1972 New York Mets

83-73 • .532 Win% • 3rd in NL E

The 1972 New York Mets went 83-73 (.532) finishing 3rd in the NL E division. The club scored 528 runs, allowed 578, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included John Milner (17 HR, 38 RBI) and Tom Seaver (21-12, 2.92 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

83 Wins
73 Losses
.532 Win %
3rd Rank
528 R 578 RA
Diff -50

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528 Runs Scored
578 Runs Allowed
-50 Run Diff
2,134K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 NL Average

Batting Avg .224 10% below the 1972 league average (.248)
OBP .306 3% below the 1972 league average (.314)
SLG .332 9% below the 1972 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.26 6% better than the 1972 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 528 13% below the 1972 league average (605 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 2,134,194
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Avg per Game 27,361

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Rusty Staub 0.293 2 Ed Kranepool 0.269 3 Willie Mays 0.267 4 Dave Marshall 0.250 5 Cleon Jones 0.245

Home Runs

1 John Milner 17 2 Tommie Agee 13 3 Ken Boswell 9 4 Rusty Staub 9 5 Duffy Dyer 8

RBI

1 Cleon Jones 52 2 Tommie Agee 47 3 John Milner 38 4 Rusty Staub 38 5 Duffy Dyer 36
1972 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommie Agee 114 422 52 96 23 0 13 47 53 92 8 0.227
Bud Harrelson 115 418 54 90 10 4 1 24 58 57 12 0.215
Cleon Jones 106 375 39 92 15 1 5 52 30 83 1 0.245
John Milner 117 362 52 86 12 2 17 38 51 74 2 0.238
Ken Boswell 100 355 35 75 9 1 9 33 32 35 2 0.211
Jim Fregosi 101 340 31 79 15 4 5 32 38 71 0 0.232
Ted Martinez 103 330 22 74 5 5 1 19 12 49 7 0.224
Ed Kranepool 122 327 28 88 15 1 8 34 34 35 1 0.269
Duffy Dyer 94 325 33 75 17 3 8 36 28 71 0 0.231
Wayne Garrett 111 298 41 69 13 3 2 29 70 58 3 0.232
Rusty Staub 66 239 32 70 11 0 9 38 31 13 0 0.293
Jerry Grote 64 205 15 43 5 1 3 21 26 27 1 0.210
Willie Mays 69 195 27 52 9 1 8 19 43 43 1 0.267
Dave Marshall 72 156 21 39 5 0 4 11 22 28 3 0.250
Dave Schneck 37 123 7 23 3 2 3 10 10 26 0 0.187
Jim Beauchamp 58 120 10 29 1 0 5 19 7 33 0 0.242
Tom Seaver 36 89 5 13 3 1 3 4 5 41 0 0.146
Jon Matlack 34 78 6 10 1 0 0 2 10 44 0 0.128
Lute Barnes 24 72 5 17 2 2 0 6 6 4 0 0.236
Bill Sudakis 18 49 3 7 0 0 1 7 6 14 0 0.143
Gary Gentry 32 48 2 5 1 0 0 3 4 28 0 0.104
Jerry Koosman 34 47 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 18 0 0.085
Jim McAndrew 28 43 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 14 0 0.047
Don Hahn 17 37 0 6 0 0 0 1 4 12 0 0.162
Tug McGraw 54 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.100
Ray Sadecki 34 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.154
Buzz Capra 14 12 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.250
Joe Nolan 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Danny Frisella 39 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.286
Brent Strom 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hank Webb 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tommy Moore 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Bob Rauch 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Chuck Taylor 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Tug McGraw 1.70 2 Jon Matlack 2.32 3 Jim McAndrew 2.80 4 Tom Seaver 2.92 5 Ray Sadecki 3.09

Wins

1 Tom Seaver 21 2 Jon Matlack 15 3 Jerry Koosman 11 4 Jim McAndrew 11 5 Tug McGraw 8

Strikeouts

1 Tom Seaver 249 2 Jon Matlack 169 3 Jerry Koosman 147 4 Gary Gentry 120 5 Tug McGraw 92
1972 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Seaver 21 12 2.92 35 35 0 262.0 215 85 77 249
Jon Matlack 15 10 2.32 34 32 0 244.0 215 63 71 169
Gary Gentry 7 10 4.01 32 26 0 164.0 153 73 75 120
Jerry Koosman 11 12 4.14 34 24 1 163.0 155 75 52 147
Jim McAndrew 11 8 2.80 28 23 1 160.2 133 50 38 81
Tug McGraw 8 6 1.70 54 0 27 106.0 71 20 40 92
Ray Sadecki 2 1 3.09 34 2 0 75.2 73 26 31 38
Danny Frisella 5 8 3.34 39 0 9 67.1 63 25 20 46
Buzz Capra 3 2 4.58 14 6 0 53.0 50 27 27 45
Chuck Taylor 0 0 5.52 20 0 2 31.0 44 19 9 9
Brent Strom 0 3 6.82 11 5 0 30.1 34 23 15 20
Bob Rauch 0 1 5.00 19 0 1 27.0 27 15 21 23
Hank Webb 0 0 4.42 6 2 0 18.1 18 9 9 15
Tommy Moore 0 0 2.92 3 1 0 12.1 12 4 1 5

👥 Roster (34)

Tommie Agee Lute Barnes Jim Beauchamp Ken Boswell Buzz Capra Duffy Dyer Jim Fregosi Danny Frisella Wayne Garrett Gary Gentry Jerry Grote Don Hahn +22 more

34 players

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The 1972 New York Mets in brief

In 1972 the New York Mets posted a 83-73 mark (.532) and finished 3rd in the NL East. With 528 runs scored and 578 given up, the 1972 differential was -50. At the plate the New York Mets hit .224, 10% worse than the league's .248. The New York Mets staff finished with a 3.26 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.45. The 528 runs scored compare with a league average of 605 per club, 13% fewer.

Shea Stadium was home in 1972, drawing a total attendance of 2,134,194. For power, John Milner led the way with 17 homers. Cleon Jones drove in a team-high 52 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Tom Seaver (21). Tug McGraw closed out 27 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 New York Mets

What was the 1972 New York Mets record?
The 1972 New York Mets finished 83-73 (.532 win pct).
Who led the 1972 New York Mets in home runs?
John Milner led the 1972 New York Mets with 17 home runs.
What was the 1972 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1972 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 3.26.
Did the 1972 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1972 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 New York Mets play?
The 1972 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1972 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Milner (17 HR, 38 RBI) and Tom Seaver (21-12, 2.92 ERA).
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