1972 Season
1971 / 1973
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Top PitcherSteve
Carlton

Pitchers
1972 National League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Johnny Bench
CIN
C
24.6
263
8.6
39.5
24.8
2 Billy Williams
CHN
LF
34.0
211
6.2
32.2
20.4
3 Willie Stargell
PIT
1B
32.3
201
3.8
25.7
15.8
4 Joe Morgan
CIN
2B
28.8
197
9.3
37.9
23.3
5 Steve Carlton
PHI
SP
27.5
124
12.5
39.3
27.5
6 Cesar Cedeno
HOU
CF
21.4
112
8.0
33.4
20.6
7 Al Oliver
PIT
CF
25.7
52
3.1
22.6
10.0
8 Nate Colbert
SDN
1B
26.2
45
5.4
27.5
16.2
9 Lee May
HOU
1B
29.3
30
2.8
25.0
13.7
10 Mike Marshall
MON
RP
29.5
22
4.0
21.2
15.5
11 Ted Simmons
SLN
C
22.9
22
4.5
24.0
9.6
12 Pete Rose
CIN
LF
31.2
19
6.1
31.2
18.1
13 Clay Carroll
CIN
RP
31.2
16
1.5
12.7
7.9
14 Roberto Clemente
PIT
RF
37.9
16
4.8
15.9
8.3
15 Lou Brock
SLN
LF
33.0
13
1.7
21.3
9.1
16 Hank Aaron
ATL
1B
38.4
12
3.9
21.0
11.5
17 Manny Sanguillen
PIT
C
28.3
12
3.3
20.1
7.3
18 Steve Blass
PIT
SP
30.2
9
4.3
18.4
9.9
19 Ralph Garr
ATL
LF
26.6
7
1.8
19.2
8.3
20 Gene Clines
PIT
RF
25.7
6
1.5
11.7
5.5
21 Bobby Tolan
CIN
CF
26.6
6
4.9
21.7
8.0
22 Dusty Baker *
ATL
CF
23.0
5
5.2
22.9
12.5
23 Manny Mota
LAN
LF
34.4
4
2.7
15.3
7.9
24 Dave Kingman *
SFN
3B
23.5
3
1.6
14.6
4.6
25 Tug McGraw
NYN
RP
27.8
2
4.2
21.0
15.7
26 Tom Seaver
NYN
SP
27.6
2
5.6
21.2
12.2
27 Rusty Staub
NYN
RF
28.3
2
0.7
12.3
7.1
28 Jose Cardenal
CHN
RF
28.7
1
1.7
18.1
7.0
29 Fergie Jenkins
CHN
SP
29.6
1
5.9
21.4
11.5
30 Chris Speier
SFN
SS
22.0
1
6.0
24.2
9.4
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Steve Carlton
PHI
SP
27.5
124
12.5
39.3
27.5
2 Joe Morgan
CIN
2B
28.8
197
9.3
37.9
23.3
3 Johnny Bench
CIN
C
24.6
263
8.6
39.5
24.8
4 Cesar Cedeno
HOU
CF
21.4
112
8.0
33.4
20.6
5 Bob Gibson
SLN
SP
36.6
7.7
27.2
17.7
6 Claude Osteen
LAN
SP
32.9
6.3
21.1
12.5
7 Don Sutton
LAN
SP
27.2
6.3
23.8
14.5
8 Billy Williams
CHN
LF
34.0
211
6.2
32.2
20.4
9 Pete Rose
CIN
LF
31.2
19
6.1
31.2
18.1
10 Jon Matlack *
NYN
SP
22.5
6.0
21.7
13.3
11 Chris Speier
SFN
SS
22.0
1
6.0
24.2
9.4
12 Fergie Jenkins
CHN
SP
29.6
1
5.9
21.4
11.5
13 Phil Niekro
ATL
SP
33.3
5.7
21.8
12.2
14 Willie Davis
LAN
CF
32.2
5.6
25.9
12.4
15 Tom Seaver
NYN
SP
27.6
2
5.6
21.2
12.2
16 Jimmy Wynn
HOU
RF
30.3
5.5
28.4
16.3
17 Nate Colbert
SDN
1B
26.2
45
5.4
27.5
16.2
18 Richie Hebner
PIT
3B
24.6
5.3
22.5
12.4
19 Rick Wise
SLN
SP
26.8
5.2
19.8
10.7
20 Dusty Baker *
ATL
CF
23.0
5
5.2
22.9
12.5
21 Bobby Bonds
SFN
RF
26.3
5.0
22.7
9.8
22 Ron Santo
CHN
3B
32.4
4.9
21.6
10.4
23 Bobby Tolan
CIN
CF
26.6
6
4.9
21.7
8.0
24 Burt Hooton *
CHN
SP
22.4
4.9
16.6
9.1
25 Roberto Clemente
PIT
RF
37.9
16
4.8
15.9
8.3
26 Tony Perez
CIN
1B
30.1
4.7
24.3
14.2
27 Don Wilson
HOU
SP
27.4
4.6
16.4
8.6
28 Ted Simmons
SLN
C
22.9
22
4.5
24.0
9.6
29 Milt Pappas
CHN
SP
33.1
4.5
16.7
10.1
30 Steve Blass
PIT
SP
30.2
9
4.3
18.4
9.9
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1972 American League MVP Award

