TML 1972 Pitching Leaders

TML pitching leaders -- All players in database
Regular season

Earned run average			Games			Starts

Gary Nolan	MG	1.79	Chrlie Williams	WW	96	Wilbur Wood	AV	46
Bill Hands	NB	2.19	Mike Jackson	WW	94	Mike Cuellar	NC	41
Jim Palmer	NA	2.27	J.R. Richard	WW	90	Catfish Hunter	RV	41
Steve Blass	NA	2.43	Mike Garman	WW	79	Fritz Peterson	NB	41
Roger Nelson	RV	2.46	Steve Renko	NB	66	Mickey Lolich	BD	41
Tom Seaver	MG	2.47	Harrison,Roric	RV	65	Stan Bahnsen	FC	40
Bob Moose	MV	2.49	Ray Sadecki	BD	63	Tom Bradley	DW	40
Tom Timmermann	MC	2.57	Hoyt Wilhelm	FC	63	Steve Carlton	FC	40
Don Sutton	NA	2.60	Sparky Lyle	SJ	62	Bert Blyleven	BB	39
Dick Woodson	NA	2.68	Jim Ray	RR	58	Gaylord Perry	AV	39


Quality starts			Quality start percentage			Shutouts

Jim Palmer	NA	29	Roger Nelson	RV	.842	Jim Palmer	NA	6
Phil Niekro	AV	27	Bill Hands	NB	.840	Tom Seaver	MG	5
Mickey Lolich	BD	27	Gary Nolan	MG	.833	Phil Niekro	AV	5
Steve Blass	NA	26	Steve Blass	NA	.813	Joe Coleman	BB	4
Don Sutton	NA	26	Jim Palmer	NA	.806	Don Wilson	BD	4
Joe Coleman	BB	26	Phil Niekro	AV	.794	Gaylord Perry	AV	4
Steve Carlton	FC	26	Steve Stone	MC	.793	Brce Dal Canton	TG	3
Mike Cuellar	NC	26	Don Sutton	NA	.788	Ron Schueler	NC	3
Wilbur Wood	AV	26	Bob Moose	MV	.774	And Messersmith	BB	3
Clay Kirby	JP	25	Dick Woodson	NA	.773	Gary Nolan	MG	3


Wins			Winning percentage			Losses

Bob Gibson	NY	22-8	Gary Nolan	MG	.842	Jimmy Freeman	WW	2-24
Gaylord Perry	AV	22-11	Steve Blass	NA	.778	Jim Rooker	MA	7-20
Steve Blass	NA	21-6	Bob Moose	MV	.762	Nolan Ryan	DP	16-19
Jim Palmer	NA	21-9	Don Wilson	BD	.739	Fritz Peterson	NB	17-19
Catfish Hunter	RV	21-14	Bob Gibson	NY	.733	Wilbur Wood	AV	16-18
Phil Niekro	AV	20-10	Tom Seaver	MG	.720	Bill Parsons	JP	10-17
Jon Matlack	NY	19-9	Don Durham	NY	.706	Stan Bahnsen	FC	14-17
Tom Seaver	MG	18-7	Jim Palmer	NA	.700	Marcelino Lopez	WW	0-16
Fergson Jenkins	AV	18-10	Jon Matlack	NY	.679	Ross Grimsley	WW	6-16
Mickey Lolich	BD	18-12	Gaylord Perry	AV	.667	Dick Drago	MV	11-16


Innings			Strikeouts			Walks

Wilbur Wood	AV	318.0	Nolan Ryan	DP	352	Nolan Ryan	DP	169
Gaylord Perry	AV	308.2	Steve Carlton	FC	251	J.R. Richard	WW	147
Steve Carlton	FC	304.2	Joe Coleman	BB	243	Marcelino Lopez	WW	140
Catfish Hunter	RV	298.2	Catfish Hunter	RV	234	Mike Jackson	WW	129
Nolan Ryan	DP	295.1	Gaylord Perry	AV	234	Jimmy Freeman	WW	117
Bert Blyleven	BB	289.2	Mickey Lolich	BD	230	Clay Kirby	JP	110
Jim Palmer	NA	289.0	Bert Blyleven	BB	225	Mike Garman	WW	102
Fergson Jenkins	AV	289.0	Tom Seaver	MG	222	Mike Kekich	DP	98
Fritz Peterson	NB	289.0	Tom Bradley	DW	213	Bill Stoneman	JP	98
Mike Cuellar	NC	286.2	Don Wilson	BD	202	Jerry Reuss	MV	94


