Thursday May 18, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 18, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     18  12  1.96   30   9   8   276   213   73   60   10   86  160
Chicago         14  13  2.92   27  11   5   240   215   90   78   18   88  133
Philadelphia    15  12  2.95   27  12   2   247   209   88   81   19   80  162
San Diego       13  16  3.01   29   9   3   266   227   95   89   19  120  186
New York        21   7  3.03   28   5  11   258   219   94   87   18   81  188
Houston         18  10  3.63   28   4   9   258   251  119  104   18   94  153
Pittsburgh      14  12  3.88   26   3   8   241   224  113  104   25   82  145
San Francisco    9  23  3.99   32   8   4   282   259  145  125   27   96  191
Cincinnati      16  13  4.14   29   2  10   263   267  133  121   32   76  159
Montreal        13  15  4.14   28   6   6   254   248  121  117   18  120  156
St. Louis       10  20  4.38   30  11   1   261   268  137  127   23  103  153
Atlanta         10  18  5.06   28   5   4   244   290  150  137   23   75  117

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Sutton (LA)        5   0  0.89   7   7   3   0   2   61   25    6    6    2   15   43
Claude Osteen (LA)     4   1  1.27   5   5   2   0   1   43   37    6    6    2   14   13
Tommy John (LA)        3   3  1.73   6   6   1   0   0   42   38   12    8    0    8   16
Steve Arlin (SD)       2   3  1.82   7   7   2   0   2   49   33   12   10    0   26   34
Fred Norman (SD)       3   2  1.90   7   6   4   0   2   52   35   12   11    3   14   33
Mike Torrez (MON)      3   1  1.94   6   5   3   0   0   42   28    9    9    1   15   25
Steve Carlton (PHI)    5   3  1.99   8   8   6   0   2   68   40   16   15    3   14   70
Bill Singer (LA)       3   3  2.11   6   6   2   0   2   47   35   14   11    2   10   32
Gary Gentry (NY)       3   1  2.25   7   7   2   0   0   48   31   15   12    3   22   34
Tom Seaver (NY)        6   1  2.25   7   7   2   0   1   52   43   15   13    4   12   51

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Schueler           1   0  1.56   9   1   0   0   0   17   11    5    3    0    7   11
Phil Niekro            5   3  2.76   8   7   5   0   0   59   52   19   18    5    4   33
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  4.15   3   0   0   1   0    4    5    2    2    0    0    3
Ron Reed               1   5  5.09   7   7   0   0   0   41   45   27   23    2   15   22
Tom Kelley             1   4  5.18   6   6   0   0   0   40   48   24   23    5   16   13
Mike McQueen           0   1  5.40   3   1   0   1   0   10   12    8    6    2    6    4
Steve Barber           0   0  5.74   5   0   0   0   0   16   18   10   10    1    6    6
Pat Jarvis             2   2  6.26   6   4   0   0   0   23   35   17   16    2    5   12
Gary Neibauer          0   0  7.41   7   0   0   0   0   17   27   15   14    6    4    8
Jim Hardin             0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    0
Jim Nash               0   0 10.00   6   0   0   1   0    9   14   11   10    0    8    1
George Stone           0   2 14.14   7   2   0   1   0    7   21   11   11    0    4    4

