Friday August 18, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 18, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     59  52  2.78  111  27  25  1006   866  380  311   62  297  627
Pittsburgh      70  42  2.93  112  25  37  1025   949  385  334   72  314  603
New York        59  51  3.12  110  24  29  1003   884  389  348   80  339  737
Cincinnati      69  43  3.14  112  20  41  1037   982  398  362   89  311  573
Chicago         60  54  3.26  115  43  21  1023   958  416  370   84  309  589
San Diego       44  68  3.57  112  31  14  1045   955  465  414   91  466  731
St. Louis       54  57  3.60  111  46   8   992   945  448  397   69  378  621
Philadelphia    42  70  3.64  112  28  12  1013   949  453  410   86  385  688
Houston         65  50  3.74  115  29  25  1045   989  473  434   91  364  720
Montreal        51  60  3.80  111  26  16   992   911  450  419   73  426  615
San Francisco   51  65  3.80  116  31  18  1039   962  499  439   97  379  584
Atlanta         52  64  4.21  117  31  16  1038  1074  540  485  108  357  552

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Nolan (CIN)      13   3  2.01  21  21   6   0   2  157  137   44   35   10   29   82
Steve Carlton (PHI)   20   6  2.12  30  30  21   0   7  250  175   63   59   13   64  242
Don Sutton (LA)       13   7  2.14  24  24  11   0   6  194  135   56   46   10   37  141
Jon Matlack (NY)      10   7  2.19  24  22   5   0   3  172  144   51   42    9   50  112
Claude Osteen (LA)    13   8  2.51  23  23   7   0   3  168  157   51   47   13   46   66
Ross Grimsley (CIN)   10   6  2.60  21  20   4   0   1  146  147   46   42   15   39   56
Tommy John (LA)       10   5  2.64  22  22   3   0   1  143  133   49   42    7   33   94
Steve Blass (PIT)     14   6  2.66  24  24   7   0   1  186  173   61   55   16   55   86
Scipio Spinks (STL)    5   5  2.67  16  16   6   0   0  118   96   39   35    5   59   93
Ron Bryant (SF)        9   5  2.67  26  19   8   0   3  155  117   53   46   12   54   82

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Niekro           11  10  3.21  29  27  12   0   0  210  190   86   75   18   28  115
Jim Hardin             2   0  3.42  18   5   1   2   0   47   51   23   18    5   18   16
Ron Reed              10  12  3.62  26  26  10   0   1  184  187   87   74   12   54   95
Pat Jarvis             9   7  4.03  28   5   0   1   0   80   83   40   36    6   30   48
Ron Schueler           4   7  4.27  29  17   2   0   0  124  114   66   59   16   53   83
Cecil Upshaw           2   5  4.50  32   0   0   8   0   44   46   22   22    5   16   18
George Stone           4   9  4.70  26  11   2   1   1   84  107   48   44   10   28   47
Tom Kelley             5   7  4.80  19  14   2   0   1   94  100   56   50   11   50   47
Denny McLain           3   3  4.89  12   7   2   1   0   46   40   25   25    7   15   19
Jim Nash               1   1  5.46  11   4   0   1   0   31   35   20   19    2   25   10
Mike McQueen           0   1  5.63  16   1   0   1   0   40   47   27   25    7   22   25
Steve Barber           0   0  5.74   5   0   0   0   0   16   18   10   10    1    6    6
Joe Hoerner            1   2  6.63  20   0   0   1   0   19   29   15   14    2    6   15
Gary Neibauer          0   0  7.27   8   0   0   0   0   17   27   15   14    6    6    8

