Games : 1972 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1972 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Clay Carroll 65 Cincinnati Reds 1
Mike Marshall 65 Montreal Expos  
Pedro Borbon 62 Cincinnati Reds 3
Gary Ross 60 San Diego Padres 4
Dave Giusti 54 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Tug McGraw 54 New York Mets  
Jim Ray 54 Houston Astros  
Ramon Hernandez 53 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Jim Brewer 51 Los Angeles Dodgers 9
Wayne Twitchell 49 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Jack Aker 48 Chicago Cubs 11
Jerry Johnson 48 San Francisco Giants  
John Strohmayer 48 Montreal Expos  
Mike Corkins 47 San Diego Padres 14
Tom Hall 47 Cincinnati Reds  
Ed Acosta 46 San Diego Padres 16
Dick Selma 46 Philadelphia Phillies  
Tom Walker 46 Montreal Expos  
George Culver 45 Houston Astros 19
Jim Barr 44 San Francisco Giants 20
Don McMahon 44 San Francisco Giants  
Bucky Brandon 42 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Mike Caldwell 42 San Diego Padres  
Fred Gladding 42 Houston Astros  
Dan McGinn 42 Chicago Cubs  



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.