Friday July 7, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 7, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     39  35  2.75   74  18  17   668   561  245  204   47  205  393
Pittsburgh      46  27  2.94   73  13  23   682   611  249  223   50  203  427
Chicago         39  35  2.96   75  31  12   668   608  252  220   47  195  378
Cincinnati      44  29  3.28   73  12  28   669   614  266  244   61  201  384
New York        43  30  3.29   73  13  23   664   606  270  243   56  222  490
St. Louis       39  34  3.47   73  33   5   654   602  279  252   46  236  411
Houston         44  32  3.61   76  21  16   695   638  307  279   50  230  474
San Diego       27  48  3.64   75  19   7   698   637  315  282   65  312  489
Philadelphia    26  48  3.81   74  18   7   666   636  311  282   62  253  460
Montreal        32  41  3.81   73  20  11   649   607  295  275   42  291  372
San Francisco   32  48  3.91   80  21  11   721   672  360  313   67  263  420
Atlanta         36  40  4.11   77  20  10   675   702  341  308   69  220  363

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Nolan (CIN)      11   2  1.90  16  16   6   0   2  123  100   33   26    8   23   60
Don Sutton (LA)       10   4  1.91  16  16   7   0   4  132   85   35   28    7   28   91
Ross Grimsley (CIN)    6   2  2.03  12  11   2   0   0   80   75   21   18    8   25   37
Claude Osteen (LA)     8   6  2.51  15  15   4   0   1  111  100   33   31   11   35   42
Steve Stone (SF)       3   7  2.55  15  13   4   0   1   92   73   32   26    6   33   65
Burt Hooton (CHI)      7   7  2.56  18  18   7   0   2  130  103   43   37    6   46   78
Larry Dierker (HOU)    8   4  2.66  15  15   7   0   5  115  101   35   34    4   20   55
Steve Carlton (PHI)   11   6  2.66  20  20  12   0   3  162  126   50   48   10   46  174
Scipio Spinks (STL)    5   5  2.67  16  16   6   0   0  118   96   39   35    5   59   93
Steve Blass (PIT)      9   2  2.68  15  15   4   0   1  118  103   36   35   12   32   59

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Schueler           3   3  3.01  19  10   1   0   0   84   68   32   28    8   36   60
Jim Hardin             2   0  3.23  10   3   1   0   0   31   33   13   11    1   13    8
Phil Niekro            8   7  3.29  19  18   9   0   0  140  124   57   51   14   16   79
Ron Reed               7   8  3.52  17  17   6   0   1  120  120   54   47    9   31   64
Denny McLain           0   0  3.86   1   1   1   0   0    7    9    3    3    1    0    3
Tom Kelley             5   6  4.04  13  13   2   0   1   85   89   43   38   10   35   42
Pat Jarvis             7   4  4.50  17   5   0   0   0   48   52   27   24    4   20   30
Cecil Upshaw           1   3  4.66  20   0   0   7   0   29   28   15   15    3    7   10
Mike McQueen           0   1  5.33  11   1   0   1   0   25   32   17   15    4    9   18
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
George Stone           2   6  6.57  18   5   0   1   0   37   59   28   27    6   13   20
Gary Neibauer          0   0  7.27   8   0   0   0   0   17   27   15   14    6    6    8
Joe Hoerner            0   1 10.80   6   0   0   0   0    5    8    7    6    0    3    5

