1972 Cleveland Guardians roster

33 players appeared for the Cleveland Guardians in the 1972 MLB season.

1972 Guardians roster: batting

1972 Cleveland Guardians 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.
Graig Nettles1505576514117702.253.325.720
Jack Brohamer136527491235353.233.271.565
Buddy Bell132466491199365.255.310.672
Chris Chambliss121466511366443.292.327.724
Ray Fosse1344574211010415.241.312.666
Tommy McCraw1293914310173312.258.333.703
Frank Duffy13038523923276.239.297.621
Del Unser13238329911175.238.288.565
Alex Johnson10835631858376.239.283.623
Eddie Leon8922514454160.200.265.536
John Lowenstein6815116326212.212.304.701
Roy Foster7314319324130.224.325.661
Jerry Moses521419314140.220.290.617
Ron Lolich2480415280.188.224.499
Lou Camilli394126030.146.205.400
Kurt Bevacqua193524110.114.184.384
Jack Heidemann102003000.150.261.411
Adolfo Phillips12720000.000.222.222
Larry Johnson1201000.500.5001.000

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

1972 Guardians roster: pitching

1972 Cleveland Guardians 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.
Gaylord PerrySP414024161.92342.22340.981
Dick TidrowRP393414152.77237.11231.140
Milt WilcoxSP32277143.40156.0901.390
Ray LambP349563.09107.2641.210
Steve DunningP1616643.26105.0521.340
Vince ColbertP2211174.5874.2361.500
Phil HenniganP381532.6767.1441.075
Ed FarmerRP461254.4061.1331.277
Steve MingoriP410063.9557.0471.8110
Denny RiddlebergerP380132.5054.0341.240
Tom HilgendorfP195312.6847.0251.530
Steve HarganP121035.8520.0101.900
Bill ButlerP62001.5411.261.630
Marcelino LopezP42005.408.112.160

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.