Friday May 5, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 5, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     12   7  2.34   19   7   4   169   143   51   44    7   45  102
Philadelphia    12   6  2.60   18   9   2   163   132   52   47    6   57   99
San Diego        8  11  2.95   19   6   1   174   148   60   57   14   75  121
Chicago          7  11  3.30   18   6   2   161   151   70   59   13   64   86
New York        11   5  3.44   16   4   5   144   123   58   55    9   46  108
Montreal        10   6  3.63   16   4   5   146   141   63   59    9   72   85
Houston         12   5  3.67   17   2   7   157   151   74   64    9   58   86
St. Louis        6  11  3.88   17   5   1   151   141   69   65   11   65   94
San Francisco    6  14  4.44   20   4   4   178   174  100   88   21   55  111
Pittsburgh       6  10  4.74   16   0   3   150   143   82   79   16   64   93
Cincinnati       8   9  4.75   17   0   4   155   171   87   82   22   48   90
Atlanta          8  11  5.21   19   3   4   168   202  106   97   14   51   80

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Sutton (LA)        4   0  0.55   4   4   2   0   2   33   17    2    2    1    5   22
Steve Arlin (SD)       2   3  0.95   5   5   2   0   2   38   24    6    4    0   20   26
Claude Osteen (LA)     2   1  1.04   3   3   2   0   1   26   18    3    3    2    8    9
Steve Carlton (PHI)    4   1  1.47   5   5   4   0   2   43   20    7    7    0    8   43
Tom Seaver (NY)        4   0  1.47   4   4   2   0   1   31   21    5    5    3    3   33
Tommy John (LA)        2   2  1.93   4   4   1   0   0   28   26    7    6    0    5   15
Gary Gentry (NY)       2   1  2.00   4   4   1   0   0   27   15    8    6    0   12   19
Woodie Fryman (PHI)    1   0  2.13   4   4   1   0   1   25   26    9    6    0    6   11
Clay Kirby (SD)        2   1  2.31   5   5   1   0   0   39   28   10   10    2   17   25
Milt Pappas (CHI)      2   2  2.40   4   4   1   0   1   30   31   11    8    3    5   16

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Schueler           1   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    5    0    0    0    2    7
Cecil Upshaw           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    0
Phil Niekro            3   2  2.43   5   5   3   0   0   41   35   12   11    2    3   25
Mike McQueen           0   0  3.18   2   0   0   1   0    6    6    4    2    1    4    2
Tom Kelley             1   2  5.00   4   4   0   0   0   27   29   16   15    2   10    9
Steve Barber           0   0  5.74   5   0   0   0   0   16   18   10   10    1    6    6
Gary Neibauer          0   0  6.91   5   0   0   0   0   14   24   12   11    5    2    6
Ron Reed               1   3  7.00   4   4   0   0   0   18   22   17   14    1    8    9
Pat Jarvis             2   2  7.08   4   4   0   0   0   20   32   17   16    2    5   11
Jim Nash               0   0  9.00   5   0   0   1   0    8   10    8    8    0    8    1
George Stone           0   2 13.50   4   2   0   1   0    7   19   10   10    0    3    4

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Hamilton         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    1    2
Dan McGinn             0   1  1.93   7   0   0   2   0    9    7    4    2    0    1    6
Phil Regan             0   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    2
Milt Pappas            2   2  2.40   4   4   1   0   1   30   31   11    8    3    5   16
Bill Hands             1   1  3.06   4   2   1   0   0   18   19    8    6    0    6    3
Fergie Jenkins         2   2  3.15   5   5   3   0   0   40   36   17   14    5   11   21
Burt Hooton            2   3  3.41   5   5   1   0   1   37   25   14   14    2   23   25
Juan Pizarro           0   1  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    7    6    1    7    4
Tom Phoebus            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    4    1    5    5
Larry Gura             0   0 20.25   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    3    3    1    2    2
Joe Decker             0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    1    0    1    0