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Regan             0   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    2
Burt Hooton            7  10  2.71  24  24   7   0   2  166  138   58   50   11   64  104
Rick Reuschel          5   5  2.72  12  10   3   0   2   76   71   25   23    3   17   53
Jack Aker              4   4  2.81  32   0   0  11   0   42   37   19   13    2   12   24
Fergie Jenkins        17  10  2.88  29  29  20   0   4  240  203   81   77   24   51  153
Milt Pappas            9   7  3.33  21  20   6   0   1  135  139   59   50   13   22   53
Bill Hands             9   8  3.42  26  22   6   0   3  147  139   64   56   10   35   66
Bill Bonham            1   0  3.43   6   3   0   0   0   21   21    9    8    3    9   13
Tom Phoebus            3   2  3.50  31   1   0   6   0   72   65   31   28    7   38   53
Juan Pizarro           4   4  4.06  12   6   1   0   0   51   52   24   23    7   28   18
Steve Hamilton         1   0  4.76  22   0   0   0   0   17   24    9    9    1    8   13
Dan McGinn             0   3  5.07  35   0   0   4   0   50   58   32   28    2   20   35
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
Gary Nolan            13   3  2.01  21  21   6   0   2  157  137   44   35   10   29   82
Clay Carroll           5   4  2.51  46   0   0  24   0   68   61   22   19    4   20   35
Ross Grimsley         10   6  2.60  21  20   4   0   1  146  147   46   42   15   39   56
Tom Hall               6   1  2.64  36   7   1   6   1   99   61   33   29    8   43  107
Pedro Borbon           6   2  3.14  43   1   0   8   0   83   80   31   29    4   21   33
Jack Billingham        8  10  3.40  26  22   6   1   2  154  151   61   58   11   42   85
Wayne Simpson          7   4  3.51  18  17   1   0   0  103   88   42   40   11   39   56
Ed Sprague             3   1  3.69  28   1   0   0   0   46   40   23   19    5   21   14
Jim McGlothlin         6   5  3.96  24  15   2   0   1  102  119   50   45    9   33   55
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
Don Gullett            4   7  5.09  22   7   0   2   0   71   82   40   40   10   21   45
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          3   5  2.33  31   0   0  13   0   39   27   11   10    1    9   15
Tom Griffin            4   3  2.89  28   4   1   3   1   75   66   26   24    6   24   64
George Culver          4   2  2.95  37   0   0   2   0   82   59   27   27    6   36   70
Don Wilson             9   8  3.14  22  22   8   0   2  141  124   57   49   11   38  115
Larry Dierker         11   6  3.26  22  22   9   0   5  160  159   61   58   10   33   76
Jim Ray               10   5  3.52  41   0   0   7   0   77   59   37   30    8   32   43
Ken Forsch             5   5  3.96  24  20   1   0   0  132  136   62   58   18   50   90
Jerry Reuss            8  10  4.21  22  22   4   0   1  135  122   71   63    9   62  123
Dave Roberts          10   5  4.57  24  24   6   0   2  158  186   84   80   17   48   89
Jim York               0   1  4.88  19   0   0   0   0   28   28   15   15    2   15   17
Wade Blasingame        0   0  8.64  10   0   0   0   0    8    4    9    8    1    8    9
J.R. Richard           1   0  9.00   2   1   0   0   0    4    6    4    4    0    4    5
Joe Gibbon             0   0  9.82   9   0   0   0   0    7   13    9    8    2    5    4

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             7   5  1.04  43   0   0  15   0   69   33   12    8    4   22   59
Pete Richert           2   1  1.86  27   0   0   4   0   39   32   11    8    2    8   28
Don Sutton            13   7  2.14  24  24  11   0   6  194  135   56   46   10   37  141
Claude Osteen         13   8  2.51  23  23   7   0   3  168  157   51   47   13   46   66
Tommy John            10   5  2.64  22  22   3   0   1  143  133   49   42    7   33   94
Al Downing             6   6  2.97  23  22   4   0   2  148  141   63   49   11   51   90
Bill Singer            4  12  3.73  20  19   2   0   2  133  116   67   55    7   44   87
Pete Mikkelsen         3   5  3.77  26   0   0   5   0   45   52   25   19    3   15   31
Ron Perranoski         1   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    4    2
Mike Strahler          0   2  4.50  12   1   0   0   0   28   27   19   14    4   16   16
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   1  4.62  16   0   0   1   0   25   20   16   13    0   15    9
Jose Pena              0   0  8.59   5   0   0   0   0    7   13    8    7    1    6    4

