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 Houston Astros Batting Leaders (1972) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Cesar Cedeno .320
2. Bob Watson .312
3. Lee May .284
4. Jimmy Wynn .273
5. Johnny Edwards .268
6. Tommy Helms .259
7. Doug Rader .237
8. Larry Howard .223
9. Roger Metzger .222
Home Runs
1. Lee May 29
2. Jimmy Wynn 24
3. Cesar Cedeno 22
3. Doug Rader 22
5. Bob Watson 16
6. Johnny Edwards 5
6. Tommy Helms 5
8. Norm Miller 4
9. Dave Roberts 2
9. Larry Howard 2
Runs Batted In
1. Lee May 98
2. Doug Rader 90
2. Jimmy Wynn 90
4. Bob Watson 86
5. Cesar Cedeno 82
6. Tommy Helms 60
7. Johnny Edwards 40
8. Roger Metzger 38
9. Larry Howard 13
9. Norm Miller 13
On-Base Average
1. Jimmy Wynn .389
2. Cesar Cedeno .385
3. Bob Watson .378
4. Johnny Edwards .358
5. Lee May .343
6. Doug Rader .309
7. Larry Howard .299
8. Tommy Helms .291
9. Roger Metzger .288
Slugging Percentage
1. Cesar Cedeno .537
2. Lee May .490
3. Jimmy Wynn .470
4. Bob Watson .464
5. Doug Rader .425
6. Johnny Edwards .373
7. Tommy Helms .346
8. Larry Howard .306
9. Roger Metzger .259
Runs Scored
1. Jimmy Wynn 117
2. Cesar Cedeno 103
3. Lee May 87
4. Roger Metzger 84
5. Bob Watson 74
6. Doug Rader 70
7. Tommy Helms 45
8. Johnny Edwards 33
9. Norm Miller 18
10. Larry Howard 16
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Cesar Cedeno .922
2. Jimmy Wynn .859
3. Bob Watson .842
4. Lee May .833
5. Doug Rader .734
6. Johnny Edwards .731
7. Tommy Helms .637
8. Larry Howard .605
9. Roger Metzger .547
Isolated Power
1. Cesar Cedeno .217
2. Lee May .206
3. Jimmy Wynn .197
4. Doug Rader .188
5. Bob Watson .152
6. Johnny Edwards .105
7. Tommy Helms .087
8. Larry Howard .083
9. Roger Metzger .037
Steals
1. Cesar Cedeno 55
2. Roger Metzger 23
3. Jimmy Wynn 17
4. Doug Rader 5
5. Tommy Helms 4
6. Lee May 3
7. Johnny Edwards 2
8. Norm Miller 1
8. Bob Watson 1
Hits
1. Cesar Cedeno 179
2. Bob Watson 171
3. Lee May 168
4. Jimmy Wynn 148
5. Roger Metzger 142
6. Tommy Helms 134
7. Doug Rader 131
8. Johnny Edwards 89
9. Larry Howard 35
10. Jesus Alou 29
Doubles
1. Cesar Cedeno 39
2. Lee May 31
3. Jimmy Wynn 29
4. Bob Watson 27
5. Doug Rader 24
6. Tommy Helms 20
7. Johnny Edwards 16
8. Roger Metzger 12
9. Larry Howard 7
10. Jimmy Stewart 5
Triples
1. Cesar Cedeno 8
2. Doug Rader 7
3. Tommy Helms 5
4. Bob Watson 4
5. Roger Metzger 3
5. Jimmy Wynn 3
7. Johnny Edwards 2
7. Lee May 2
7. Jimmy Stewart 2
10. Don Wilson 1
Walks
1. Jimmy Wynn 103
2. Roger Metzger 60
3. Doug Rader 57
4. Cesar Cedeno 56
5. Bob Watson 53
6. Lee May 52
7. Johnny Edwards 50
8. Tommy Helms 24
9. Larry Howard 17
10. Norm Miller 13
Sacrifice Hits
1. Roger Metzger 9
2. Don Wilson 8
3. Ken Forsch 7
4. Larry Dierker 6
4. Dave Roberts 6
6. Norm Miller 4
7. Tom Griffin 3
7. Tommy Helms 3
9. George Culver 2
9. Doug Rader 2
Total Bases
1. Cesar Cedeno 300
2. Lee May 290
3. Jimmy Wynn 255
4. Bob Watson 254
5. Doug Rader 235
6. Tommy Helms 179
7. Roger Metzger 166
8. Johnny Edwards 124