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pedro Borbon           0   0  2.51   8   0   0   1   0   14   13    5    4    1    5    8
Gary Nolan             3   0  2.95   5   5   0   0   0   37   30   12   12    4    9   19
Ed Sprague             0   0  3.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    5    3    3    3    5    1
Tom Hall               1   0  3.24  10   0   0   2   0   17    8    6    6    1    5   22
Clay Carroll           3   1  3.29   9   0   0   1   0   14   17    6    5    0    2    5
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
Jim McGlothlin         0   2  5.09   6   2   0   0   0   18   25   13   10    2    4    6
Jack Billingham        0   4  6.38   5   5   0   0   0   24   31   17   17    3   10   12
Don Gullett            0   2 11.40   4   4   0   0   0   15   26   19   19    6    5   12
Joe Gibbon             0   0 54.00   2   0   0   0   0    0    3    2    2    1    1    1

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Gladding          0   0  0.00   4   0   0   3   0    5    2    0    0    0    0    2
Tom Griffin            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
George Culver          1   0  2.63   7   0   0   2   0   14    8    4    4    2    8    7
Jim Ray                4   0  2.76   8   0   0   2   0   16   12    6    5    0    5    7
Don Wilson             1   1  2.87   3   3   0   0   0   16   16    9    5    2    3   10
Ken Forsch             1   1  3.46   3   3   0   0   0   26   26   10   10    2    8   13
Jerry Reuss            2   1  3.72   3   3   0   0   0   19   19   12    8    1   12   15
Larry Dierker          2   1  4.08   4   4   1   0   1   29   27   13   13    1    9   13
Dave Roberts           1   1  5.04   4   4   1   0   1   25   37   15   14    0    9   13
Wade Blasingame        0   0  5.40   5   0   0   0   0    5    2    3    3    1    2    5
Jim York               0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    0    2    0

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Strahler          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Don Sutton             4   0  0.55   4   4   2   0   2   33   17    2    2    1    5   22
Jim Brewer             1   0  0.93   6   0   0   2   0   10    4    1    1    1    4    7
Claude Osteen          2   1  1.04   3   3   2   0   1   26   18    3    3    2    8    9
Tommy John             2   2  1.93   4   4   1   0   0   28   26    7    6    0    5   15
Bill Singer            2   2  2.90   4   4   1   0   1   31   26   12   10    1    5   20
Al Downing             1   2  3.38   4   4   1   0   0   27   30   13   10    1   12   18
Pete Richert           0   0  5.79   3   0   0   1   0    5    5    3    3    1    3    2
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  7.36   3   0   0   1   0    4    7    4    3    0    1    5
Pete Mikkelsen         0   0  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    6    0    1    4

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          2   0  1.26   7   0   0   3   0   14   14    3    2    1   10   12
Mike Torrez            1   0  1.62   3   2   1   0   0   17    9    3    3    0    6    8
Carl Morton            1   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   15   14    5    4    0    2    8
Bill Stoneman          3   2  2.58   5   5   3   0   0   38   32   11   11    3   15   29
Ernie McAnally         0   0  3.45   3   3   0   0   0   16   16    6    6    0    5    5
John Strohmayer        0   0  4.05   7   0   0   2   0   13   15    6    6    0    5    9
Tom Walker             0   1  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    1    1    1
Steve Renko            1   2  5.14   4   4   0   0   0   21   19   14   12    3   23   11
Denny Lemaster         2   0 12.27   5   0   0   0   0    7   17   10   10    1    3    2
Joe Gilbert            0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    3    3    0    2    0

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             0   0  0.64   6   0   0   4   0   14    5    1    1    0    4   11
Tom Seaver             4   0  1.47   4   4   2   0   1   31   21    5    5    3    3   33
Jim McAndrew           1   0  1.69   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    4    6
Gary Gentry            2   1  2.00   4   4   1   0   0   27   15    8    6    0   12   19
Jon Matlack            3   0  2.42   4   2   1   0   0   22   16    6    6    0    5   17
Danny Frisella         0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    0    0
Buzz Capra             1   1  5.14   4   2   0   0   0   14   16    8    8    2    4    8
Chuck Taylor           0   0  6.00   7   0   0   1   0    9   12    6    6    0    4    2
Ray Sadecki            0   0  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    3    3    0    3    2
Jerry Koosman          0   3 10.57   5   4   0   0   0   15   26   19   18    3    7   10

