Sunday June 18, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 18, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     32  25  2.38   57  14  15   519   423  164  137   27  144  314
Chicago         32  22  2.59   54  26  10   487   428  161  140   31  148  285
Pittsburgh      35  20  2.94   55  10  18   515   451  191  168   45  164  317
New York        36  20  3.20   56  10  20   509   449  201  181   44  165  365
Cincinnati      35  21  3.39   56   8  23   512   473  211  193   50  159  300
San Diego       20  37  3.46   57  15   5   522   472  223  201   48  244  359
Houston         34  23  3.47   57  15  13   518   470  222  200   32  183  352
St. Louis       24  32  3.77   56  22   2   499   488  230  209   38  185  304
Philadelphia    20  36  3.85   56  14   6   507   485  233  217   50  187  355
Montreal        23  32  3.89   55  15   7   489   452  225  211   33  231  281
San Francisco   21  42  3.96   63  16   9   562   526  289  247   51  201  343
Atlanta         27  29  4.22   56  12   8   495   513  256  232   50  172  276

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Sutton (LA)        8   1  1.25  11  11   5   0   3   94   53   18   13    4   18   66
Claude Osteen (LA)     7   4  1.66  11  11   3   0   1   87   77   17   16    6   23   33
Gary Nolan (CIN)       8   2  2.07  13  13   5   0   1  100   77   29   23    8   21   48
Burt Hooton (CHI)      6   4  2.13  13  13   6   0   2   97   72   26   23    4   38   60
Bill Hands (CHI)       6   2  2.34  13  11   5   0   2   85   73   25   22    1   18   41
Dock Ellis (PIT)       5   3  2.36   9   9   1   0   0   61   48   18   16    3    8   33
Jon Matlack (NY)       7   2  2.42  12  10   3   0   1   82   66   26   22    4   21   44
Steve Stone (SF)       3   7  2.44  14  12   4   0   1   89   70   30   24    5   32   62
Al Downing (LA)        3   3  2.46  12  12   3   0   2   80   71   30   22    3   29   55
Clay Kirby (SD)        5   6  2.54  14  14   4   0   1  110   89   35   31    6   48   73

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Hardin             1   0  2.84   7   0   0   0   0   13   14    4    4    1    6    6
Ron Schueler           2   2  2.91  15   6   0   0   0   56   43   21   18    6   23   42
Phil Niekro            7   5  3.46  15  14   7   0   0  109   98   47   42   10   13   63
Ron Reed               5   7  3.61  13  13   4   0   1   90   89   42   36    5   26   52
Tom Kelley             4   5  4.07  11  11   1   0   0   73   78   38   33    9   33   37
Mike McQueen           0   1  4.50   7   1   0   1   0   14   13    9    7    3    6    7
Cecil Upshaw           1   1  4.86  13   0   0   5   0   17   17    9    9    2    3    9
Pat Jarvis             5   2  4.89  13   5   0   0   0   39   42   22   21    3   15   20
Jim Nash               1   1  5.46  11   4   0   1   0   31   35   20   19    2   25   10
Steve Barber           0   0  5.74   5   0   0   0   0   16   18   10   10    1    6    6
Gary Neibauer          0   0  7.27   8   0   0   0   0   17   27   15   14    6    6    8
George Stone           1   4  7.71  13   2   0   1   0   19   36   16   16    2    9   13
Joe Hoerner            0   1 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    0    1    3

