1972 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1972 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 70-84. They scored 628 runs and belted 144 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. Hank Aaron led the team in home runs with 34. Earl Williams was the best run producer with 87 RBI. Ralph Garr led the team with 180 hits for a .325 average.
The team allowed 730 runs and had a team ERA of 4.27. Phil Niekro led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 164 strikeouts. Cecil Upshaw was the team's best fireman, with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Aaron | 1B | 129 | 449 | 75 | 119 | 34 | 77 | 4 | .390 | .514 | .904 | .265 |
| Larvell Blanks | 2B | 33 | 85 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .376 | .424 | .800 | .329 |
| Jim Breazeale | 1B | 52 | 85 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .297 | .447 | .744 | .247 |
| Orlando Cepeda | 1B | 28 | 84 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .352 | .476 | .828 | .298 |
| Darrell Evans | 3B | 125 | 418 | 67 | 106 | 19 | 71 | 4 | .384 | .419 | .803 | .254 |
| Gil Garrido | 2B | 40 | 75 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .368 | .280 | .648 | .267 |
| Rod Gilbreath | 2B | 18 | 38 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .293 | .263 | .556 | .237 |
| Sonny Jackson | SS | 60 | 126 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .278 | .333 | .611 | .238 |
| Felix Millan | 2B | 125 | 498 | 46 | 128 | 1 | 38 | 6 | .292 | .313 | .605 | .257 |
| Marty Perez | SS | 141 | 479 | 33 | 109 | 1 | 28 | 0 | .276 | .265 | .541 | .228 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dusty Baker | OF | 127 | 446 | 62 | 143 | 17 | 76 | 4 | .383 | .504 | .887 | .321 |
| Oscar Brown | OF | 76 | 164 | 19 | 37 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .244 | .323 | .567 | .226 |
| Rico Carty | OF | 86 | 271 | 31 | 75 | 6 | 29 | 0 | .378 | .402 | .780 | .277 |
| Ralph Garr | OF | 134 | 554 | 87 | 180 | 12 | 53 | 25 | .359 | .430 | .789 | .325 |
| Mike Lum | OF | 123 | 369 | 40 | 84 | 9 | 38 | 1 | .323 | .350 | .673 | .228 |
| Rowland Office | OF | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .400 | .900 | .400 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Paul Casanova | C | 49 | 136 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .229 | .272 | .501 | .206 |
| Bob Didier | C | 13 | 40 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .341 | .400 | .741 | .300 |
| Earl Williams | C | 151 | 565 | 72 | 146 | 28 | 87 | 0 | .336 | .457 | .793 | .258 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5278 | 628 | 1363 | 144 | 593 | 47 | .325 | .382 | .707 | .258 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Barber | 5 | 0 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5.74 | 1.529 | |||
| Jimmy Freeman | 6 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 6.00 | 1.722 | |||
| Jim Hardin | 26 | 9 | 79.7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 4.41 | 1.468 | |||
| Joe Hoerner | 25 | 0 | 23.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6.56 | 1.803 | |||
| Tom House | 8 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2.89 | 1.398 | |||
| Pat Jarvis | 37 | 6 | 98.7 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | 56 | 44 | 4.10 | 1.398 | |||
| Larry Jaster | 5 | 1 | 12.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5.11 | 1.626 | |||
| Tom Kelley | 27 | 14 | 116.3 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 59 | 65 | 4.56 | 1.608 | |||
| Denny McLain | 15 | 8 | 54 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 6.50 | 1.444 | |||
| Mike McQueen | 23 | 7 | 78.3 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 1 | 40 | 44 | 4.60 | 1.571 | |||
| Jim Nash | 11 | 4 | 31.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 5.46 | 1.917 | |||
| Gary Neibauer | 8 | 0 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7.27 | 1.908 | |||
| Phil Niekro | 38 | 36 | 282.3 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 0 | 164 | 53 | 3.06 | 1.087 | |||
| Ron Reed | 31 | 30 | 213 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 0 | 111 | 60 | 3.93 | 1.324 | |||
| Ron Schueler | 37 | 18 | 144.7 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 2 | 96 | 60 | 3.67 | 1.258 | |||
| George Stone | 31 | 16 | 111 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 1 | 63 | 44 | 5.51 | 1.685 | |||
| Cecil Upshaw | 42 | 0 | 53.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 13 | 23 | 19 | 3.69 | 1.285 | |||
| Team Totals | 375 | 155 | 1376.9 | 70 | 84 | .455 | 27 | 732 | 512 | 4.27 | 1.397 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Earl Williams | 151 |
| At Bats | Earl Williams | 565 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Earl Williams | 637 |
| Batting Average | Ralph Garr | .325 |
| On-Base % | Hank Aaron | .390 |
| Slugging % | Hank Aaron | .514 |
| OPS | Hank Aaron | .904 |
| Runs | Ralph Garr | 87 |
| Hits | Ralph Garr | 180 |
| Total Bases | Earl Williams | 258 |
| Doubles | Dusty Baker | 27 |
| Triples | Sonny Jackson and Felix Millan | 3 |
| Home Runs | Hank Aaron | 34 |
| RBI | Earl Williams | 87 |
| Walks | Hank Aaron | 92 |
| Strikeouts | Earl Williams | 118 |
| Stolen Bases | Ralph Garr | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | Ralph Garr | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Phil Niekro | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Darrell Evans | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Marty Perez | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Phil Niekro | 16 |
| Losses | Ron Reed | 15 |
| Saves | Cecil Upshaw | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Pat Jarvis | .611 |
| ERA | Phil Niekro | 3.06 |
| WHIP | Phil Niekro | 1.087 |
| Innings Pitched | Phil Niekro | 282.3 |
| Games | Cecil Upshaw | 42 |
| Games Started | Phil Niekro | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Phil Niekro | 164 |
| Complete Games | Phil Niekro | 17 |
| Shutouts | Tom Kelley, Phil Niekro, Ron Reed, and George Stone | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Phil Niekro | 1150 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Phil Niekro | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Phil Niekro | 254 |
| Walks Allowed | Tom Kelley | 65 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Phil Niekro | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Phil Niekro | 37 |
| Triples Allowed | Phil Niekro | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Ron Reed | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ron Reed | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Phil Niekro | 19 |