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Reynolds           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    0    2
Steve Carlton          4   1  1.47   5   5   4   0   2   43   20    7    7    0    8   43
Barry Lersch           1   1  1.84   4   1   1   0   0   15   12    3    3    2    5    4
Woodie Fryman          1   0  2.13   4   4   1   0   1   25   26    9    6    0    6   11
Bill Champion          3   0  2.43   4   4   2   0   0   30   28    9    8    1   11   15
Dick Selma             1   1  2.57   4   4   1   0   0   28   20    9    8    1   17    7
Joe Hoerner            0   1  5.40   5   0   0   1   0    5    7    3    3    0    1    3
Darrell Brandon        1   1  5.79   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    1    1    3
Wayne Twitchell        1   0  8.53   6   0   0   1   0    6    5    6    6    0    5    8
Chris Short            0   1 11.57   4   0   0   0   0    2    6    3    3    1    3    3

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        1   0  0.00   7   0   0   1   0   10    1    0    0    0    3    6
Bob Miller             1   1  2.16   7   0   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    7    5
Nelson Briles          1   0  2.35   2   1   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    2    2
Dock Ellis             2   1  4.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   16    8    8    2    3   13
Bob Johnson            0   1  4.44   4   4   0   0   0   26   25   14   13    4    8   16
Dave Giusti            0   3  4.91   8   0   0   1   0   11   15    6    6    1    8    6
Steve Blass            1   1  5.11   4   4   0   0   0   25   24   14   14    5    8   15
Bob Veale              0   0  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    7    6    0    7    6
Bruce Kison            0   0  6.48   5   0   0   1   0    8    9    6    6    1    3   10
Bob Moose              0   2  7.32   3   3   0   0   0   20   21   16   16    3    7   12
Luke Walker            0   1  7.71   3   1   0   0   0    7    8    7    6    0    8    2

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    5    0    0    0    2    6
Steve Arlin            2   3  0.95   5   5   2   0   2   38   24    6    4    0   20   26
Gary Ross              0   0  1.86   7   0   0   0   0   10    8    2    2    0    6    7
Mike Caldwell          1   0  2.08   5   0   0   1   0    9    8    2    2    0    5    7
Clay Kirby             2   1  2.31   5   5   1   0   0   39   28   10   10    2   17   25
Fred Norman            1   2  2.67   4   3   2   0   0   27   19    8    8    3    6   18
Ed Acosta              1   0  3.38   5   0   0   0   0   11   11    4    4    1    3    9
Mike Corkins           0   1  5.87   5   1   0   0   0    8   10    5    5    2    5    4
Bill Greif             1   3  6.88   4   4   1   0   1   17   26   14   13    1    5   11
Tom Phoebus            0   1  7.94   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    5    5    2    6    8
Ron Taylor             0   0 10.80   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    4    4    3    0    0

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Morris            0   0  1.59   6   0   0   0   0    6    5    4    1    1    1    4
Steve Stone            0   2  2.87   4   3   0   0   0   16   15    7    5    0    6   12
Jim Barr               0   0  2.89   8   0   0   0   0   19   16    8    6    3    4   12
Don McMahon            0   1  3.09   7   0   0   1   0   12    7    4    4    2    3    8
Ron Bryant             0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0   19   13    7    7    2    5   16
Juan Marichal          1   4  3.38   5   5   3   0   0   37   31   14   14    4    8   22
Sam McDowell           3   0  3.38   4   4   1   0   0   24   25   10    9    2    8   19
Don Carrithers         1   2  5.57   4   4   0   0   0   21   20   14   13    3    8    9
John Cumberland        0   3  7.64   4   4   0   0   0   18   22   17   15    4    6    5
Jerry Johnson          1   1 15.75   8   0   0   3   0    8   20   15   14    0    6    4