Saves			Save Opportunities			Save percentage

Danny Frisella	BB	27	Eddie Watt	MC	32	Danny Frisella	BB	.900
Eddie Watt	MC	25	Ramon Hernandez	DW	30	Ramon Hernandez	DW	.800
Ramon Hernandez	DW	24	Danny Frisella	BB	30	Eddie Watt	MC	.781
Ray Sadecki	BD	20	Ted Abernathy	MV	29	Ray Sadecki	BD	.769
Sparky Lyle	SJ	20	Sparky Lyle	SJ	29	Dave Giusti	NA	.731
Frank Linzy	MG	19	Fred Gladding	JP	28	Tug McGraw	TG	.731
Dave Giusti	NA	19	Tug McGraw	TG	26	Jim Ray	RR	.692
Tug McGraw	TG	19	Dave Giusti	NA	26	Sparky Lyle	SJ	.690
Fred Gladding	JP	19	Jim Ray	RR	26	Fred Gladding	JP	.679
Mike Marshall	NY	18	Ray Sadecki	BD	26	Ken Sanders	FC	.560


Average run support			Batting average			Hits per 9 innings

Catfish Hunter	RV	6.8	Joe Coleman	BB	.200	Don Durham	NY	6.5
Jim Palmer	NA	6.2	Don Durham	NY	.201	Steve Stone	MC	6.6
Paul Splittorff	SJ	6.2	Steve Stone	MC	.201	Joe Coleman	BB	6.6
Jack Billingham	RR	5.9	Roger Nelson	RV	.207	Roger Nelson	RV	6.9
Carl Morton	RR	5.8	Gary Nolan	MG	.211	Tom Timmermann	MC	7.0
Jim Lonborg	RV	5.7	Nolan Ryan	DP	.212	Gary Nolan	MG	7.0
Pat Dobson	SJ	5.6	Tom Timmermann	MC	.213	Nolan Ryan	DP	7.0
Vida Blue	NC	5.5	Bob Gibson	NY	.214	Tom Seaver	MG	7.1
Bob Gibson	NY	5.4	Tom Seaver	MG	.216	Bob Gibson	NY	7.2
Claude Osteen	DW	5.4	Dick Woodson	NA	.220	Dick Woodson	NA	7.3


Walks per 9 innings			Runners per 9 innings			Strikeouts per 9 innings

Phil Niekro	AV	1.2	Roger Nelson	RV	8.1	Nolan Ryan	DP	10.7
Roger Nelson	RV	1.3	Gary Nolan	MG	8.7	Joe Coleman	BB	8.7
Steve Kline	MC	1.4	Tom Timmermann	MC	9.3	Tom Seaver	MG	8.4
Dock Ellis	NC	1.4	Phil Niekro	AV	9.5	And Messersmith	BB	7.9
Gary Nolan	MG	1.5	Bob Gibson	NY	9.6	Jerry Reuss	MV	7.9
Fergson Jenkins	AV	1.5	Fergson Jenkins	AV	9.7	Steve Carlton	FC	7.4
Nelson Briles	MA	1.5	Bill Hands	NB	9.8	Mickey Lolich	BD	7.3
Rick Wise	SJ	1.6	Jim Palmer	NA	9.8	Rudy May	SJ	7.2
Dick Drago	MV	1.6	Steve Stone	MC	10.1	Don Wilson	BD	7.1
Catfish Hunter	RV	1.6	Tom Seaver	MG	10.2	Jim Lonborg	RV	7.1


Homeruns per 9 innings			Holds			Blown saves

Carl Morton	RR	0.3	Phil Hennigan	MC	11	Ted Abernathy	MV	12
And Messersmith	BB	0.3	Mike Caldwell	NA	9	Ken Sanders	FC	11
Bob Moose	MV	0.3	Mike Kealey	DW	8	Fred Gladding	JP	9
Wayne Twitchell	MC	0.4	Lindy McDaniel	RR	8	Sparky Lyle	SJ	9
Don Durham	NY	0.4	Vicente Romo	NB	7	Grant Jackson	MA	8
Gary Nolan	MG	0.4	Wayne Granger	JP	7	Jim Ray	RR	8
Blue Moon Odom	NA	0.4	Fred Beene	DW	6	Chrlie Williams	WW	7
Bill Hands	NB	0.4	Earl Stephenson	DW	6	Mac Scarce	DP	7
Steve Carlton	FC	0.5	Al Fitzmorris	MA	6	Dave Giusti	NA	7
Burt Hooton	DP	0.5	Doyle Alexander	SJ	6	Tug McGraw	TG	7

