How many saves did Ted Abernathy have in 1972?
51972 Regular Season
Ted Abernathy recorded 5 saves in the 1972 regular season, 37th in the MLB.
- 9th-best of Ted Abernathy's 14 seasons on file; the high is 31 in 1965.
- Down 18 from 23 in 1971.
- 18% of the Kansas City Royals' saves that regular season.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 |  MIN | 40 | 5 | 9 | 5.96 | 119.1 | 79 | 67 | 1.70 | 0 |
| 1956 | MIN | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4.15 | 30.1 | 18 | 10 | 1.48 | 0 |
| 1957 | MIN | 26 | 2 | 10 | 6.78 | 85.0 | 50 | 65 | 1.94 | 0 |
| 1960 | MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 2.67 | 0 |
| 1963 |  CLE | 43 | 7 | 2 | 2.88 | 59.1 | 47 | 29 | 1.40 | 12 |
| 1964 | CLE | 53 | 2 | 6 | 4.33 | 72.2 | 57 | 46 | 1.54 | 11 |
| 1965 |  CHC | 84 | 4 | 6 | 2.57 | 136.1 | 104 | 56 | 1.24 | 31 |
| 1966 |  CHC/ATL | 58 | 5 | 7 | 4.55 | 93.0 | 60 | 53 | 1.47 | 8 |
| 1967 |  CIN | 70 | 6 | 3 | 1.27 | 106.1 | 88 | 41 | 0.98 | 28 |
| 1968 | CIN | 78 | 10 | 7 | 2.47 | 134.2 | 64 | 55 | 1.23 | 13 |
| 1969 | CHC | 56 | 4 | 3 | 3.16 | 85.1 | 55 | 42 | 1.37 | 3 |
| 1970 |  CHC/STL/KC | 58 | 10 | 3 | 2.60 | 83.0 | 59 | 55 | 1.45 | 14 |
| 1971 | KC | 63 | 4 | 6 | 2.56 | 81.0 | 55 | 50 | 1.36 | 23 |
| 1972 | KC | 45 | 3 | 4 | 1.70 | 58.1 | 28 | 19 | 1.08 | 5 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV