1986 Pittsburgh Pirates

64-98 • .395 Win% • 6th in NL E

The 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates went 64-98 (.395) finishing 6th in the NL E division. The club scored 663 runs, allowed 700, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Jim Morrison (23 HR, 88 RBI) and Rick Rhoden (15-12, 2.84 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

64 Wins
98 Losses
.395 Win %
6th Rank
663 R 700 RA
Diff -37

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663 Runs Scored
700 Runs Allowed
-37 Run Diff
1,014K Attendance

📈 vs. 1986 NL Average

Batting Avg .250 1% below the 1986 league average (.253)
OBP .321 equal to the 1986 league average (.321)
SLG .373 2% below the 1986 league average (.379)
Team ERA 3.90 5% worse than the 1986 league average (3.72)
Runs Scored 663 2% below the 1986 league average (675 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,014,629
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Avg per Game 12,526

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1986

Batting Avg

1 Junior Ortiz 0.336 2 Johnny Ray 0.301 3 Tony Peña 0.288 4 Rick Rhoden 0.278 5 Jim Morrison 0.274

Home Runs

1 Jim Morrison 23 2 Barry Bonds 16 3 Sid Bream 16 4 Mike Diaz 12 5 Tony Peña 10

RBI

1 Jim Morrison 88 2 Johnny Ray 78 3 Sid Bream 77 4 Tony Peña 52 5 Barry Bonds 48
1986 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Ray 155 579 67 174 33 0 7 78 58 47 6 0.301
Jim Morrison 154 537 58 147 35 4 23 88 47 88 9 0.274
Sid Bream 154 522 73 140 37 5 16 77 60 73 13 0.268
Tony Peña 144 510 56 147 26 2 10 52 53 69 9 0.288
Barry Bonds 113 413 72 92 26 3 16 48 65 102 36 0.223
R. J. Reynolds 118 402 63 108 30 2 9 48 40 78 16 0.269
Joe Orsulak 138 401 60 100 19 6 2 19 28 38 24 0.249
Rafael Belliard 117 309 33 72 5 2 0 31 26 54 12 0.233
Mike Brown 87 243 18 53 7 0 4 26 27 32 2 0.218
Mike Diaz 97 209 22 56 9 0 12 36 19 43 0 0.268
Bill Almon 102 196 29 43 7 2 7 27 30 38 11 0.219
Bobby Bonilla 63 192 28 46 6 2 1 17 29 39 4 0.240
Sam Khalifa 64 151 8 28 6 0 0 4 19 28 0 0.185
U. L. Washington 72 135 14 27 0 4 0 10 15 27 6 0.200
Junior Ortiz 49 110 11 37 6 0 0 14 9 13 0 0.336
Lee Mazzilli 61 93 18 21 2 1 1 8 26 25 3 0.226
Rick Rhoden 41 90 9 25 9 0 1 10 3 13 0 0.278
Rick Reuschel 43 70 7 11 2 0 0 6 3 19 0 0.157
Mike Bielecki 31 48 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 26 0 0.062
Benny Distefano 31 39 3 7 1 0 1 5 1 5 0 0.179
Bob Walk 44 39 2 6 3 0 0 7 1 11 0 0.154
Bob Kipper 21 33 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.030
Larry McWilliams 50 29 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 11 0 0.138
Trench Davis 15 23 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.130
Steve Kemp 13 16 1 3 0 0 1 1 4 6 1 0.188
Jim Winn 50 16 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.062
Rich Renteria 10 12 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.250
Bob Patterson 11 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.125
Pat Clements 65 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Stan Fansler 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Don Robinson 50 6 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.667
Barry Jones 26 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
Ruben Rodriguez 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rich Sauveur 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Jose DeLeon 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Cecilio Guante 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ray Krawczyk 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hipolito Peña 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Smiley 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1986

ERA

1 Pat Clements 2.80 2 Rick Rhoden 2.84 3 Barry Jones 2.89 4 Cecilio Guante 3.35 5 Don Robinson 3.38

Wins

1 Rick Rhoden 15 2 Rick Reuschel 9 3 Bob Walk 7 4 Mike Bielecki 6 5 Bob Kipper 6

Strikeouts

1 Rick Rhoden 159 2 Rick Reuschel 125 3 Mike Bielecki 83 4 Bob Kipper 81 5 Larry McWilliams 80
1986 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Rhoden 15 12 2.84 34 34 0 253.2 211 80 76 159
Rick Reuschel 9 16 3.96 35 34 0 215.2 232 95 57 125
Mike Bielecki 6 11 4.66 31 27 0 148.2 149 77 83 83
Bob Walk 7 8 3.75 44 15 2 141.2 129 59 64 78
Larry McWilliams 3 11 5.15 49 15 0 122.1 129 70 49 80
Bob Kipper 6 8 4.03 20 19 0 114.0 123 51 34 81
Jim Winn 3 5 3.58 50 3 3 88.0 85 35 38 70
Cecilio Guante 5 2 3.35 52 0 4 78.0 65 29 29 63
Don Robinson 3 4 3.38 50 0 14 69.1 61 26 27 53
Pat Clements 0 4 2.80 65 0 2 61.0 53 19 32 31
Barry Jones 3 4 2.89 26 0 3 37.1 29 12 21 29
Bob Patterson 2 3 4.95 11 5 0 36.1 49 20 5 20
Stan Fansler 0 3 3.75 5 5 0 24.0 20 10 15 13
Jose DeLeon 1 3 8.27 9 1 1 16.1 17 15 17 11
Ray Krawczyk 0 1 7.30 12 0 0 12.1 17 10 10 7
Rich Sauveur 0 0 6.00 3 3 0 12.0 17 8 6 6
John Smiley 1 0 3.86 12 0 0 11.2 4 5 4 9
Hipolito Peña 0 3 8.64 10 1 1 8.1 7 8 3 6

👥 Roster (39)

Bill Almon Rafael Belliard Mike Bielecki Barry Bonds Bobby Bonilla Sid Bream Mike Brown Pat Clements Trench Davis Jose DeLeon Mike Diaz Benny Distefano +27 more

39 players

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The 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates won 64 games and lost 98, ending up 6th in the NL East. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 663 runs and allowed 700, a run differential of -37. At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .250, 1% worse than the league's .253. Pitchers allowed 3.90 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.72. League clubs averaged 675 runs that year, so the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 2% fewer.

The home park, Three Rivers Stadium, recorded 1,014,629 in attendance, about 12,526 a game. Jim Morrison led the club in home runs with 23. The hits leader was Johnny Ray with 174. Rick Rhoden led the pitchers with 15 wins. Don Robinson closed out 14 saves. The 1986 roster runs to 39 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 64-98 (.395 win pct).
Who led the 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Jim Morrison led the 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates with 23 home runs.
What was the 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.90.
Did the 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
Who led the 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Morrison (23 HR, 88 RBI) and Rick Rhoden (15-12, 2.84 ERA).
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