9. Larry Howard 48
10. Norm Miller 42
Games Played
1. Roger Metzger 153
2. Doug Rader 152
3. Lee May 148
4. Bob Watson 147
5. Jimmy Wynn 145
6. Cesar Cedeno 139
6. Tommy Helms 139
8. Johnny Edwards 108
9. Jimmy Stewart 68
10. Norm Miller 67
At Bats
1. Roger Metzger 641
2. Lee May 592
3. Cesar Cedeno 559
4. Doug Rader 553
5. Bob Watson 548
6. Jimmy Wynn 542
7. Tommy Helms 518
8. Johnny Edwards 332
9. Larry Howard 157
10. Norm Miller 107
Plate Appearances
1. Roger Metzger 706
2. Jimmy Wynn 650
3. Lee May 647
4. Cesar Cedeno 624
4. Doug Rader 624
6. Bob Watson 614
7. Tommy Helms 556
8. Johnny Edwards 391
9. Larry Howard 174
10. Norm Miller 121
Strikeouts
1. Lee May 145
2. Doug Rader 120
3. Jimmy Wynn 99
4. Bob Watson 83
5. Roger Metzger 71
6. Cesar Cedeno 62
7. Jerry Reuss 40
8. Johnny Edwards 39
9. Don Wilson 35
10. Larry Howard 30
Strikeout Percent
1. Tommy Helms 5.2%
2. Cesar Cedeno 11.1%
2. Roger Metzger 11.1%
4. Johnny Edwards 11.7%
5. Bob Watson 15.1%
6. Jimmy Wynn 18.3%
7. Larry Howard 19.1%
8. Doug Rader 21.7%
9. Lee May 24.5%
Steal Success
1. Cesar Cedeno 72.4%
2. Roger Metzger 71.9%
3. Jimmy Wynn 70.8%
4. Doug Rader 50.0%
Secondary Average
1. Jimmy Wynn .419
2. Cesar Cedeno .415
3. Doug Rader .300
4. Lee May .299
5. Johnny Edwards .262
6. Bob Watson .250
7. Larry Howard .191
8. Roger Metzger .167
9. Tommy Helms .141
Hit By Pitch
1. Bob Watson 8
2. Cesar Cedeno 5
2. Doug Rader 5
4. Tommy Helms 4
5. Lee May 2
5. Jimmy Wynn 2
7. Larry Dierker 1
7. Jesus Alou 1
7. Johnny Edwards 1
7. Roger Metzger 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Cesar Cedeno 69
2. Lee May 62
3. Jimmy Wynn 56
4. Doug Rader 53
5. Bob Watson 47
6. Tommy Helms 30
7. Johnny Edwards 23
8. Roger Metzger 17
9. Larry Howard 9
10. Norm Miller 8
Runs Created
1. Cesar Cedeno 113
2. Jimmy Wynn 103
3. Bob Watson 97
4. Lee May 95
5. Doug Rader 69
6. Tommy Helms 51
7. Roger Metzger 49
8. Johnny Edwards 46
9. Larry Howard 13
9. Norm Miller 13
Runs Created / 27
1. Cesar Cedeno 7.32
2. Jimmy Wynn 6.72
3. Bob Watson 6.70
4. Lee May 5.84
5. Johnny Edwards 4.76
6. Doug Rader 4.09
7. Tommy Helms 3.38
8. Larry Howard 2.74
9. Roger Metzger 2.51
Home Run Percent
1. Lee May 4.9%
2. Jimmy Wynn 4.4%
3. Doug Rader 4.0%
4. Cesar Cedeno 3.9%
5. Bob Watson 2.9%
6. Johnny Edwards 1.5%
7. Larry Howard 1.3%
8. Tommy Helms 1.0%
9. Roger Metzger 0.3%
Intentional Walks
1. Johnny Edwards 12
1. Lee May 12
3. Tommy Helms 8
3. Doug Rader 8
5. Jimmy Wynn 6
6. Cesar Cedeno 5
6. Bob Watson 5
8. Jesus Alou 4
9. Larry Howard 3
10. Jack Hiatt 2
Sacrifice Flies
1. Tommy Helms 10
2. Doug Rader 9
3. Johnny Edwards 8
4. Bob Watson 5
5. Cesar Cedeno 4
5. Roger Metzger 4
7. Jimmy Stewart 3
7. Jimmy Wynn 3
9. Dave Roberts 2
10. Fred Gladding 1
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Doug Rader 18
2. Lee May 13
3. Cesar Cedeno 11
4. Tommy Helms 8
4. Jimmy Wynn 8
6. Roger Metzger 7
7. Bob Watson 6
8. Johnny Edwards 5
8. Larry Howard 5
10. Norm Miller 4