by Votes
 
Total
Player
Tm
Pos
1 Dick Allen
CHA
1B
30.3
321
8.6
41.0
29.9
2 Joe Rudi
OAK
LF
25.8
164
6.1
29.1
16.9
3 Sparky Lyle
NYA
RP
27.9
158
3.7
17.8
12.5
4 Carlton Fisk *
BOS
C
24.5
96
7.3
32.1
19.5
5 Bobby Murcer
NYA
CF
26.1
89
8.1
35.3
21.5
6 Gaylord Perry
CLE
SP
33.8
88
11.2
38.6
26.9
7 Wilbur Wood
CHA
SP
30.7
78
10.3
28.9
16.1
8 Luis Tiant
BOS
SP
31.6
70
6.3
18.6
12.0
9 Ed Brinkman
DET
SS
30.6
62
0.7
10.9
-3.1
10 Mickey Lolich
DET
SP
31.8
60
7.1
26.3
15.2
11 Catfish Hunter
OAK
SP
26.2
57
5.8
23.2
13.1
12 John Mayberry
KCA
1B
23.4
27
4.9
27.2
16.5
13 Jim Palmer
BAL
SP
26.7
21
6.2
23.9
14.5
14 Rod Carew
MIN
2B
26.8
16
5.4
22.1
8.9
15 Bobby Grich *
BAL
SS
23.5
16
6.0
22.4
10.4
16 Bert Campaneris
OAK
SS
30.3
11
5.4
20.9
5.3
17 Mike Epstein
OAK
1B
29.2
11
5.3
26.9
17.2
18 Luis Aparicio
BOS
SS
38.2
9
2.0
11.6
0.7
19 Reggie Jackson
OAK
CF
26.1
9
5.6
26.4
14.6
20 Rico Petrocelli
BOS
3B
29.0
9
2.7
20.8
8.1
21 Carlos May
CHA
LF
24.1
6
4.4
29.1
17.5
22 George Scott
ML4
1B
28.3
6
4.9
20.6
9.0
23 Danny Thompson
MIN
SS
25.4
5
2.9
15.4
0.8
24 Tommy Harper
BOS
CF
31.7
4
1.4
24.0
10.7
25 Al Kaline
DET
RF
37.5
4
2.6
14.0
8.0
26 Bill Freehan
DET
C
30.6
3
4.2
18.5
8.2
27 Ken McMullen
CAL
3B
30.1
3
3.7
21.0
10.0
28 Brooks Robinson
BAL
3B
35.1
3
3.5
15.5
2.6
29 Reggie Smith
BOS
RF
27.2
3
4.0
25.9
15.5
30 Sal Bando
OAK
3B
28.4
2
5.6
22.7
9.4
31 Nolan Ryan
CAL
SP
25.4
2
6.3
24.3
14.7
32 Amos Otis
KCA
CF
25.2
1
3.1
22.4
9.7
33 Lou Piniella
KCA
LF
28.8
1
3.5
20.9
9.2
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Gaylord Perry
CLE
SP
33.8
88
11.2
38.6
26.9
2 Wilbur Wood
CHA
SP
30.7
78
10.3
28.9
16.1
3 Dick Allen
CHA
1B
30.3
321
8.6
41.0
29.9
4 Bobby Murcer
NYA
CF
26.1
89
8.1
35.3
21.5
5 Carlton Fisk *
BOS
C
24.5
96
7.3
32.1
19.5
6 Mickey Lolich
DET
SP
31.8
60
7.1
26.3
15.2
7 Nolan Ryan
CAL
SP
25.4
2
6.3
24.3
14.7
8 Luis Tiant
BOS
SP
31.6
70
6.3
18.6
12.0
9 Jim Palmer
BAL
SP
26.7
21
6.2
23.9
14.5
10 Joe Rudi
OAK
LF
25.8
164
6.1
29.1
16.9
11 Bobby Grich *
BAL
SS
23.5
16
6.0
22.4
10.4
12 Catfish Hunter
OAK
SP
26.2
57
5.8
23.2
13.1
13 Reggie Jackson
OAK
CF
26.1
9
5.6
26.4
14.6
14 Sal Bando
OAK
3B
28.4
2
5.6
22.7
9.4
15 Rod Carew
MIN
2B
26.8
16
5.4
22.1
8.9
16 Bert Campaneris
OAK
SS
30.3
11
5.4
20.9
5.3
17 Roy White
NYA
LF
28.5
5.3
25.5
12.9
18 Mike Epstein
OAK
1B
29.2
11
5.3
26.9
17.2
19 Bert Blyleven
MIN
SP
21.2
5.1
19.3
9.5
20 Tom Bradley
CHA
SP
25.3
4.9
16.0
7.2
21 John Mayberry
KCA
1B
23.4
27
4.9
27.2
16.5
22 George Scott
ML4
1B
28.3
6
4.9
20.6
9.0
23 Graig Nettles
CLE
3B
27.9
4.8
20.2
7.0
24 Roger Nelson
KCA
SP
28.1
4.7
16.7
10.4
25 Carlos May
CHA
LF
24.1
6
4.4
29.1
17.5
26 Bill Freehan
DET
C
30.6
3
4.2
18.5
8.2
27 Reggie Smith
BOS
RF
27.2
3
4.0
25.9
15.5
28 Terry Forster *
CHA
RP
20.5
3.9
17.6
12.8
29 Joe Coleman
DET
SP
25.4
3.9
19.3
9.8
30 Ken Berry
CAL
CF
31.1
3.9
22.2
12.4
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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