National League Central · 2026
Pittsburgh Pirates 2026
- Team WAR
- 42.7 23.7 bat / 19.0 pitch
- Win %
- .506 pyth .517
- Run diff
- +27 4.75 / 4.58 per g
- wRC+
- 102
- ERA
- 4.19 FIP 3.86
- Home runs
- 187
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 81-79 through 160 games of 2026, a .506 winning percentage — 13th of 30 record in baseball. They have scored 760 runs and have allowed 733, a run differential of +27. The offence ranks 6th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 4.19 staff ERA is 18th of 30. Their 102 team wRC+ is 2% above league average — 13th of 30 in MLB. Brandon Lowe leads the position players at 4.5 WAR, and Paul Skenes the rotation at a 3.82 ERA.
Where the offence comes from
Roster contribution by share of the team total.
Batting
24 players, ranked by dbWAR.
| Brandon Lowe | 2B | 149 | 652 | 151 | 34 | 95 | 2 | .260 | .331 | .490 | .355 | 121 | 4.5 |
| Oneil Cruz | CF | 95 | 418 | 103 | 20 | 67 | 30 | .281 | .368 | .488 | .374 | 134 | 3.8 |
| Bryan Reynolds | LF | 160 | 693 | 153 | 17 | 71 | 9 | .259 | .364 | .420 | .351 | 118 | 3.4 |
| Nick Gonzales | 3B | 146 | 604 | 165 | 6 | 61 | 7 | .302 | .366 | .388 | .340 | 111 | 3.2 |
| Konnor Griffin | SS | 77 | 331 | 81 | 5 | 31 | 23 | .266 | .320 | .388 | .315 | 94 | 1.8 |
| Esmerlyn Valdez | RF | 72 | 287 | 56 | 17 | 47 | 0 | .232 | .345 | .510 | .370 | 131 | 1.7 |
| Rafael Flores Jr. | C | 44 | 159 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 0 | .271 | .340 | .542 | .377 | 136 | 1.5 |
| Endy Rodríguez | C | 45 | 159 | 36 | 7 | 20 | 6 | .267 | .373 | .467 | .373 | 133 | 1.4 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 1B | 108 | 444 | 107 | 18 | 76 | 1 | .268 | .333 | .445 | .341 | 112 | 1.3 |
| Jake Mangum | LF | 125 | 472 | 118 | 5 | 32 | 23 | .275 | .331 | .364 | .312 | 92 | 1.2 |
| Spencer Horwitz | 1B | 112 | 443 | 94 | 10 | 49 | 1 | .248 | .345 | .369 | .325 | 101 | 0.7 |
| Jared Triolo | SS | 111 | 359 | 77 | 3 | 29 | 13 | .240 | .310 | .305 | .283 | 73 | 0.5 |
| Joey Bart | C | 42 | 128 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .214 | .305 | .357 | .301 | 84 | 0.4 |
| Tyler Callihan | RF | 37 | 107 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 1 | .211 | .283 | .389 | .297 | 82 | 0.1 |
| Henry Davis | C | 87 | 295 | 42 | 10 | 38 | 3 | .166 | .268 | .308 | .266 | 61 | 0.1 |
| Ronny Simon | RF | 19 | 63 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .276 | .323 | .379 | .313 | 93 | 0.1 |
| Shawn Ross | C | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .800 | .405 | 154 | 0.1 |
| Jack Brannigan | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -118 | -0.0 |
| Jacob Gonzalez | 1B | 77 | 221 | 45 | 6 | 30 | 2 | .221 | .273 | .353 | .278 | 69 | -0.1 |
| Davis Wendzel | 2B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -118 | -0.1 |
| Billy Cook | CF | 37 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .176 | .208 | .235 | .200 | 17 | -0.3 |
| Nick Yorke | 3B | 37 | 117 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .212 | .284 | .279 | .261 | 58 | -0.3 |
| Jhostynxon Garcia | CF | 18 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .200 | .188 | .180 | 3 | -0.5 |
| Marcell Ozuna | DH | 69 | 280 | 51 | 8 | 29 | 0 | .203 | .286 | .327 | .278 | 69 | -0.9 |
Pitching
22 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.
