1980 Pittsburgh Pirates

83-79 • .512 Win% • 3rd in NL E

The 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates went 83-79 (.512) finishing 3rd in the NL E division. The club scored 666 runs, allowed 646, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Mike Easler (21 HR, 74 RBI) and Jim Bibby (19-6, 3.32 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
3rd Rank
666 R 646 RA
Diff +20

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⚡ Quick Stats

666 Runs Scored
646 Runs Allowed
+20 Run Diff
1,641K Attendance

📈 vs. 1980 NL Average

Batting Avg .266 3% above the 1980 league average (.259)
OBP .321 equal to the 1980 league average (.320)
SLG .388 4% above the 1980 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.58 1% better than the 1980 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 666 2% above the 1980 league average (654 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,641,757
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Avg per Game 20,268

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1980

Batting Avg

1 Mike Easler 0.338 2 Lee Lacy 0.335 3 Don Robinson 0.333 4 Dave Parker 0.295 5 Bill Robinson 0.287

Home Runs

1 Mike Easler 21 2 Dave Parker 17 3 Bill Robinson 12 4 Willie Stargell 11 5 Bill Madlock 10

RBI

1 Dave Parker 79 2 Mike Easler 74 3 Phil Garner 58 4 Bill Madlock 53 5 Ed Ott 41
1980 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Omar Moreno 162 676 87 168 20 13 2 36 57 101 96 0.249
Phil Garner 151 548 62 142 27 6 5 58 46 53 32 0.259
Dave Parker 139 518 71 153 31 1 17 79 25 69 10 0.295
Tim Foli 127 495 61 131 22 0 3 38 19 23 11 0.265
Bill Madlock 137 494 62 137 22 4 10 53 45 33 16 0.277
Mike Easler 132 393 66 133 27 3 21 74 43 65 5 0.338
Ed Ott 120 392 35 102 14 0 8 41 33 47 1 0.260
Lee Lacy 109 278 45 93 20 4 7 33 28 33 18 0.335
Bill Robinson 100 272 28 78 10 1 12 36 15 45 1 0.287
Dale Berra 93 245 21 54 8 2 6 31 16 52 2 0.220
John Milner 114 238 31 58 6 0 8 34 52 29 2 0.244
Willie Stargell 67 202 28 53 10 1 11 38 26 52 0 0.262
Steve Nicosia 60 176 16 38 8 0 1 22 19 16 0 0.216
Jim Bibby 35 77 6 12 3 0 1 7 6 32 0 0.156
John Candelaria 35 77 5 15 3 0 0 7 4 14 0 0.195
Vance Law 25 74 11 17 2 2 0 3 3 7 2 0.230
Bert Blyleven 37 61 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 27 0 0.082
Don Robinson 30 57 4 19 4 0 1 8 0 12 0 0.333
Manny Sanguillen 47 48 2 12 3 0 0 2 3 1 3 0.250
Kurt Bevacqua 22 43 1 7 1 0 0 4 6 7 0 0.163
Rick Rhoden 20 40 3 15 3 0 1 11 1 2 0 0.375
Eddie Solomon 27 32 3 7 2 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.219
Tony Peña 8 21 1 9 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.429
Enrique Romo 75 11 2 5 0 0 1 4 2 2 0 0.455
Grant Jackson 61 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Kent Tekulve 78 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
Jim Rooker 4 7 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0.143
Bernie Carbo 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.333
Pascual Perez 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Rod Scurry 20 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Matt Alexander 37 3 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.333
Bob Beall 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Andy Hassler 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jesse Jefferson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mark Lee 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Mickey Mahler 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Roberts 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1980

ERA

1 Rod Scurry 2.15 2 Eddie Solomon 2.69 3 Grant Jackson 2.92 4 Enrique Romo 3.27 5 Jim Bibby 3.32

Wins

1 Jim Bibby 19 2 John Candelaria 11 3 Bert Blyleven 8 4 Grant Jackson 8 5 Kent Tekulve 8

Strikeouts

1 Bert Blyleven 168 2 Jim Bibby 144 3 Don Robinson 103 4 John Candelaria 97 5 Enrique Romo 82
1980 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Bibby 19 6 3.32 35 34 0 238.1 210 88 88 144
John Candelaria 11 14 4.01 35 34 1 233.1 246 104 50 97
Bert Blyleven 8 13 3.82 34 32 0 216.2 219 92 59 168
Don Robinson 7 10 3.99 29 24 1 160.1 157 71 45 103
Rick Rhoden 7 5 3.84 20 19 0 126.2 133 54 40 70
Enrique Romo 5 5 3.27 74 0 11 123.2 117 45 28 82
Eddie Solomon 7 3 2.69 26 12 0 100.1 96 30 37 35
Kent Tekulve 8 12 3.39 78 0 21 93.0 96 35 40 47
Grant Jackson 8 4 2.92 61 0 9 71.0 71 23 20 31
Rod Scurry 0 2 2.15 20 0 0 37.2 23 9 17 28
Jim Rooker 2 2 3.50 4 4 0 18.0 16 7 12 8
Pascual Perez 0 1 3.75 2 2 0 12.0 15 5 2 7
Andy Hassler 0 0 3.86 6 0 0 11.2 9 5 4 4
Jesse Jefferson 1 0 1.35 1 1 0 6.2 3 1 2 4
Mark Lee 0 1 4.76 4 0 0 5.2 5 3 3 2
Dave Roberts 0 1 3.86 2 0 0 2.1 2 1 1 1
Mickey Mahler 0 0 63.00 2 0 0 1.0 4 7 3 1

👥 Roster (37)

Matt Alexander Bob Beall Dale Berra Kurt Bevacqua Jim Bibby Bert Blyleven John Candelaria Bernie Carbo Mike Easler Tim Foli Phil Garner Andy Hassler +25 more

37 players

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The 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The record for the 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates reads 83 wins and 79 losses, good for 3rd in the NL East. With 666 runs scored and 646 given up, the 1980 differential was +20. The team batting average of .266 was 3% above the 1980 league mark of .259. Pitchers allowed 3.58 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.60. Three Rivers Stadium was home in 1980, drawing a total attendance of 1,641,757.

For power, Mike Easler led the way with 21 homers. Dave Parker led in RBI with 79. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jim Bibby (19). Bert Blyleven struck out 168, the most on the club. The saves leader was Kent Tekulve with 21.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Mike Easler led the 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates with 21 home runs.
What was the 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.58.
Did the 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
Who led the 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Easler (21 HR, 74 RBI) and Jim Bibby (19-6, 3.32 ERA).
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