1972 California Angels Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 75–80 (.484), 5th place (18 games behind) in American League West
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Regular Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1972 Andy Messersmith 26 55 2 10 3 0 0 0 3 13 1 0 .182 .224 .236 .461
1972 Andy Kosco 49 143 15 34 4 2 6 13 5 23 1 0 .238 .265 .420 .684
1972 Art Kusnyer 64 180 13 37 2 1 2 13 16 33 0 0 .206 .274 .261 .535
1972 Billy Parker 36 80 11 17 2 0 2 8 9 17 0 2 .212 .286 .312 .598
1972 Billy Cowan 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1972 Bob Oliver 134 509 47 137 20 4 19 70 27 97 4 3 .269 .307 .436 .743
1972 Chris Coletta 14 30 5 9 1 0 1 7 1 4 0 0 .300 .323 .433 .756
1972 Clyde Wright 35 89 7 18 6 0 2 13 4 25 0 0 .202 .237 .337 .574
1972 Curt Motton 42 39 6 6 1 0 0 1 5 12 0 0 .154 .250 .179 .429
1972 Dick Lange 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1972 Don Rose 16 11 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 .182 .250 .455 .705
1972 Doug Howard 11 38 4 10 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 .263 .300 .289 .589
1972 Eddie Fisher 43 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 .118 .118 .118 .235
1972 Jack Hiatt 22 45 4 13 0 1 1 5 5 11 0 0 .289 .360 .400 .760
1972 Jeff Torborg 59 153 5 32 3 0 0 8 14 21 0 0 .209 .280 .229 .509
1972 Jim Spencer 82 212 13 47 5 0 1 14 12 25 0 1 .222 .262 .259 .522
1972 Joe Azcue 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1972 John Stephenson 66 146 14 40 3 1 2 17 11 8 0 0 .274 .342 .349 .691
1972 Ken McMullen 137 473 36 127 18 1 9 34 48 59 1 2 .268 .335 .368 .702
1972 Ken Berry 119 421 41 118 15 3 5 39 35 47 5 3 .280 .338 .366 .703
1972 Leo Cardenas 150 564 25 123 11 2 6 42 35 73 1 2 .218 .266 .277 .542
1972 Leroy Stanton 127 404 44 101 15 3 12 39 22 100 2 3 .250 .294 .391 .685
1972 Lloyd Allen 42 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
1972 Mel Queen 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
1972 Mickey Rivers 58 167 18 34 6 2 0 7 8 26 4 3 .204 .244 .263 .508
1972 Nolan Ryan 39 97 4 13 5 1 0 3 2 48 1 0 .134 .152 .206 .358
1972 Rickey Clark 27 32 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0 .094 .121 .094 .215
1972 Roger Repoz 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
1972 Rudy May 35 64 3 7 1 0 0 1 3 29 0 0 .109 .149 .125 .274
1972 Sandy Alomar 155 616 65 146 20 3 1 25 47 55 20 12 .237 .290 .284 .574
1972 Steve Barber 34 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 .111 .333 .111 .444
1972 Syd O'Brien 36 39 10 7 2 0 1 1 6 10 0 0 .179 .289 .308 .597
1972 Tom Murphy 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1972 Tom Silverio 13 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
1972 Vada Pinson 136 488 56 133 24 2 7 49 30 54 17 6 .273 .319 .373 .692
1972 Winston Llenas 44 64 3 17 3 0 0 7 3 8 0 0 .266 .290 .312 .602
– – 155 5,231 454 1,249 171 26 78 420 358 850 57 37 .239 .289 .326 .616

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1972 Alan Foster 8 12.2 0 1 0 0 0 12 8 7 6 2 11 0 0 0 0 4.97 1.42
1972 Andy Messersmith 25 169.2 8 11 2 0 0 125 56 53 68 2 142 21 0 10 3 2.81 1.14
1972 Clyde Wright 35 251.0 18 11 0 0 0 229 101 83 80 4 87 35 0 15 2 2.98 1.23
1972 Dave Sells 10 16.0 2 0 0 0 0 11 6 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.81 1.00
1972 Dick Lange 2 7.2 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 4 2 0 8 1 0 0 0 4.70 1.17
1972 Don Rose 16 42.2 1 4 0 0 0 49 25 20 19 0 39 4 0 0 0 4.22 1.59
1972 Eddie Fisher 43 81.1 4 5 4 0 0 73 35 34 31 0 32 1 0 0 0 3.76 1.28
1972 Lloyd Allen 42 85.1 3 7 5 0 0 76 38 33 55 3 53 6 0 0 0 3.48 1.54
1972 Mel Queen 17 31.0 0 0 0 0 0 31 17 15 19 3 19 0 0 0 0 4.35 1.61
1972 Nolan Ryan 39 284.0 19 16 0 0 0 166 80 72 157 10 329 39 0 20 9 2.28 1.14
1972 Paul Doyle 2 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.14
1972 Rickey Clark 26 109.2 4 9 1 0 0 105 59 55 55 2 61 15 0 2 0 4.51 1.46
1972 Rudy May 35 205.1 12 11 1 0 0 162 79 67 82 0 169 30 0 10 3 2.94 1.19
1972 Steve Barber 34 58.0 4 4 2 0 0 37 16 13 30 1 34 3 0 0 0 2.02 1.16
1972 Tom Murphy 6 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 13 6 6 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.40 2.10
1972 Tom Dukes 7 11.0 0 1 1 0 0 11 3 2 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 1.64 1.00
– – 155 1,377.2 75 80 16 0 0 1,109 533 469 620 28 1,000 155 0 57 17 3.06 1.26

