SPB Batter Useage -- 1972 Lafayette Chiefs
Regular season -- as of 9/30/1972
| Primary |
| Name | P | AVG | AB-REAL | AB-DMB | Usage% |
| Tim McCarver | c | .246 | 391 | 327 | 84 |
| John Bateman | c | .224 | 281 | 54 | 19 |
| George Mitterwald | c | .184 | 163 | 144 | 88 |
| Hal King | c | .180 | 122 | 187 | 153 |
| Lee May | 1b | .284 | 592 | 609 | 103 |
| Mike Fiore | 1b | .063 | 16 | 15 | 94 |
| Jack Brohamer | 2b | .233 | 527 | 516 | 98 |
| Hank Allen | 3b | .143 | 21 | 17 | 81 |
| Wayne Garrett | 3b | .232 | 298 | 265 | 89 |
| Ken McMullen | 3b | .269 | 472 | 472 | 100 |
| Jorge Orta | ss | .202 | 124 | 221 | 178 |
| Toby Harrah | ss | .259 | 374 | 338 | 90 |
| Ron Hansen | ss | .133 | 30 | 91 | 303 |
| Bobby Tolan | cf | .283 | 604 | 604 | 100 |
| Jim Nettles | cf | .204 | 235 | 203 | 86 |
| Al Kaline | rf | .313 | 278 | 250 | 90 |
| Clyde Mashore | rf | .227 | 176 | 140 | 80 |
| Jim Northrup | of | .261 | 426 | 426 | 100 |
| Jerry Morales | of | .239 | 347 | 337 | 97 |
| Pitchers |   | .140 | 408 | 395 | 0 |
| Total |   | .242 | 5885 | 5611 | 0 |