1972 Cincinnati Reds roster

Manager: Sparky Anderson

Reached the 1972 World Series, lost 4-3

27 players appeared for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1972 MLB season. They reached the 1972 World Series and lost 4-3.

1972 Reds roster: batting

1972 Cincinnati Reds 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.
Pete Rose3115464510719865710.307.382.799
Bobby Tolan261496048817188242.283.334.720
Joe Morgan28149552122161167358.292.417.851
Johnny Bench2414753887145401256.270.379.920
Tony Perez301365156414621904.283.349.846
Denis Menke31140447411049500.233.322.667
Dave Concepcion24119378407922913.209.272.541
Cesar Geronimo2412025532704292.275.344.756
Darrel Chaney248319629492191.250.345.682
George Foster235914515292122.200.230.513
Ted Uhlaender3173113918060.159.246.432
Bill Plummer2538102819290.186.211.495
Hal McRae2661979275260.278.295.769
Julian Javier3544913192121.209.255.552
Sonny Ruberto262300000.000.250.250

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

1972 Reds roster: pitching

1972 Cincinnati Reds 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.
Jack BillinghamRP29363112123.18217.21371.201
Ross GrimsleyRP2230281483.05197.2791.231
Gary NolanP2425251551.99176.0901.010
Jim McGlothlinP283121983.91145.0691.480
Don GullettP2131169103.94134.2961.262
Wayne SimpsonP232422854.14130.1701.330
Tom HallP244771012.61124.11341.078
Pedro BorbonRP25622833.17122.0481.2011
Clay CarrollP31650642.2596.0511.2637
Ed SpragueP26331334.1356.2251.430
Jim MerrittP2841104.508.041.880
Dave TomlinRP2330009.004.022.000

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.