Innings			Batters faced per game			Complete games

Wilbur Wood	AV	318.0	Bob Gibson	NY	33.26	Bob Gibson	NY	25
Gaylord Perry	AV	308.2	Nolan Ryan	DP	32.77	Phil Niekro	AV	22
Steve Carlton	FC	304.2	Gaylord Perry	AV	32.74	Gaylord Perry	AV	21
Catfish Hunter	RV	298.2	Jon Matlack	NY	32.71	Jon Matlack	NY	18
Nolan Ryan	DP	295.1	Phil Niekro	AV	32.68	Don Sutton	NA	18
Bert Blyleven	BB	289.2	Jim Palmer	NA	32.39	Fergson Jenkins	AV	18
Jim Palmer	NA	289.0	Mike Kekich	DP	32.38	Catfish Hunter	RV	18
Fergson Jenkins	AV	289.0	Don Sutton	NA	32.03	Jim Palmer	NA	17
Fritz Peterson	NB	289.0	Steve Blass	NA	31.84	Steve Carlton	FC	15
Mike Cuellar	NC	286.2	Fergson Jenkins	AV	31.73	Fritz Peterson	NB	14


Doubles			Triples			Homeruns

Wilbur Wood	AV	67	Wilbur Wood	AV	16	Fergson Jenkins	AV	41
J.R. Richard	WW	48	Dick Drago	MV	14	Mike Garman	WW	34
Claude Osteen	DW	48	Stan Bahnsen	FC	13	Rick Wise	SJ	34
Fritz Peterson	NB	48	Clyde Wright	FC	12	Jim Hardin	TG	33
Mike Cuellar	NC	47	Bert Blyleven	BB	12	Mike Cuellar	NC	33
Dave McNally	MA	46	Mickey Lolich	BD	11	Catfish Hunter	RV	33
Bob Gibson	NY	46	Claude Osteen	DW	10	Alan Foster	DP	30
Fergson Jenkins	AV	46	Dick Woodson	NA	9	Stan Bahnsen	FC	30
Steve Carlton	FC	46	Jim Lonborg	RV	9	Nolan Ryan	DP	30
Dick Drago	MV	45	Bob Moose	MV	9	Jimmy Freeman	WW	29


Stolen bases			Steal percentage			Pickoffs

Nolan Ryan	DP	25	Wayne Twitchell	MC	.474	Phil Niekro	AV	6
Burt Hooton	DP	18	Rick Wise	SJ	.474	Gaylord Perry	AV	4
Stan Bahnsen	FC	16	Joe Coleman	BB	.500	John Curtis	RR	3
Mike Kekich	DP	15	Rudy May	SJ	.529	Tom Seaver	MG	3
Dave McNally	MA	15	Steve Kline	MC	.563	Dock Ellis	NC	3
Scipio Spinks	BD	14	Phil Niekro	AV	.563	Fritz Peterson	NB	3
Don Wilson	BD	14	Paul Splittorff	SJ	.688	Don Sutton	NA	3
Bill Gogolewski	RV	14	Dave McNally	MA	.714	Don Wilson	BD	3
Skip Lockwood	DW	13	Milt Wilcox	NB	.722	Wayne Twitchell	MC	3
Jim McAndrew	DP	13	Mike Kekich	DP	.750	Danny Frisella	BB	2