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1972 Alan Foster P 8 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 0.50
1972 Andy Messersmith P 25 9 24 0 33 0 1.000 1.32
1972 Clyde Wright P 35 8 61 6 75 4 .920 1.97
1972 Dave Sells P 10 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 0.60
1972 Dick Lange P 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 1.00
1972 Don Rose P 16 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 0.37
1972 Eddie Fisher P 43 5 12 2 19 1 .895 0.40
1972 Lloyd Allen P 42 3 10 0 13 2 1.000 0.31
1972 Mel Queen P 17 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 0.29
1972 Nolan Ryan P 39 7 28 6 41 2 .854 0.90
1972 Paul Doyle P 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.50
1972 Rickey Clark P 26 7 20 1 28 1 .964 1.04
1972 Rudy May P 35 2 24 5 31 2 .839 0.74
1972 Steve Barber P 34 1 7 2 10 0 .800 0.24
1972 Tom Murphy P 6 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 0.83
1972 Tom Dukes P 7 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0.00
1972 Art Kusnyer C 63 362 33 10 405 3 36 15 29.4% .975 6.27
1972 Jack Hiatt C 17 48 4 0 52 0 4 3 42.9% 1.000 3.06
1972 Jeff Torborg C 58 383 28 1 412 5 35 17 32.7% .998 7.09
1972 Joe Azcue C 2 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.0% 1.000 2.00
1972 John Stephenson C 56 273 12 2 287 2 27 9 25.0% .993 5.09
1972 Bob Oliver 1B 127 1,079 54 7 1,140 93 .994 8.92
1972 Doug Howard 1B 1 10 0 0 10 3 1.000 10.00
1972 Jim Spencer 1B 35 267 22 3 292 25 .990 8.26
1972 Syd O'Brien 1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1972 Vada Pinson 1B 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1972 Billy Parker 2B 9 9 18 0 27 5 1.000 3.00
1972 Sandy Alomar 2B 154 350 388 17 755 92 .977 4.79
1972 Syd O'Brien 2B 3 3 3 0 6 1 1.000 2.00
1972 Winston Llenas 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 1.00
1972 Billy Parker 3B 21 16 23 2 41 3 .951 1.86
1972 Doug Howard 3B 1 0 1 1 2 0 .500 1.00
1972 Ken McMullen 3B 137 89 267 11 367 26 .970 2.60
1972 Syd O'Brien 3B 8 0 8 1 9 1 .889 1.00
1972 Winston Llenas 3B 10 4 15 1 20 2 .950 1.90
1972 Billy Parker SS 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1972 Leo Cardenas SS 150 241 471 22 734 82 .970 4.75
1972 Sandy Alomar SS 4 3 6 0 9 1 1.000 2.25
1972 Syd O'Brien SS 4 1 9 1 11 0 .909 2.50
1972 Andy Kosco LF 24 39 2 1 42 0 .976 1.71
1972 Billy Parker LF 6 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 1.00
1972 Bob Oliver LF 1 1 0 1 2 0 .500 1.00
1972 Chris Coletta LF 5 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0.40
1972 Curt Motton LF 9 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 1.56
1972 Doug Howard LF 8 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 1.12
1972 Jim Spencer LF 24 21 1 0 22 0 1.000 0.92
1972 Mickey Rivers LF 7 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 1.00
1972 Tom Silverio LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1972 Vada Pinson LF 112 147 10 2 159 3 .987 1.40
1972 Winston Llenas LF 2 2 0 1 3 0 .667 1.00
1972 Ken Berry CF 116 269 13 0 282 5 1.000 2.43
1972 Leroy Stanton CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.50
1972 Mickey Rivers CF 38 90 0 2 92 0 .978 2.37
1972 Tom Silverio CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1972 Vada Pinson CF 16 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 1.31
1972 Andy Kosco RF 13 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 1.62
1972 Bob Oliver RF 7 12 0 1 13 0 .923 1.71
1972 Chris Coletta RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1972 Leroy Stanton RF 123 221 6 4 231 2 .983 1.85
1972 Mickey Rivers RF 7 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 1.14
1972 Tom Silverio RF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1972 Vada Pinson RF 30 40 0 0 40 0 1.000 1.33
– – 155 4,127 1,605 114 5,846 366 102 44 30.1% .980 36.98

Post-Season Stats

No stats available.

Awards

Player Award Stats
Nolan Ryan All-Star (P) 19–16, 329 SO, 2.28 ERA
Ken Berry Gold Glove (CF) 1.000 FPct, 2.43 RF

Frequently asked questions about the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Who had the most hits on the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Sandy Alomar led the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with 146 hits in 155 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Vada Pinson led the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with a .273 batting average in 136 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Bob Oliver led the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with 19 home runs in 134 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Ken McMullen led the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with a .335 on-base percentage (OBP) in 137 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Bob Oliver led the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with a .436 slugging percentage in 134 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Sandy Alomar led the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with 20 stolen bases in 155 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Nolan Ryan had a 2.28 earned-run average (ERA) in 39 games, the lowest on the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Nolan Ryan had a 1.14 WHIP in 39 games, the lowest on the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Nolan Ryan led the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with 329 strikeouts in 39 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Nolan Ryan led the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with 19 wins in 39 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Lloyd Allen led the 1972 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with 5 saves in 42 games.