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall         13   3  1.16  47   0   0  13   0   85   57   14   11    1   37   71
Mike Torrez           13   8  3.07  25  24  11   0   0  179  149   65   61    9   74   86
Bill Stoneman          9   9  3.13  26  26   9   0   2  187  160   69   65   11   74  126
Tom Walker             2   1  3.23  36   0   0   0   0   56   58   23   20    4   19   35
John Strohmayer        1   1  3.38  38   0   0   3   0   61   60   25   23    3   24   39
Carl Morton            5  10  3.98  20  20   1   0   0  124  121   61   55   13   43   38
Ernie McAnally         1  13  4.56  19  18   2   0   0  105   99   57   53    9   43   56
Balor Moore            4   6  4.56  13  13   3   0   0   77   69   41   39    9   33   84
Steve Renko            1   8  6.00  22  10   0   0   0   66   68   47   44    9   56   42
Denny Lemaster         2   0  7.78  13   0   0   0   0   20   28   17   17    2    6   13
Joe Gilbert            0   1  8.24  19   0   0   0   0   32   37   29   29    3   17   25
Hector Torres          0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    5    2    2    0    0    0

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Brent Strom            0   0  1.35   1   1   0   0   0    7    2    2    1    0    4    7
Tug McGraw             4   5  1.85  35   0   0  18   0   78   56   20   16    3   27   68
Jon Matlack           10   7  2.19  24  22   5   0   3  172  144   51   42    9   50  112
Jim McAndrew           9   3  2.53  19  14   4   1   0  107   83   31   30    8   28   58
Ray Sadecki            2   0  2.72  20   2   0   0   0   46   46   16   14    2   18   23
Danny Frisella         4   7  2.96  29   0   0   7   0   49   41   18   16    7   11   33
Tom Seaver            14   9  2.99  25  25   9   0   2  192  166   70   64   15   59  169
Gary Gentry            5   8  3.78  24  22   3   0   0  138  129   67   58   17   60   95
Jerry Koosman          8   9  4.10  26  18   3   1   1  123  113   62   56   10   37  113
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  6.75   7   0   0   0   0    7   10    6    5    0    9    5

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Wilson            1   0  0.63  11   0   0   0   0   14    8    1    1    0    5    9
Joe Hoerner            0   2  2.08  15   0   0   3   0   22   21    6    5    2    5   12
Steve Carlton         20   6  2.12  30  30  21   0   7  250  175   63   59   13   64  242
Barry Lersch           2   4  3.24  29   5   1   0   0   75   70   30   27    6   26   35
Darrell Brandon        5   5  3.30  31   3   0   2   0   71   78   30   26    5   24   47
Chris Short            1   1  3.91  19   0   0   1   0   23   24   12   10    3    8   20
Ken Reynolds           0  10  4.16  24  14   0   0   0   97   91   46   45   10   36   54
Wayne Twitchell        2   4  4.20  39   5   0   1   0   84   81   43   39    4   40   61
Mac Scarce             1   1  4.32  16   0   0   1   0   17   16    8    8    2   12   21
Woodie Fryman          4  10  4.36  23  17   3   1   2  120  131   64   58   15   39   69
Jim Nash               0   4  4.58   5   4   0   0   0   20   26   17   10    3    6    8
Bill Champion          4  13  4.78  23  22   2   0   0  119  135   67   63   11   44   50
Dick Selma             2   8  4.98  34  10   1   3   0   87   75   54   48   11   63   53
Gary Neibauer          0   2  5.27   6   2   0   0   0   14   13    9    8    0   12    5
Bob Terlecki           0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    5    3    3    1    1    2

