Friday August 25, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 25, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     63  55  2.74  118  31  25  1071   922  397  326   67  312  661
Pittsburgh      74  44  2.90  118  27  38  1081   980  404  348   77  334  638
Cincinnati      75  44  3.10  119  24  43  1099  1033  415  378   95  323  609
New York        61  55  3.12  116  26  29  1056   937  415  366   84  357  771
Chicago         63  57  3.35  121  44  23  1075  1026  448  400   90  329  630
St. Louis       57  61  3.60  118  48   9  1052  1005  473  421   73  397  671
San Diego       46  73  3.68  119  32  14  1107  1041  509  453   99  499  770
Houston         67  54  3.69  121  31  25  1096  1029  494  450   97  384  771
Montreal        55  63  3.70  118  29  16  1055   957  468  433   79  453  664
Philadelphia    43  75  3.71  118  30  12  1068  1001  484  440   91  408  728
San Francisco   54  67  3.72  121  34  19  1084   999  512  448   98  388  606
Atlanta         56  66  4.18  123  33  19  1092  1125  562  507  114  379  591

 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   7  2.10  31  31  22   0   7  261  182   65   61   13   67  252
Jon Matlack (NY)      11   7  2.18  25  23   6   0   3  181  151   53   44   10   53  120
Don Sutton (LA)       13   8  2.19  25  25  11   0   6  202  141   59   49   11   38  146
Jim McAndrew (NY)      9   5  2.48  21  16   4   1   0  120   94   36   33    9   32   61
Tommy John (LA)       11   5  2.53  24  24   4   0   1  160  144   52   45    9   34  103
Steve Blass (PIT)     14   6  2.60  25  25   7   0   1  197  179   63   57   17   64   90
Ron Bryant (SF)       10   5  2.63  27  20   8   0   3  161  124   54   47   12   55   85
Claude Osteen (LA)    14   9  2.64  25  25   8   0   3  184  176   59   54   14   51   71
Ross Grimsley (CIN)   11   6  2.67  22  21   4   0   1  152  153   49   45   17   39   58