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              1   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    6    1    0    0    0    2    4
Steve Hamilton         0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    2    3
Tom Phoebus            2   1  1.95  13   0   0   5   0   32   26    9    7    2   12   25
Burt Hooton            6   4  2.13  13  13   6   0   2   97   72   26   23    4   38   60
Phil Regan             0   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    2
Bill Hands             6   2  2.34  13  11   5   0   2   85   73   25   22    1   18   41
Juan Pizarro           4   2  2.66   9   4   1   0   0   41   39   13   12    3   18   16
Milt Pappas            5   4  2.77  11  11   3   0   1   68   76   27   21    6   15   39
Fergie Jenkins         8   5  2.95  15  15  11   0   0  125  104   45   41   14   30   79
Dan McGinn             0   3  3.42  16   0   0   4   0   24   22   11    9    0    8   14
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
Clay Carroll           3   1  1.72  25   0   0  13   0   31   27    7    6    1    7   17
Gary Nolan             8   2  2.07  13  13   5   0   1  100   77   29   23    8   21   48
Tom Hall               4   1  2.24  21   2   1   4   1   52   24   14   13    3   19   64
Ross Grimsley          3   2  2.45   9   8   0   0   0   55   55   17   15    7   20   27
Pedro Borbon           2   1  2.91  22   1   0   6   0   43   41   15   14    2   13   21
Ed Sprague             1   0  3.60  15   0   0   0   0   20   14    9    8    3   12    6
Wayne Simpson          4   1  3.91   8   7   0   0   0   46   40   22   20    5   19   23
Jack Billingham        4   6  4.19  13  11   1   0   1   73   74   35   34    6   18   41
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
Jim McGlothlin         3   4  4.71  14   9   1   0   1   57   67   33   30    6   18   33
Don Gullett            2   3  8.42   9   4   0   0   0   26   38   24   24    7    9   15
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            2   1  0.59   9   1   1   0   1   31   18    2    2    0    8   29
George Culver          1   0  2.06  18   0   0   2   0   35   19    8    8    2   19   29
Don Wilson             4   5  3.09  11  11   3   0   1   70   62   30   24    5   21   49
Ken Forsch             3   2  3.20  12  11   1   0   0   79   79   30   28    6   28   56
Fred Gladding          1   2  3.21  13   0   0   7   0   14    8    6    5    0    2    6
Larry Dierker          5   4  3.28  11  11   4   0   3   82   78   31   30    3   17   43
Jerry Reuss            5   5  3.52  11  11   3   0   1   77   63   37   30    6   32   73
Dave Roberts           6   3  4.45  12  12   3   0   1   83   96   44   41    4   24   38
Jim Ray                7   1  5.06  20   0   0   4   0   32   36   19   18    3   15   16
Jim York               0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    3    3    0    7    3
Joe Gibbon             0   0  8.10   4   0   0   0   0    3    3    3    3    2    2    1
Wade Blasingame        0   0  8.64  10   0   0   0   0    8    4    9    8    1    8    9

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             4   2  1.19  23   0   0   8   0   38   15    6    5    1   14   27
Don Sutton             8   1  1.25  11  11   5   0   3   94   53   18   13    4   18   66
Claude Osteen          7   4  1.66  11  11   3   0   1   87   77   17   16    6   23   33
Al Downing             3   3  2.46  12  12   3   0   2   80   71   30   22    3   29   55
Tommy John             6   3  2.55  11  11   1   0   0   71   70   24   20    2   18   36
Bill Singer            3   7  3.32  12  12   2   0   2   87   74   36   32    6   20   58
Mike Strahler          0   1  3.48   5   0   0   0   0   10   10    4    4    2    6    6
Pete Richert           0   1  3.68  12   0   0   3   0   15   13    7    6    2    4   11
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  4.24  11   0   0   1   0   17   14   10    8    0    7    7
Pete Mikkelsen         1   3  4.79  14   0   0   3   0   21   26   12   11    1    5   15

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Torrez            7   3  2.65  12  11   7   0   0   85   59   25   25    3   37   42
Tom Walker             1   1  2.78  16   0   0   0   0   23   22    7    7    2    6   16
Mike Marshall          4   1  2.81  22   0   0   4   0   32   38   12   10    1   21   23
Bill Stoneman          5   5  3.07  13  13   5   0   1   94   76   33   32    6   40   65
Ernie McAnally         1   8  3.96  12  12   2   0   0   73   68   36   32    6   30   37
John Strohmayer        0   1  4.10  22   0   0   3   0   37   36   18   17    2   16   23
Carl Morton            2   7  4.37  11  11   1   0   0   68   62   36   33    6   24   21
Steve Renko            1   5  5.79  12   8   0   0   0   42   48   30   27    4   43   23
Joe Gilbert            0   1  6.35  10   0   0   0   0   17   17   12   12    1    9   18
Denny Lemaster         2   0  7.85  12   0   0   0   0   18   26   16   16    2    5   13

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         2   1  1.21  14   0   0   5   0   22   14    3    3    3    1   13
Tug McGraw             3   2  1.42  20   0   0  11   0   44   31   11    7    0   13   39
Jon Matlack            7   2  2.42  12  10   3   0   1   82   66   26   22    4   21   44
Jim McAndrew           5   2  2.48  11   6   2   1   0   54   43   16   15    5   17   36
Tom Seaver             9   3  2.90  13  13   3   0   1   96   87   36   31    9   27   84
Gary Gentry            3   5  4.00  13  13   2   0   0   83   72   42   37    9   38   58
Ray Sadecki            1   0  4.15   8   2   0   0   0   17   19    8    8    1    8    8
Buzz Capra             3   2  4.30  10   6   0   0   0   44   39   21   21    6   20   38
Jerry Koosman          3   3  4.73  14   6   0   1   0   40   41   22   21    5   13   36
Chuck Taylor           0   0  5.61  17   0   0   2   0   26   37   16   16    2    7    9

