1972 Athletics roster

Manager: Dick Williams

Won the 1972 World Series, 4-3

29 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1972 MLB season. They won the 1972 World Series, 4-3.

1972 Athletics roster: batting

1972 Athletics batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Bert Campaneris301496258515083252.240.278.603
Joe Rudi251475939418119753.305.345.830
Sal Bando281525356412615773.236.341.709
Reggie Jackson261354997213225759.265.350.823
Mike Epstein291384556312326700.270.376.866
Dave Duncan26121403398819590.218.283.676
Angel Mangual259127219675320.246.285.649
Gene Tenace258222722515320.225.307.646
Larry Brown32471421126040.183.250.447
Tim Cullen307214210370150.261.286.617
George Hendrick225812110224153.182.205.511
Mike Hegan2998791326151.329.375.805
Dick Green312642112030.286.348.705
Bobby Brooks26153947050.179.319.499
Gonzalo Marquez26232128041.381.462.842
Adrian Garrett29141100000.000.083.083
Allan Lewis30241052028.200.200.500
Bill McNulty2541001000.100.250.350
Larry Haney295400000.000.000.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1972 Athletics roster: pitching

1972 Athletics pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.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.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.
Catfish HunterP2638372172.04295.11910.910
Ken HoltzmanP26393719112.51265.11341.070
Blue moon OdomP2731301562.50194.1861.290
Vida BlueSP2225236102.80151.01111.090
Rollie FingersRP256501192.51111.11131.0521
Dave HamiltonRP242514662.93101.1551.230
Joe HorlenP34326343.0084.0581.121
Bob LockerP34560612.6578.0471.0910
Darold KnowlesRP30540511.3765.2361.3111
Gary WaslewskiP3080032.0417.281.130

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.