1972 Season
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A2
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1 Graig Nettles
3B
150
1,351.3
 
26.4
19.6
26.4
 
17.2
17.2
2 Roy White
LF
155
1,370.3
 
24.3
17.7
27.1
-2.8
 
19.7
22.5
-2.7
3 Sandy Alomar
2B
154
1,308.7
 
18.7
14.3
18.7
 
10.9
10.9
4 Pete Rose
LF
154
1,408.0
 
17.5
12.5
15.2
2.4
 
15.5
12.9
2.5
5 Tommy Helms
2B
139
1,247.3
 
17.0
13.7
17.0
 
17.4
17.4
6 Bert Campaneris
SS
148
1,337.3
 
16.8
12.6
16.8
 
7.8
7.8
7 Cesar Tovar
RF
100
838.0
 
16.1
19.2
14.0
2.1
 
17.9
16.7
1.3
8 Freddie Patek
SS
136
1,182.0
 
15.0
12.7
15.0
 
26.0
26.0
9 Brooks Robinson
3B
152
1,323.3
 
13.0
9.8
13.0
 
11.1
11.1
10 George Scott
1B
139
1,138.3
 
12.9
11.3
12.9
 
5.6
5.6
11 Jack Brohamer
2B
132
1,162.7
 
12.3
10.6
12.3
 
14.2
14.2
12 Ken Berry
CF
116
961.0
 
12.3
12.8
11.9
0.4
 
13.0
9.4
3.6
13 Darrell Evans
3B
123
1,093.0
 
12.2
11.1
12.2
 
14.2
14.2
14 Chris Speier
SS
150
1,320.3
 
12.0
9.1
12.0
 
19.1
19.1
15 Roberto Clemente
RF
94
812.3
 
11.2
13.7
11.2
-0.1
 
13.0
14.4
-1.4
16 Johnny Bench
C
129
1,139.7
 
10.2
8.9
6.4
3.8
 
7.9
-1.9
6.4
4.5
3.4
17 Thurman Munson
C
132
1,160.0
 
9.7
8.4
10.9
-1.2
 
8.7
6.4
3.3
9.6
-0.9
18 Ted Sizemore
2B
111
940.3
 
9.7
10.3
9.7
 
9.3
9.3
19 Steve Garvey
3B
85
670.3
 
9.6
14.4
9.6
 
5.2
5.2
20 Danny Thompson
SS
144
1,295.3
 
9.5
7.3
9.5
 
1.2
1.2
21 Paul Blair
CF
139
1,083.7
 
9.4
8.6
9.7
-0.3
 
13.1
13.7
-0.6
22 Tommie Agee
CF
91
790.3
 
8.8
11.1
8.3
0.5
 
0.6
-0.1
0.6
23 Del Unser
CF
85
671.7
 
8.7
12.9
7.0
1.7
 
11.3
8.8
2.5
24 Mike Jorgensen
1B
76
680.0
 
8.5
12.4
8.5
 
11.5
11.5
25 Bobby Grich
2B
45
376.0
 
8.0
21.2
8.0
 
3.5
3.5
26 Bobby Tolan
CF
149
1,323.7
 
7.8
5.9
8.7
-0.8
 
7.1
6.7
0.4
27 Ron Theobald
2B
113
918.0
 
7.8
8.5
7.8
 
4.3
4.3
28 Willie Davis
CF
146
1,318.0
 
7.6
5.8
8.1
-0.5
 
9.8
8.7
1.1
29 Bill Russell
SS
121
1,060.0
 
7.6
7.2
7.6
 
10.4
10.4
30 Bob Oliver
MULT
1B
127
1,100.7
 
7.2
6.5
7.2
 
0.0
0.0
31 Mark Belanger
SS
105
768.3
 
7.1
9.2
7.1
 
8.3
8.3
32 Ray Fosse
C
124
1,086.0
 
7.1
6.5
5.5
1.6
 
6.7
7.1
-0.9
6.2
0.5
33 Joe Rudi
LF
147