 Houston Astros Pitching Leaders (1972) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Larry Dierker 15
1. Don Wilson 15
3. Dave Roberts 12
4. Jim Ray 10
5. Jerry Reuss 9
6. George Culver 6
6. Ken Forsch 6
8. Fred Gladding 5
8. Tom Griffin 5
10. J.R. Richard 1
Earned Run Average
1. Don Wilson 2.68
2. George Culver 3.05
3. Tom Griffin 3.24
4. Larry Dierker 3.40
5. Ken Forsch 3.91
6. Jerry Reuss 4.17
7. Jim Ray 4.28
8. Dave Roberts 4.50
Strikeouts
1. Jerry Reuss 174
2. Don Wilson 172
3. Larry Dierker 115
4. Ken Forsch 113
5. Dave Roberts 111
6. Tom Griffin 83
7. George Culver 82
8. Jim Ray 50
9. Jim York 25
10. Fred Gladding 18
Saves
1. Fred Gladding 14
2. Jim Ray 8
3. Tom Griffin 3
4. George Culver 2
4. Dave Roberts 2
6. Mike Cosgrove 1
6. Jerry Reuss 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Don Wilson 10.33
2. George Culver 10.73
3. Larry Dierker 10.90
4. Jim Ray 12.06
5. Jerry Reuss 12.19
6. Tom Griffin 12.40
7. Ken Forsch 12.95
8. Dave Roberts 13.31
Winning Percentage
1. George Culver .750
2. Larry Dierker .652
3. Dave Roberts .632
4. Don Wilson .600
5. Tom Griffin .556
6. Jim Ray .526
7. Ken Forsch .429
8. Jerry Reuss .409
Save Success
1. George Culver 100.0%
1. Fred Gladding 100.0%
1. Tom Griffin 100.0%
1. Jim Ray 100.0%
1. Dave Roberts 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Don Wilson 13
2. Larry Dierker 12
3. Dave Roberts 7
4. Jerry Reuss 4
5. Ken Forsch 1
5. Tom Griffin 1
Shutouts
1. Larry Dierker 5
2. Dave Roberts 3
2. Don Wilson 3
4. Tom Griffin 1
4. Jerry Reuss 1
Starts
1. Don Wilson 33
2. Larry Dierker 31
3. Jerry Reuss 30
4. Dave Roberts 28
5. Ken Forsch 24
6. Tom Griffin 5
7. Mike Cosgrove 1
7. J.R. Richard 1
Appearances
1. Jim Ray 54
2. George Culver 45
3. Fred Gladding 42
4. Tom Griffin 39
5. Dave Roberts 35
6. Jerry Reuss 33
6. Don Wilson 33
8. Larry Dierker 31
9. Ken Forsch 30
10. Jim York 26
Innings Pitched
1. Don Wilson 228.1
2. Larry Dierker 214.2
3. Jerry Reuss 192.0
3. Dave Roberts 192.0
5. Ken Forsch 156.1
6. George Culver 97.1
7. Tom Griffin 94.1
8. Jim Ray 90.1
9. Fred Gladding 48.2
10. Jim York 36.0
Opp. OPS
1. Don Wilson .596
2. George Culver .597
3. Larry Dierker .626
4. Jerry Reuss .650
5. Tom Griffin .659
6. Jim Ray .666
7. Dave Roberts .737
8. Ken Forsch .744
Defense Independent ERA
1. Don Wilson 3.30
2. Tom Griffin 3.51
3. Larry Dierker 3.56
4. Jerry Reuss 3.59
5. George Culver 3.73
6. Dave Roberts 3.98
7. Ken Forsch 4.32
8. Jim Ray 4.89
Innings / Game
1. Larry Dierker 6.92
1. Don Wilson 6.92
3. Jerry Reuss 5.82
4. Dave Roberts 5.49
5. Ken Forsch 5.21
6. Tom Griffin 2.42
7. George Culver 2.16
8. Jim Ray 1.67
Opp. Batting Average
1. George Culver .207
2. Jim Ray .223
3. Don Wilson .228
4. Jerry Reuss .240
5. Tom Griffin .250
6. Larry Dierker .252
7. Ken Forsch .268
8. Dave Roberts .291
Opp. Slugging
1. George Culver .295
2. Don Wilson .311
3. Jerry Reuss .325
4. Larry Dierker .327
5. Tom Griffin .334
6. Jim Ray .350
7. Dave Roberts .396
8. Ken Forsch .409
Opp. On-Base
1. Don Wilson .285