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Hamilton         0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    1    3
Phil Regan             0   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    2
Juan Pizarro           2   1  2.35   5   2   0   0   0   23   21    7    6    1   12    8
Milt Pappas            3   3  2.62   7   7   2   0   1   45   50   17   13    4   11   25
Dan McGinn             0   1  2.77  10   0   0   4   0   13    9    6    4    0    3    8
Bill Hands             2   1  2.92   7   5   2   0   1   37   38   14   12    1   11   14
Burt Hooton            3   3  2.93   6   6   2   0   1   46   28   15   15    3   26   33
Fergie Jenkins         3   3  3.00   7   7   5   0   0   57   46   22   19    7   13   32
Tom Phoebus            1   0  3.27   6   0   0   1   0   11    9    4    4    1    6    6
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
Ross Grimsley          2   0  2.20   3   2   0   0   0   16   16    4    4    2    2    8
Wayne Simpson          1   0  2.25   3   2   0   0   0   16   10    5    4    1    3    8
Tom Hall               2   0  2.33  12   1   1   2   1   27   12    7    7    2    9   35
Clay Carroll           3   1  2.49  16   0   0   6   0   22   19    7    6    1    4   11
Gary Nolan             4   1  2.70   7   7   0   0   0   50   42   19   15    5   11   29
Pedro Borbon           1   1  4.44  13   1   0   2   0   24   31   13   12    1   10   12
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
Ed Sprague             0   0  4.50  10   0   0   0   0   14   11    8    7    3    7    4
Jack Billingham        1   5  5.10   9   7   1   0   1   42   46   25   24    5   16   23
Jim McGlothlin         0   3  5.40   8   4   0   0   0   27   36   19   16    3    6   12
Don Gullett            1   2 10.80   6   4   0   0   0   17   28   20   20    7    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
Tom Griffin            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    3    4
Fred Gladding          0   1  1.42   6   0   0   4   0    6    4    1    1    0    0    3
Jim Ray                7   0  1.85  13   0   0   3   0   24   20    6    5    0    9   10
George Culver          1   0  2.49  11   0   0   2   0   22   14    6    6    2   12   13
Ken Forsch             1   2  3.26   6   6   0   0   0   47   51   19   17    5   14   27
Larry Dierker          3   2  3.30   6   6   2   0   2   46   40   17   17    2   11   23
Don Wilson             2   2  3.77   5   5   0   0   0   29   31   17   12    3    9   20
Dave Roberts           2   1  4.50   6   6   2   0   1   40   51   22   20    1   13   22
Jerry Reuss            2   2  4.70   5   5   0   0   0   31   32   21   16    4   17   26
Wade Blasingame        0   0 13.50   8   0   0   0   0    5    4    8    8    1    4    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             5   0  0.89   7   7   3   0   2   61   25    6    6    2   15   43
Jim Brewer             2   1  0.96  11   0   0   3   0   19    7    3    2    1   10   14
Claude Osteen          4   1  1.27   5   5   2   0   1   43   37    6    6    2   14   13
Tommy John             3   3  1.73   6   6   1   0   0   42   38   12    8    0    8   16
Bill Singer            3   3  2.11   6   6   2   0   2   47   35   14   11    2   10   32
Al Downing             1   2  2.83   6   6   1   0   0   41   41   16   13    2   18   27
Pete Richert           0   1  3.86   6   0   0   2   0    7    9    4    3    1    4    2
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  6.00   5   0   0   1   0    6    8    5    4    0    4    5
Pete Mikkelsen         0   1  6.10   7   0   0   2   0   10   12    7    7    0    2    8

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          3   0  1.74  12   0   0   4   0   21   23    5    4    1   14   18
Mike Torrez            3   1  1.94   6   5   3   0   0   42   28    9    9    1   15   25
Bill Stoneman          3   3  2.92   7   7   3   0   0   49   41   16   16    3   20   39
Tom Walker             0   1  3.55   9   0   0   0   0   13   14    5    5    1    3    4
Carl Morton            1   3  3.98   5   5   0   0   0   32   31   15   14    2   13   12
John Strohmayer        0   1  4.28  14   0   0   2   0   27   24   13   13    2   10   19
Joe Gilbert            0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    3    3    3    0    4    6
Ernie McAnally         0   3  6.18   6   6   0   0   0   28   31   19   19    3   11   14
Steve Renko            1   3  6.57   6   5   0   0   0   25   29   20   18    3   25   12
Denny Lemaster         2   0 11.37   8   0   0   0   0   13   24   16   16    2    5    7

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             2   0  0.36  10   0   0   6   0   25    9    1    1    0    6   24
Danny Frisella         1   0  1.35   5   0   0   2   0    7    5    1    1    1    0    2
Gary Gentry            3   1  2.25   7   7   2   0   0   48   31   15   12    3   22   34
Tom Seaver             6   1  2.25   7   7   2   0   1   52   43   15   13    4   12   51
Jon Matlack            4   0  2.50   6   4   1   0   0   40   33   12   11    1    8   26
Jim McAndrew           2   1  3.38   6   2   0   1   0   21   18    8    8    2    7   17
Chuck Taylor           0   0  3.45  11   0   0   2   0   16   17    6    6    0    5    3
Buzz Capra             2   1  3.75   6   3   0   0   0   24   23   10   10    3    9   15
Ray Sadecki            1   0  7.56   4   1   0   0   0    8   12    7    7    1    5    4
Jerry Koosman          0   3  9.35   6   4   0   0   0   17   28   19   18    3    7   12