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Giusti            4   4  1.78  41   0   0  19   0   56   45   12   11    2   16   40
Bob Miller             5   1  1.88  26   0   0   3   0   38   35    9    8    1   19   16
Ramon Hernandez        5   0  1.88  41   0   0   9   0   57   40   13   12    2   19   39
Steve Blass           14   6  2.66  24  24   7   0   1  186  173   61   55   16   55   86
Dock Ellis            10   6  2.72  19  19   3   0   0  126  119   48   38    4   23   71
Bruce Kison            5   4  3.08  23  10   3   3   0   99   79   38   34    7   46   74
Bob Moose              9   7  3.23  22  21   5   1   3  162  158   66   58    8   31  101
Nelson Briles         11   5  3.23  19  18   5   0   1  125  128   57   45   12   30   76
Luke Walker            4   5  3.39  21  11   2   1   0   74   75   33   28    4   29   34
Bob Johnson            3   4  3.57  23   9   0   1   0   86   80   36   34   13   36   57
Bob Veale              0   0  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    7    6    0    7    6
Gene Garber            0   0  7.11   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    5    5    3    3    3

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Severinsen          0   0  0.00   7   0   0   1   0    9    2    2    0    0    4    4
Gary Ross              3   2  2.07  44   0   0   2   0   65   59   19   15    1   33   32
Mike Caldwell          6   5  2.66  31  10   3   2   1  112  105   46   33    5   37   69
Clay Kirby            10  13  3.09  29  29   9   0   2  216  182   78   74   18  101  161
Fred Norman            6   8  3.28  30  19   6   2   4  137  124   54   50   12   57  100
Steve Arlin            8  15  3.43  28  27  10   0   3  194  145   82   74   14  104  130
Mike Corkins           3   6  3.74  34   5   1   4   0   89   77   40   37   13   37   74
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  4.35  30   0   0   1   0   31   34   15   15    1   24   23
Bill Greif             5  13  4.81  27  19   2   2   1  116  126   70   62   14   39   87
Ed Acosta              3   5  5.67  32   2   0   0   0   60   82   43   38    5   21   38
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
Jim Willoughby         2   1  2.52   3   3   2   0   0   25   22    7    7    2    4   13
Ron Bryant             9   5  2.67  26  19   8   0   3  155  117   53   46   12   54   82
Randy Moffitt          1   1  2.92  29   0   0   4   0   52   50   18   17    4   21   28
Steve Stone            5   8  3.06  20  16   4   0   1  109   88   44   37   10   39   73
Don McMahon            3   3  3.09  39   0   0   5   0   58   38   20   20    5   19   41
Jim Barr               4   7  3.17  35  10   4   1   0  122  115   52   43   14   30   60
Frank Reberger         3   1  3.34  12   6   2   0   0   62   56   25   23    5   24   35
Juan Marichal          5  13  3.84  21  21   5   0   0  145  152   74   62   14   40   64
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
Sam McDowell           8   7  4.57  20  20   4   0   0  128  117   71   65    9   65   94
Jerry Johnson          7   5  4.60  38   0   0   7   0   59   53   31   30    3   32   40
Don Carrithers         4   8  5.77  22  13   2   1   0   83   93   59   53    8   39   38
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
Ray Bare               0   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0    7    7    0    0    0    4    2
Diego Segui            3   1  1.91  21   0   0   6   0   38   27   12    8    1   19   33
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  2.60  30   0   0   2   0   28   29   13    8    4   14   22
Scipio Spinks          5   5  2.67  16  16   6   0   0  118   96   39   35    5   59   93
Bob Gibson            13   7  2.89  24  24  15   0   3  190  161   65   61   14   61  135
Charlie Hudson         0   0  3.38   6   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    5    1
Lowell Palmer          0   1  3.38  12   0   0   0   0   16   13    7    6    1    8   16
Rick Wise             11  13  3.53  26  26  14   0   2  191  192   80   75   15   47   96
Reggie Cleveland      12   9  3.81  25  25  10   0   3  179  178   88   76   15   50  111
Dennis Higgins         1   2  3.86  13   1   0   0   0   21   18   13    9    0   20   19
Don Durham             1   5  4.66   6   5   0   0   0   29   26   19   15    1   14   19
Joe Grzenda            1   0  4.70  26   0   0   0   0   31   37   18   16    0   16   13
Al Santorini           6   8  4.80  21  12   1   0   1   86   92   48   46    4   27   43
Tony Cloninger         0   2  5.19  17   0   0   0   0   26   29   17   15    2   19   11
John Cumberland        0   1  7.27  11   1   0   0   0   17   20   15   14    4    7    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:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         20
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         17
  S. Blass (PIT)           14
  T. Seaver (NY)           14
  B. Gibson (STL)          13
  M. Marshall (MON)        13
  G. Nolan (CIN)           13
  C. Osteen (LA)           13
  D. Sutton (LA)           13
  M. Torrez (MON)          13

