1972 Chicago Cubs roster

Manager: Leo Durocher, Whitey Lockman

35 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1972 MLB season.

1972 Cubs roster: batting

1972 Chicago Cubs 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.
Don Kessinger29149577771581398.274.351.685
Billy Williams3415057495191371223.333.3981.005
Jose Cardenal2814353396155177025.291.356.810
Glenn Beckert31120474511283432.270.304.648
Ron Santo321334646814017741.302.391.878
Rick Monday2613843468108114212.249.362.760
Jim Hickman351153686510017643.272.364.826
Randy Hundley3011435723785301.218.261.555
Carmen Fanzone288622226508422.225.333.716
Joe Pepitone316621423568211.262.309.706
Paul Popovich31581298251110.194.261.532
Bill North24661272223046.181.262.507
Ken Rudolph25421061025291.236.283.604
J. c. Martin352550312071.240.304.604
Gene Hiser23324629041.196.288.484
Pat Bourque25112737050.259.310.607
Dave Rosello2251223130.250.400.900
Al Montreuil2851101000.091.167.258
Jim Tyrone2313810001.000.000.000
Pete LaCock205633041.500.429.929
Frank Fernandez293300000.000.000.000
Frank Coggins286110000.000.500.500
Chris Ward231100000.000.000.000

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

1972 Cubs roster: pitching

1972 Chicago Cubs 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.
Fergie JenkinsSP29363620123.20289.11841.090
Burt HootonSP22333111142.80218.11321.290
Milt PappasP3329281772.77195.0801.110
Bill HandsP3232281183.00189.0961.140
Rick ReuschelRP2321181082.93129.0871.210
Dan McGinnP28422055.8962.2421.714
Juan PizarroP35167453.9459.1241.651
Bill BonhamSP23194113.1257.2491.404
Steve HamiltonP36220104.7617.0131.880
Joe DeckerP2551102.1312.271.030
Larry GuraSP2470003.6512.1131.140
Clint ComptonP2110009.002.002.000

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.