1972 Texas Rangers roster

30 players appeared for the Texas Rangers in the 1972 MLB season.

1972 Rangers roster: batting

1972 Texas Rangers 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.
Dave Nelson1454996811322851.226.324.607
Dick Billings133469411195581.254.296.618
Ted Ford1294294310114504.235.297.680
Larry Biittner13738234993311.259.313.648
Toby Harrah116374479713116.259.316.637
Joe Lovitto117330237411913.224.306.573
Elliott Maddox98294407401020.252.361.650
Lenny Randle7424923482214.193.235.504
Vic Harris611868260107.140.192.369
Jim Mason4614710290100.197.247.465
Tom Grieve6414212293111.204.271.567
Hal King5012212224120.180.333.653
Bill Fahey391198201104.168.250.460
Jeff Burroughs2265412130.185.243.489
Tom Ragland2558310020.172.238.445
Ken Suarez253325040.152.167.348
Jim Driscoll151800000.000.100.100

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

1972 Rangers roster: pitching

1972 Texas Rangers 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.
Pete BrobergP39255124.29176.11331.351
Dick BosmanP29298103.63173.11051.330
Rich HandP302810143.32170.21091.420
Mike PaulP4920892.17161.21081.241
Bill GogolewskiP36214114.24150.2951.292
Don StanhouseRP2416293.78104.2781.490
Paul LindbladP660582.6299.2511.249
Jim PantherP584594.1393.2441.570
Horacio PinaP600273.2076.0601.3715
Jim ShellenbackP226243.4757.0301.091
Steve LawsonP130002.8116.0131.441
Jerry JaneskiP41012.8412.271.420
Jan DukesP30003.862.102.570

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.