1972 Baltimore Orioles roster

30 players appeared for the Baltimore Orioles in the 1972 MLB season.

1972 Orioles roster: batting

1972 Baltimore Orioles 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.
Brooks Robinson153556481398641.250.303.644
Paul Blair142477471118497.233.267.626
Boog Powell1404655311721814.252.346.780
Bobby Grich13346066128125013.278.358.773
Don Buford12540846845228.206.326.593
Davey Johnson11837631835321.221.320.655
Don Baylor1023203381113824.253.330.745
Merv Rettenmund10230140706216.233.325.663
Mark Belanger11328536532166.186.236.482
Johnny Oates8525320664215.261.332.696
Terry Crowley97247305711290.231.319.724
Andy Etchebarren7118811382210.202.276.553
Tom Shopay494039020.225.311.536
Rich Coggins1639513010.333.350.786
Chico Salmon171621000.063.063.188
Al Bumbry91154001.364.364.909
Tom Matchick3902000.222.222.444
Enos Cabell3500010.000.000.000
Sergio Robles2501000.200.200.400

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

1972 Orioles roster: pitching

1972 Baltimore Orioles 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.
Jim PalmerSP363621102.07274.11841.050
Pat DobsonP383616182.65268.11611.080
Mike CuellarP353518122.57248.11321.080
Dave McNallyP363613172.95241.01201.200
Doyle AlexanderSP359682.45106.1491.022
Roric HarrisonP392342.3094.0621.094
Eddie WattP380232.1745.2231.097
Grant JacksonRP320112.6341.0341.028
Mickey ScottP150012.7423.0111.220
Dave LeonhardP140004.5020.071.600
Bob ReynoldsP30001.869.251.550

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.