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Niekro           12  10  3.09  30  28  13   0   0  221  199   87   76   18   31  125
Jim Hardin             3   0  3.60  19   6   1   2   0   55   59   27   22    5   19   18
Ron Reed              11  12  3.80  27  27  10   0   1  192  200   94   81   14   56  103
Ron Schueler           4   8  4.08  30  18   3   0   0  132  118   67   60   16   55   90
Pat Jarvis             9   7  4.15  30   5   0   2   0   82   84   42   38    7   34   48
Cecil Upshaw           2   5  4.47  33   0   0   9   0   44   46   22   22    5   16   18
Tom Kelley             5   7  4.62  20  14   2   0   1   99  104   57   51   11   54   49
George Stone           5  10  4.72  28  13   2   1   1   95  119   54   50   13   34   57
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  6.52  21   0   0   2   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  11  2.83  25  25   7   0   2  169  143   61   53   11   65  105
Fergie Jenkins        18  10  2.89  30  30  21   0   4  249  209   84   80   25   51  161
Jack Aker              4   5  3.06  35   0   0  13   0   47   43   22   16    4   15   29
Rick Reuschel          6   6  3.18  14  12   3   0   2   85   83   32   30    3   21   59
Milt Pappas           10   7  3.32  22  21   6   0   1  141  148   63   52   14   22   57
Bill Hands             9   8  3.35  27  23   6   0   3  153  148   65   57   10   38   71
Bill Bonham            1   0  3.86   8   3   0   0   0   28   30   13   12    3   12   21
Tom Phoebus            3   2  3.86  32   1   0   6   0   75   67   35   32    9   40   55
Juan Pizarro           4   4  4.14  14   6   1   0   0   54   60   26   25    7   29   19
Steve Hamilton         1   0  4.76  22   0   0   0   0   17   24    9    9    1    8   13
Dan McGinn             0   3  5.05  36   0   0   4   0   52   60   33   29    2   23   36
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  2.57  47   0   0  25   0   70   66   23   20    4   20   36
Tom Hall               6   1  2.64  36   7   1   6   1   99   61   33   29    8   43  107
Ross Grimsley         11   6  2.67  22  21   4   0   1  152  153   49   45   17   39   58
Pedro Borbon           6   2  3.03  44   1   0   9   0   86   82   31   29    4   21   35
Jack Billingham       10  10  3.04  28  24   8   1   4  172  160   61   58   11   45   95
Jim McGlothlin         7   5  3.72  25  16   3   0   1  111  127   51   46   10   33   57
Ed Sprague             3   1  3.78  29   1   0   0   0   52   47   27   22    6   23   18
Wayne Simpson          7   5  4.04  19  18   1   0   0  105   95   49   47   13   41   56
Don Gullett            6   7  4.26  24   9   1   2   0   87   89   41   41   10   26   60
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
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
Don Wilson            10   8  2.95  24  24   9   0   2  156  134   61   51   13   44  138
George Culver          4   2  2.95  37   0   0   2   0   82   59   27   27    6   36   70
Tom Griffin            4   3  2.97  29   4   1   3   1   76   68   27   25    6   25   65
Larry Dierker         12   7  3.16  24  24  10   0   5  176  169   68   62   11   38   87
Jim Ray               10   7  3.67  43   0   0   7   0   81   64   40   33    9   36   46
Ken Forsch             5   5  3.96  24  20   1   0   0  132  136   62   58   18   50   90
Jerry Reuss            8  10  4.13  23  23   4   0   1  142  125   73   65   10   63  129
Dave Roberts          10   6  4.56  26  25   6   0   2  166  196   88   84   18   51   96
Jim York               0   1  4.82  20   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  1.14  44   0   0  15   0   71   35   13    9    5   22   61
Pete Richert           2   2  1.96  29   0   0   4   0   41   36   13    9    2   11   32
Don Sutton            13   8  2.19  25  25  11   0   6  202  141   59   49   11   38  146
Tommy John            11   5  2.53  24  24   4   0   1  160  144   52   45    9   34  103
Claude Osteen         14   9  2.64  25  25   8   0   3  184  176   59   54   14   51   71
Al Downing             7   6  2.80  24  23   5   0   3  157  150   63   49   11   52   92
Bill Singer            5  12  3.49  21  20   3   0   3  142  120   67   55    7   47   93
Pete Mikkelsen         3   5  3.61  27   0   0   5   0   47   53   25   19    3   16   32
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         14   3  1.40  49   0   0  13   0   90   62   17   14    3   40   77
Bill Stoneman         10   9  2.94  28  28  10   0   3  202  170   70   66   11   80  139
Mike Torrez           13   9  3.09  26  25  11   0   0  187  155   69   64   10   76   90
Tom Walker             2   1  3.18  37   0   0   0   0   57   58   23   20    4   21   35
John Strohmayer        1   1  3.29  40   0   0   3   0   63   61   25   23    3   26   40
Carl Morton            5  11  3.97  21  21   1   0   0  131  130   65   58   15   44   41
Balor Moore            5   6  4.08  14  14   4   0   1   86   73   41   39    9   34   97
Ernie McAnally         2  14  4.27  21  20   3   0   1  118  109   62   56   10   51   63
Steve Renko            1   8  5.74  23  10   0   0   0   69   69   47   44    9   57   44
Denny Lemaster         2   0  7.78  13   0   0   0   0   20   28   17   17    2    6   13
Joe Gilbert            0   1  8.53  20   0   0   0   0   32   37   30   30    3   18   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
Tug McGraw             4   5  1.80  37   0   0  18   0   80   57   20   16    3   28   68
Jon Matlack           11   7  2.18  25  23   6   0   3  181  151   53   44   10   53  120
Jim McAndrew           9   5  2.48  21  16   4   1   0  120   94   36   33    9   32   61
Ray Sadecki            2   0  2.55  22   2   0   0   0   49   48   20   14    2   18   23
Danny Frisella         4   7  2.91  31   0   0   7   0   53   47   19   17    7   13   36
Tom Seaver            15   9  2.91  26  26  10   0   2  201  173   72   65   16   61  179
Brent Strom            0   1  3.48   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    6    4    1    5    7
Gary Gentry            5   8  3.86  27  22   3   0   0  142  135   70   61   17   63  100
Jerry Koosman          8  10  4.36  27  19   3   1   1  126  119   67   61   10   38  117
Buzz Capra             3   2  4.58  14   6   0   0   0   53   50   27   27    7   27   45
Bob Rauch              0   1  5.19   8   0   0   0   0    9   10    6    5    0   10    6
Chuck Taylor           0   0  5.52  20   0   0   2   0   31   44   19   19    2    9    9