2. Larry Dierker .299
3. George Culver .302
4. Jim Ray .316
5. Tom Griffin .325
5. Jerry Reuss .325
7. Ken Forsch .335
8. Dave Roberts .341
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Jerry Reuss 8.16
2. Tom Griffin 7.92
3. George Culver 7.58
4. Don Wilson 6.78
5. Ken Forsch 6.51
6. Dave Roberts 5.20
7. Jim Ray 4.98
8. Larry Dierker 4.82
Hits / 9 IP
1. George Culver 6.75
2. Jim Ray 7.67
3. Don Wilson 7.73
4. Jerry Reuss 8.30
5. Larry Dierker 8.76
6. Tom Griffin 8.78
7. Ken Forsch 9.38
8. Dave Roberts 10.64
Walks / 9 IP
1. Larry Dierker 2.14
2. Don Wilson 2.60
3. Dave Roberts 2.67
4. Ken Forsch 3.57
5. Tom Griffin 3.63
6. Jerry Reuss 3.89
7. George Culver 3.98
8. Jim Ray 4.38
Hit Batters
1. Jerry Reuss 10
2. George Culver 5
2. Larry Dierker 5
4. Tom Griffin 3
4. Jim Ray 3
6. Wade Blasingame 2
6. Fred Gladding 2
6. J.R. Richard 2
6. Dave Roberts 2
6. Don Wilson 2
Homers Allowed
1. Ken Forsch 19
2. Dave Roberts 18
3. Don Wilson 16
4. Larry Dierker 14
4. Jerry Reuss 14
6. Jim Ray 10
7. George Culver 7
7. Tom Griffin 7
9. Jim York 3
10. Mike Cosgrove 2

 Houston Astros Fielding Leaders (1972) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Larry Dierker 1.000
1. Jim Ray 1.000
3. Lee May .996
4. Johnny Edwards .988
5. Jimmy Wynn .986
6. Cesar Cedeno .981
7. Larry Howard .980
8. Tommy Helms .979
9. Bob Watson .978
10. Dave Roberts .977
Outfield Assists
1. Jimmy Wynn 11
2. Cesar Cedeno 9
3. Bob Watson 7
4. Norm Miller 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Wade Blasingame 1.000
1. Mike Cosgrove 1.000
1. Larry Dierker 1.000
1. Joe Gibbon 1.000
1. Jim Ray 1.000
1. Jim York 1.000
7. Dave Roberts .977
8. Don Wilson .957
9. George Culver .900
9. Ken Forsch .900
Fielding Average (C)
1. Johnny Edwards .988
2. Larry Howard .980
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Lee May .996
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Tommy Helms .979
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Doug Rader .958
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Roger Metzger .971
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Bob Watson .978
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Cesar Cedeno .981
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Jimmy Wynn .986
Range Factor (P)
1. Joe Gibbon 6.43
2. Wade Blasingame 2.25
3. Dave Roberts 2.06
4. Jim York 2.00
5. George Culver 1.86
5. Don Wilson 1.86
7. Jerry Reuss 1.55
8. Tom Griffin 1.53
9. Larry Dierker 1.47
10. Jim Ray 1.20
Range Factor (C)
1. Larry Howard 7.41
2. Johnny Edwards 7.26
Range Factor (1B)
1. Lee May 9.60
Range Factor (2B)
1. Tommy Helms 5.87
Range Factor (3B)
1. Doug Rader 3.18
Range Factor (SS)
1. Roger Metzger 5.01
Range Factor (LF)
1. Bob Watson 1.62
Range Factor (CF)
1. Cesar Cedeno 2.66
Range Factor (RF)
1. Jimmy Wynn 2.10
Runners Thrown Out
1. Johnny Edwards 24
2. Larry Howard 11
3. Jack Hiatt 2
RTO%
1. Johnny Edwards 28.6%
2. Larry Howard 27.5%
Steals / 9 IP
1. Larry Howard 0.62
2. Johnny Edwards 0.63