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              2   0  0.00  14   0   0   3   0   17    7    1    0    0    4    8
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.17  11   0   0   0   0    8   10    1    1    0    4    6
Rick Reuschel          3   0  1.19   4   2   1   0   0   23   13    3    3    0    3   16
Phil Regan             0   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    2
Burt Hooton            7   7  2.56  18  18   7   0   2  130  103   43   37    6   46   78
Tom Phoebus            2   2  2.94  19   1   0   5   0   49   45   19   16    4   21   35
Milt Pappas            5   5  2.95  14  13   3   0   1   82   91   36   27    7   16   41
Fergie Jenkins        10   7  2.96  19  19  14   0   0  158  132   56   52   17   35   98
Bill Hands             6   6  3.42  18  16   5   0   2  105  105   46   40    5   23   47
Juan Pizarro           4   4  3.76  11   6   1   0   0   50   50   22   21    6   25   18
Dan McGinn             0   3  4.05  25   0   0   4   0   40   41   20   18    1   13   27
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           4   1  1.54  31   0   0  16   0   41   33    8    7    2   10   25
Gary Nolan            11   2  1.90  16  16   6   0   2  123  100   33   26    8   23   60
Ross Grimsley          6   2  2.03  12  11   2   0   0   80   75   21   18    8   25   37
Tom Hall               4   1  2.79  29   2   1   5   1   61   32   20   19    3   23   74
Pedro Borbon           2   2  3.04  28   1   0   6   0   53   52   20   18    3   15   23
Wayne Simpson          4   3  3.86  11  10   0   0   0   63   52   29   27    6   25   35
Ed Sprague             2   0  3.90  18   1   0   0   0   30   23   15   13    5   15   10
Jack Billingham        4   9  3.92  17  14   2   1   1   96   95   43   42    6   26   52
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
Jim McGlothlin         3   5  5.24  16  11   1   0   1   67   81   42   39    9   20   39
Don Gullett            3   4  5.80  13   6   0   0   0   45   55   29   29    9   16   24
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            3   2  2.20  14   2   1   1   1   45   34   12   11    2   10   41
Fred Gladding          2   3  2.49  19   0   0   7   0   22   13    7    6    0    5   11
Larry Dierker          8   4  2.66  15  15   7   0   5  115  101   35   34    4   20   55
George Culver          3   1  2.73  24   0   0   2   0   53   33   16   16    3   27   47
Don Wilson             5   5  3.30  14  14   4   0   1   85   78   37   31    5   25   60
Ken Forsch             4   3  3.76  16  15   1   0   0  101  102   44   42   12   35   72
Jim York               0   0  3.97   7   0   0   0   0   11   11    5    5    1    7    7
Dave Roberts           7   4  4.06  16  16   5   0   2  109  123   53   49    5   29   58
Jerry Reuss            5   7  4.27  14  14   3   0   1   91   79   51   43    8   39   85
Jim Ray                7   3  4.62  27   0   0   6   0   51   48   29   26    7   20   26
Wade Blasingame        0   0  8.64  10   0   0   0   0    8    4    9    8    1    8    9
Joe Gibbon             0   0 12.71   8   0   0   0   0    6   12    9    8    2    5    3

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             5   3  1.18  28   0   0   9   0   46   21    9    6    2   17   33
Don Sutton            10   4  1.91  16  16   7   0   4  132   85   35   28    7   28   91
Pete Richert           0   1  2.38  18   0   0   3   0   23   19    7    6    2    7   15
Claude Osteen          8   6  2.51  15  15   4   0   1  111  100   33   31   11   35   42
Al Downing             5   5  2.98  16  16   4   0   2  106   98   47   35    8   39   67
Tommy John             7   4  3.04  14  14   1   0   0   83   86   33   28    6   22   43
Bill Singer            3   7  3.40  13  13   2   0   2   93   82   39   35    6   21   60
Mike Strahler          0   1  3.79   9   0   0   0   0   19   16    9    8    4   10   11
Jose Pena              0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    3    2    0    5    3
Pete Mikkelsen         1   3  3.90  17   0   0   4   0   28   32   14   12    1    7   19
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   1  5.01  15   0   0   1   0   23   19   16   13    0   14    9

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          5   2  2.25  30   0   0   8   0   44   43   13   11    1   24   33
Mike Torrez            9   5  2.68  16  15   9   0   0  118   95   36   35    4   46   61
Bill Stoneman          8   5  2.68  18  18   8   0   2  134  110   43   40    6   55   93
Tom Walker             1   1  2.86  23   0   0   0   0   35   33   13   11    3   10   21
John Strohmayer        1   1  3.43  27   0   0   3   0   45   41   19   17    2   19   26
Carl Morton            4   7  4.24  14  14   1   0   0   87   85   44   41    9   29   23
Ernie McAnally         1  10  4.39  14  14   2   0   0   80   78   43   39    7   33   39
Steve Renko            1   6  6.08  14   9   0   0   0   47   54   35   32    4   49   23
Balor Moore            0   3  6.88   3   3   0   0   0   17   18   13   13    1    6   18
Joe Gilbert            0   1  7.54  13   0   0   0   0   23   22   19   19    3   14   22
Denny Lemaster         2   0  7.78  13   0   0   0   0   20   28   17   17    2    6   13

