1988 Pittsburgh Pirates

85-75 • .531 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates went 85-75 (.531) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 651 runs, allowed 616, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Andy Van Slyke (25 HR, 100 RBI) and Doug Drabek (15-7, 3.08 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

85 Wins
75 Losses
.531 Win %
2nd Rank
651 R 616 RA
Diff +35

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651 Runs Scored
616 Runs Allowed
+35 Run Diff
1,865K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 1% below the 1988 league average (.248)
OBP .317 2% above the 1988 league average (.310)
SLG .369 2% above the 1988 league average (.362)
Team ERA 3.47 1% worse than the 1988 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 651 4% above the 1988 league average (627 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,865,713
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Avg per Game 23,033

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Andy Van Slyke 0.288 2 Barry Bonds 0.283 3 Junior Ortiz 0.280 4 Felix Fermin 0.276 5 Bobby Bonilla 0.274

Home Runs

1 Andy Van Slyke 25 2 Barry Bonds 24 3 Bobby Bonilla 24 4 Sid Bream 10 5 R. J. Reynolds 6

RBI

1 Bobby Bonilla 100 2 Andy Van Slyke 100 3 Sid Bream 65 4 Barry Bonds 58 5 R. J. Reynolds 51
1988 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jose Lind 154 611 82 160 24 4 2 49 42 75 15 0.262
Andy Van Slyke 154 587 101 169 23 15 25 100 57 126 30 0.288
Bobby Bonilla 159 584 87 160 32 7 24 100 85 82 3 0.274
Barry Bonds 144 538 97 152 30 5 24 58 72 82 17 0.283
Sid Bream 148 462 50 122 37 0 10 65 47 64 9 0.264
Mike LaValliere 120 352 24 92 18 0 2 47 50 34 3 0.261
R. J. Reynolds 130 323 35 80 14 2 6 51 20 62 15 0.248
Rafael Belliard 122 286 28 61 0 4 0 11 26 47 7 0.213
Darnell Coles 68 211 20 49 13 1 5 36 20 41 1 0.232
Al Pedrique 50 128 7 23 5 0 0 4 8 17 0 0.180
Glenn Wilson 37 126 11 34 8 0 2 15 3 18 0 0.270
John Cangelosi 75 118 18 30 4 1 0 8 17 16 9 0.254
Junior Ortiz 49 118 8 33 6 0 2 18 9 9 1 0.280
Felix Fermin 43 87 9 24 0 2 0 2 8 10 3 0.276
Randy Milligan 40 82 10 18 5 0 3 8 20 24 1 0.220
Doug Drabek 33 76 4 13 3 2 0 5 1 25 0 0.171
Mike Diaz 47 74 6 17 3 0 0 5 16 13 0 0.230
Tom Prince 29 74 3 13 2 0 0 6 4 15 0 0.176
Gary Redus 30 71 12 14 2 0 2 4 15 19 5 0.197
Bob Walk 34 69 3 6 1 0 0 5 2 31 0 0.087
John Smiley 34 63 2 5 1 0 0 1 3 30 0 0.079
Ken Oberkfell 20 54 7 12 2 0 0 2 5 6 0 0.222
Orestes Destrade 36 47 2 7 1 0 1 3 5 17 0 0.149
Mike Dunne 34 46 7 5 0 0 0 3 3 12 0 0.109
Brian Fisher 33 42 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 24 0 0.048
Denny Gonzalez 24 32 5 6 1 0 0 1 6 10 0 0.188
Benny Distefano 16 29 6 10 3 1 1 6 3 4 0 0.345
Dave LaPoint 8 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.062
Jeff Robinson 75 16 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.188
Tommy Gregg 14 15 4 3 1 0 1 3 1 4 0 0.200
Dave Hostetler 6 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Vicente Palacios 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Barry Jones 42 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ruben Rodriguez 2 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.200
Bob Kipper 50 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Reed 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Scott Medvin 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Kramer 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Rucker 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jim Gott 67 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Miguel Garcia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Morris Madden 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Bob Walk 2.71 2 Dave LaPoint 2.77 3 Jeff Robinson 3.03 4 Barry Jones 3.04 5 Doug Drabek 3.08

Wins

1 Doug Drabek 15 2 John Smiley 13 3 Bob Walk 12 4 Jeff Robinson 11 5 Brian Fisher 8

Strikeouts

1 John Smiley 129 2 Doug Drabek 127 3 Jeff Robinson 87 4 Bob Walk 81 5 Jim Gott 76
1988 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Doug Drabek 15 7 3.08 33 32 0 219.1 194 75 50 127
Bob Walk 12 10 2.71 32 32 0 212.2 183 64 65 81
John Smiley 13 11 3.25 34 32 0 205.0 185 74 46 129
Mike Dunne 7 11 3.92 30 28 0 170.0 163 74 88 70
Brian Fisher 8 10 4.61 33 22 1 146.1 157 75 57 66
Jeff Robinson 11 5 3.03 75 0 9 124.2 113 42 39 87
Jim Gott 6 6 3.49 67 0 34 77.1 68 30 22 76
Bob Kipper 2 6 3.74 50 0 0 65.0 54 27 26 39
Barry Jones 1 1 3.04 42 0 2 56.1 57 19 21 31
Dave LaPoint 4 2 2.77 8 8 0 52.0 54 16 10 19
Dave Rucker 0 2 4.76 31 0 0 28.1 39 15 9 16
Scott Medvin 3 0 4.88 17 0 0 27.2 23 15 9 16
Vicente Palacios 1 2 6.66 7 3 0 24.1 28 18 15 15
Rick Reed 1 0 3.00 2 2 0 12.0 10 4 2 6
Randy Kramer 1 2 5.40 5 1 0 10.0 12 6 1 7
Morris Madden 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 5.2 5 0 7 3
John Cangelosi 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0
Miguel Garcia 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 1 2 2

👥 Roster (42)

Rafael Belliard Barry Bonds Bobby Bonilla Sid Bream John Cangelosi Darnell Coles Orestes Destrade Mike Diaz Benny Distefano Doug Drabek Mike Dunne Felix Fermin +30 more

42 players

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The 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates won 85 games and lost 75, ending up 2nd in the NL East. With 651 runs scored and 616 given up, the 1988 differential was +35. The team batting average of .246 was 1% below the 1988 league mark of .248. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 3.47 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.45. Measured against the 627-run league average, the offense was 4% ahead.

Attendance at Three Rivers Stadium totaled 1,865,713 for the year. Andy Van Slyke topped the Pittsburgh Pirates with 25 home runs. On the mound, Doug Drabek won 15 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was John Smiley with 129. Jim Gott closed out 34 saves. The 1988 roster runs to 42 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 85-75 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Andy Van Slyke led the 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates with 25 home runs.
What was the 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.47.
Did the 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
Who led the 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Andy Van Slyke (25 HR, 100 RBI) and Doug Drabek (15-7, 3.08 ERA).
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