| Divisional | ||||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Strk | Recent | RF | RA | Mgn | Mgc | Pythag | PD | Div | |
| AL |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1972 | Pittsburgh SmokinBats | 98 | 56 | .636 | - |   | 6-4 | L3 | lllwwlwwww | 651 | 494 | 157 | 0 | 98-56 | 0 | 64-34 |
| 1972 | St Louis Perfectos | 79 | 75 | .513 | 19 |   | 5-5 | L1 | lwlllwlwww | 570 | 584 | -14 |   | 75-79 | 4 | 49-49 |
| 1972 | Los Angeles Kings | 78 | 76 | .506 | 20 |   | 3-7 | L4 | llllwlwllw | 544 | 548 | -4 |   | 76-78 | 2 | 57-41 |
| 1972 | River City Rhinos | 74 | 80 | .481 | 24 |   | 5-5 | L2 | llwwlwllww | 566 | 593 | -27 |   | 73-81 | 1 | 47-51 |
| 1972 | Hanover-Horton Heffalumps | 74 | 80 | .481 | 24 |   | 4-6 | W1 | wllllwwwll | 487 | 512 | -25 |   | 73-81 | 1 | 53-45 |
| 1972 | Boston Stranglers | 71 | 83 | .461 | 27 |   | 7-3 | W1 | wlwwwwlwwl | 549 | 603 | -54 |   | 70-84 | 1 | 43-55 |
| 1972 | Nantahala Nightcrawlers | 69 | 85 | .448 | 29 |   | 2-8 | W2 | wwllllllll | 558 | 605 | -47 |   | 71-83 | -2 | 40-58 |
| 1972 | Ilion Golden Bombers | 64 | 90 | .416 | 34 |   | 5-5 | W2 | wwlwwlwlll | 600 | 713 | -113 |   | 64-90 | 0 | 39-59 |
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| NL |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1972 | Useless Bay Water Apes | 103 | 51 | .669 | - |   | 7-3 | W3 | wwwlwwwllw | 776 | 536 | 240 | 0 | 104-50 | -1 | 62-36 |
| 1972 | Wisconsin Warbirds | 86 | 68 | .558 | 17 |   | 5-5 | W1 | wlwwllllww | 679 | 591 | 88 |   | 88-66 | -2 | 56-42 |
| 1972 | Toledo Mud Hens | 82 | 72 | .532 | 21 |   | 5-5 | W3 | wwwllwwlll | 645 | 581 | 64 |   | 85-69 | -3 | 52-46 |
| 1972 | Topeka Tornados | 77 | 77 | .500 | 26 |   | 7-3 | L1 | lwllwwwwww | 566 | 610 | -44 |   | 71-83 | 6 | 52-46 |
| 1972 | Chicago Whales | 75 | 79 | .487 | 28 |   | 6-4 | L1 | lwwlwwlwwl | 612 | 605 | 7 |   | 78-76 | -3 | 54-44 |
| 1972 | Atlanta Braves | 72 | 82 | .468 | 31 |   | 6-4 | W2 | wwlwwlwwll | 540 | 603 | -63 |   | 69-85 | 3 | 45-53 |
| 1972 | Santa Fe Fuego | 66 | 88 | .429 | 37 |   | 2-8 | L2 | llwwllllll | 793 | 799 | -6 |   | 76-78 | -10 | 36-62 |
| 1972 | Carmel Crush | 64 | 90 | .416 | 39 |   | 5-5 | L2 | llwwlllwww | 524 | 683 | -159 |   | 57-97 | 7 | 35-63 |
| Wildcard | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Strk | Pythag | Overall | PyPct | OvPct | PD | 1-run | Extra | Mgc |
| AL |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1972 | Pittsburgh SmokinBats | 98 | 56 | .636 | na | L3 | 98-56 | 98-56 | .635 | .636 | 0 | 31-20 | 11-5 |   |
| 1972 | St Louis Perfectos | 79 | 75 | .513 | - | L1 | 75-79 | 79-75 | .488 | .513 | 4 | 33-23 | 9-9 | 0 |
| 1972 | Los Angeles Kings | 78 | 76 | .506 | 1 | L4 | 76-78 | 78-76 | .496 | .506 | 2 | 29-31 | 6-8 |   |
| 1972 | River City Rhinos | 74 | 80 | .481 | 5 | L2 | 73-81 | 74-80 | .477 | .481 | 1 | 27-26 | 8-12 |   |
| 1972 | Hanover-Horton Heffalumps | 74 | 80 | .481 | 5 | W1 | 73-81 | 74-80 | .475 | .481 | 1 | 28-29 | 12-12 |   |
| 1972 | Boston Stranglers | 71 | 83 | .461 | 8 | W1 | 70-84 | 71-83 | .453 | .461 | 1 | 25-29 | 9-14 |   |
| 1972 | Nantahala Nightcrawlers | 69 | 85 | .448 | 10 | W2 | 71-83 | 69-85 | .460 | .448 | -2 | 21-33 | 11-11 |   |
| 1972 | Ilion Golden Bombers | 64 | 90 | .416 | 15 | W2 | 64-90 | 64-90 | .415 | .416 | 0 | 16-25 | 5-8 |   |
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| NL |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1972 | Useless Bay Water Apes | 103 | 51 | .669 | na | W3 | 104-50 | 103-51 | .677 | .669 | -1 | 28-19 | 8-5 |   |
| 1972 | Wisconsin Warbirds | 86 | 68 | .558 | - | W1 | 88-66 | 86-68 | .569 | .558 | -2 | 20-24 | 6-4 | 0 |
