1983 Pittsburgh Pirates

84-78 • .519 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates went 84-78 (.519) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 659 runs, allowed 648, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Jason Thompson (18 HR, 76 RBI) and John Candelaria (15-8, 3.23 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

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
2nd Rank
659 R 648 RA
Diff +11

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⚡ Quick Stats

659 Runs Scored
648 Runs Allowed
+11 Run Diff
1,227K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 3% above the 1983 league average (.255)
OBP .324 1% above the 1983 league average (.321)
SLG .383 2% above the 1983 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.55 2% better than the 1983 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 659 1% below the 1983 league average (666 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,227,449
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Avg per Game 15,153

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Bill Madlock 0.323 2 Mike Easler 0.307 3 Jim Morrison 0.304 4 Lee Lacy 0.302 5 Tony Peña 0.301

Home Runs

1 Jason Thompson 18 2 Tony Peña 15 3 Bill Madlock 12 4 Dave Parker 12 5 Dale Berra 10

RBI

1 Jason Thompson 76 2 Tony Peña 70 3 Dave Parker 69 4 Bill Madlock 68 5 Mike Easler 54
1983 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Ray 151 576 68 163 38 7 5 53 35 26 18 0.283
Dave Parker 144 552 68 154 29 4 12 69 28 89 12 0.279
Tony Peña 151 542 51 163 22 3 15 70 31 73 6 0.301
Dale Berra 161 537 51 135 25 1 10 52 61 84 8 0.251
Jason Thompson 152 517 70 134 20 1 18 76 99 128 1 0.259
Bill Madlock 130 473 68 153 21 0 12 68 49 24 3 0.323
Mike Easler 115 381 44 117 17 2 10 54 22 64 4 0.307
Marvell Wynne 103 366 66 89 16 2 7 26 38 52 12 0.243
Lee Lacy 108 288 40 87 12 3 4 13 22 36 31 0.302
Lee Mazzilli 109 246 37 59 9 0 5 24 49 43 15 0.240
Richie Hebner 78 162 23 43 4 1 5 26 17 28 8 0.265
Jim Morrison 66 158 16 48 7 2 6 25 9 25 2 0.304
Brian Harper 61 131 16 29 4 1 7 20 2 15 0 0.221
Rick Rhoden 36 86 2 13 1 0 0 5 0 19 0 0.151
Larry McWilliams 35 79 5 9 1 0 0 4 1 32 1 0.114
John Candelaria 33 65 4 9 1 0 0 2 5 17 0 0.138
Gene Tenace 53 62 7 11 5 0 0 6 12 17 0 0.177
Doug Frobel 32 60 10 17 4 1 3 11 4 17 1 0.283
Lee Tunnell 35 58 2 7 0 1 0 3 1 20 0 0.121
Steve Nicosia 21 46 4 6 2 0 1 1 1 7 0 0.130
Jose DeLeon 15 34 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 16 0 0.059
Cecilio Guante 49 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 14 0 0.091
Jim Bibby 29 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.111
Don Robinson 10 13 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0.154
Milt May 7 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Joe Orsulak 7 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.182
Manny Sarmiento 52 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Junior Ortiz 5 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.125
Kent Tekulve 76 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Rod Scurry 61 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Ron Wotus 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rafael Belliard 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Randy Niemann 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Miguel Dilone 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000
Bob Owchinko 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alfonso Pulido 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Tomlin 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Winn 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Kent Tekulve 1.64 2 Jose DeLeon 2.83 3 Manny Sarmiento 2.99 4 Rick Rhoden 3.09 5 John Candelaria 3.23

Wins

1 John Candelaria 15 2 Larry McWilliams 15 3 Rick Rhoden 13 4 Lee Tunnell 11 5 Jose DeLeon 7

Strikeouts

1 Larry McWilliams 199 2 John Candelaria 157 3 Rick Rhoden 153 4 Jose DeLeon 118 5 Lee Tunnell 95
1983 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Rhoden 13 13 3.09 36 35 1 244.1 256 84 68 153
Larry McWilliams 15 8 3.25 35 35 0 238.0 205 86 87 199
John Candelaria 15 8 3.23 33 32 0 197.2 191 71 45 157
Lee Tunnell 11 6 3.65 35 25 0 177.2 167 72 58 95
Jose DeLeon 7 3 2.83 15 15 0 108.0 75 34 47 118
Cecilio Guante 2 6 3.32 49 0 9 100.1 90 37 46 82
Kent Tekulve 7 5 1.64 76 0 18 99.0 78 18 36 52
Manny Sarmiento 3 5 2.99 52 0 4 84.1 74 28 36 49
Jim Bibby 5 12 6.69 29 12 2 78.0 92 58 51 44
Rod Scurry 4 9 5.56 61 0 7 68.0 63 42 53 67
Don Robinson 2 2 4.46 9 6 0 36.1 43 18 21 28
Randy Niemann 0 1 9.22 8 1 0 13.2 20 14 7 8
Jim Winn 0 0 7.36 7 0 0 11.0 12 9 6 3
Dave Tomlin 0 0 6.75 5 0 0 4.0 6 3 1 5
Alfonso Pulido 0 0 9.00 1 1 0 2.0 4 2 1 1
Bob Owchinko 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0

👥 Roster (38)

Rafael Belliard Dale Berra Jim Bibby John Candelaria Jose DeLeon Miguel Dilone Mike Easler Doug Frobel Cecilio Guante Brian Harper Richie Hebner Lee Lacy +26 more

38 players

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The 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 84-78, a .519 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the NL East. Runs came in at 659 scored against 648 allowed (+11). Against a league average of .255, the 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .263. The staff ERA of 3.55 was 2% better than the league average of 3.63. Measured against the 666-run league average, the offense was 1% behind. Three Rivers Stadium was home in 1983, drawing a total attendance of 1,227,449.

For power, Jason Thompson led the way with 18 homers. The hits leader was Johnny Ray with 163. The pitching staff's wins leader was John Candelaria (15). Larry McWilliams struck out 199, the most on the club. Kent Tekulve saved 18 games. The 1983 roster runs to 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Jason Thompson led the 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates with 18 home runs.
What was the 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.55.
Did the 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
Who led the 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jason Thompson (18 HR, 76 RBI) and John Candelaria (15-8, 3.23 ERA).
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