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1972 National League Pitching Leaders

Other Leagues: Major Leagues, AL

Pennant Winner: Cincinnati Reds

NL Most Valuable Player: Johnny Bench

NL Cy Young: Steve Carlton

NL Rookie of the Year: Jon Matlack

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National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Carlton • PHI 12.5
2. Morgan • CIN 9.3
3. Bench • CIN 8.6
4. Cedeño • HOU 8.0
5. Gibson • STL 7.8
6. Sutton • LAD 6.3
7. Osteen • LAD 6.3
8. Williams • CHC 6.2
9. Matlack • NYM 6.1
10. Rose • CIN 6.1
Speier • SFG 6.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. Carlton • PHI 12.1
2. Gibson • STL 7.1
3. Sutton • LAD 6.6
4. Matlack • NYM 6.1
5. Jenkins • CHC 5.8
6. Niekro • ATL 5.4
7. Seaver • NYM 5.2
8. Osteen • LAD 5.1
9. Hooton • CHC 5.0
10. Wise • STL 5.0
Earned Run Average
1. Carlton • PHI 1.97
2. Nolan • CIN 1.99
3. Sutton • LAD 2.08
4. Matlack • NYM 2.32
5. Gibson • STL 2.46
6. Blass • PIT 2.49
7. Osteen • LAD 2.64
8. Wilson • HOU 2.68
9. Ellis • PIT 2.70
10. Pappas • CHC 2.77
Wins
1. Carlton • PHI 27
2. Seaver • NYM 21
3. Jenkins • CHC 20
Osteen • LAD 20
5. Blass • PIT 19
Gibson • STL 19
Sutton • LAD 19
8. Pappas • CHC 17
9. Niekro • ATL 16
Torrez • MON 16
Wise • STL 16
Win-Loss %
1. Nolan • CIN .750
2. Carlton • PHI .730
3. Pappas • CHC .708
4. Blass • PIT .704
5. John • LAD .688
6. Ellis • PIT .682
7. Sutton • LAD .679
8. Bryant • SFG .667
9. Dierker • HOU .652
10. Osteen • LAD .645
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Sutton • LAD 0.913
2. Carlton • PHI 0.993
3. Nolan • CIN 1.006
4. McAndrew • NYM 1.064
5. Niekro • ATL 1.087
6. Jenkins • CHC 1.089
7. Pappas • CHC 1.108
8. Seaver • NYM 1.115
9. Gibson • STL 1.129
10. John • LAD 1.136
Hits per 9 IP
1. Sutton • LAD 6.139
2. Carlton • PHI 6.679
3. Gibson • STL 7.317
4. Seaver • NYM 7.385
5. Bryant • SFG 7.402
6. Kirby • SDP 7.429
7. McAndrew • NYM 7.450
8. Nolan • CIN 7.517
9. Stoneman • MON 7.648
10. Wilson • HOU 7.726
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Pappas • CHC 1.338
2. Nolan • CIN 1.534
3. Niekro • ATL 1.689
4. Ellis • PIT 1.818
5. Moose • PIT 1.872
6. Jenkins • CHC 1.929
John • LAD 1.929
8. Briles • PIT 1.978
9. Barr • SFG 2.061
10. Sutton • LAD 2.079
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Seaver • NYM 8.553
2. Reuss • HOU 8.156
3. Koosman • NYM 8.117
4. Carlton • PHI 8.056
5. Norman • SDP 7.101
6. Sutton • LAD 6.833
7. Wilson • HOU 6.780
8. Gibson • STL 6.734
9. McDowell • SFG 6.682
10. Kirby • SDP 6.599
Games Played
1. Carroll • CIN 65
Marshall • MON 65
3. Borbón • CIN 62
4. Ross • SDP 60
5. Giusti • PIT 54
McGraw • NYM 54
Ray • HOU 54
8. Hernández • PIT 53
9. Brewer • LAD 51
10. Twitchell • PHI 49
Saves
1. Carroll • CIN 37
2. McGraw • NYM 27
3. Giusti • PIT 22
4. Marshall • MON 18
5. Brewer • LAD 17
Aker • CHC 17
7. Hernández • PIT 14
Gladding • HOU 14
9. Upshaw • ATL 13
10. Borbón • CIN 11
Innings Pitched
1. Carlton • PHI 346.1
2. Jenkins • CHC 289.1
3. Niekro • ATL 282.1
