| ALL-BDWL TEAM 1972 | ||||
| First Team | Second Team | |||
| C | Johnny Bench, NGW (BA.269, OPS.912, HR 45, RBI 120, R 127) | C | Ted Simmons, FMI (BA.311, OPS.810, HR 19, RBI 93, R 91) | |
| 1B | John Mayberry, PBC (BA .333, OPS 1.072, HR 40, RBI 125, R 124) | 1B | Billy Williams, ORP (BA .292, OPS .876, HR 32, RBI 107, R 79) | |
| 2B | Joe Morgan, DLH (BA .342, OPS .973, HR 18, RBI 81, R 161, SB 67) | 2B | Horace Clarke, GLV (BA .297, OPS .764, HR 10, RBI 62, R 113, SB 27) | |
| 3B | Dick Allen, DLH (BA .334, OPS 1.064, HR 38, RBI 146, R 153) | 3B | Rico Petrocelli, PBC (BA .292, OPS .841, HR 24, RBI 113, R 85) | |
| SS | Bert Campaneris, GLV (BA .291, OPS .715, HR 8, RBI 81, R 101, SB 65) | SS | Don Kessinger, LMP (BA .307, OPS .732, HR 2, RBI 55, R 86) | |
| LF | Joe Rudi, PBC (BA .367, OPS .988, HR 29, RBI 141, R 112) | LF | Willie Stargell, TXF (BA .306, OPS .959, HR 35, RBI 106, R 99) | |
| CF | Bobby Murcer, TXF (BA .305, OPS .926, HR 40, RBI 114, R 138) | CF | Al Oliver, ALC (BA .310, OPS .827, HR 17, RBI 88, R 89) | |
| RF | Reggie Jackson, DLH (BA .298, OPS .902, HR 27, RBI 110, R 92) | RF | Bobby Bonds, GLV (BA .278, OPS .827, HR 24, RBI 113, R 109, SB 36) | |
| SP | Steve Carlton, BKB (35-3, GS 41, ERA 1.46, WHIP 0.92, K 300, CG 24, SH 12 ) | SP | Bob Gibson, APR (20-9, GS 34, ERA 2.16, WHIP 0.93, K 197, CG 21, SH 7) | |
| RP | Jim Brewer, NGW (9-4, SV 26, G 50, ERA 1.73, WHIP 0.63, K 39) | RP | Ramon Hernandez, BKB (10-2, SV 30, H 4, G 56 , ERA 1.40, WHIP 0.87, K 46) | |
| 1st Team Items of Interest: | 2nd Team Items of Interest: | |||
| * Johnny Bench was 2nd team catcher in 1970. | * Ted Simmons was 2nd team catcher in 1971 as a rookie. | |||
| * John Mayberry is 1st rookie named 1st team. | * Rico Petrocelli was 1st team shortstop in 1970. | |||
| * Joe Morgan & Bobby Murcer are 1st player to repeat as 1st team. | * Willie Stargell was 1st team left-fielder in 1971. | |||
| * Bert Campaneris was 2nd team shortstop in 1970. | * Bobby Bonds was 2nd team right-fielder in 1971. | |||
| * Dallas ties Fremont (1971) & Fort Worth (1970) for most 1st team with 3. | * Bob Gibson was 2nd team starting pitcher in 1970. | |||
| * Don Buford was 1st team second-baseman in 1970 & 2nd team LF in 1971. | * Rod Carew (2B) & Vida Blue (SP) were 1st rookies named | |||
| * Rusty Staub was 2nd team right-fielder in 1970 & 1st team RF in 1971. | to ALL-BDWL team when they were named 2nd team in 1971. | |||