1998 Pittsburgh Pirates

69-93 • .426 Win% • 6th in NL C

The 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates went 69-93 (.426) finishing 6th in the NL C division. The club scored 650 runs, allowed 718, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Kevin Young (27 HR, 108 RBI) and Francisco Cordova (13-14, 3.31 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

69 Wins
93 Losses
.426 Win %
6th Rank
650 R 718 RA
Diff -68

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⚡ Quick Stats

650 Runs Scored
718 Runs Allowed
-68 Run Diff
1,560K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 NL Average

Batting Avg .253 3% below the 1998 league average (.261)
OBP .311 6% below the 1998 league average (.331)
SLG .374 9% below the 1998 league average (.410)
Team ERA 3.91 8% better than the 1998 league average (4.23)
Runs Scored 650 13% below the 1998 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,560,950
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Avg per Game 19,270

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Jason Kendall 0.327 2 Jermaine Allensworth 0.309 3 Adrian Brown 0.283 4 Tony Womack 0.282 5 Kevin Young 0.270

Home Runs

1 Kevin Young 27 2 Jose Guillen 14 3 Jason Kendall 12 4 Al Martin 12 5 Freddy Garcia 9

RBI

1 Kevin Young 108 2 Jose Guillen 84 3 Jason Kendall 75 4 Al Martin 47 5 Turner Ward 46
1998 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Womack 159 655 85 185 26 7 3 45 38 94 58 0.282
Kevin Young 159 592 88 160 40 2 27 108 44 127 15 0.270
Jose Guillen 153 573 60 153 38 2 14 84 21 100 3 0.267
Jason Kendall 149 535 95 175 36 3 12 75 51 51 26 0.327
Al Martin 125 440 57 105 15 2 12 47 32 91 20 0.239
Lou Collier 110 334 30 82 13 6 2 34 31 70 2 0.246
Turner Ward 123 282 33 74 13 3 9 46 27 40 5 0.262
Aramis Ramirez 72 251 23 59 9 1 6 24 18 72 0 0.235
Jermaine Allensworth 69 233 30 72 13 3 3 24 17 43 8 0.309
Kevin Polcovich 81 212 18 40 12 0 0 14 15 33 4 0.189
Doug Strange 90 185 9 32 8 0 0 14 10 39 1 0.173
Manny Martinez 73 180 21 45 11 2 6 24 9 44 0 0.250
Freddy Garcia 56 172 27 44 11 1 9 26 18 45 0 0.256
Adrian Brown 41 152 20 43 4 1 0 5 9 18 4 0.283
Mark Smith 59 128 18 25 6 0 2 13 10 26 7 0.195
Keith Osik 39 98 8 21 4 0 0 7 13 16 1 0.214
Francisco Cordova 33 75 3 9 1 1 0 1 2 29 0 0.120
Jason Schmidt 33 62 1 6 2 0 0 2 2 25 0 0.097
Abraham Nunez 24 52 6 10 2 0 1 2 12 14 4 0.192
Jon Lieber 29 48 3 8 1 0 0 1 3 20 0 0.167
Emil Brown 13 39 2 10 1 0 0 3 1 11 0 0.256
Chris Peters 39 39 2 9 0 0 0 2 1 9 1 0.231
Esteban Loaiza 21 29 2 7 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0.241
Chance Sanford 14 28 3 4 1 1 0 3 1 6 0 0.143
Jose Silva 18 27 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 10 0 0.037
Tim Laker 14 24 2 9 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 0.375
Todd Van Poppel 18 12 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.250
Steve Bieser 13 11 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.273
Elmer Dessens 43 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.000
Sean Lawrence 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Jason Christiansen 60 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Mike Williams 37 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ricardo Rincon 60 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Javier Martinez 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jeff Tabaka 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rich Loiselle 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff McCurry 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marc Wilkins 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Mike Williams 1.94 2 Jason Christiansen 2.51 3 Ricardo Rincon 2.91 4 Jeff Tabaka 3.02 5 Francisco Cordova 3.31

Wins

1 Francisco Cordova 13 2 Jason Schmidt 11 3 Jon Lieber 8 4 Chris Peters 8 5 Esteban Loaiza 6

Strikeouts

1 Jason Schmidt 158 2 Francisco Cordova 157 3 Jon Lieber 138 4 Chris Peters 103 5 Jason Christiansen 71
1998 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Francisco Cordova 13 14 3.31 33 33 0 220.1 204 81 69 157
Jason Schmidt 11 14 4.07 33 33 0 214.1 228 97 71 158
Jon Lieber 8 14 4.11 29 28 1 171.0 182 78 40 138
Chris Peters 8 10 3.47 39 21 1 148.0 142 57 55 103
Jose Silva 6 7 4.40 18 18 0 100.1 104 49 30 64
Esteban Loaiza 6 5 4.52 21 14 0 91.2 96 46 30 53
Elmer Dessens 2 6 5.67 43 5 0 74.2 90 47 25 43
Ricardo Rincon 0 2 2.91 60 0 14 65.0 50 21 29 64
Jason Christiansen 3 3 2.51 60 0 6 64.2 51 18 27 71
Rich Loiselle 2 7 3.44 54 0 19 55.0 56 21 36 48
Mike Williams 4 2 1.94 37 1 0 51.0 39 11 16 59
Jeff Tabaka 2 2 3.02 37 0 0 50.2 37 17 22 40
Todd Van Poppel 1 2 5.36 18 7 0 47.0 53 28 18 32
Javier Martinez 0 1 4.83 37 0 0 41.0 39 22 34 42
Sean Lawrence 2 1 7.32 7 3 0 19.2 25 16 10 12
Jeff McCurry 1 3 6.52 16 0 0 19.1 24 14 9 11
Marc Wilkins 0 0 3.52 16 0 0 15.1 13 6 9 17

👥 Roster (38)

Jermaine Allensworth Steve Bieser Adrian Brown Emil Brown Jason Christiansen Lou Collier Francisco Cordova Elmer Dessens Freddy Garcia Jose Guillen Jason Kendall Tim Laker +26 more

38 players

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The 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 1998 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 69-93 mark (.426) and finished 6th in the NL Central. The run column shows 650 for and 718 against. Against a league average of .261, the 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .253. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 3.91 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.23. League clubs averaged 746 runs that year, so the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 13% fewer.

Home games were played at Three Rivers Stadium, where 1,560,950 fans came through the gates. For power, Kevin Young led the way with 27 homers. Tony Womack collected the most hits, 185. On the mound, Francisco Cordova won 13 games to lead the staff. Jason Schmidt struck out 158, the most on the club. Rich Loiselle closed out 19 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 69-93 (.426 win pct).
Who led the 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Kevin Young led the 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates with 27 home runs.
What was the 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.91.
Did the 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
Who led the 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Kevin Young (27 HR, 108 RBI) and Francisco Cordova (13-14, 3.31 ERA).
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