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             3   3  1.88  24   0   0  13   0   53   40   15   11    1   17   47
Danny Frisella         3   3  1.89  19   0   0   6   0   33   24    8    7    4    6   18
Jon Matlack            8   5  2.70  16  14   3   0   1  107   99   40   32    6   31   65
Tom Seaver            11   4  3.04  16  16   5   0   2  118  105   45   40    9   34  107
Jerry Koosman          6   3  3.13  18  10   1   1   1   75   61   27   26    5   20   72
Jim McAndrew           5   3  3.16  14   9   2   1   0   68   60   25   24    8   20   43
Gary Gentry            3   6  3.87  16  16   2   0   0  102   96   49   44   12   44   70
Ray Sadecki            1   0  4.50  11   2   0   0   0   22   25   13   11    2    8   12
Buzz Capra             3   2  4.58  14   6   0   0   0   53   50   27   27    7   27   45
Chuck Taylor           0   0  5.52  20   0   0   2   0   31   44   19   19    2    9    9
Bob Rauch              0   1 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    6    2

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            0   2  2.08  15   0   0   3   0   22   21    6    5    2    5   12
Steve Carlton         11   6  2.66  20  20  12   0   3  162  126   50   48   10   46  174
Barry Lersch           1   3  3.10  21   3   1   0   0   52   45   18   18    6   18   24
Darrell Brandon        4   1  3.52  20   0   0   1   0   38   44   16   15    4   14   26
Ken Reynolds           0   4  3.70  15   6   0   0   0   49   43   20   20    4   15   32
Jim Nash               0   4  3.78   4   4   0   0   0   17   21   13    7    2    5    7
Chris Short            1   1  3.91  19   0   0   1   0   23   24   12   10    3    8   20
Bill Champion          4   8  4.41  15  15   2   0   0   86   90   45   42    7   31   37
Woodie Fryman          2   9  4.55  19  14   2   1   2   97  108   54   49   12   31   54
Gary Neibauer          0   2  4.76   4   2   0   0   0   11   10    7    6    0    7    4
Dick Selma             1   7  4.91  21  10   1   0   0   70   63   44   38    9   49   36
Wayne Twitchell        2   1  5.49  29   0   0   1   0   39   41   26   24    3   24   34

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        4   0  1.17  25   0   0   5   0   38   21    6    5    1    8   28
Dave Giusti            3   4  2.18  29   0   0  10   0   41   32   10   10    1   15   27
Bob Miller             4   1  2.30  22   0   0   3   0   31   31    9    8    1   16   16
Steve Blass            9   2  2.68  15  15   4   0   1  118  103   36   35   12   32   59
Bruce Kison            3   2  2.81  16   6   2   3   0   67   49   22   21    5   30   54
Dock Ellis             7   4  3.00  13  13   1   0   0   84   80   30   28    3   12   47
Nelson Briles          6   3  3.22  11  10   2   0   1   67   72   31   24    8   13   44
Bob Moose              5   4  3.29  14  13   2   1   1  104   96   44   38    7   17   72
Luke Walker            3   4  3.42  16   8   2   0   0   55   58   25   21    2   26   28
Bob Johnson            2   3  3.56  14   8   0   1   0   66   57   28   26    9   26   46
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
Al Severinsen          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    2    0    0    2    1
Gary Ross              2   1  1.99  29   0   0   1   0   45   39   13   10    1   24   19
Steve Arlin            7   8  2.91  19  18   6   0   3  133   92   47   43    8   67   92
Clay Kirby             6   8  3.12  19  19   5   0   1  138  115   52   48   11   65  100
Mike Corkins           0   5  3.19  24   4   1   3   0   59   49   23   21    8   22   51
Mike Caldwell          3   4  3.25  23   3   0   2   0   55   57   29   20    5   22   39
Fred Norman            5   6  3.36  19  15   5   0   3   99   92   41   37    9   41   67
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  4.24  20   0   0   0   0   23   23   11   11    1   15   19
Ed Acosta              1   4  5.01  24   1   0   0   0   47   57   30   26    4   15   29
Bill Greif             3  11  5.56  19  14   2   1   1   81   94   51   50   10   30   59
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
Steve Stone            3   7  2.55  15  13   4   0   1   92   73   32   26    6   33   65
Jim Barr               2   2  2.61  27   3   2   1   0   69   65   25   20    7   17   40
Don McMahon            2   2  2.68  26   0   0   4   0   40   24   12   12    4   11   27
Ron Bryant             6   4  2.90  21  14   5   0   2  118   94   44   38    9   43   60
Randy Moffitt          1   0  2.92  14   0   0   1   0   25   21    8    8    1    6    8
Juan Marichal          2  10  3.76  14  14   5   0   0  101  101   52   42    7   31   45
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
Sam McDowell           8   6  4.50  19  19   4   0   0  124  115   68   62    9   58   92
Frank Reberger         0   0  4.80   5   0   0   0   0   15   13    8    8    3    4   10
Jerry Johnson          6   5  5.36  26   0   0   4   0   42   44   26   25    3   21   32
Don Carrithers         2   6  5.86  17   9   1   1   0   55   61   40   36    7   27   25
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            2   0  1.38   8   0   0   3   0   13    9    2    2    0    4   11
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  2.25  19   0   0   2   0   16   17    5    4    3    8    8
Scipio Spinks          5   5  2.67  16  16   6   0   0  118   96   39   35    5   59   93
Bob Gibson             8   5  2.82  16  16  10   0   2  125   98   42   39    9   35   87
Reggie Cleveland       9   4  3.37  16  16   7   0   2  120  112   51   45   10   34   83
Charlie Hudson         0   0  3.38   6   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    5    1
Rick Wise              9   7  3.50  17  17  10   0   0  131  130   54   51   10   27   66
Al Santorini           4   6  4.25  15   6   0   0   0   53   55   27   25    3   14   24
Joe Grzenda            1   0  4.67  15   0   0   0   0   17   19    9    9    0    7    7
Tony Cloninger         0   1  4.87  13   0   0   0   0   20   21   13   11    1   14    8
Dennis Higgins         0   2  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   13   12   11    8    0   14   11
Lowell Palmer          0   0  6.14   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    6    5    1    5    8
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
John Cumberland        0   1 10.38   2   1   0   0   0    4    6    6    5    1    2    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:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  G. Nolan (CIN)           11
  T. Seaver (NY)           11
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  S. Blass (PIT)            9
  R. Cleveland (STL)        9
  M. Torrez (MON)           9
  R. Wise (STL)             9
  L. Dierker (HOU)          8

