1972 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Steve Carlton	1.98 (1.9750)	Philadelphia Phillies	1
Gary Nolan	1.99 (1.9943)	Cincinnati Reds	2
Don Sutton	2.08 (2.0795)	Los Angeles Dodgers	3
Jon Matlack	2.32 (2.3238)	New York Mets	4
Bob Gibson	2.46 (2.4604)	St. Louis Cardinals	5
Steve Blass	2.49 (2.4873)	Pittsburgh Pirates	6
Claude Osteen	2.64 (2.6429)	Los Angeles Dodgers	7
Don Wilson	2.68 (2.6803)	Houston Astros	8
Dock Ellis	2.70 (2.7000)	Pittsburgh Pirates	9
Milt Pappas	2.77 (2.7692)	Chicago Cubs	10
Jim McAndrew	2.80 (2.8008)	New York Mets	11
Burt Hooton	2.80 (2.8031)	Chicago Cubs	12
Jim Barr	2.87 (2.8659)	San Francisco Giants	13
Tommy John	2.89 (2.8929)	Los Angeles Dodgers	14
Ron Bryant	2.90 (2.9019)	San Francisco Giants	15
Bob Moose	2.91 (2.9071)	Pittsburgh Pirates	16
Tom Seaver	2.92 (2.9198)	New York Mets	17
Al Downing	2.98 (2.9753)	Los Angeles Dodgers	18
Bill Stoneman	2.98 (2.9800)	Montreal Expos	19
Bill Hands	3.00 (3.0000)	Chicago Cubs	20
Ross Grimsley	3.05 (3.0506)	Cincinnati Reds	21
Phil Niekro	3.06 (3.0602)	Atlanta Braves	22
Nelson Briles	3.08 (3.0818)	Pittsburgh Pirates	23
Rick Wise	3.11 (3.1115)	St. Louis Cardinals	24
Clay Kirby	3.13 (3.1299)	San Diego Padres	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

	The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry. Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five. Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.