4. Gibson • STL 278.0
5. Sutton • LAD 272.2
6. Wise • STL 269.0
7. Seaver • NYM 262.0
8. Osteen • LAD 252.0
9. Stoneman • MON 250.2
10. Arlin • SDP 250.0
Strikeouts
1. Carlton • PHI 310
2. Seaver • NYM 249
3. Gibson • STL 208
4. Sutton • LAD 207
5. Jenkins • CHC 184
6. Kirby • SDP 175
7. Reuss • HOU 174
8. Wilson • HOU 172
9. Stoneman • MON 171
10. Matlack • NYM 169
Games Started
1. Carlton • PHI 41
2. Arlin • SDP 37
3. Jenkins • CHC 36
Niekro • ATL 36
5. Seaver • NYM 35
Stoneman • MON 35
Wise • STL 35
8. Gibson • STL 34
Kirby • SDP 34
10. Cleveland • STL 33
Osteen • LAD 33
Sutton • LAD 33
Torrez • MON 33
Wilson • HOU 33
Complete Games
1. Carlton • PHI 30
2. Jenkins • CHC 23
Gibson • STL 23
4. Wise • STL 20
5. Sutton • LAD 18
6. Niekro • ATL 17
7. Osteen • LAD 14
8. Wilson • HOU 13
Torrez • MON 13
Seaver • NYM 13
Stoneman • MON 13
Shutouts
1. Sutton • LAD 9
2. Carlton • PHI 8
3. Norman • SDP 6
4. Jenkins • CHC 5
Dierker • HOU 5
6. Stoneman • MON 4
Reuschel • CHC 4
Osteen • LAD 4
Gibson • STL 4
Downing • LAD 4
Bryant • SFG 4
Billingham • CIN 4
Matlack • NYM 4
Home Runs
1. Jenkins • CHC 32
2. Seaver • NYM 23
3. Niekro • ATL 22
4. Cleveland • STL 21
Kirby • SDP 21
6. Bryant • SFG 20
Gentry • NYM 20
8. Arlin • SDP 19
Forsch • HOU 19
10. Billingham • CIN 18
Blass • PIT 18
Greif • SDP 18
Grimsley • CIN 18
Norman • SDP 18
Pappas • CHC 18
Reed • ATL 18
Roberts • HOU 18
Stone • ATL 18
Bases on Balls
1. Arlin • SDP 122
2. Kirby • SDP 116
3. Torrez • MON 103
4. Stoneman • MON 102
5. Gibson • STL 88
Norman • SDP 88
7. Carlton • PHI 87
8. McDowell • SFG 86
9. Blass • PIT 84
10. Reuss • HOU 83
Hits
1. Carlton • PHI 257
2. Niekro • ATL 254
3. Jenkins • CHC 253
4. Wise • STL 250
5. Osteen • LAD 232
6. Cleveland • STL 229
7. Blass • PIT 227
Roberts • HOU 227
9. Gibson • STL 226
10. Reed • ATL 222
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Carlton • PHI 3.563
2. Sutton • LAD 3.286
3. Seaver • NYM 3.234
4. Niekro • ATL 3.094
5. Moose • PIT 3.064
6. Nolan • CIN 3.000
7. Jenkins • CHC 2.968
8. John • LAD 2.925
9. Ellis • PIT 2.909
10. Koosman • NYM 2.827
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Ellis • PIT 0.331
2. Singer • LAD 0.425
3. Sutton • LAD 0.429
4. Moose • PIT 0.438
5. Carlton • PHI 0.442
6. Gibson • STL 0.453
7. Matlack • NYM 0.516
8. Wise • STL 0.535
9. Hooton • CHC 0.536
10. Stoneman • MON 0.539
Losses
1. Arlin • SDP 21
2. Greif • SDP 16
Marichal • SFG 16
Singer • LAD 16
Wise • STL 16
6. Cleveland • STL 15
McAnally • MON 15
Reed • ATL 15
Reynolds • PHI 15
10. Champion • PHI 14
Hooton • CHC 14
Kirby • SDP 14
Stoneman • MON 14
Earned Runs
1. Jenkins • CHC 103
2. Cleveland • STL 101
3. Arlin • SDP 100
4. Niekro • ATL 96
Roberts • HOU 96
6. Reed • ATL 93
Wise • STL 93
8. Torrez • MON 90
9. Reuss • HOU 89
10. Seaver • NYM 85
Wild Pitches
1. Arlin • SDP 15
2. Norman • SDP 13
3. McDowell • SFG 11
Reed • ATL 11
Wilson • HOU 11
6. Gibson • STL 10
John • LAD 10
Niekro • ATL 10
9. Forsch • HOU 9
Kelley • ATL 9
Koosman • NYM 9
Sutton • LAD 9
Nash • 2TM 9
