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National League Central · 2019

Pittsburgh Pirates

Team WAR
20.7
15.2 bat / 5.5 pitch
Win %
.426
pyth .417
Run diff
-153
4.68 / 5.62 per g
wRC+
95
ERA
5.15
FIP 4.87
Home runs
173

The Pittsburgh Pirates went 69-93 in 2019, a .426 winning percentage — 24th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 758 runs and allowed 911, a run differential of -153. The offence ranked 20th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 5.15 staff ERA was 26th of 30. Their 95 team wRC+ was 5% below league average — 18th of 30 in MLB. Starling Marte led the position players at 3.8 WAR, and Joe Musgrove the rotation at a 4.44 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

1,543 team hits
Starling Marte159Starling Marte — 159 hits (10.3%)Bryan Reynolds154Bryan Reynolds — 154 hits (10.0%)Adam Frazier154Adam Frazier — 154 hits (10.0%)Kevin Newman152Kevin Newman — 152 hits (9.9%)Josh Bell146Josh Bell — 146 hits (9.5%)Colin Moran129Colin Moran — 129 hits (8.4%)Melky Cabrera106Melky Cabrera — 106 hits (6.9%)Corey Dickerson79Corey Dickerson — 79 hits (5.1%)Elias Díaz73Elias Díaz — 73 hits (4.7%)José Osuna69José Osuna — 69 hits (4.5%)Jacob Stallings50Jacob Stallings — 50 hits (3.2%)Polanco37Gregory Polanco — 37 hits (2.4%)Erik González36Erik González — 36 hits (2.3%)Cole Tucker31Cole Tucker — 31 hits (2.0%)Cervelli30Francisco Cervelli — 30 hits (1.9%)Kang29Jung Ho Kang — 29 hits (1.9%)29Pablo Reyes — 29 hits (1.9%)14Steven Brault — 14 hits (0.9%)10JB Shuck — 10 hits (0.6%)10Jake Elmore — 10 hits (0.6%)9Jason Martin — 9 hits (0.6%)8Joe Musgrove — 8 hits (0.5%)7Kevin Kramer — 7 hits (0.5%)6Trevor Williams — 6 hits (0.4%)Chris Archer — 4 hits (0.3%)Jordan Lyles — 4 hits (0.3%)Alex McRae — 2 hits (0.1%)Steven Baron — 2 hits (0.1%)Jameson Taillon — 2 hits (0.1%)Dario Agrazal — 2 hits (0.1%)
Each rectangle is a player, sized by his share of the team's hits; darker means a larger share. Top 30 contributors. Select a different statistic above, or click a player for his page.

Batting

43 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Starling MarteCF131586159238225.295.342.503.3551223.8
Josh Bell1B143613146371160.277.367.569.3821403.5
Bryan ReynoldsLF13354615416683.314.377.503.3741353.4
Kevin NewmanSS127531152126416.308.353.446.3421132.9
Adam Frazier2B15060815410505.278.336.417.3221001.9
Corey DickersonLF772797912591.304.341.565.3691311.6
Colin Moran3B14550312913800.277.322.429.317961.3
Jacob StallingsC70210506130.262.325.382.299840.6
José Osuna1B952856910360.264.310.456.322990.5
Francisco CervelliC48160303121.213.302.348.288760.3
Steven BraultP315014120.333.349.429.3341070.2
Elias DíazC98332732280.241.296.307.267620.2
Gregory PolancoRF42167376173.242.301.425.308900.1
Melky CabreraRF1333971067472.280.313.399.303860.1
Francisco LirianoP2210001.0001.0001.000.7924180.1
Alex McRaeP672000.333.333.333.291780.0
Jason MartinLF17409022.250.325.306.285740.0
Montana DuRapauP341000.250.250.250.21829-0.0
Tyler LyonsP110000.000.000.000.000-119-0.0
Rookie DavisP110000.000.000.000.000-119-0.0
Luis EscobarP120000.000.000.000.000-119-0.0
Felipe VázquezP220000.000.000.000.000-119-0.0
Yefry RamírezP220000.000.000.000.000-119-0.0
Steven BaronC6102010.200.200.300.20923-0.0
Jameson TaillonP5112000.250.250.250.21829-0.1
Parker MarkelP330000.000.000.000.000-119-0.1
Nick KinghamP680000.000.250.000.1782-0.1
Cole TuckerSS56159312130.211.266.361.26662-0.1
Chris StrattonP340000.000.000.000.000-119-0.1
James MarvelP440000.000.000.000.000-119-0.1
JB ShuckLF265710021.213.339.255.28373-0.1
Clay HolmesP550000.000.000.000.000-119-0.1
Erik GonzálezSS5215636164.254.301.317.26460-0.1
Mitch KellerP9110000.000.000.000.000-119-0.2
Jung Ho Kang3B651852910240.169.222.395.25856-0.3
Jake ElmoreLF204910040.213.245.234.21426-0.4
Kevin KramerRF22507050.167.260.190.21426-0.4
Trevor WilliamsP22446040.167.211.167.175-0-0.4
Dario AgrazalP13242020.091.087.091.076-68-0.4
Pablo ReyesLF69157292191.203.274.322.26259-0.4
Chris ArcherP21414020.114.184.114.148-19-0.4
Joe MusgroveP37618030.157.189.235.1846-0.5
Jordan LylesP24484040.089.128.089.105-48-0.7

Pitching

32 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Joe Musgrove3231170.1111201574.443.821.228.32.8
Felipe Vázquez56060.05128901.652.150.9313.51.7
Jordan Lyles2828141.012801464.154.641.329.31.1
Mitch Keller111148.0150657.133.191.8312.21.1
Steven Brault2519113.14601005.164.761.507.90.6
Jameson Taillon7737.1230304.103.801.137.20.6
Chris Archer2323119.23901435.195.021.4110.80.5
Keone Kela32029.2201332.123.521.0110.00.4
Trevor Williams2626145.27901135.385.121.417.00.4
Francisco Liriano69070.0530633.474.531.368.10.3
Nick Burdi1108.2210179.351.831.6217.70.3
Michael Feliz58156.1440733.994.711.2611.70.2
Chris Stratton35576.0130695.574.921.668.20.1
Jacob Stallings101.000000.003.210.000.00.0
Clay Holmes35050.0120565.584.971.6210.1-0.0
JB Shuck101.000000.006.212.000.0-0.0
José Osuna202.100003.868.791.290.0-0.1
Montana DuRapau14217.1010229.355.582.0811.4-0.1
Luis Escobar405.200027.947.452.473.2-0.1
Yefry Ramírez14124.1020277.405.601.8910.0-0.2
Dovydas Neverauskas1009.10001010.616.752.369.6-0.2
Williams Jerez12010.110094.356.602.037.8-0.2
Richard Rodríguez72065.1451633.725.221.358.7-0.2
James Marvel4417.103098.316.561.794.7-0.2
Geoff Hartlieb29035.0010389.005.562.009.8-0.2
Rookie Davis5110.2010106.757.251.888.4-0.2
Nick Kingham25455.2421467.285.481.857.4-0.3
Yacksel Ríos14013.0100126.927.911.858.3-0.4
Dario Agrazal151473.1450414.915.901.365.0-0.4
Kyle Crick52049.0370614.965.951.5511.2-0.5
Parker Markel20022.0010247.777.301.959.8-0.5
Alex McRae11226.2040198.788.311.956.4-0.9
Record versus run differential

Pittsburgh Pirates are 69-93, a .426 win rate, while their -153 run differential implies .417. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.