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Neibauer          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
Joe Hoerner            0   2  2.08  15   0   0   3   0   22   21    6    5    2    5   12
Steve Carlton          7   6  2.60  15  15   8   0   2  121   91   37   35    7   33  134
Barry Lersch           1   3  3.02  16   3   1   0   0   45   36   15   15    6   15   19
Ken Reynolds           0   3  3.58  12   3   0   0   0   33   27   13   13    3   10   18
Chris Short            1   1  3.98  16   0   0   1   0   20   23   11    9    3    6   18
Bill Champion          4   5  4.24  12  12   2   0   0   68   72   34   32    5   26   33
Woodie Fryman          2   7  4.32  13  13   2   0   2   81   93   44   39   10   21   44
Darrell Brandon        2   1  4.44  15   0   0   1   0   24   33   12   12    3    8   18
Dick Selma             1   7  5.37  17  10   1   0   0   62   59   40   37    9   44   31
Wayne Twitchell        2   1  6.28  23   0   0   1   0   29   29   21   20    2   19   27

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        3   0  0.66  18   0   0   4   0   27   13    3    2    0    7   22
Bob Miller             4   1  1.35  18   0   0   2   0   27   25    5    4    0   14   14
Bruce Kison            2   1  2.23  13   3   1   3   0   48   28   13   12    4   21   39
Dock Ellis             5   3  2.36   9   9   1   0   0   61   48   18   16    3    8   33
Steve Blass            8   1  2.70  12  12   4   0   1   93   81   29   28   11   27   48
Dave Giusti            1   4  2.97  22   0   0   7   0   30   26   10   10    1   12   18
Bob Moose              5   2  3.31  10   9   2   1   1   73   66   30   27    6   10   46
Luke Walker            2   3  3.53  11   7   1   0   0   43   48   21   17    2   22   22
Nelson Briles          4   2  3.89   8   7   1   0   0   44   51   26   19    8   11   31
Bob Johnson            1   3  4.08  11   8   0   1   0   57   53   28   26    9   24   38
Bob Veale              0   0  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    7    6    0    7    6
Gene Garber            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    1    1    0

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Clay Kirby             5   6  2.54  14  14   4   0   1  110   89   35   31    6   48   73
Fred Norman            4   6  2.77  13  12   5   0   3   84   69   30   26    7   33   58
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  2.79  16   0   0   0   0   19   18    6    6    0   13   16
Mike Corkins           0   2  2.89  19   1   0   3   0   28   23    9    9    4   12   22
Gary Ross              0   1  3.03  20   0   0   0   0   30   29   12   10    1   18   15
Steve Arlin            6   6  3.25  15  14   4   0   3   97   70   38   35    7   52   64
Mike Caldwell          1   2  3.86  18   1   0   2   0   30   36   19   13    3   19   20
Ed Acosta              1   3  4.10  18   1   0   0   0   37   41   19   17    4   12   26
Bill Greif             3  10  4.77  14  13   2   0   1   72   78   39   38    8   28   52
Tom Phoebus            0   1  7.94   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    5    5    2    6    8
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  8.31   5   0   0   0   0    4    7    4    4    1    3    5
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
Randy Moffitt          0   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    6    4    0    0    0    2    2
Steve Stone            3   7  2.44  14  12   4   0   1   89   70   30   24    5   32   62
Ron Bryant             3   4  3.20  17  10   2   0   0   84   70   36   30    5   29   48
Don Carrithers         2   3  3.33  12   5   1   1   0   46   40   20   17    4   16   23
Don McMahon            0   2  3.72  20   0   0   3   0   29   20   12   12    4    9   20
Jim Barr               0   2  3.73  23   0   0   1   0   41   42   19   17    5   10   29
Juan Marichal          2  10  3.75  13  13   5   0   0   96   95   50   40    7   30   44
Sam McDowell           8   4  4.25  15  15   4   0   0  102   90   53   48    7   45   80
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
Jerry Johnson          3   4  7.31  20   0   0   3   0   28   34   24   23    3   16   19
John Cumberland        0   4  8.64   9   6   0   0   0   25   38   29   24    6    7    8
Charlie Williams       0   2  8.68   3   2   0   0   0    9   14   10    9    3    3    3