Hit By Pitch
1. Reuss • HOU 10
2. Arlin • SDP 9
Kison • PIT 9
4. Greif • SDP 8
Pappas • CHC 8
6. Billingham • CIN 7
Downing • LAD 7
Jenkins • CHC 7
9. Brandon • PHI 6
Gentry • NYM 6
Koosman • NYM 6
McDowell • SFG 6
Reed • ATL 6
Torrez • MON 6
Batters Faced
1. Carlton • PHI 1,351
2. Jenkins • CHC 1,176
3. Niekro • ATL 1,150
4. Gibson • STL 1,119
5. Wise • STL 1,089
6. Arlin • SDP 1,072
7. Sutton • LAD 1,061
8. Seaver • NYM 1,060
9. Stoneman • MON 1,049
10. Osteen • LAD 1,033
Games Finished
1. Marshall • MON 56
2. Carroll • CIN 54
3. McGraw • NYM 47
4. Giusti • PIT 44
5. Brewer • LAD 41
6. Aker • CHC 39
7. Gladding • HOU 32
Johnson • SFG 32
9. Frisella • NYM 31
Hernández • PIT 31
Adjusted ERA+
1. Carlton • PHI 182
2. Nolan • CIN 162
3. Sutton • LAD 162
4. Matlack • NYM 145
5. Gibson • STL 139
6. Pappas • CHC 136
7. Blass • PIT 135
8. Hooton • CHC 135
9. Osteen • LAD 127
10. Hands • CHC 126
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Carlton • PHI 2.01
2. Sutton • LAD 2.24
3. Ellis • PIT 2.36
4. Moose • PIT 2.43
5. Gibson • STL 2.54
6. Seaver • NYM 2.58
7. Matlack • NYM 2.66
8. Wilson • HOU 2.70
9. Briles • PIT 2.78
10. Koosman • NYM 2.78
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Carlton • PHI 61
2. Sutton • LAD 37
3. Gibson • STL 31
4. Matlack • NYM 25
5. Nolan • CIN 24
6. Blass • PIT 24
7. Marshall • MON 22
8. Osteen • LAD 21
9. Hooton • CHC 21
10. Niekro • ATL 19
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Carlton • PHI 7.3
2. Sutton • LAD 4.3
3. Gibson • STL 3.6
4. Matlack • NYM 2.9
5. Nolan • CIN 2.7
6. Blass • PIT 2.7
7. Marshall • MON 2.4
8. Osteen • LAD 2.4
9. Hooton • CHC 2.4
10. Niekro • ATL 2.1
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Carlton • PHI 65.45
2. Sutton • LAD 38.28
3. Gibson • STL 37.32
4. Matlack • NYM 27.58
5. Nolan • CIN 27.18
6. Blass • PIT 26.05
7. Osteen • LAD 25.30
8. Marshall • MON 25.25
9. McGraw • NYM 24.14
10. Hooton • CHC 21.55
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Carlton • PHI 8.3
2. McGraw • NYM 6.5
3. Gibson • STL 5.2
4. Carroll • CIN 4.8
5. Sutton • LAD 4.7
6. Matlack • NYM 3.5
7. Osteen • LAD 3.4
8. Marshall • MON 3.3
9. Hernández • PIT 3.3
10. Seaver • NYM 3.1
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Carlton • PHI 7.1
2. Sutton • LAD 5.5
3. Gibson • STL 4.1
4. Niekro • ATL 2.5
5. Nolan • CIN 2.3
6. Matlack • NYM 2.3
7. Wise • STL 2.2
8. McGraw • NYM 2.2
9. Wilson • HOU 2.2
10. Marshall • MON 2.1
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Carroll • CIN 4.8
2. Matlack • NYM 4.5
3. McGraw • NYM 4.2
4. Giusti • PIT 3.1
5. Sutton • LAD 2.8
6. Brewer • LAD 2.7
7. Nolan • CIN 2.7
8. Grimsley • CIN 2.6
9. Borbón • CIN 2.6
10. Hernández • PIT 2.5
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Carlton • PHI 7.7
2. Sutton • LAD 4.5
3. Gibson • STL 4.4
4. Nolan • CIN 3.3
5. Matlack • NYM 3.2
6. Blass • PIT 3.0
7. Osteen • LAD 2.9
8. Marshall • MON 2.8
9. McGraw • NYM 2.7
10. Hooton • CHC 2.3

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