1972 Northwest League Leaders

1972 Northwest League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1972 Northwest League Standings

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
Jerry Turner	Tri-City Padres	.377	75	199
Jim Buckner	Lewis-Clark Broncs	.355	113	318
John Snider	Spokane Indians	.329	99	301
Kim Andrew	Lewis-Clark Broncs	.325	88	271
James Fiack	Spokane Indians	.324	69	213
Nathaniel Clayton	Lewis-Clark Broncs	.322	96	298
John Harbin	Spokane Indians	.317	82	259
Thomas Kostolsky	Spokane Indians	.313	73	233
Willaim Siebler	Lewis-Clark Broncs	.308	66	214
Tim Steele	Spokane Indians	.305	62	203
Michael Satterlee	Lewis-Clark Broncs	.302	68	225
James Capehart	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	.298	79	265
Glenis Stone	Lewis-Clark Broncs	.293	83	283
Edward Evilsizor	Tri-City Padres	.291	64	220
Jim VanWyck	Walla Walla Islanders	.291	84	289
Padgett Cope	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	.281	63	224
Wesley Dixon	Seattle Rainiers	.270	60	222
Richard Arendell	Tri-City Padres	.259	62	239
Dean Joost	Walla Walla Islanders	.258	64	248
Craig Settles	Tri-City Padres	.256	58	227

Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Jim Buckner	Lewis-Clark Broncs	113	18	13	17
John Snider	Spokane Indians	99	13	3	1
Nathaniel Clayton	Lewis-Clark Broncs	96	15	4	7
Kim Andrew	Lewis-Clark Broncs	88	11	0	0
Jim VanWyck	Walla Walla Islanders	84	10	3	1
Glenis Stone	Lewis-Clark Broncs	83	12	3	8
John Harbin	Spokane Indians	82	16	4	3
James Capehart	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	79	10	5	6
Jerry Turner	Tri-City Padres	75	7	3	6
Thomas Kostolsky	Spokane Indians	73	11	1	4

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Jim Buckner	Lewis-Clark Broncs	17
Jack Winchester	Seattle Rainiers	13
Alan Peters	Seattle Rainiers	10
Edward Evilsizor	Tri-City Padres	8
Michael Satterlee	Lewis-Clark Broncs	8
Glenis Stone	Lewis-Clark Broncs	8
Nathaniel Clayton	Lewis-Clark Broncs	7
Dean Joost	Walla Walla Islanders	7
John Owens	Seattle Rainiers	7
James Capehart	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	6
Jerry Turner	Tri-City Padres	6
Gary Walls	Tri-City Padres	6
James Fiack	Spokane Indians	5
Craig Settles	Tri-City Padres	5
Rudolph Sgontz	Walla Walla Islanders	5
Wesley Dixon	Seattle Rainiers	4
Thomas Kostolsky	Spokane Indians	4
Guy Ezzell	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	3
John Harbin	Spokane Indians	3
David Hubbard	Spokane Indians	3

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Jim Buckner	Lewis-Clark Broncs	18
John Harbin	Spokane Indians	16
Willaim Siebler	Lewis-Clark Broncs	16
Nathaniel Clayton	Lewis-Clark Broncs	15
Guy Ezzell	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	15
Curt Daniels	Walla Walla Islanders	14
Michael Satterlee	Lewis-Clark Broncs	14
Tim Steele	Spokane Indians	14
Larry Corrigan	Spokane Indians	13
Alan Peters	Seattle Rainiers	13
John Snider	Spokane Indians	13
Greg Brust	Seattle Rainiers	12
Padgett Cope	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	12
Glenis Stone	Lewis-Clark Broncs	12
Kim Andrew	Lewis-Clark Broncs	11
James Fiack	Spokane Indians	11
Thomas Kostolsky	Spokane Indians	11
Gary Walls	Tri-City Padres	11
James Capehart	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	10
Edward Evilsizor	Tri-City Padres	10

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Jim Buckner	Lewis-Clark Broncs	13
Melvin Lord	Tri-City Padres	9
Scott Murphy	Lewis-Clark Broncs	7
Edward Evilsizor	Tri-City Padres	6
Dan Tippit	Lewis-Clark Broncs	6
James Capehart	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	5
Michael Parnow	Spokane Indians	5
Craig Settles	Tri-City Padres	5
Willaim Siebler	Lewis-Clark Broncs	5
Nathaniel Clayton	Lewis-Clark Broncs	4
John Harbin	Spokane Indians	4
Michael Satterlee	Lewis-Clark Broncs	4
Wesley Dixon	Seattle Rainiers	3
James Fiack	Spokane Indians	3
Charles Gipson	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	3
Bill Hall	Tri-City Padres	3
Clyde Jeter	Spokane Indians	3
Dean Joost	Walla Walla Islanders	3
Barry Moss	Walla Walla Islanders	3
John Snider	Spokane Indians	3

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Jim Buckner	Lewis-Clark Broncs	62
Nathaniel Clayton	Lewis-Clark Broncs	56
John Harbin	Spokane Indians	53
Glenis Stone	Lewis-Clark Broncs	48
Dean Joost	Walla Walla Islanders	47
Jerry Turner	Tri-City Padres	47
Jack Winchester	Seattle Rainiers	47
Michael Satterlee	Lewis-Clark Broncs	46
Edward Evilsizor	Tri-City Padres	41
Kim Andrew	Lewis-Clark Broncs	40
James Fiack	Spokane Indians	40
Rudolph Sgontz	Walla Walla Islanders	40
James Capehart	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	39
Charles Gipson	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	39
Gary Walls	Tri-City Padres	39
Curt Daniels	Walla Walla Islanders	38
Willaim Siebler	Lewis-Clark Broncs	37
Thomas Kostolsky	Spokane Indians	36
Tim Steele	Spokane Indians	36
Craig Settles	Tri-City Padres	35

