1972 National League Cy Young Award
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The unanimous winner of the 1972 National League Cy Young Award was Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies.
[edit] Award Voting
| Player | Team | Points | Points Share (Max Points) | First Votes | W - L | SV | G | GS | CG | SHO | RA | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | ER | ERA | WHIP | K/IP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Carlton | Philadelphia Phillies ^ | 120 | 1.000 (120) | 24 | 27 - 10 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 346.1 | 257 | 17 | 87 | 310 | 76 | 1.97 | 0.30 | 0.90 | |
| Steve Blass | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 0.292 (120) | 0 | 19 - 8 | 0 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 249.2 | 227 | 18 | 84 | 117 | 69 | 2.49 | 0.41 | 0.47 | |
| Fergie Jenkins | Chicago Cubs | 23 | 0.192 (120) | 0 | 20 - 12 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 289.1 | 253 | 32 | 62 | 184 | 103 | 3.20 | 0.32 | 0.64 | |
| Mike Marshall | Montreal Expos | 8 | 0.067 (120) | 0 | 14 - 8 | 18 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 116.0 | 82 | 3 | 47 | 95 | 23 | 1.78 | 0.43 | 0.82 | |
| Gary Nolan | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 0.050 (120) | 0 | 15 - 5 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 176.0 | 147 | 13 | 30 | 90 | 39 | 1.99 | 0.24 | 0.51 | |
| Don Sutton | Los Angeles Dodgers | 6 | 0.050 (120) | 0 | 19 - 9 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 272.2 | 186 | 13 | 63 | 207 | 63 | 2.08 | 0.28 | 0.76 | |
| Clay Carroll | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 0.050 (120) | 0 | 6 - 4 | 37 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 96.0 | 89 | 5 | 32 | 51 | 24 | 2.25 | 0.39 | 0.53 | |
| Tom Seaver | New York Mets | 6 | 0.050 (120) | 0 | 21 - 12 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 262.0 | 215 | 23 | 77 | 249 | 85 | 2.92 | 0.38 | 0.95 | |
| Bob Gibson | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 0.025 (120) | 0 | 19 - 11 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 278.0 | 226 | 14 | 88 | 208 | 76 | 2.46 | 0.37 | 0.75 | |
| Milt Pappas | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 0.025 (120) | 0 | 17 - 7 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 195.0 | 187 | 18 | 29 | 80 | 60 | 2.77 | 0.24 | 0.41 |
| Preceded by 1971 | Cy Young Award American 1972 | Succeeded by 1973 |

