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National League Central · 2020

Pittsburgh Pirates

Team WAR
0.2
-1.5 bat / 1.7 pitch
Win %
.317
pyth .363
Run diff
-79
3.65 / 4.97 per g
wRC+
71
ERA
4.78
FIP 4.83
Home runs
58

The Pittsburgh Pirates went 19-41 in 2020, a .317 winning percentage — the worst record in baseball. They scored 219 runs and allowed 298, a run differential of -79. The offence ranked the worst in MLB for runs scored, while their 4.78 staff ERA was 19th of 30. Their 71 team wRC+ was 29% below league average — the worst in MLB. Ke'Bryan Hayes led the position players at 1.5 WAR, and Joe Musgrove the rotation at a 3.86 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

422 team hits
Adam Frazier48Adam Frazier — 48 hits (11.4%)Colin Moran44Colin Moran — 44 hits (10.4%)Josh Bell44Josh Bell — 44 hits (10.4%)Erik González41Erik González — 41 hits (9.7%)Bryan Reynolds35Bryan Reynolds — 35 hits (8.3%)Kevin Newman35Kevin Newman — 35 hits (8.3%)Ke'Bryan Hayes32Ke'Bryan Hayes — 32 hits (7.6%)Jacob Stallings31Jacob Stallings — 31 hits (7.3%)Cole Tucker24Cole Tucker — 24 hits (5.7%)Gregory Polanco24Gregory Polanco — 24 hits (5.7%)José Osuna16José Osuna — 16 hits (3.8%)Phillip Evans14Phillip Evans — 14 hits (3.3%)Jarrod Dyson11Jarrod Dyson — 11 hits (2.6%)John Ryan Murphy10John Ryan Murphy — 10 hits (2.4%)JT Riddle10JT Riddle — 10 hits (2.4%)Jared Oliva3Jared Oliva — 3 hits (0.7%)
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

19 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Ke'Bryan Hayes3B2495325111.376.442.682.4671971.5
Jacob StallingsC40143313180.248.326.376.312920.6
Colin MoranDH522004410230.247.325.472.3421130.5
Phillip Evans3B114514190.359.444.487.4121600.4
Andrew SusacC140000.000.500.000.3601250.0
Adam Frazier2B57230487231.230.297.364.292790.0
Will Craig1B240000.000.000.000.000-118-0.1
Jason MartinCF6110000.000.182.000.131-30-0.1
Jared OlivaLF6163001.188.188.188.166-6-0.2
Erik GonzálezSS50193413202.227.255.359.26460-0.2
José Osuna1B2582164110.205.244.397.27366-0.2
Bryan ReynoldsLF55208357191.189.275.357.28071-0.2
John Ryan MurphyC226310020.172.226.207.20117-0.3
Kevin NewmanSS44172351100.224.281.276.25352-0.3
Jarrod DysonCF256611056.180.231.180.19413-0.4
Josh Bell1B57223448220.226.305.364.28876-0.4
Cole TuckerRF3411624181.220.252.275.23540-0.5
JT Riddle3B226910111.149.174.224.175-0-0.6
Gregory PolancoRF50174247223.153.214.325.23339-1.0

Pitching

28 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Joe Musgrove8839.2150553.863.421.2412.50.8
Steven Brault111042.2130383.383.921.208.00.6
JT Brubaker11947.1130484.944.081.379.10.6
Chris Stratton27030.0210393.903.191.3011.70.6
Richard Rodríguez24023.1324342.702.850.8613.10.5
Nick Tropeano7015.2100191.152.551.1510.90.4
Nik Turley25021.2031204.983.881.118.30.2
Blake Cederlind504.000044.501.941.009.00.1
Kyle Crick705.201071.592.841.9411.10.1
Nick Burdi402.101143.862.331.7115.40.1
Clay Holmes101.100010.001.691.506.80.0
Yacksel Ríos304.000039.003.941.256.80.0
Brandon Waddell203.100022.703.791.205.40.0
Austin Davis906.2000510.804.541.956.80.0
Sam Howard22021.0230273.864.811.2411.60.0
John Ryan Murphy101.000000.003.190.000.00.0
Geoff Hartlieb21022.1100193.635.031.577.7-0.0
Keone Kela302.000034.508.192.0013.5-0.1
Chad Kuhl11946.1230444.275.481.368.5-0.1
Nick Mears405.000075.407.192.2012.6-0.1
Miguel Del Pozo503.2000217.188.654.094.9-0.1
Michael Feliz301.2000232.4013.993.6010.8-0.2
Dovydas Neverauskas17019.0030237.115.771.7910.9-0.2
Tyler Bashlor808.100068.647.031.566.5-0.2
Cody Ponce5317.0110123.186.661.066.4-0.3
Mitch Keller5521.2110162.916.751.256.6-0.3
Derek Holland12540.2130456.866.141.4010.0-0.5
Trevor Williams111155.1280496.186.301.578.0-0.6
Record versus run differential

Pittsburgh Pirates are 19-41, a .317 win rate, while their -79 run differential implies .363. That is about 3 wins behind it, which tends to regress upward.