| Paul Skenes | 32 | 32 | 174.1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 200 | 3.82 | 3.33 | 1.12 | 10.3 | 4.0 |
| Braxton Ashcraft | 28 | 28 | 165.1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 173 | 3.70 | 3.50 | 1.09 | 9.4 | 3.5 |
| Jared Jones | 20 | 20 | 97.2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 118 | 3.87 | 3.30 | 1.12 | 10.9 | 2.3 |
| Mason Montgomery | 68 | 5 | 67.0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 102 | 2.55 | 2.24 | 1.01 | 13.7 | 2.0 |
| Bubba Chandler | 31 | 30 | 154.0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 140 | 4.62 | 4.25 | 1.40 | 8.2 | 1.9 |
| Carmen Mlodzinski | 36 | 12 | 120.2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 92 | 3.95 | 3.77 | 1.38 | 6.9 | 1.7 |
| Yohan Ramírez | 65 | 1 | 83.2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 99 | 2.90 | 3.37 | 1.18 | 10.6 | 1.4 |
| Gregory Soto | 68 | 0 | 66.0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 79 | 3.68 | 3.33 | 1.18 | 10.8 | 1.1 |
| Mitch Keller | 22 | 22 | 115.2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 89 | 5.29 | 4.55 | 1.37 | 6.9 | 1.0 |
| Wilber Dotel | 22 | 2 | 42.1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 4.46 | 3.22 | 1.37 | 8.7 | 0.8 |
| Evan Sisk | 40 | 0 | 44.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3.07 | 3.78 | 1.34 | 10.0 | 0.5 |
| Isaac Mattson | 38 | 0 | 38.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5.35 | 3.72 | 1.60 | 8.4 | 0.5 |
| Hunter Stratton | 3 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.40 | 1.30 | 1.80 | 8.1 | 0.1 |
| Khristian Curtis | 6 | 0 | 21.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4.71 | 4.34 | 1.29 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
| Noah Murdock | 3 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 3.40 | 1.80 | 10.8 | 0.1 |
| Rafael Flores Jr. | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.10 | 2.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Antwone Kelly | 7 | 0 | 16.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.41 | 4.69 | 1.47 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| Tyler Callihan | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 5.44 | 2.00 | 3.0 | -0.0 |
| Dennis Santana | 56 | 0 | 54.2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 5.43 | 5.17 | 1.41 | 8.1 | -0.2 |
| Brandan Bidois | 15 | 0 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6.32 | 7.19 | 1.98 | 11.5 | -0.4 |
| Hunter Barco | 7 | 0 | 17.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7.64 | 7.01 | 1.92 | 7.1 | -0.5 |
| Justin Lawrence | 37 | 0 | 34.1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 7.34 | 6.98 | 1.95 | 11.3 | -0.9 |
Attendance
Announced gate at 81 home dates, 2026.
- Average
- 21,040 81 home dates
- Median
- 20,222
- Total
- 1,704,229
- Best
- 39,105 2026-07-25
- Quietest
- 8,446 2026-04-06
- On the road
- 30,866 what they drew away
By situation
| Split | Games | Avg | Med | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All home | 81 | 21,040 | 20,222 | 8,446 | 39,105 |
| Night | 46 | 19,886 | 19,354 | 8,446 | 39,105 |
| Day | 35 | 22,556 | 22,484 | 10,046 | 38,986 |
| Weekend | 39 | 26,531 | 25,541 | 11,956 | 39,105 |
| Weekday | 42 | 15,941 | 13,733 | 8,446 | 30,660 |
| On the road | 79 | 30,866 | 31,973 | 7,441 | 53,417 |
Through the season
| Month | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Apr | 17 | 15,561 |
| May | 16 | 20,903 |
| Jun | 12 | 24,938 |
| Jul | 12 | 25,555 |
| Aug | 9 | 26,975 |
| Sep | 15 | 17,103 |
By season
Announced gate — tickets distributed, which is the figure every reference publishes and is not the same as people through the turnstile. A game the feed reports no gate for is left out rather than counted as empty. Seasons before attendance was carried into the lake are absent from the trend rather than shown as zero.
Game time
First pitch to final out across 160 completed games, 2026.
- Regulation
- 2:45 144 games
- All games
- 2:48
- Extra innings
- 3:24 16 of them
- Longest
- 4:12 2026-04-18, 13 inn
- Shortest
- 2:02 2026-08-18
By situation
| Split | Games | Avg | Med | Fastest | Longest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 160 | 2:48 | 2:45 | 2:02 | 4:12 |
| Regulation | 144 | 2:45 | 2:42 | 2:02 | 3:42 |
| Extra innings | 16 | 3:24 | 3:21 | 2:39 | 4:12 |
| Home | 81 | 2:49 | 2:44 | 2:02 | 4:12 |
| Road | 79 | 2:48 | 2:45 | 2:15 | 4:10 |
| Day | 68 | 2:49 | 2:45 | 2:06 | 4:12 |
| Night | 92 | 2:48 | 2:46 | 2:02 | 4:10 |
Through the season
| Month | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Apr | 17 | 2:53 |
| May | 16 | 2:43 |
| Jun | 12 | 2:54 |
| Jul | 12 | 2:49 |
| Aug | 9 | 2:42 |
| Sep | 15 | 2:48 |
By season
Regulation games only, in minutes. 165 minutes this season.
Elapsed time from first pitch to final out. The feed does not itemise delays, so a rain delay is inside these numbers with no way to subtract it. Games called early are excluded — five innings in ninety-three minutes is not a short game — but they still count in attendance, because the crowd turned up.
Pittsburgh Pirates are 81-79, a .506 win rate, while their +27 run differential implies .517. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.