1,314.7
 
7.0
5.3
9.1
-2.1
 
-5.9
-4.7
-1.2
34 Larry Bowa
SS
150
1,308.3
 
6.8
5.2
6.8
 
10.6
10.6
35 Randy Hundley
C
113
893.3
 
6.8
7.6
3.0
3.8
 
2.2
2.8
-3.5
-0.6
2.8
36 Mike Lum
RF
62
523.7
 
6.7
12.8
6.9
-0.2
 
14.7
15.8
-1.0
37 Merv Rettenmund
RF
79
546.0
 
6.5
11.9
6.9
-0.4
 
2.2
2.5
-0.3
38 Frank Duffy
SS
126
1,030.7
 
6.5
6.3
6.5
 
-2.7
-2.7
39 Mike Ryan
C
46
300.3
 
6.5
21.5
2.1
4.4
 
5.9
1.6
0.5
2.2
3.7
40 Harmon Killebrew
1B
130
995.3
 
6.5
6.5
6.5
 
10.7
10.7
41 Dave Kingman
3B
59
507.3
 
6.2
12.2
6.2
 
9.0
9.0
42 Nate Colbert
1B
150
1,362.7
 
6.0
4.4
6.0
 
4.8
4.8
43 Wes Parker
1B
120
1,005.0
 
6.0
6.0
6.0
 
3.3
3.3
44 Dave Concepcion
SS
114
962.0
 
6.0
6.2
6.0
 
5.6
5.6
45 Buddy Bell
CF
63
523.7
 
5.8
11.2
4.8
1.1
 
9.9
8.0
1.9
46 Bobby Bonds
RF
141
1,242.0
 
5.7
4.6
7.4
-1.6
 
4.4
6.4
-1.9
47 Mickey Stanley
CF
139
1,098.3
 
5.7
5.2
5.6
0.1
 
-0.7
-1.3
0.5
48 Joe Lahoud
RF
63
505.3
 
5.6
11.2
6.4
-0.7
 
5.7
7.0
-1.3
49 Ted Ford
RF
102
844.3
 
5.5
6.6
4.0
1.5
 
6.5
4.7
1.9
50 Bernie Carbo
MULT
RF
96
802.0
 
5.4
6.7
1.6
3.8
 
6.1
1.4
4.7
51 Wayne Garrett
3B
82
645.7
 
5.3
8.3
5.3
 
4.3
4.3
52 Bud Harrelson
SS
115
1,000.3
 
5.3
5.3
5.3
 
1.0
1.0
53 Ken Singleton
LF
112
988.0
 
5.2
5.3
5.6
-0.3
 
3.9
4.3
-0.4
54 John Boccabella
C
73
451.7
 
5.2
11.5
2.3
2.9
 
7.7
-1.1
2.9
1.8
6.0
55 Ron Fairly
RF
70
572.0
 
5.2
9.1
4.0
1.2
 
10.2
7.3
3.0
56 Ollie Brown
MULT
RF
82
614.3
 
4.9
8.0
3.6
1.4
 
8.9
6.0
2.9
57 Tommie Reynolds
LF
37
219.7
 
4.9
22.4
5.1
-0.2
 
6.8
7.3
-0.5
58 Angel Mangual
RF
52
395.7
 
4.9
12.3
5.3
-0.4
 
7.7
8.4
-0.8
59 Tim Cullen
2B
65
390.7
 
4.8
12.4
4.8
 
2.3
2.3
60 Ken Henderson
LF
95
790.0
 
4.8
6.0
3.4
1.4
 
8.7
4.5
4.2
61 Ed Herrmann
C
112
923.0
 
4.6
5.0
6.8
-2.1
 
3.7
2.4
5.8
8.2
-4.5
62 Aurelio Rodriguez
3B
153
1,334.3
 
4.6
3.4
4.6
 
11.6
11.6
63 Bobby Grich
SS
81
603.3
 
4.6
7.6
4.6
 
2.6
2.6
64 Terry Harmon
2B
50
382.0
 
4.5
11.7
4.5
 
10.0
10.0
65 Bill Buckner
RF
52
433.3
 
4.4
10.2
5.3
-0.9
 
3.4
5.2
-1.8
66 Ron Woods
CF
58
387.3
 
4.3
11.1
3.8
0.5
 
-4.1
-3.8
-0.3
67 Joe Hague
MULT
1B
44
316.7
 
4.3
13.6
4.3
 
