1972 Atlanta Braves Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 70–84 (.455), 4th place (25 games behind) in National 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 Bob Didier 13 40 5 12 2 1 0 5 2 4 0 0 .300 .341 .400 .741
1972 Cecil Upshaw 42 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
1972 Darrell Evans 125 418 67 106 12 0 19 71 90 58 4 2 .254 .384 .419 .803
1972 Denny McLain 15 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
1972 Dusty Baker 127 448 62 143 27 2 17 76 45 68 4 7 .319 .382 .502 .884
1972 Earl Williams 151 565 72 146 24 2 28 87 62 118 0 0 .258 .336 .457 .793
1972 Felix Millan 125 505 46 128 19 3 1 38 23 28 6 4 .253 .288 .309 .597
1972 Gary Neibauer 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1972 George Stone 33 31 2 5 0 0 0 2 6 6 0 0 .161 .289 .161 .451
1972 Gil Garrido 40 75 11 20 1 0 0 7 11 6 1 1 .267 .368 .280 .648
1972 Hank Aaron 129 449 75 119 10 0 34 77 92 55 4 0 .265 .390 .514 .904
1972 Jim Breazeale 52 85 10 21 2 0 5 17 6 12 0 1 .247 .297 .447 .744
1972 Jim Hardin 26 24 3 2 0 0 1 1 5 12 0 0 .083 .241 .208 .450
1972 Jim Nash 11 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
1972 Jimmy Freeman 8 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 .077 .200 .077 .277
1972 Joe Hoerner 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1972 Larry Jaster 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1972 Larvell Blanks 33 86 10 28 5 0 1 7 7 12 0 0 .326 .372 .419 .791
1972 Marty Perez 141 482 33 109 13 1 1 28 30 55 0 3 .226 .274 .263 .538
1972 Mike McQueen 23 23 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 .087 .087 .087 .174
1972 Mike Lum 123 369 40 84 14 2 9 38 50 52 1 4 .228 .323 .350 .673
1972 Orlando Cepeda 28 84 6 25 3 0 4 9 7 17 0 0 .298 .352 .476 .828
1972 Oscar Brown 76 164 19 37 5 1 3 16 4 29 0 2 .226 .244 .323 .567
1972 Pat Jarvis 37 27 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 10 0 0 .111 .143 .185 .328
1972 Paul Casanova 49 136 8 28 3 0 2 10 4 28 0 1 .206 .229 .272 .501
1972 Phil Niekro 38 104 7 18 1 0 1 4 1 22 0 0 .173 .194 .212 .406
1972 Ralph Garr 134 560 87 180 22 0 12 53 25 41 25 9 .321 .355 .425 .780
1972 Rico Carty 86 271 31 75 12 2 6 29 44 33 0 0 .277 .378 .402 .780
1972 Rod Gilbreath 18 38 2 9 1 0 0 1 2 10 1 1 .237 .293 .263 .556
1972 Ron Reed 31 78 5 13 1 0 0 5 0 21 0 0 .167 .162 .179 .342
1972 Ron Schueler 37 44 1 8 1 0 0 0 1 17 0 0 .182 .200 .205 .405
1972 Rowland Office 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
1972 Sonny Jackson 60 126 20 30 6 3 0 8 7 9 1 0 .238 .278 .333 .612
1972 Steve Barber 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
1972 Tom Kelley 27 36 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0 .083 .132 .083 .215
1972 Tom House 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
– – 154 5,333 628 1,363 186 17 144 593 532 770 47 35 .256 .325 .378 .703

