Saturday August 26, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 26, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     64  55  2.74  119  32  25  1080   929  400  329   67  314  667
Pittsburgh      74  45  2.93  119  27  38  1090   992  411  355   78  337  642
Cincinnati      75  45  3.10  120  24  43  1108  1041  419  381   95  329  611
New York        61  56  3.15  117  26  29  1064   945  422  372   87  361  773
Chicago         64  57  3.38  122  44  23  1085  1040  457  408   94  332  635
St. Louis       58  61  3.60  119  48  10  1061  1012  476  424   73  401  678
Philadelphia    44  75  3.70  119  30  13  1077  1013  487  443   92  409  734
Houston         68  54  3.70  122  31  25  1105  1041  499  455   97  386  775
Montreal        55  64  3.72  119  29  16  1063   967  474  439   80  460  667
San Diego       46  74  3.73  120  32  14  1115  1054  518  462   99  506  772
San Francisco   54  68  3.76  122  34  19  1093  1017  522  457  103  391  615
Atlanta         57  66  4.19  124  33  19  1101  1131  568  512  114  387  596

 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)   21   7  2.14  32  32  22   0   7  269  194   68   64   14   68  256
Don Sutton (LA)       14   8  2.22  26  26  12   0   6  211  148   62   52   11   40  152
Jon Matlack (NY)      11   7  2.26  26  24   6   0   3  187  156   57   47   12   54  122
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
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
Bob Gibson (STL)      15   7  2.74  26  26  16   0   4  207  174   67   63   14   65  147
Al Downing (LA)        7   6  2.80  24  23   5   0   3  157  150   63   49   11   52   92

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Niekro           12  10  3.11  31  29  13   0   0  229  203   91   79   18   36  130
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
Cecil Upshaw           3   5  4.34  34   0   0   9   0   46   47   22   22    5   17   18
Pat Jarvis             9   7  4.35  31   5   0   2   0   83   84   44   40    7   36   48
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  22   0   0   2   0   19   30   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
Jack Aker              5   5  2.94  36   0   0  13   0   49   45   22   16    4   15   30
Fergie Jenkins        18  10  3.08  31  31  21   0   4  257  221   93   88   29   54  165
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  2.63  48   0   0  25   0   72   69   24   21    4   21   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   6  3.65  26  17   3   0   1  118  132   54   48   10   38   59
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          4   5  2.31  32   0   0  13   0   39   27   11   10    1    9   16
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  2.99  30   4   1   3   1   78   74   28   26    6   25   66
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  4.21  24  24   4   0   1  148  131   77   69   10   65  131
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            14   8  2.22  26  26  12   0   6  211  148   62   52   11   40  152
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   4  1.58  50   0   0  13   0   91   65   19   16    3   41   77
Bill Stoneman         10   9  2.94  28  28  10   0   3  202  170   70   66   11   80  139
Mike Torrez           13   9  3.16  27  26  11   0   0  194  162   73   68   11   82   93
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  2.26  26  24   6   0   3  187  156   57   47   12   54  122
Jim McAndrew           9   5  2.48  21  16   4   1   0  120   94   36   33    9   32   61
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
Ray Sadecki            2   1  3.04  23   2   0   0   0   50   50   23   17    3   20   23
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  4.66   9   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    5    0   11    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         21   7  2.14  32  32  22   0   7  269  194   68   64   14   68  256
Barry Lersch           2   4  3.24  29   5   1   0   0   75   70   30   27    6   26   35
Mac Scarce             1   1  3.32  19   0   0   2   0   22   18    8    8    2   13   27
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
Dave Giusti            5   4  1.87  43   0   0  19   0   58   48   13   12    2   16   41
Bob Miller             5   1  1.98  28   0   0   3   0   41   39   11    9    2   20   16
Steve Blass           14   6  2.60  25  25   7   0   1  197  179   63   57   17   64   90
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
Dock Ellis            11   7  3.14  21  21   3   0   0  135  131   57   47    6   26   77
Bob Johnson            3   4  3.30  25   9   0   2   0   93   84   36   34   13   38   64
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 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  0.61  12   0   0   1   0   15    6    3    1    0    5    7
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
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
Steve Arlin            8  17  3.74  30  29  10   0   3  200  160   91   83   14  108  131
Bill Greif             5  14  5.11  28  20   2   2   1  116  127   74   66   14   42   87
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  5.25  34   0   0   1   0   36   49   21   21    3   27   24
Ed Acosta              3   5  5.53  36   2   0   0   0   68   90   47   42    5   28   42
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  2.86  28  21   8   0   3  167  133   60   53   16   56   89
Jim Barr               5   7  2.99  37  11   5   2   1  132  118   53   44   14   31   66
Don McMahon            3   3  3.00  40   0   0   5   0   60   39   20   20    5   19   43
Steve Stone            5   8  3.06  20  16   4   0   1  109   88   44   37   10   39   73
Randy Moffitt          1   2  3.15  31   0   0   4   0   54   54   20   19    4   23   30
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
Sam McDowell           8   7  4.57  20  20   4   0   0  128  117   71   65    9   65   94
Jerry Johnson          7   5  4.67  40   0   0   7   0   62   60   36   32    4   36   43
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            15   7  2.74  26  26  16   0   4  207  174   67   63   14   65  147
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
Reggie Cleveland      13  10  3.94  27  27  10   0   3  194  194   97   85   18   50  127
Dennis Higgins         1   2  3.97  15   1   0   1   0   23   19   14   10    0   22   20
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

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".

















League Leaders

Wins:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         21
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         18
  B. Gibson (STL)          15
  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  S. Blass (PIT)           14
  M. Marshall (MON)        14
  C. Osteen (LA)           14
  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  R. Cleveland (STL)       13
  G. Nolan (CIN)           13

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            17
  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)           12
  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)      269.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      257.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       228.2
  C. Kirby (SD)         223.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        210.2
  B. Gibson (STL)       207.0
  B. Stoneman (MON)     202.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        201.1
  S. Arlin (SD)         200.0
  R. Wise (STL)         199.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        221
  P. Niekro (ATL)         203
  R. Reed (ATL)           200
  R. Wise (STL)           199
  D. Roberts (HOU)        196
  S. Carlton (PHI)        194
  R. Cleveland (STL)      194
  C. Kirby (SD)           188
  S. Blass (PIT)          179
  C. Osteen (LA)          176

Runs:

  R. Cleveland (STL)       97
  R. Reed (ATL)            94
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         93
  S. Arlin (SD)            91
  P. Niekro (ATL)          91
  D. Roberts (HOU)         88
  R. Wise (STL)            81
  C. Kirby (SD)            80
  J. Reuss (HOU)           77
  J. Marichal (SF)         75

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         29
  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
  R. Bryant (SF)           16

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)           108
  C. Kirby (SD)           107
  M. Torrez (MON)          82
  B. Stoneman (MON)        80
  S. Carlton (PHI)         68
  B. Gibson (STL)          65
  B. Hooton (CHI)          65
  S. McDowell (SF)         65
  J. Reuss (HOU)           65
  S. Blass (PIT)           64

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        256
  T. Seaver (NY)          179
  C. Kirby (SD)           169
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        165
  D. Sutton (LA)          152
  B. Gibson (STL)         147
  B. Stoneman (MON)       139
  D. Wilson (HOU)         138
  S. Arlin (SD)           131
  J. Reuss (HOU)          131


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report