1972 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

32 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1972 MLB season.

1972 Pirates roster: batting

1972 Pittsburgh Pirates 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.
Al Oliver1405658817612892.312.352.789
Manny Sanguillen136520551557711.298.322.726
Willie Stargell13849575145331121.293.373.930
Richie Hebner1244276312819720.300.378.886
Dave Cash99425581203309.282.316.690
Roberto Clemente1023786811810600.312.356.835
Rennie Stennett109370431063304.286.307.683
Vic Davalillo1173685911742814.318.367.780
Gene Alley11934730863364.248.321.641
Gene Clines1073115210401712.334.369.790
Bob Robertson115306255912411.193.291.637
Jackie Hernandez7217612331140.188.227.483
Milt May5713912390140.281.325.677
Jose Pagan531271132380.252.284.677
Bill Mazeroski3464312030.188.217.467
Richie Zisk173747040.189.318.588
Chuck Goggin5702000.286.375.661
Frank Taveras4300000.000.250.250
Fernando Gonzalez3200000.000.000.000
Charlie Sands1100000.000.000.000

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

1972 Pirates roster: pitching

1972 Pittsburgh Pirates 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.
Steve BlassP33321982.49249.21171.250
Bob MooseP313013102.91226.01441.151
Nelson BrilesP282714113.08195.21201.170
Dock EllisSP25251572.70163.1961.160
Bruce KisonRP3218973.26152.01021.263
Bob JohnsonP3111442.96115.2791.243
Luke WalkerP2612463.4092.2481.422
Dave GiustiP540741.9374.2541.0622
Ramon HernandezP530501.6770.0471.0314
Bob MillerP360522.6554.1181.443
Gene GarberRP40007.116.131.580
Jim McKeeP20100.005.040.600

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.