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Reynolds           0   0  1.23   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    2    6
Barry Lersch           1   1  1.31   7   1   1   0   0   21   15    3    3    2    5    5
Steve Carlton          5   3  1.99   8   8   6   0   2   68   40   16   15    3   14   70
Woodie Fryman          2   1  2.52   6   6   2   0   2   39   38   14   11    2    9   22
Dick Selma             1   3  3.40   6   6   1   0   0   40   30   16   15    3   22   15
Joe Hoerner            0   1  3.68   7   0   0   1   0    7    7    3    3    0    2    5
Bill Champion          3   1  3.93   6   6   2   0   0   37   38   18   16    4   14   16
Darrell Brandon        1   1  5.06   6   0   0   0   0   11   16    6    6    3    1   10
Wayne Twitchell        2   0  5.25  10   0   0   1   0   12   11    7    7    0    8    9
Chris Short            0   1  6.75   6   0   0   0   0    5   10    4    4    1    3    4

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        1   0  0.87   8   0   0   1   0   10    3    2    1    0    3    6
Bob Miller             1   1  1.54  10   0   0   2   0   12   10    2    2    0    8    7
Steve Blass            4   1  2.84   7   7   2   0   1   51   46   17   16    7   13   25
Dock Ellis             4   1  2.91   5   5   1   0   0   34   27   11   11    2    5   23
Bruce Kison            0   0  3.68   7   0   0   2   0   15   12    7    6    1    4   13
Luke Walker            1   1  4.41   5   2   0   0   0   16   19   10    8    0   10    8
Dave Giusti            0   3  4.67  11   0   0   2   0   17   21    9    9    1    9    9
Bob Moose              1   2  4.78   5   4   0   1   0   32   27   17   17    4    7   20
Bob Johnson            0   2  5.14   5   5   0   0   0   28   30   17   16    4   10   17
Bob Veale              0   0  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    7    6    0    7    6
Nelson Briles          2   1  6.35   4   3   0   0   0   17   19   14   12    6    6   11

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  0.00   7   0   0   0   0    8    6    0    0    0    4    8
Steve Arlin            2   3  1.82   7   7   2   0   2   49   33   12   10    0   26   34
Fred Norman            3   2  1.90   7   6   4   0   2   52   35   12   11    3   14   33
Mike Caldwell          1   1  2.12  10   0   0   2   0   17   17    4    4    0   12   11
Ed Acosta              1   1  2.25   8   0   0   0   0   16   16    6    4    2    4   13
Clay Kirby             3   2  3.04   7   7   2   0   0   53   39   18   18    2   27   38
Gary Ross              0   1  3.97  10   0   0   0   0   11   12    5    5    0    9    8
Mike Corkins           0   1  4.35   8   1   0   1   0   10   11    5    5    2    6    9
Bill Greif             3   4  4.74   7   7   1   0   1   38   46   21   20    3   12   24
Tom Phoebus            0   1  7.94   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    5    5    2    6    8
Ron Taylor             0   0 12.60   4   0   0   0   0    5    9    7    7    5    0    0

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Stone            0   3  2.27   7   5   0   0   0   32   25   10    8    0   14   24
Jim Barr               0   0  2.39  13   0   0   0   0   26   20    9    7    3    5   23
Juan Marichal          1   7  2.83   8   8   4   0   0   60   49   24   19    5   15   30
Sam McDowell           5   1  3.61   8   8   3   0   0   52   46   23   21    4   21   48
Don McMahon            0   1  3.77  11   0   0   1   0   14    9    6    6    2    5    9
Ron Bryant             1   3  3.83  10   3   1   0   0   40   36   19   17    3   10   31
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
Don Carrithers         1   3  5.73   5   4   0   0   0   22   21   15   14    4   10   10
John Cumberland        0   3  7.64   4   4   0   0   0   18   22   17   15    4    6    5
Jerry Johnson          1   2 12.66  10   0   0   3   0   11   22   16   15    0    8    6

