1972 San Francisco Giants

69-86 • .445 Win% • 5th in NL W

The 1972 San Francisco Giants went 69-86 (.445) finishing 5th in the NL W division. The club scored 662 runs, allowed 649, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Dave Kingman (29 HR, 83 RBI) and Ron Bryant (14-7, 2.90 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

69 Wins
86 Losses
.445 Win %
5th Rank
662 R 649 RA
Diff +13

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662 Runs Scored
649 Runs Allowed
+13 Run Diff
645K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 NL Average

Batting Avg .244 2% below the 1972 league average (.248)
OBP .309 2% below the 1972 league average (.314)
SLG .383 5% above the 1972 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.69 7% worse than the 1972 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 662 9% above the 1972 league average (605 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 645,578
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Avg per Game 8,384

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Jim Ray Hart 0.304 2 Gary Matthews 0.290 3 Ed Goodson 0.280 4 Chris Speier 0.269 5 Garry Maddox 0.266

Home Runs

1 Dave Kingman 29 2 Bobby Bonds 26 3 Ken Henderson 18 4 Chris Speier 15 5 Willie McCovey 14

RBI

1 Dave Kingman 83 2 Bobby Bonds 80 3 Chris Speier 71 4 Garry Maddox 58 5 Tito Fuentes 53
1972 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Bonds 153 626 118 162 29 5 26 80 60 137 44 0.259
Tito Fuentes 152 572 64 151 33 6 7 53 39 56 16 0.264
Chris Speier 150 562 74 151 25 2 15 71 82 92 9 0.269
Dave Kingman 135 472 65 106 17 4 29 83 51 140 16 0.225
Dave Rader 133 459 44 119 14 1 6 41 29 31 1 0.259
Garry Maddox 125 458 62 122 26 7 12 58 14 97 13 0.266
Ken Henderson 130 439 60 113 21 2 18 51 38 66 14 0.257
Willie McCovey 81 263 30 56 8 0 14 35 38 45 0 0.213
Al Gallagher 82 233 19 52 3 1 2 18 33 39 2 0.223
Ed Goodson 58 150 15 42 1 1 6 30 8 12 0 0.280
Jim Howarth 74 119 16 28 4 0 1 7 16 18 3 0.235
Fran Healy 45 99 12 15 4 0 1 8 13 24 0 0.152
Chris Arnold 51 84 8 19 3 1 1 4 8 12 0 0.226
Jim Ray Hart 24 79 10 24 5 0 5 8 6 10 0 0.304
Ron Bryant 35 70 5 12 2 0 0 3 3 22 0 0.171
Bernie Williams 46 68 12 13 3 1 3 9 7 22 0 0.191
Gary Matthews 20 62 11 18 1 1 4 14 7 13 0 0.290
Sam McDowell 28 59 3 7 1 1 0 4 1 21 0 0.119
Juan Marichal 25 51 3 10 2 0 0 0 1 10 0 0.196
Jim Barr 44 49 4 9 3 0 0 2 0 10 0 0.184
Willie Mays 19 49 8 9 2 0 0 3 17 5 3 0.184
Frank Reberger 22 35 3 8 1 1 0 5 1 14 0 0.229
Steve Stone 27 34 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 0.118
Don Carrithers 26 29 2 6 1 0 0 5 0 10 0 0.207
Gary Thomasson 10 27 5 9 1 1 0 1 1 7 0 0.333
Jim Willoughby 11 27 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.185
Damaso Blanco 39 20 5 7 1 0 0 2 4 3 2 0.350
Russ Gibson 5 12 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 0.167
John Cumberland 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.111
Jerry Johnson 48 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Randy Moffitt 40 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Don McMahon 44 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Elias Sosa 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jimmy Rosario 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Williams 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Morris 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Jim Willoughby 2.36 2 Jim Barr 2.87 3 Ron Bryant 2.90 4 Steve Stone 2.98 5 Randy Moffitt 3.69

Wins

1 Ron Bryant 14 2 Sam McDowell 10 3 Jim Barr 8 4 Jerry Johnson 8 5 Juan Marichal 6

Strikeouts

1 Sam McDowell 122 2 Ron Bryant 107 3 Jim Barr 86 4 Steve Stone 85 5 Juan Marichal 72
1972 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ron Bryant 14 7 2.90 35 28 0 214.0 176 69 77 107
Jim Barr 8 10 2.87 44 18 2 179.0 166 57 41 86
Juan Marichal 6 16 3.71 25 24 0 165.0 176 68 46 72
Sam McDowell 10 8 4.33 28 25 0 164.1 155 79 86 122
Steve Stone 6 8 2.98 27 16 0 123.2 97 41 49 85
Frank Reberger 3 4 3.99 20 11 0 99.1 97 44 37 52
Don Carrithers 4 8 5.80 25 14 1 90.0 108 58 42 42
Jim Willoughby 6 4 2.36 11 11 0 87.2 72 23 14 40
Jerry Johnson 8 6 4.42 48 0 8 73.1 73 36 40 57
Randy Moffitt 1 5 3.69 40 0 4 70.2 72 29 30 37
Don McMahon 3 3 3.71 44 0 5 63.0 46 26 21 45
John Cumberland 0 4 8.64 9 6 0 25.0 38 24 7 8
Elias Sosa 0 1 2.30 8 0 3 15.2 10 4 12 10
Charlie Williams 0 2 8.68 3 2 0 9.1 14 9 3 3
John Morris 0 0 4.26 7 0 0 6.1 9 3 2 5

👥 Roster (36)

Chris Arnold Jim Barr Damaso Blanco Bobby Bonds Ron Bryant Don Carrithers John Cumberland Tito Fuentes Al Gallagher Russ Gibson Ed Goodson Jim Ray Hart +24 more

36 players

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The 1972 San Francisco Giants in brief

The record for the 1972 San Francisco Giants reads 69 wins and 86 losses, good for 5th in the NL West. Runs came in at 662 scored against 649 allowed (+13). Against a league average of .248, the 1972 San Francisco Giants batted .244. The San Francisco Giants staff finished with a 3.69 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.45. League clubs averaged 605 runs that year, so the San Francisco Giants scored 9% more.

Candlestick Park was home in 1972, drawing a total attendance of 645,578. The home run leader was Dave Kingman, who hit 29. The hits leader was Bobby Bonds with 162. Ron Bryant led the pitchers with 14 wins. Sam McDowell struck out 122, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1972 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1972 San Francisco Giants finished 69-86 (.445 win pct).
Who led the 1972 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Dave Kingman led the 1972 San Francisco Giants with 29 home runs.
What was the 1972 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1972 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.69.
Did the 1972 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1972 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1972 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1972 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave Kingman (29 HR, 83 RBI) and Ron Bryant (14-7, 2.90 ERA).
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