Hit by pitch			Wild pitches			Balks

J.R. Richard	WW	39	J.R. Richard	WW	53	Don Stanhouse	JP	5
Bert Blyleven	BB	15	Marcelino Lopez	WW	42	Dave LaRoche	RV	4
Alan Foster	DP	13	Hoyt Wilhelm	FC	20	Goltz	FC	4
Gaylord Perry	AV	12	Jimmy Freeman	WW	17	Rick Reuschel	SJ	4
Woodie Fryman	DP	11	Mike Kekich	DP	16	Milt Wilcox	NB	4
Steve Kline	MC	11	Jim Hardin	TG	14	Balor Moore	BB	4
Fritz Peterson	NB	11	Don Wilson	BD	13	Tom Bradley	DW	4
Milt Pappas	RR	10	Stan Williams	MG	11	Bert Blyleven	BB	4
Jim Lonborg	RV	10	Bill Gogolewski	RV	11	Fritz Peterson	NB	4
Bill Greif	BD	9	Steve Arlin	JP	11	Steve Dunning	NB	3


Batters faced			Games finished			Runners left scored percentage

Wilbur Wood	AV	1348	Sparky Lyle	SJ	47	Don Wilson	BD	.000
Nolan Ryan	DP	1278	Jim Ray	RR	45	Jim Palmer	NA	.067
Gaylord Perry	AV	1277	Ray Sadecki	BD	42	Tom Timmermann	MC	.100
Steve Carlton	FC	1244	Danny Frisella	BB	41	And Messersmith	BB	.176
Catfish Hunter	RV	1234	Hoyt Wilhelm	FC	40	Fergson Jenkins	AV	.182
Fritz Peterson	NB	1219	Eddie Watt	MC	39	Rggie Cleveland	NY	.200
Mike Cuellar	NC	1199	Harrison,Roric	RV	39	Dock Ellis	NC	.222
Bert Blyleven	BB	1190	Tug McGraw	TG	38	Gary Nolan	MG	.222
Tom Bradley	DW	1177	Clay Carroll	NC	38	Marty Pattin	TG	.231
Fergson Jenkins	AV	1174	Ramon Hernandez	DW	37	Blue Moon Odom	NA	.250


Inherited runners scored pct			Ground ball DP			Decisions

Mike Caldwell	NA	.077	Woodie Fryman	DP	40	Fritz Peterson	NB	36
Danny Frisella	BB	.206	Wilbur Wood	AV	35	Nolan Ryan	DP	35
Ramon Hernandez	DW	.214	Mike Jackson	WW	32	Catfish Hunter	RV	35
John Strohmayer	MC	.250	Jim Palmer	NA	32	Wilbur Wood	AV	34
Dave Giusti	NA	.256	Tom Bradley	DW	32	Gaylord Perry	AV	33
Dan McGinn	NB	.258	Nolan Ryan	DP	31	Tom Bradley	DW	33
Tom Walker	NA	.267	Dave McNally	MA	30	Paul Splittorff	SJ	32
Gary Gentry	NB	.269	Phil Niekro	AV	30	Stan Bahnsen	FC	31
Tug McGraw	TG	.286	Steve Carlton	FC	30	Mike Cuellar	NC	31
Tom Phoebus	MV	.286	Paul Splittorff	SJ	28	Bob Gibson	NY	30

On-base plus slugging			Walks plus hits per inning			Strikeout/walk ratio

Gary Nolan	MG	.544	Roger Nelson	RV	0.91	Roger Nelson	RV	4.7
Steve Stone	MC	.564	Gary Nolan	MG	0.94	Catfish Hunter	RV	4.3
Tom Timmermann	MC	.564	Tom Timmermann	MC	1.01	Gaylord Perry	AV	4.2
Bill Hands	NB	.580	Phil Niekro	AV	1.03	Phil Niekro	AV	3.9
Don Durham	NY	.581	Fergson Jenkins	AV	1.05	Fergson Jenkins	AV	3.7
Joe Coleman	BB	.582	Bob Gibson	NY	1.05	Dick Drago	MV	3.6
Bob Gibson	NY	.590	Jim Palmer	NA	1.07	Rick Wise	SJ	3.5
Jim Palmer	NA	.592	Bill Hands	NB	1.08	Bert Blyleven	BB	3.5
Tom Seaver	MG	.595	Steve Kline	MC	1.10	Don Sutton	NA	3.4
Roger Nelson	RV	.602	Steve Stone	MC	1.10	Steve Carlton	FC	3.4


