1972 Chicago White Sox roster

36 players appeared for the Chicago White Sox in the 1972 MLB season.

1972 White Sox roster: batting

1972 Chicago White Sox 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.
Carlos May14852383161126823.308.405.843
Dick Allen148506901563711319.308.4201.023
Mike Andrews148505581117502.220.313.610
Pat Kelly1194025710552432.261.355.723
Ed Herrmann116354238810400.249.333.692
Rick Reichardt10129131738432.251.321.730
Rich Morales11028724592202.206.261.519
Jay Johnstone11326127494172.188.259.527
Luis Alvarado10325430544292.213.254.537
Walt Williams7722122552116.249.289.606
Bill Melton5720822517301.245.319.689
Tom Egan50141827290.191.224.480
Jorge Orta5112420253113.202.244.559
Jim Lyttle4482819050.232.241.582
Tony Muser4461617191.279.302.728
Chuck Brinkman355217000.135.196.331
Buddy Bradford35481313283.271.340.777
Lee Richard112957011.241.241.483
Hank Allen92113000.143.143.286
Rudy Hernandez82104010.190.190.381
Jim Qualls111000000.000.000.000
Hugh Yancy3901000.111.111.222

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

1972 White Sox roster: pitching

1972 Chicago White Sox 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.
Wilbur WoodP494924172.51376.21931.060
Tom BradleyP404015142.98260.02091.120
Stan BahnsenRP434121163.60252.11571.330
Terry ForsterRP620652.25100.01041.1929
Dave LemondsP3118472.9594.2691.320
Goose GossageRP361714.2880.0571.452
Steve KealeyP400323.3057.1371.084
Vicente RomoRP280303.3151.2461.261
Cy AcostaP260301.5634.2281.215
Bart JohnsonP90039.2213.292.271
Jim GeddesP51006.9710.132.130
Dennis O'tooleP30005.405.052.400
Ken FrailingP40103.003.011.330
Dan NeumeierP30009.003.001.670

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.