1972 Atlanta Braves roster

30 players appeared for the Atlanta Braves in the 1972 MLB season.

1972 Braves roster: batting

1972 Atlanta Braves 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.
Earl Williams1515657214628870.258.336.793
Ralph Garr13455487180125325.325.359.788
Felix Millan125498461281386.257.292.605
Marty Perez141479331091280.228.276.541
Hank Aaron1294497511934774.265.390.904
Dusty Baker1274466214317764.321.383.888
Darrell Evans1254186710619714.254.384.803
Mike Lum12336940849381.228.323.673
Rico Carty8627131756290.277.378.780
Oscar Brown7616419373160.226.244.567
Paul Casanova491368282100.206.229.501
Sonny Jackson601262030081.238.278.612
Jim Breazeale528510215170.247.297.744
Larvell Blanks33851028170.329.376.800
Gil Garrido40751120071.267.368.648
Bob Didier1340512050.300.341.741
Rod Gilbreath183829011.237.293.556
Rowland Office2512000.400.500.900

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

1972 Braves roster: pitching

1972 Atlanta Braves 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.
Phil NiekroSP383616123.06282.11641.090
Ron ReedRP313011153.93213.01111.320
Ron SchuelerP3718583.67144.2961.262
Tom KelleyP2714574.56116.1591.610
George StoneP31166115.51111.0631.681
Pat JarvisP3761174.1098.2561.402
Jim HardinP269524.4179.2251.472
Mike McQueenP237054.6078.1401.571
Cecil UpshawP420353.6953.2231.2913
Jimmy FreemanP66226.0036.0181.720
Larry JasterP51115.1112.161.620
Tom HouseP80002.899.171.392

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.