Runs created per 27 outs			Runs created ERA			Component ERA

Gary Nolan	MG	2.3	Gary Nolan	MG	2.12	Gary Nolan	MG	1.83
Tom Timmermann	MC	2.6	Tom Timmermann	MC	2.31	Roger Nelson	RV	2.01
Roger Nelson	RV	2.7	Roger Nelson	RV	2.43	Tom Timmermann	MC	2.15
Bill Hands	NB	2.7	Steve Stone	MC	2.44	Don Durham	NY	2.30
Steve Stone	MC	2.7	Bill Hands	NB	2.47	Bob Gibson	NY	2.31
Jim Palmer	NA	2.7	Jim Palmer	NA	2.49	Bill Hands	NB	2.34
Don Durham	NY	2.8	Don Durham	NY	2.50	Steve Stone	MC	2.39
Phil Niekro	AV	2.8	Phil Niekro	AV	2.54	Phil Niekro	AV	2.44
Tom Seaver	MG	2.9	Tom Seaver	MG	2.61	Joe Coleman	BB	2.44
Bob Gibson	NY	2.9	Bob Gibson	NY	2.64	Tom Seaver	MG	2.50


In-play average			Balls in park			Extra-base hit rate

Don Durham	NY	.214	Wilbur Wood	AV	1082	Blue Moon Odom	NA	.041
Roger Nelson	RV	.219	Fritz Peterson	NB	992	And Messersmith	BB	.042
Steve Stone	MC	.222	Gaylord Perry	AV	954	Steve Stone	MC	.043
Gary Nolan	MG	.229	Steve Kline	MC	946	Bill Hands	NB	.044
Tom Timmermann	MC	.230	Mike Cuellar	NC	941	Tom Timmermann	MC	.047
Fergson Jenkins	AV	.239	Catfish Hunter	RV	909	Nolan Ryan	DP	.049
Bill Hands	NB	.239	Phil Niekro	AV	904	Jim Palmer	NA	.049
Steve Kline	MC	.244	Steve Carlton	FC	899	Jim Perry	BB	.049
Bob Gibson	NY	.244	Fergson Jenkins	AV	895	Steve Blass	NA	.049
Dick Woodson	NA	.244	Jim Palmer	NA	884	Wayne Twitchell	MC	.049


Total bases + BB + HBP			TB+BB+HBP rate			Single rate

Wilbur Wood	AV	598	Gary Nolan	MG	.325	Don Durham	NY	.119
J.R. Richard	WW	578	Tom Timmermann	MC	.342	Roger Nelson	RV	.119
Stan Bahnsen	FC	543	Bill Hands	NB	.344	Joe Coleman	BB	.125
Nolan Ryan	DP	532	Steve Stone	MC	.353	Nolan Ryan	DP	.131
Mike Cuellar	NC	522	Phil Niekro	AV	.356	Bob Gibson	NY	.134
Fergson Jenkins	AV	500	Jim Palmer	NA	.361	Fergson Jenkins	AV	.135
Catfish Hunter	RV	500	Bob Moose	MV	.364	Steve Stone	MC	.137
Clyde Wright	FC	498	Don Durham	NY	.366	Dick Woodson	NA	.137
Jim Rooker	MA	488	Bob Gibson	NY	.366	Clay Kirby	JP	.141
Fritz Peterson	NB	486	Tom Seaver	MG	.367	Bill Parsons	JP	.141


Total bases plus walks			TB+BB rate			Double rate

Wilbur Wood	AV	595	Gary Nolan	MG	.319	Clay Kirby	JP	.022
J.R. Richard	WW	539	Tom Timmermann	MC	.335	Nolan Ryan	DP	.023
Stan Bahnsen	FC	537	Bill Hands	NB	.342	Bill Hands	NB	.024
Nolan Ryan	DP	523	Steve Stone	MC	.348	Dick Woodson	NA	.025
Mike Cuellar	NC	521	Phil Niekro	AV	.350	Steve Stone	MC	.025
Catfish Hunter	RV	496	Jim Palmer	NA	.356	Steve Blass	NA	.026
Clyde Wright	FC	493	Bob Moose	MV	.358	Blue Moon Odom	NA	.026
Fergson Jenkins	AV	491	Tom Seaver	MG	.361	Jim Palmer	NA	.027
Jim Rooker	MA	484	Joe Coleman	BB	.362	Jim Hardin	TG	.028
Fritz Peterson	NB	475	Bob Gibson	NY	.362	Tom Seaver	MG	.028

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TML pitching leaders -- All players in database
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