 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         20   7  2.10  31  31  22   0   7  261  182   65   61   13   67  252
Barry Lersch           2   4  3.24  29   5   1   0   0   75   70   30   27    6   26   35
Mac Scarce             1   1  3.48  18   0   0   1   0   21   18    8    8    2   13   25
Darrell Brandon        5   5  3.57  32   4   0   2   0   76   82   34   30    7   29   51
Bill Wilson            1   1  3.71  14   0   0   0   0   17   13    7    7    1    6    9
Chris Short            1   1  3.91  19   0   0   1   0   23   24   12   10    3    8   20
Wayne Twitchell        3   5  4.27  41   7   1   1   1   97   96   50   46    5   40   74
Woodie Fryman          4  10  4.36  23  17   3   1   2  120  131   64   58   15   39   69
Ken Reynolds           0  12  4.43  26  16   0   0   0  108  102   54   53   11   40   60
Jim Nash               0   4  4.58   5   4   0   0   0   20   26   17   10    3    6    8
Gary Neibauer          0   2  4.60   7   2   0   0   0   16   14    9    8    0   13    5
Bill Champion          4  13  4.73  25  22   2   0   0  122  140   69   64   11   46   51
Dick Selma             2   8  5.01  36  10   1   3   0   88   77   55   49   11   64   54
Bob Terlecki           0   0  7.71   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    1    6    3

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        5   0  1.82  42   0   0   9   0   59   41   13   12    2   19   41
Bob Miller             5   1  1.85  27   0   0   3   0   39   36   10    8    1   19   16
Dave Giusti            5   4  1.87  43   0   0  19   0   58   48   13   12    2   16   41
Steve Blass           14   6  2.60  25  25   7   0   1  197  179   63   57   17   64   90
Dock Ellis            11   6  2.82  20  20   3   0   0  131  123   51   41    6   24   75
Bruce Kison            6   5  2.97  25  12   4   3   0  115   87   44   38    8   52   83
Nelson Briles         12   5  3.01  20  19   6   0   2  134  129   57   45   12   30   82
Bob Moose              9   8  3.32  23  22   5   1   3  168  162   72   62    9   33  105
Luke Walker            4   5  3.39  21  11   2   1   0   74   75   33   28    4   29   34
Bob Johnson            3   4  3.41  24   9   0   2   0   90   83   36   34   13   38   62
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  0.73  11   0   0   1   0   12    5    3    1    0    5    6
Gary Ross              4   2  2.10  48   0   0   2   0   73   64   21   17    1   38   36
Clay Kirby            10  13  3.06  30  30   9   0   2  224  188   80   76   20  107  169
Mike Caldwell          6   6  3.09  33  12   3   2   1  117  120   55   40    5   39   75
Steve Arlin            8  16  3.53  29  28  10   0   3  199  154   86   78   14  108  131
Fred Norman            6   9  3.58  33  21   7   2   4  148  142   63   59   16   57  108
Mike Corkins           4   7  3.59  38   5   1   4   0  103   89   47   41   13   46   80
Bill Greif             5  14  5.11  28  20   2   2   1  116  127   74   66   14   42   87
Ed Acosta              3   5  5.29  35   2   0   0   0   66   88   44   39    5   24   41
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  5.35  33   0   0   1   0   34   45   20   20    3   24   24
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         3   1  2.12   4   4   3   0   0   34   29    9    8    2    4   16
Ron Bryant            10   5  2.63  27  20   8   0   3  161  124   54   47   12   55   85
Jim Barr               5   7  2.99  37  11   5   2   1  132  118   53   44   14   31   66
Randy Moffitt          1   1  3.00  30   0   0   4   0   54   52   19   18    4   22   29
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
Juan Marichal          5  14  3.62  22  22   6   0   0  154  160   75   62   14   41   68
Frank Reberger         3   2  3.62  13   7   2   0   0   70   65   30   28    6   26   39
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
Jerry Johnson          7   5  4.50  39   0   0   7   0   60   54   33   30    3   35   41
Sam McDowell           8   7  4.57  20  20   4   0   0  128  117   71   65    9   65   94
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   1  0.93   8   0   0   0   0   10   13    2    1    0    5    3
Diego Segui            3   1  2.23  24   0   0   7   0   40   32   14   10    1   19   36
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            14   7  2.76  25  25  16   0   4  199  168   65   61   14   63  141
Lowell Palmer          0   1  3.15  13   0   0   0   0   20   15    8    7    1   13   21
Charlie Hudson         0   0  3.38   6   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    5    1
Rick Wise             11  14  3.44  27  27  15   0   2  199  199   81   76   15   49  100
Dennis Higgins         1   2  3.74  14   1   0   0   0   22   18   13    9    0   20   19
Reggie Cleveland      13  10  3.94  27  27  10   0   3  194  194   97   85   18   50  127
Don Durham             1   6  4.54   7   6   0   0   0   36   33   22   18    1   17   27
Joe Grzenda            1   0  4.70  26   0   0   0   0   31   37   18   16    0   16   13
Al Santorini           6   8  5.00  23  14   1   0   1   94  101   54   52    4   33   49
Tony Cloninger         0   2  5.19  17   0   0   0   0   26   29   17   15    2   19   11
John Cumberland        1   1  6.43  13   1   0   0   0   21   21   16   15    5    7    6
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)         18
  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  S. Blass (PIT)           14
  B. Gibson (STL)          14
  M. Marshall (MON)        14
  C. Osteen (LA)           14
  R. Cleveland (STL)       13
  G. Nolan (CIN)           13
  D. Sutton (LA)           13

