1984 Pittsburgh Pirates

75-87 • .463 Win% • 6th in NL E

The 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates went 75-87 (.463) finishing 6th in the NL E division. The club scored 615 runs, allowed 567, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Jason Thompson (17 HR, 74 RBI) and Rick Rhoden (14-9, 2.72 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

75 Wins
87 Losses
.463 Win %
6th Rank
615 R 567 RA
Diff +48

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615 Runs Scored
567 Runs Allowed
+48 Run Diff
773K Attendance

📈 vs. 1984 NL Average

Batting Avg .255 equal to the 1984 league average (.255)
OBP .309 3% below the 1984 league average (.318)
SLG .362 2% below the 1984 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.11 13% better than the 1984 league average (3.59)
Runs Scored 615 7% below the 1984 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 773,195
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Avg per Game 9,545

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1984

Batting Avg

1 Rick Rhoden 0.333 2 Lee Lacy 0.321 3 Johnny Ray 0.312 4 Jim Morrison 0.286 5 Tony Peña 0.286

Home Runs

1 Jason Thompson 17 2 Tony Peña 15 3 Doug Frobel 12 4 Lee Lacy 12 5 Jim Morrison 11

RBI

1 Tony Peña 78 2 Jason Thompson 74 3 Lee Lacy 70 4 Johnny Ray 67 5 Dale Berra 52
1984 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Marvell Wynne 154 653 77 174 24 11 0 39 42 81 24 0.266
Johnny Ray 155 555 75 173 38 6 6 67 37 31 11 0.312
Tony Peña 147 546 77 156 27 2 15 78 36 79 12 0.286
Jason Thompson 154 543 61 138 22 0 17 74 87 73 0 0.254
Lee Lacy 138 474 66 152 26 3 12 70 32 61 21 0.321
Dale Berra 136 450 31 100 16 0 9 52 34 78 1 0.222
Bill Madlock 103 403 38 102 16 0 4 44 26 29 3 0.253
Jim Morrison 100 304 38 87 14 2 11 45 20 52 0 0.286
Doug Frobel 126 276 33 56 9 3 12 28 24 84 7 0.203
Lee Mazzilli 111 266 37 63 11 1 4 21 40 42 8 0.237
Brian Harper 46 112 4 29 4 0 2 11 5 11 0 0.259
Amos Otis 40 97 6 16 4 0 0 10 7 15 0 0.165
Milt May 50 96 4 17 3 0 1 8 10 15 0 0.177
Rick Rhoden 35 84 9 28 6 0 0 4 2 10 0 0.333
Denny Gonzalez 26 82 9 15 3 1 0 4 7 21 1 0.183
Benny Distefano 45 78 10 13 1 2 3 9 5 13 0 0.167
John Tudor 36 76 3 16 1 0 0 2 3 24 1 0.211
Larry McWilliams 36 74 1 9 0 0 0 4 0 22 0 0.122
Joe Orsulak 32 67 12 17 1 2 0 3 1 7 3 0.254
John Candelaria 33 62 6 8 2 0 1 2 4 25 0 0.129
Jose DeLeon 30 59 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 25 0 0.085
Ron Wotus 27 55 4 12 6 0 0 2 6 8 0 0.218
Don Robinson 53 31 6 9 0 0 1 5 4 9 0 0.290
Eddie Vargas 18 31 3 7 2 0 0 2 3 5 0 0.226
Rafael Belliard 20 22 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.227
Mitchell Page 16 12 2 4 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.333
Lee Tunnell 26 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.083
Kent Tekulve 72 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Cecilio Guante 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bob Walk 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Rod Scurry 43 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Winn 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Bielecki 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Green 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Krawczyk 4 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
Jeff Zaske 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1984

ERA

1 Rod Scurry 2.53 2 Cecilio Guante 2.61 3 Kent Tekulve 2.66 4 John Candelaria 2.72 5 Rick Rhoden 2.72

Wins

1 Rick Rhoden 14 2 John Candelaria 12 3 Larry McWilliams 12 4 John Tudor 12 5 Jose DeLeon 7

Strikeouts

1 Jose DeLeon 153 2 Larry McWilliams 149 3 Rick Rhoden 136 4 John Candelaria 133 5 John Tudor 117
1984 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Rhoden 14 9 2.72 33 33 0 238.1 216 72 62 136
Larry McWilliams 12 11 2.93 34 32 1 227.1 226 74 78 149
John Tudor 12 11 3.27 32 32 0 212.0 200 77 56 117
Jose DeLeon 7 13 3.74 30 28 0 192.1 147 80 92 153
John Candelaria 12 11 2.72 33 28 2 185.1 179 56 34 133
Don Robinson 5 6 3.02 51 1 10 122.0 99 41 49 110
Kent Tekulve 3 9 2.66 72 0 13 88.0 86 26 33 36
Lee Tunnell 1 7 5.27 26 6 1 68.1 81 40 40 51
Rod Scurry 5 6 2.53 43 0 4 46.1 28 13 22 48
Cecilio Guante 2 3 2.61 27 0 2 41.1 32 12 16 30
Jim Winn 1 0 3.86 9 0 1 18.2 19 8 9 11
Bob Walk 1 1 2.61 2 2 0 10.1 8 3 4 10
Ray Krawczyk 0 0 3.38 4 0 0 5.1 7 2 4 3
Jeff Zaske 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 5.0 4 0 1 2
Mike Bielecki 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 4.1 4 0 0 1
Chris Green 0 0 6.00 4 0 0 3.0 5 2 1 3
Alfonso Pulido 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 3 2 1 2

👥 Roster (37)

Rafael Belliard Dale Berra Mike Bielecki John Candelaria Jose DeLeon Benny Distefano Doug Frobel Denny Gonzalez Chris Green Cecilio Guante Brian Harper Ray Krawczyk +25 more

37 players

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The 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 1984 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 75-87 mark (.463) and finished 6th in the NL East. The run column shows 615 for and 567 against. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 3.11 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.59. The 615 runs scored compare with a league average of 658 per club, 7% fewer. The home park, Three Rivers Stadium, recorded 773,195 in attendance, about 9,545 a game. The home run leader was Jason Thompson, who hit 17.

Tony Peña led in RBI with 78. The hits leader was Marvell Wynne with 174. The pitching staff's wins leader was Rick Rhoden (14). The strikeout leader was Jose DeLeon with 153. The saves leader was Kent Tekulve with 13. The 1984 roster runs to 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 75-87 (.463 win pct).
Who led the 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Jason Thompson led the 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates with 17 home runs.
What was the 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.11.
Did the 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
Who led the 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jason Thompson (17 HR, 74 RBI) and Rick Rhoden (14-9, 2.72 ERA).
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