6.8
6.8
68 Leroy Stanton
RF
123
969.0
 
4.3
4.4
5.1
-0.8
 
9.1
10.3
-1.2
69 Ellie Rodriguez
C
114
936.3
 
4.3
4.5
5.5
-1.2
 
1.3
-0.9
0.9
0.0
1.2
70 Duffy Dyer
C
91
814.7
 
4.2
5.2
3.5
0.7
 
8.5
1.3
5.5
6.8
1.7
71 Doug Rader
3B
152
1,357.3
 
4.1
3.1
4.1
 
7.3
7.3
72 Larry Biittner
1B
65
414.7
 
4.0
9.5
4.0
 
6.6
6.6
73 Tom Hutton
1B
87
550.7
 
3.9
7.0
3.9
 
-1.3
-1.3
74 Paul Casanova
C
43
300.0
 
3.7
12.4
0.7
3.0
 
6.8
0.2
0.2
0.3
6.5
75 Gene Michael
SS
121
1,005.0
 
3.7
3.6
3.7
 
6.4
6.4
76 Johnny Oates
C
82
633.0
 
3.6
5.7
3.5
0.1
 
-2.8
-1.7
0.9
-0.7
-2.1
77 Gates Brown
LF
72
497.0
 
3.6
7.3
3.4
0.2
 
12.5
12.0
0.5
78 Ron Fairly
1B
68
500.7
 
3.6
7.2
3.6
 
0.6
0.6
79 Steve Yeager
C
35
306.0
 
3.5
11.5
2.8
0.7
 
1.8
2.1
-1.3
0.7
1.0
80 Tony Perez
1B
136
1,187.3
 
3.5
2.9
3.5
 
7.8
7.8
81 Jose Cardenal
RF
123
1,004.7
 
3.4
3.4
2.0
1.4
 
-3.0
-3.0
-0.0
82 Billy North
CF
26
156.0
 
3.4
21.5
3.1
0.3
 
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
83 Rennie Stennett
2B
49
425.3
 
3.3
7.7
3.3
 
5.1
5.1
84 Boots Day
CF
99
785.3
 
3.3
4.2
2.6
0.7
 
-1.8
-2.5
0.7
85 Jim Hickman
1B
77
628.3
 
3.2
5.2
3.2
 
6.1
6.1
86 Don Mincher
MULT
1B
70
534.0
 
3.2
6.1
3.2
 
10.9
10.9
87 Manny Sanguillen
C
127
1,129.3
 
3.2
2.9
1.8
1.4
 
-2.7
-4.0
1.7
-2.3
-0.4
88 Joe Morgan
2B
149
1,337.7
 
3.2
2.4
3.2
 
-1.7
-1.7
89 Bob Bailey
3B
134
1,123.3
 
3.2
2.9
3.2
 
1.7
1.7
90 Jim Nettles
CF
58
458.3
 
3.2
7.0
3.1
0.1
 
3.8
3.4
0.4
91 Carl Yastrzemski
1B
42
371.3
 
3.2
8.6
3.2
 
4.3
4.3
92 Johnny Briggs
LF
99
736.0
 
3.1
4.2
3.0
0.1
 
0.8
0.9
-0.1
93 Tim Foli
SS
148
1,283.0
 
3.0
2.4
3.0
 
-4.7
-4.7
94 Billy Williams
LF
144
1,254.7
 
3.0
2.4
2.5
0.5
 
-5.8
-5.4
-0.4
95 Jimmy Wynn
RF
136
1,207.0
 
3.0
2.5
4.8
-1.8
 
1.9
3.7
-1.7
96 Carlton Fisk
C
131
1,143.3
 
2.9
2.5
1.5
1.4
 
4.9
4.2
0.2
4.5
0.5
97 Mike Lum
LF
30
161.0
 
2.9
17.7
3.1
-0.3
 
-0.9
-0.2
-0.8
98 Denny Doyle
2B
119
1,010.0
 
2.8
2.7
2.8
 
-11.3
-11.3
99 Joe Torre
1B
27
242.3
 
2.8
11.4
2.8
 
0.0
0.0
100 Danny Cater
1B
90
727.7
 
2.7
3.8
2.7
 
-1.0
-1.0
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