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1972 Cecil Upshaw 42 53.2 3 5 13 0 0 50 22 22 19 1 23 0 0 0 0 3.69 1.29
1972 Denny McLain 15 54.0 3 5 1 0 0 60 41 39 18 1 21 8 0 2 0 6.50 1.44
1972 Gary Neibauer 8 17.1 0 0 0 0 0 27 15 14 6 1 8 0 0 0 0 7.27 1.90
1972 George Stone 31 111.0 6 11 1 0 0 143 72 68 44 4 63 16 0 2 1 5.51 1.68
1972 Jim Hardin 26 79.2 5 2 2 0 0 93 47 39 24 2 25 9 0 1 0 4.41 1.47
1972 Jim Nash 11 31.1 1 1 1 0 0 35 20 19 25 0 10 4 0 0 0 5.46 1.91
1972 Jimmy Freeman 6 36.0 2 2 0 0 0 40 26 24 22 0 18 6 0 1 0 6.00 1.72
1972 Joe Hoerner 25 23.1 1 3 2 0 0 34 18 17 8 1 19 0 0 0 0 6.56 1.80
1972 Larry Jaster 5 12.1 1 1 0 0 0 12 7 7 8 0 6 1 0 0 0 5.11 1.62
1972 Mike McQueen 23 78.1 0 5 1 0 0 79 45 40 44 1 40 7 0 1 0 4.60 1.57
1972 Pat Jarvis 37 98.2 11 7 2 0 0 94 50 45 44 0 56 6 0 0 0 4.10 1.40
1972 Phil Niekro 38 282.1 16 12 0 0 0 254 112 96 53 5 164 36 0 17 1 3.06 1.09
1972 Ron Reed 31 213.0 11 15 0 0 0 222 109 93 60 6 111 30 0 11 1 3.93 1.32
1972 Ron Schueler 37 144.2 5 8 2 0 0 122 68 59 60 2 96 18 0 3 0 3.67 1.26
1972 Steve Barber 5 15.2 0 0 0 0 0 18 10 10 6 1 6 0 0 0 0 5.74 1.53
1972 Tom Kelley 27 116.1 5 7 0 0 0 122 65 59 65 0 59 14 0 2 1 4.56 1.61
1972 Tom House 8 9.1 0 0 2 0 0 7 3 3 6 1 7 0 0 0 0 2.89 1.39
– – 154 1,377.0 70 84 27 0 0 1,412 730 654 512 26 732 155 0 40 4 4.27 1.40

