⭐ Division Winner

1990 Pittsburgh Pirates

95-67 • .586 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates went 95-67 (.586) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won their division. The club scored 733 runs, allowed 619, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Barry Bonds (33 HR, 114 RBI) and Doug Drabek (22-6, 2.76 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

95 Wins
67 Losses
.586 Win %
1st Rank
733 R 619 RA
Diff +114

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⚡ Quick Stats

733 Runs Scored
619 Runs Allowed
+114 Run Diff
2,051K Attendance

📈 vs. 1990 NL Average

Batting Avg .258 1% above the 1990 league average (.256)
OBP .330 3% above the 1990 league average (.321)
SLG .404 6% above the 1990 league average (.382)
Team ERA 3.40 10% better than the 1990 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 733 8% above the 1990 league average (681 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,051,806
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Avg per Game 25,330

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1990

Batting Avg

1 Barry Bonds 0.301 2 Don Slaught 0.300 3 Wally Backman 0.292 4 R. J. Reynolds 0.288 5 Andy Van Slyke 0.284

Home Runs

1 Barry Bonds 33 2 Bobby Bonilla 32 3 Andy Van Slyke 17 4 Sid Bream 15 5 Jeff King 14

RBI

1 Bobby Bonilla 120 2 Barry Bonds 114 3 Andy Van Slyke 77 4 Sid Bream 67 5 Jeff King 53
1990 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Bonilla 160 625 112 175 39 7 32 120 45 103 4 0.280
Jay Bell 159 583 93 148 28 7 7 52 65 109 10 0.254
Barry Bonds 151 519 104 156 32 3 33 114 93 83 52 0.301
Jose Lind 152 514 46 134 28 5 1 48 35 52 8 0.261
Andy Van Slyke 136 493 67 140 26 6 17 77 66 89 14 0.284
Sid Bream 147 389 39 105 23 2 15 67 48 65 8 0.270
Jeff King 127 371 46 91 17 1 14 53 21 50 3 0.245
Wally Backman 104 315 62 92 21 3 2 28 42 53 6 0.292
Mike LaValliere 96 279 27 72 15 0 3 31 44 20 0 0.258
Don Slaught 84 230 27 69 18 3 4 29 27 27 0 0.300
Gary Redus 96 227 32 56 15 3 6 23 33 38 11 0.247
R. J. Reynolds 95 215 25 62 10 1 0 19 23 35 12 0.288
Doug Drabek 33 84 8 18 2 0 1 6 4 25 0 0.214
John Cangelosi 58 76 13 15 2 0 0 1 11 12 7 0.197
Rafael Belliard 47 54 10 11 3 0 0 6 5 13 1 0.204
John Smiley 26 49 1 6 0 0 0 3 3 15 0 0.122
Neal Heaton 32 43 3 2 0 0 0 1 4 13 1 0.047
Dann Bilardello 19 37 1 2 0 0 0 3 4 10 0 0.054
Bob Walk 26 37 3 6 1 0 0 4 1 13 0 0.162
Zane Smith 11 28 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.143
Walt Terrell 16 28 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 0.107
Randy Tomlin 12 25 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.040
Orlando Merced 25 24 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.208
Carmelo Martinez 12 19 3 4 1 0 2 4 1 5 0 0.211
Bob Patterson 55 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.053
Rick Reed 13 16 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.250
Mark Ryal 9 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.083
Tom Prince 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.100
Bill Landrum 54 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.111
Ted Power 40 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.125
Bob Kipper 41 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Scott Ruskin 44 6 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.333
Moises Alou 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Stan Belinda 55 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Steve Carter 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Randy Kramer 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Carlos Garcia 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.500
Vicente Palacios 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Lloyd McClendon 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0.333
Mike York 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Doug Bair 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Roesler 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mark Ross 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mark Huismann 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Reuss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Tibbs 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1990

ERA

1 Zane Smith 1.30 2 Bill Landrum 2.13 3 Randy Tomlin 2.55 4 Doug Drabek 2.76 5 Bob Patterson 2.95

Wins

1 Doug Drabek 22 2 Neal Heaton 12 3 John Smiley 9 4 Bob Patterson 8 5 Bill Landrum 7

Strikeouts

1 Doug Drabek 131 2 John Smiley 86 3 Bob Walk 73 4 Bob Patterson 70 5 Neal Heaton 68
1990 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Doug Drabek 22 6 2.76 33 33 0 231.1 190 71 56 131
John Smiley 9 10 4.64 26 25 0 149.1 161 77 36 86
Neal Heaton 12 9 3.45 30 24 0 146.0 143 56 38 68
Bob Walk 7 5 3.75 26 24 1 129.2 136 54 36 73
Bob Patterson 8 5 2.95 55 5 5 94.2 88 31 21 70
Walt Terrell 2 7 5.88 16 16 0 82.2 98 54 33 34
Randy Tomlin 4 4 2.55 12 12 0 77.2 62 22 12 42
Zane Smith 6 2 1.30 11 10 0 76.0 55 11 9 50
Bill Landrum 7 3 2.13 54 0 13 71.2 69 17 21 39
Bob Kipper 5 2 3.02 41 1 3 62.2 44 21 26 35
Stan Belinda 3 4 3.55 55 0 8 58.1 48 23 29 55
Rick Reed 2 3 4.36 13 8 1 53.2 62 26 12 27
Ted Power 1 3 3.66 40 0 7 51.2 50 21 17 42
Scott Ruskin 2 2 3.02 44 0 2 47.2 50 16 28 34
Randy Kramer 0 1 4.91 12 2 0 25.2 27 14 9 15
Doug Bair 0 0 4.81 22 0 0 24.1 30 13 11 19
Vicente Palacios 0 0 0.00 7 0 3 15.0 4 0 2 8
Mark Ross 1 0 3.55 9 0 0 12.2 11 5 4 5
Mike York 1 1 2.84 4 1 0 12.2 13 4 5 4
Jerry Reuss 0 0 3.52 4 1 0 7.2 8 3 3 1
Jay Tibbs 1 0 2.57 5 0 0 7.0 7 2 2 4
Mike Roesler 1 0 3.00 5 0 0 6.0 5 2 2 4
Mark Huismann 1 0 9.00 2 0 0 3.0 6 3 1 2

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to CIN 4-2

👥 Roster (46)

Moises Alou Wally Backman Doug Bair Stan Belinda Jay Bell Rafael Belliard Dann Bilardello Barry Bonds Bobby Bonilla Sid Bream John Cangelosi Steve Carter +34 more

46 players

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The 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 1990 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 95-67 mark (.586) and finished 1st in the NL East. In 1990 the franchise took the division title. The run column shows 733 for and 619 against. At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .258, 1% better than the league's .256. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 3.40 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.79.

Three Rivers Stadium was home in 1990, drawing a total attendance of 2,051,806. Barry Bonds led the club in home runs with 33. Bobby Bonilla led in RBI with 120. On the mound, Doug Drabek won 22 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Bill Landrum with 13. The NL Championship Series ended in a loss against CIN 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 95-67 (.586 win pct).
Did the 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates make the playoffs?
The 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates finished first in their division.
Who led the 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Barry Bonds led the 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates with 33 home runs.
What was the 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.40.
Did the 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
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