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            15
  B. Champion (PHI)        13
  B. Greif (SD)            13
  C. Kirby (SD)            13
  J. Marichal (SF)         13
  E. McAnally (MON)        13
  R. Wise (STL)            13
  R. Reed (ATL)            12
  B. Singer (LA)           12
  J. Billingham (CIN)      10

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         21
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         20
  B. Gibson (STL)          15
  R. Wise (STL)            14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  M. Torrez (MON)          11
  S. Arlin (SD)            10
  R. Cleveland (STL)       10
  R. Reed (ATL)            10

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         24
  D. Giusti (PIT)          19
  T. McGraw (NY)           18
  J. Brewer (LA)           15
  F. Gladding (HOU)        13
  M. Marshall (MON)        13
  J. Aker (CHI)            11
  R. Hernandez (PIT)        9
  P. Borbon (CIN)           8
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           8

Shutouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  F. Norman (SD)            4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  R. Bryant (SF)            3
  R. Cleveland (STL)        3
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  B. Hands (CHI)            3

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      250.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      240.1
  C. Kirby (SD)         215.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       210.1
  S. Arlin (SD)         194.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        193.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        192.1
  R. Wise (STL)         191.0
  B. Gibson (STL)       190.0
  B. Stoneman (MON)     187.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        203
  R. Wise (STL)           192
  P. Niekro (ATL)         190
  R. Reed (ATL)           187
  D. Roberts (HOU)        186
  C. Kirby (SD)           182
  R. Cleveland (STL)      178
  S. Carlton (PHI)        175
  S. Blass (PIT)          173
  T. Seaver (NY)          166

Runs:

  R. Cleveland (STL)       88
  R. Reed (ATL)            87
  P. Niekro (ATL)          86
  D. Roberts (HOU)         84
  S. Arlin (SD)            82
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         81
  R. Wise (STL)            80
  C. Kirby (SD)            78
  J. Marichal (SF)         74
  S. McDowell (SF)         71

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         24
  K. Forsch (HOU)          18
  C. Kirby (SD)            18
  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  G. Gentry (NY)           17
  D. Roberts (HOU)         17
  S. Blass (PIT)           16
  R. Schueler (ATL)        16
  R. Cleveland (STL)       15
  W. Fryman (DET)          15

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)           104
  C. Kirby (SD)           101
  B. Stoneman (MON)        74
  M. Torrez (MON)          74
  S. McDowell (SF)         65
  S. Carlton (PHI)         64
  B. Hooton (CHI)          64
  D. Selma (PHI)           63
  J. Reuss (HOU)           62
  B. Gibson (STL)          61

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        242
  T. Seaver (NY)          169
  C. Kirby (SD)           161
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        153
  D. Sutton (LA)          141
  B. Gibson (STL)         135
  S. Arlin (SD)           130
  B. Stoneman (MON)       126
  J. Reuss (HOU)          123
  P. Niekro (ATL)         115

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