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Scipio Spinks          2   1  2.44   6   6   2   0   0   44   35   13   12    1   22   35
Rick Wise              3   3  3.34   7   7   4   0   0   57   57   23   21    4   15   27
Moe Drabowsky          0   1  3.86   9   0   0   1   0    7   11    3    3    2    2    4
Reggie Cleveland       3   2  4.22   7   7   2   0   0   49   48   25   23    6   18   30
Bob Gibson             0   5  4.82   7   7   3   0   0   47   48   27   25    6   16   29
Dennis Higgins         0   1  5.23   7   0   0   0   0   10    7    6    6    0   10   11
Al Santorini           2   5  5.32   8   2   0   0   0   22   25   15   13    1    5   11
Tony Cloninger         0   0  5.87   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    5    5    0    3    2
Santiago Guzman        0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0
Don Shaw               0   1  9.00   8   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    1    3    0
Lance Clemons          0   1 10.13   3   1   0   0   0    5    8    7    6    1    5    2
Joe Grzenda            0   0 10.57   7   0   0   0   0    8   15    9    9    0    4    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Ray (HOU)              7
  T. Seaver (NY)            6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  S. McDowell (SF)          5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  S. Blass (PIT)            4
  D. Ellis (PIT)            4
  J. Matlack (NY)           4
  G. Nolan (CIN)            4

Losses:

  J. Marichal (SF)          7
  J. Billingham (CIN)       5
  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  R. Reed (ATL)             5
  A. Santorini (STL)        5
  B. Greif (SD)             4
  T. Kelley (ATL)           4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  R. Bryant (SF)            3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  F. Norman (SD)            4
  R. Wise (STL)             4
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  S. McDowell (SF)          3
  B. Stoneman (MON)         3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)          6
  T. McGraw (NY)            6
  F. Gladding (HOU)         4
  M. Marshall (MON)         4
  D. McGinn (CHI)           4
  J. Brewer (LA)            3
  J. Johnson (SF)           3
  J. Ray (HOU)              3
  P. Borbon (CIN)           2
  M. Caldwell (SD)          2

Shutouts:

  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  L. Dierker (HOU)          2
  W. Fryman (PHI)           2
  F. Norman (SD)            2
  B. Singer (LA)            2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  S. Blass (PIT)            1
  B. Greif (SD)             1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       68.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         60.2
  J. Marichal (SF)       60.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        58.2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       57.0
  R. Wise (STL)          56.2
  C. Kirby (SD)          53.1
  S. McDowell (SF)       52.1
  F. Norman (SD)         52.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         52.0

Hits:

  R. Wise (STL)            57
  P. Niekro (ATL)          52
  K. Forsch (HOU)          51
  D. Roberts (HOU)         51
  M. Pappas (CHI)          50
  J. Marichal (SF)         49
  R. Cleveland (STL)       48
  B. Gibson (STL)          48
  T. Kelley (ATL)          48
  J. Billingham (CIN)      46

Runs:

  B. Gibson (STL)          27
  R. Reed (ATL)            27
  J. Billingham (CIN)      25
  R. Cleveland (STL)       25
  T. Kelley (ATL)          24
  J. Marichal (SF)         24
  S. McDowell (SF)         23
  R. Wise (STL)            23
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         22
  D. Roberts (HOU)         22

Home Runs:

  S. Blass (PIT)            7
  D. Gullett (CIN)          7
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          7
  N. Briles (PIT)           6
  R. Cleveland (STL)        6
  B. Gibson (STL)           6
  G. Neibauer (ATL)         6
  J. Billingham (CIN)       5
  K. Forsch (HOU)           5
  T. Kelley (ATL)           5

Walks:

  C. Kirby (SD)            27
  S. Arlin (SD)            26
  B. Hooton (CHI)          26
  S. Renko (MON)           25
  G. Gentry (NY)           22
  D. Selma (PHI)           22
  S. Spinks (STL)          22
  S. McDowell (SF)         21
  B. Stoneman (MON)        20
  R. Cleveland (STL)       18

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         70
  T. Seaver (NY)           51
  S. McDowell (SF)         48
  D. Sutton (LA)           43
  B. Stoneman (MON)        39
  C. Kirby (SD)            38
  T. Hall (CIN)            35
  S. Spinks (STL)          35
  S. Arlin (SD)            34
  G. Gentry (NY)           34

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