6 1 19 59 55 76 2 0.251
Steve Garvey 96 294 36 79 14 2 9 30 19 36 4 0.269
Willie Crawford 96 243 28 61 7 3 8 27 35 55 4 0.251
Lee Lacy 60 243 34 63 7 3 0 12 19 37 5 0.259
Chris Cannizzaro 73 200 14 48 6 0 2 18 31 38 0 0.240
Jim Lefebvre 70 169 11 34 8 0 5 24 17 30 0 0.201
Duke Sims 51 151 7 29 7 0 2 11 17 23 0 0.192
Billy Grabarkewitz 53 144 17 24 4 0 4 16 18 53 3 0.167
Maury Wills 71 132 16 17 3 1 0 4 10 18 1 0.129
Steve Yeager 35 106 18 29 0 1 4 15 16 26 0 0.274
Don Sutton 33 91 4 13 0 0 0 1 2 24 0 0.143
Claude Osteen 36 88 9 24 5 1 1 11 5 19 0 0.273
Al Downing 31 66 2 8 1 1 0 2 1 27 0 0.121
Tommy John 29 63 3 10 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0.159
Dick Dietz 27 56 4 9 1 0 1 6 14 11 2 0.161
Bill Singer 26 55 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 21 0 0.073
Tom Paciorek 11 47 4 12 4 0 1 6 1 7 1 0.255
Davey Lopes 11 42 6 9 4 0 0 1 7 6 4 0.214
Ron Cey 11 37 3 10 1 0 1 3 7 10 0 0.270
Joe Ferguson 8 24 2 7 3 0 1 5 2 4 0 0.292
Terry McDermott 9 23 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.130
Mike Strahler 19 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.182
Pete Mikkelsen 33 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
Doug Rau 7 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0.143
Pete Richert 37 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.500
Jim Brewer 51 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Hoyt Wilhelm 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Charlie Hough 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Peña 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Perranoski 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Jim Brewer 1.26 2 Don Sutton 2.08 3 Doug Rau 2.20 4 Pete Richert 2.25 5 Claude Osteen 2.64

Wins

1 Claude Osteen 20 2 Don Sutton 19 3 Tommy John 11 4 Al Downing 9 5 Jim Brewer 8

Strikeouts

1 Don Sutton 207 2 Al Downing 117 3 Tommy John 117 4 Bill Singer 101 5 Claude Osteen 100
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Sutton 19 9 2.08 33 33 0 272.2 186 63 63 207
Claude Osteen 20 11 2.64 33 33 0 252.0 232 74 69 100
Al Downing 9 9 2.98 31 30 0 202.2 196 67 67 117
Tommy John 11 5 2.89 29 29 0 186.2 172 60 40 117
Bill Singer 6 16 3.67 26 25 0 169.1 148 69 60 101
Jim Brewer 8 7 1.26 51 0 17 78.1 41 11 25 69
Pete Mikkelsen 5 5 4.06 33 0 5 57.2 65 26 23 41
Pete Richert 2 3 2.25 37 0 6 52.0 42 13 18 38
Mike Strahler 1 2 3.26 19 2 0 47.0 42 17 22 25
Doug Rau 2 2 2.20 7 3 0 32.2 18 8 11 19
Hoyt Wilhelm 0 1 4.62 16 0 1 25.1 20 13 15 9
Ron Perranoski 2 0 2.70 9 0 0 16.2 19 5 8 5
Jose Peña 0 0 8.59 5 0 0 7.1 13 7 6 4
Charlie Hough 0 0 3.38 2 0 0 2.2 2 1 2 4

👥 Roster (36)

Jim Brewer Bill Buckner Chris Cannizzaro Ron Cey Willie Crawford Willie Davis Dick Dietz Al Downing Joe Ferguson Steve Garvey Billy Grabarkewitz Charlie Hough +24 more

36 players

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The 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers in brief

The record for the 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers reads 85 wins and 70 losses, good for 2nd in the NL West. Runs came in at 584 scored against 527 allowed (+57). The team batting average of .255 was 3% above the 1972 league mark of .248. The Los Angeles Dodgers staff finished with a 2.78 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.45. The 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers scored 4% fewer runs than the average club (584 against 605).

Attendance at Dodger Stadium totaled 1,860,498 for the year. For power, Willie Davis led the way with 19 homers. Claude Osteen led the pitchers with 20 wins. Don Sutton struck out 207, the most on the club. Jim Brewer saved 17 games. The 1972 roster runs to 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers

What was the 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers record?
The 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers finished 85-70 (.548 win pct).
Who led the 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers in home runs?
Willie Davis led the 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers with 19 home runs.
What was the 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers team ERA?
The 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers posted a team ERA of 2.78.
Did the 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers play?
The 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers played home games at Dodger Stadium.
Who led the 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Davis (19 HR, 79 RBI) and Claude Osteen (20-11, 2.64 ERA).
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