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Diego Segui            1   0  2.16   5   0   0   1   0    8    7    2    2    0    3    5
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  2.25  15   0   0   1   0   12   13    3    3    2    6    6
Scipio Spinks          3   4  2.57  13  13   4   0   0   98   82   32   28    4   46   71
Bob Gibson             4   5  3.08  12  12   7   0   2   91   78   33   31    7   25   65
Charlie Hudson         0   0  3.38   6   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    5    1
Reggie Cleveland       6   4  3.63  13  13   5   0   1   94   91   44   38    8   29   65
Rick Wise              5   7  4.02  13  13   6   0   0   94  102   45   42    9   22   45
Al Santorini           3   6  4.99  13   4   0   0   0   40   44   24   22    3    9   19
Tony Cloninger         0   1  5.17  11   0   0   0   0   16   15    9    9    1   10    4
Dennis Higgins         0   2  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   13   12   11    8    0   14   11
Joe Grzenda            1   0  6.08  13   0   0   0   0   13   19    9    9    0    6    5
Lowell Palmer          0   0  8.31   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    4    4    1    2    5
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
Tim Plodinec           0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    3    1    1    0    0    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  S. Blass (PIT)            8
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          8
  S. McDowell (SF)          8
  G. Nolan (CIN)            8
  D. Sutton (LA)            8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  J. Matlack (NY)           7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  C. Osteen (LA)            7

Losses:

  B. Greif (SD)            10
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  E. McAnally (MON)         8
  W. Fryman (PHI)           7
  C. Morton (MON)           7
  R. Reed (ATL)             7
  D. Selma (PHI)            7
  B. Singer (LA)            7
  S. Stone (SF)             7
  R. Wise (STL)             7

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         11
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  B. Gibson (STL)           7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  M. Torrez (MON)           7
  B. Hooton (CHI)           6
  R. Wise (STL)             6
  R. Cleveland (STL)        5
  B. Hands (CHI)            5
  J. Marichal (SF)          5

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         13
  T. McGraw (NY)           11
  J. Brewer (LA)            8
  D. Giusti (PIT)           7
  F. Gladding (HOU)         7
  P. Borbon (CIN)           6
  D. Frisella (NY)          5
  T. Phoebus (CHI)          5
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           5
  T. Hall (CIN)             4

Shutouts:

  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  F. Norman (SD)            3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  A. Downing (LA)           2
  W. Fryman (PHI)           2
  B. Gibson (STL)           2
  B. Hands (CHI)            2
  B. Hooton (CHI)           2

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      125.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      121.1
  C. Kirby (SD)         109.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       109.1
  S. McDowell (SF)      101.2
  G. Nolan (CIN)        100.0
  S. Spinks (STL)        98.0
  S. Arlin (SD)          97.0
  B. Hooton (CHI)        97.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         96.1

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        104
  R. Wise (STL)           102
  P. Niekro (ATL)          98
  D. Roberts (HOU)         96
  J. Marichal (SF)         95
  W. Fryman (PHI)          93
  S. Carlton (PHI)         91
  R. Cleveland (STL)       91
  S. McDowell (SF)         90
  C. Kirby (SD)            89

Runs:

  S. McDowell (SF)         53
  J. Marichal (SF)         50
  P. Niekro (ATL)          47
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         45
  R. Wise (STL)            45
  R. Cleveland (STL)       44
  W. Fryman (PHI)          44
  D. Roberts (HOU)         44
  G. Gentry (NY)           42
  R. Reed (ATL)            42

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         14
  S. Blass (PIT)           11
  W. Fryman (PHI)          10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  G. Gentry (NY)            9
  B. Johnson (PIT)          9
  T. Kelley (ATL)           9
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  D. Selma (PHI)            9
  R. Wise (STL)             9

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)            52
  C. Kirby (SD)            48
  S. Spinks (STL)          46
  S. McDowell (SF)         45
  D. Selma (PHI)           44
  S. Renko (MON)           43
  B. Stoneman (MON)        40
  G. Gentry (NY)           38
  B. Hooton (CHI)          38
  M. Torrez (MON)          37

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        134
  T. Seaver (NY)           84
  S. McDowell (SF)         80
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         79
  C. Kirby (SD)            73
  J. Reuss (HOU)           73
  S. Spinks (STL)          71
  D. Sutton (LA)           66
  R. Cleveland (STL)       65
  B. Gibson (STL)          65


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