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            16
  B. Greif (SD)            14
  J. Marichal (SF)         14
  E. McAnally (MON)        14
  R. Wise (STL)            14
  B. Champion (PHI)        13
  C. Kirby (SD)            13
  R. Reed (ATL)            12
  K. Reynolds (PHI)        12
  B. Singer (LA)           12

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         22
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         21
  B. Gibson (STL)          16
  R. Wise (STL)            15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  M. Torrez (MON)          11
  S. Arlin (SD)            10
  R. Cleveland (STL)       10
  L. Dierker (HOU)         10

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         25
  D. Giusti (PIT)          19
  T. McGraw (NY)           18
  J. Brewer (LA)           15
  J. Aker (CHI)            13
  F. Gladding (HOU)        13
  M. Marshall (MON)        13
  P. Borbon (CIN)           9
  R. Hernandez (PIT)        9
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           9

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      261.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      249.1
  C. Kirby (SD)         223.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       221.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)     202.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        201.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        201.1
  B. Gibson (STL)       199.0
  R. Wise (STL)         199.0
  S. Arlin (SD)         198.2

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        209
  R. Reed (ATL)           200
  P. Niekro (ATL)         199
  R. Wise (STL)           199
  D. Roberts (HOU)        196
  R. Cleveland (STL)      194
  C. Kirby (SD)           188
  S. Carlton (PHI)        182
  S. Blass (PIT)          179
  C. Osteen (LA)          176

Runs:

  R. Cleveland (STL)       97
  R. Reed (ATL)            94
  D. Roberts (HOU)         88
  P. Niekro (ATL)          87
  S. Arlin (SD)            86
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         84
  R. Wise (STL)            81
  C. Kirby (SD)            80
  J. Marichal (SF)         75
  B. Greif (SD)            74

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         25
  C. Kirby (SD)            20
  R. Cleveland (STL)       18
  K. Forsch (HOU)          18
  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  D. Roberts (HOU)         18
  S. Blass (PIT)           17
  G. Gentry (NY)           17
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        17
  F. Norman (SD)           16

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)           108
  C. Kirby (SD)           107
  B. Stoneman (MON)        80
  M. Torrez (MON)          76
  S. Carlton (PHI)         67
  B. Hooton (CHI)          65
  S. McDowell (SF)         65
  S. Blass (PIT)           64
  D. Selma (PHI)           64
  G. Gentry (NY)           63

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        252
  T. Seaver (NY)          179
  C. Kirby (SD)           169
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        161
  D. Sutton (LA)          146
  B. Gibson (STL)         141
  B. Stoneman (MON)       139
  D. Wilson (HOU)         138
  S. Arlin (SD)           131
  J. Reuss (HOU)          129


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