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lance Clemons          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    1
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  1.69   6   0   0   1   0    5    7    1    1    0    1    4
Reggie Cleveland       2   0  3.03   4   4   1   0   0   30   23   10   10    2   11   18
Scipio Spinks          1   1  3.18   4   4   1   0   0   28   26   10   10    1   15   25
Rick Wise              1   2  3.52   4   4   1   0   0   31   29   14   12    2    7   12
Al Santorini           2   2  3.68   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    0    2    7
Bob Gibson             0   4  4.55   5   5   2   0   0   32   30   17   16    4   13   21
Tony Cloninger         0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    1    0
Joe Grzenda            0   0  6.75   5   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    0    4    1
Dennis Higgins         0   1  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    5    5    0    9    5
Santiago Guzman        0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0
Don Shaw               0   1 10.80   6   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    2    1    2    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  J. Ray (HOU)              4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  C. Carroll (CIN)          3
  B. Champion (PHI)         3
  J. Matlack (NY)           3
  S. McDowell (SF)          3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  G. Nolan (CIN)            3

Losses:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       4
  B. Gibson (STL)           4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  J. Cumberland (SF)        3
  D. Giusti (PIT)           3
  B. Greif (SD)             3
  B. Hooton (CHI)           3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  R. Reed (ATL)             3

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  B. Stoneman (MON)         3
  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  B. Champion (PHI)         2
  B. Gibson (STL)           2
  F. Norman (SD)            2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2

Saves:

  T. McGraw (NY)            4
  F. Gladding (HOU)         3
  J. Johnson (SF)           3
  M. Marshall (MON)         3
  J. Brewer (LA)            2
  G. Culver (HOU)           2
  T. Hall (CIN)             2
  D. McGinn (CHI)           2
  J. Ray (HOU)              2
  J. Strohmayer (MON)       2

Shutouts:

  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  L. Dierker (HOU)          1
  W. Fryman (PHI)           1
  B. Greif (SD)             1
  B. Hooton (CHI)           1
  C. Osteen (LA)            1
  M. Pappas (CHI)           1
  D. Roberts (HOU)          1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       43.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        40.2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       40.0
  C. Kirby (SD)          39.0
  B. Stoneman (MON)      38.1
  S. Arlin (SD)          38.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       37.1
  B. Hooton (CHI)        37.0
  G. Nolan (CIN)         36.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         32.2

Hits:

  D. Roberts (HOU)         37
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         36
  P. Niekro (ATL)          35
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          32
  B. Stoneman (MON)        32
  J. Billingham (CIN)      31
  J. Marichal (SF)         31
  M. Pappas (CHI)          31
  A. Downing (LA)          30
  B. Gibson (STL)          30

Runs:

  D. Gullett (CIN)         19
  J. Koosman (NY)          19
  J. Billingham (CIN)      17
  J. Cumberland (SF)       17
  B. Gibson (STL)          17
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          17
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         17
  R. Reed (ATL)            17
  T. Kelley (ATL)          16
  B. Moose (PIT)           16

Home Runs:

  D. Gullett (CIN)          6
  S. Blass (PIT)            5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          5
  G. Neibauer (ATL)         5
  J. Cumberland (SF)        4
  B. Gibson (STL)           4
  B. Johnson (PIT)          4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  G. Nolan (CIN)            4
  J. Barr (SF)              3

Walks:

  B. Hooton (CHI)          23
  S. Renko (MON)           23
  S. Arlin (SD)            20
  C. Kirby (SD)            17
  D. Selma (PHI)           17
  S. Spinks (STL)          15
  B. Stoneman (MON)        15
  B. Gibson (STL)          13
  A. Downing (LA)          12
  G. Gentry (NY)           12

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         43
  T. Seaver (NY)           33
  B. Stoneman (MON)        29
  S. Arlin (SD)            26
  B. Hooton (CHI)          25
  C. Kirby (SD)            25
  P. Niekro (ATL)          25
  S. Spinks (STL)          25
  T. Hall (CIN)            22
  J. Marichal (SF)         22

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