| 1972 | Toledo Mud Hens | 82 | 72 | .532 | 4 | W3 | 85-69 | 82-72 | .552 | .532 | -3 | 29-29 | 8-6 |   |
| 1972 | Topeka Tornados | 77 | 77 | .500 | 9 | L1 | 71-83 | 77-77 | .463 | .500 | 6 | 22-16 | 7-8 |   |
| 1972 | Chicago Whales | 75 | 79 | .487 | 11 | L1 | 78-76 | 75-79 | .506 | .487 | -3 | 22-28 | 8-10 |   |
| 1972 | Atlanta Braves | 72 | 82 | .468 | 14 | W2 | 69-85 | 72-82 | .445 | .468 | 3 | 31-21 | 14-9 |   |
| 1972 | Santa Fe Fuego | 66 | 88 | .429 | 20 | L2 | 76-78 | 66-88 | .496 | .429 | -10 | 19-26 | 2-3 |   |
| 1972 | Carmel Crush | 64 | 90 | .416 | 22 | L2 | 57-97 | 64-90 | .371 | .416 | 7 | 21-23 | 7-7 |   |
| Expanded1 | |||||||||
| Year | Team | Home | Road | Grass | Turf | vsLHP | vsRHP | Div | InterLg |
| AL |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1972 | Pittsburgh SmokinBats | 56-21 | 42-35 | 30-29 | 68-27 | 35-15 | 63-41 | 64-34 | 34-22 |
| 1972 | St Louis Perfectos | 40-37 | 39-38 | 30-29 | 49-46 | 26-13 | 53-62 | 49-49 | 30-26 |
| 1972 | Los Angeles Kings | 43-34 | 35-42 | 67-63 | 11-13 | 18-24 | 60-52 | 57-41 | 21-35 |
| 1972 | River City Rhinos | 38-39 | 36-41 | 66-64 | 8-16 | 25-22 | 49-58 | 47-51 | 27-29 |
| 1972 | Hanover-Horton Heffalumps | 40-37 | 34-43 | 62-67 | 12-13 | 23-22 | 51-58 | 53-45 | 21-35 |
| 1972 | Boston Stranglers | 41-36 | 30-47 | 25-35 | 46-48 | 25-27 | 46-56 | 43-55 | 28-28 |
| 1972 | Nantahala Nightcrawlers | 36-41 | 33-44 | 60-70 | 9-15 | 24-25 | 45-60 | 40-58 | 29-27 |
| 1972 | Ilion Golden Bombers | 37-40 | 27-50 | 59-70 | 5-20 | 19-33 | 45-57 | 39-59 | 25-31 |
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| NL |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1972 | Useless Bay Water Apes | 55-22 | 48-29 | 92-44 | 11-7 | 29-18 | 74-33 | 62-36 | 41-15 |
| 1972 | Wisconsin Warbirds | 51-26 | 35-42 | 77-59 | 9-9 | 23-16 | 63-52 | 56-42 | 30-26 |
| 1972 | Toledo Mud Hens | 49-28 | 33-44 | 29-38 | 53-34 | 24-23 | 58-49 | 52-46 | 30-26 |
| 1972 | Topeka Tornados | 38-39 | 39-38 | 68-69 | 9-8 | 27-25 | 50-52 | 52-46 | 25-31 |
| 1972 | Chicago Whales | 42-35 | 33-44 | 69-67 | 6-12 | 19-26 | 56-53 | 54-44 | 21-35 |
| 1972 | Atlanta Braves | 36-41 | 36-41 | 67-70 | 5-12 | 20-24 | 52-58 | 45-53 | 27-29 |
| 1972 | Santa Fe Fuego | 38-39 | 28-49 | 64-72 | 2-16 | 21-26 | 45-62 | 36-62 | 30-26 |
| 1972 | Carmel Crush | 37-40 | 27-50 | 59-78 | 5-12 | 23-24 | 41-66 | 35-63 | 29-27 |
| Expanded2 | ||||||
| Year | Team | Lead7 | Tied7 | Trail7 | 1-run | Extra |
| AL |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1972 | Pittsburgh SmokinBats | 78-5 | 14-8 | 6-43 | 31-20 | 11-5 |
| 1972 | St Louis Perfectos | 60-3 | 8-10 | 11-62 | 33-23 | 9-9 |
| 1972 | Los Angeles Kings | 56-7 | 13-9 | 9-60 | 29-31 | 6-8 |
| 1972 | River City Rhinos | 58-10 | 9-13 | 7-57 | 27-26 | 8-12 |
| 1972 | Hanover-Horton Heffalumps | 56-7 | 12-16 | 6-57 | 28-29 | 12-12 |
| 1972 | Boston Stranglers | 54-11 | 9-11 | 8-61 | 25-29 | 9-14 |
| 1972 | Nantahala Nightcrawlers | 57-10 | 6-12 | 6-63 | 21-33 | 11-11 |
| 1972 | Ilion Golden Bombers | 48-9 | 9-10 | 7-71 | 16-25 | 5-8 |
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| NL |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1972 | Useless Bay Water Apes | 82-6 | 11-3 | 10-42 | 28-19 | 8-5 |
| 1972 | Wisconsin Warbirds | 77-8 | 6-7 | 3-53 | 20-24 | 6-4 |
| 1972 | Toledo Mud Hens | 67-9 | 8-7 | 7-56 | 29-29 | 8-6 |
| 1972 | Topeka Tornados | 61-5 | 6-6 | 10-66 | 22-16 | 7-8 |
| 1972 | Chicago Whales | 58-5 | 9-8 | 8-66 | 22-28 | 8-10 |
| 1972 | Atlanta Braves | 46-11 | 14-8 | 12-63 | 31-21 | 14-9 |
| 1972 | Santa Fe Fuego | 53-16 | 4-13 | 9-59 | 19-26 | 2-3 |
| 1972 | Carmel Crush | 40-9 | 12-9 | 12-72 | 21-23 | 7-7 |