Losses:

  B. Greif (SD)            11
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  E. McAnally (MON)        10
  J. Billingham (CIN)       9
  W. Fryman (PHI)           9
  S. Arlin (SD)             8
  B. Champion (PHI)         8
  C. Kirby (SD)             8
  R. Reed (ATL)             8
  B. Hooton (CHI)           7

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         14
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  B. Gibson (STL)          10
  R. Wise (STL)            10
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  M. Torrez (MON)           9
  B. Stoneman (MON)         8
  R. Cleveland (STL)        7
  L. Dierker (HOU)          7
  B. Hooton (CHI)           7

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         16
  T. McGraw (NY)           13
  D. Giusti (PIT)          10
  J. Brewer (LA)            9
  M. Marshall (MON)         8
  F. Gladding (HOU)         7
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           7
  P. Borbon (CIN)           6
  D. Frisella (NY)          6
  J. Ray (HOU)              6

Shutouts:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  F. Norman (SD)            3
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  R. Cleveland (STL)        2
  A. Downing (LA)           2
  W. Fryman (PHI)           2
  B. Gibson (STL)           2

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      162.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      158.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       139.2
  C. Kirby (SD)         138.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)     134.1
  S. Arlin (SD)         133.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        132.0
  R. Wise (STL)         131.0
  B. Hooton (CHI)       130.1
  B. Gibson (STL)       124.2

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        132
  R. Wise (STL)           130
  S. Carlton (PHI)        126
  P. Niekro (ATL)         124
  D. Roberts (HOU)        123
  R. Reed (ATL)           120
  C. Kirby (SD)           115
  S. McDowell (SF)        115
  R. Cleveland (STL)      112
  B. Stoneman (MON)       110

Runs:

  S. McDowell (SF)         68
  P. Niekro (ATL)          57
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         56
  W. Fryman (PHI)          54
  R. Reed (ATL)            54
  R. Wise (STL)            54
  D. Roberts (HOU)         53
  C. Kirby (SD)            52
  J. Marichal (SF)         52
  R. Cleveland (STL)       51

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         17
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  S. Blass (PIT)           12
  K. Forsch (HOU)          12
  W. Fryman (PHI)          12
  G. Gentry (NY)           12
  C. Kirby (SD)            11
  C. Osteen (LA)           11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  R. Cleveland (STL)       10

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)            67
  C. Kirby (SD)            65
  S. Spinks (STL)          59
  S. McDowell (SF)         58
  B. Stoneman (MON)        55
  S. Renko (MON)           49
  D. Selma (PHI)           49
  S. Carlton (PHI)         46
  B. Hooton (CHI)          46
  M. Torrez (MON)          46

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        174
  T. Seaver (NY)          107
  C. Kirby (SD)           100
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         98
  S. Spinks (STL)          93
  B. Stoneman (MON)        93
  S. Arlin (SD)            92
  S. McDowell (SF)         92
  D. Sutton (LA)           91
  B. Gibson (STL)          87


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