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1972 Cecil Upshaw P 42 2 12 1 15 0 .933 0.33
1972 Denny McLain P 15 2 5 1 8 0 .875 0.47
1972 Gary Neibauer P 8 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 0.25
1972 George Stone P 31 3 23 1 27 2 .963 0.84
1972 Jim Hardin P 26 3 10 0 13 1 1.000 0.50
1972 Jim Nash P 11 0 4 0 4 1 1.000 0.36
1972 Jimmy Freeman P 6 1 2 1 4 0 .750 0.50
1972 Joe Hoerner P 25 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 0.08
1972 Larry Jaster P 5 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 0.40
1972 Mike McQueen P 23 0 8 1 9 1 .889 0.35
1972 Pat Jarvis P 37 5 19 1 25 1 .960 0.65
1972 Phil Niekro P 38 26 40 4 70 4 .943 1.74
1972 Ron Reed P 31 15 36 3 54 3 .944 1.65
1972 Ron Schueler P 37 14 11 0 25 1 1.000 0.68
1972 Steve Barber P 5 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 1.40
1972 Tom Kelley P 27 4 6 1 11 0 .909 0.37
1972 Tom House P 8 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 0.25
1972 Bob Didier C 11 50 11 0 61 1 11 3 21.4% 1.000 5.55
1972 Earl Williams C 116 584 49 13 646 7 78 26 25.0% .980 5.46
1972 Paul Casanova C 43 139 16 4 159 3 10 8 44.4% .975 3.60
1972 Earl Williams 1B 20 140 8 0 148 10 1.000 7.40
1972 Hank Aaron 1B 109 968 66 14 1,048 79 .987 9.49
1972 Jim Breazeale 1B 16 119 3 0 122 11 1.000 7.62
1972 Mike Lum 1B 2 6 2 0 8 0 1.000 4.00
1972 Orlando Cepeda 1B 22 171 13 0 184 15 1.000 8.36
1972 Felix Millan 2B 120 273 339 8 620 67 .987 5.10
1972 Gil Garrido 2B 21 38 53 1 92 9 .989 4.33
1972 Larvell Blanks 2B 18 38 55 0 93 12 1.000 5.17
1972 Rod Gilbreath 2B 7 13 13 0 26 3 1.000 3.71
1972 Darrell Evans 3B 123 126 273 25 424 20 .941 3.24
1972 Earl Williams 3B 21 16 30 10 56 1 .821 2.19
1972 Gil Garrido 3B 3 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 1.67
1972 Jim Breazeale 3B 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1972 Larvell Blanks 3B 2 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 4.50
1972 Rod Gilbreath 3B 4 3 13 1 17 1 .941 4.00
1972 Sonny Jackson 3B 6 13 10 1 24 0 .958 3.83
1972 Gil Garrido SS 10 4 5 0 9 2 1.000 0.90
1972 Larvell Blanks SS 4 8 13 0 21 0 1.000 5.25
1972 Marty Perez SS 141 220 378 27 625 73 .957 4.24
1972 Sonny Jackson SS 17 28 52 2 82 9 .976 4.71
1972 Dusty Baker LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1972 Mike Lum LF 30 37 0 2 39 0 .949 1.23
1972 Oscar Brown LF 27 29 1 3 33 0 .909 1.11
1972 Ralph Garr LF 69 113 4 5 122 0 .959 1.70
1972 Rico Carty LF 78 140 3 3 146 1 .979 1.83
1972 Dusty Baker CF 120 343 8 4 355 1 .989 2.92
1972 Mike Lum CF 21 52 1 3 56 1 .946 2.52
1972 Oscar Brown CF 3 10 0 1 11 0 .909 3.33
1972 Ralph Garr CF 13 34 0 0 34 0 1.000 2.62
1972 Rowland Office CF 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 3.00
1972 Sonny Jackson CF 9 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 0.67
1972 Dusty Baker RF 4 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 1.75
1972 Hank Aaron RF 15 28 4 3 35 0 .914 2.13
1972 Mike Lum RF 62 158 4 1 163 0 .994 2.61
1972 Oscar Brown RF 29 48 8 6 62 2 .903 1.93
1972 Ralph Garr RF 59 99 5 5 109 1 .954 1.76
1972 Sonny Jackson RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
– – 154 4,148 1,638 156 5,942 343 99 37 27.2% .974 37.57

Post-Season Stats

No stats available.

Awards

Player Award Stats
Hank Aaron All-Star (RF) .265–34–77, 4 SB
Felix Millan Gold Glove (2B) .987 FPct, 5.10 RF

Frequently asked questions about the 1972 Atlanta Braves

Who had the most hits on the 1972 Atlanta Braves?

Ralph Garr led the 1972 Atlanta Braves with 180 hits in 134 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1972 Atlanta Braves?

Ralph Garr led the 1972 Atlanta Braves with a .321 batting average in 134 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1972 Atlanta Braves?

Hank Aaron led the 1972 Atlanta Braves with 34 home runs in 129 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1972 Atlanta Braves?

Hank Aaron led the 1972 Atlanta Braves with a .390 on-base percentage (OBP) in 129 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1972 Atlanta Braves?

Hank Aaron led the 1972 Atlanta Braves with a .514 slugging percentage in 129 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1972 Atlanta Braves?

Ralph Garr led the 1972 Atlanta Braves with 25 stolen bases in 134 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1972 Atlanta Braves?

Phil Niekro had a 3.06 earned-run average (ERA) in 38 games, the lowest on the 1972 Atlanta Braves.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1972 Atlanta Braves?

Phil Niekro had a 1.09 WHIP in 38 games, the lowest on the 1972 Atlanta Braves.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1972 Atlanta Braves?

Phil Niekro led the 1972 Atlanta Braves with 164 strikeouts in 38 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1972 Atlanta Braves?

Phil Niekro led the 1972 Atlanta Braves with 16 wins in 38 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1972 Atlanta Braves?

Cecil Upshaw led the 1972 Atlanta Braves with 13 saves in 42 games.