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Donald Standley	Spokane Indians	10	2
Christian Hanson	Walla Walla Islanders	9	6
Edward House	Lewis-Clark Broncs	9	2
John Brownlee	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	8	2
David Paynter	Walla Walla Islanders	8	5
Rich Troedson	Tri-City Padres	8	5
Wade Carpenter	Seattle Rainiers	7	7
Clarence Harrell	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	7	5
Dale Morris	Lewis-Clark Broncs	7	2
Clifton Butcher	Tri-City Padres	6	6
Timothy Hoyles	Lewis-Clark Broncs	6	3
Gene Lanthorn	Seattle Rainiers	6	8
Bob Lesslie	Spokane Indians	6	7
Gary Murphy	Lewis-Clark Broncs	6	3
David Garcia	Lewis-Clark Broncs	5	2
Rusty Gerhardt	Tri-City Padres	5	6
Mike Hefftner	Tri-City Padres	5	5
Tim Indie	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	5	5
Joseph Kampa	Lewis-Clark Broncs	5	2
Craig Lown	Walla Walla Islanders	5	5

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Donald Standley	Spokane Indians	2.33	10	2
Edward House	Lewis-Clark Broncs	2.73	9	2
Dale Morris	Lewis-Clark Broncs	2.80	7	2
David Paynter	Walla Walla Islanders	2.95	8	5
Kenny Roberts	Walla Walla Islanders	3.00	4	4
Wade Carpenter	Seattle Rainiers	3.09	7	7
Rich Troedson	Tri-City Padres	3.19	8	5
Rusty Gerhardt	Tri-City Padres	3.24	5	6
Christian Hanson	Walla Walla Islanders	3.33	9	6
Peter Stare	Tri-City Padres	3.49	5	4
Clifton Butcher	Tri-City Padres	3.62	6	6
Jerry Johnson	Walla Walla Islanders	3.78	4	5
Joseph Kampa	Lewis-Clark Broncs	3.88	5	2
John Brownlee	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	3.92	8	2
Gene Lanthorn	Seattle Rainiers	3.92	6	8
Clarence Harrell	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	4.01	7	5
Bob Lesslie	Spokane Indians	4.01	6	7
Timothy Hoyles	Lewis-Clark Broncs	4.29	6	3
James Emery	Walla Walla Islanders	4.36	4	4
Ed Carroll	Spokane Indians	4.64	4	6

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Wade Carpenter	Seattle Rainiers	3
Rusty Gerhardt	Tri-City Padres	2
Edward House	Lewis-Clark Broncs	2
David Paynter	Walla Walla Islanders	2
Clifton Butcher	Tri-City Padres	1
Ed Carroll	Spokane Indians	1
Gary Dunkelberger	Walla Walla Islanders	1
Jose Gomez	Seattle Rainiers	1
Mike Hefftner	Tri-City Padres	1
Timothy Hoyles	Lewis-Clark Broncs	1
Tim Indie	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	1
Gene Lanthorn	Seattle Rainiers	1
Craig Lown	Walla Walla Islanders	1
Donald Standley	Spokane Indians	1
Paul Starkovich	Lewis-Clark Broncs	1
Jay Tatar	Seattle Rainiers	1
Rich Troedson	Tri-City Padres	1
Steven Wilson	Spokane Indians	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
David Paynter	Walla Walla Islanders	150
Rich Troedson	Tri-City Padres	127
Christian Hanson	Walla Walla Islanders	117
Edward House	Lewis-Clark Broncs	109
Clifton Butcher	Tri-City Padres	100
Bob Lesslie	Spokane Indians	91
Wade Carpenter	Seattle Rainiers	90
Tim Indie	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	87
Donald Standley	Spokane Indians	83
Dale Morris	Lewis-Clark Broncs	81
Rusty Gerhardt	Tri-City Padres	77
Jay Tatar	Seattle Rainiers	77
Timothy Hoyles	Lewis-Clark Broncs	76
Gene Lanthorn	Seattle Rainiers	73
Clarence Harrell	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	72
James Emery	Walla Walla Islanders	71
Ed Carroll	Spokane Indians	69
Ronald Keil	Lewis-Clark Broncs	64
Craig Lown	Walla Walla Islanders	64
John Brownlee	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	62

Save Leaders

Player	Team	SV
Ronald Keil	Lewis-Clark Broncs	12
Jeff McKay	Seattle Rainiers	11
Richard Foster	Walla Walla Islanders	9
Craig Bromann	Tri-City Padres	7
Keith Keil	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	7
Dale Morris	Lewis-Clark Broncs	7
Vandon Mattison	Spokane Indians	5
Gary Murphy	Lewis-Clark Broncs	4
Ed Carroll	Spokane Indians	3
James Emery	Walla Walla Islanders	3
Jimmy Love	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	2
Peter Stare	Tri-City Padres	2
John Sturgeon	Tri-City Padres	2
Mike Allen	Tri-City Padres	1
Chris Batton	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	1
David Bishop	Spokane Indians	1
Stephen Chipp	Seattle Rainiers	1
James Cody	Spokane Indians	1
Clarence Harrell	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	1
Tim Indie	Coos Bay-North Bend A's	1

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