1972 NL Wins by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games won
The Pittsburgh Pirates led the NL in wins in 1972, with 96, 1 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 12 NL teams is 77.4.
Led the NL in 1972
Pittsburgh Pirates
155 games
96
Wins
1 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | G | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | 96 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
154 | 95 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
156 | 85 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
155 | 85 |
| 5 |
 Houston Astros
|
153 | 84 |
| 6 |
 New York Mets
|
156 | 83 |
| NL average | 77.4 | ||
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | 75 |
| 8 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
155 | 70 |
| 8 |
 Montreal Expos
|
156 | 70 |
| 10 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
155 | 69 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
156 | 59 |
| 12 |
 San Diego Padres
|
153 | 58 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.