2000 Pittsburgh Pirates

69-93 • .426 Win% • 5th in NL C

The 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates went 69-93 (.426) finishing 5th in the NL C division. The club scored 793 runs, allowed 888, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Brian Giles (35 HR, 123 RBI) and Jose Silva (11-9, 5.56 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 %
5th Rank
793 R 888 RA
Diff -95

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793 Runs Scored
888 Runs Allowed
-95 Run Diff
1,748K Attendance

📈 vs. 2000 NL Average

Batting Avg .266 equal to the 2000 league average (.265)
OBP .338 1% below the 2000 league average (.341)
SLG .423 2% below the 2000 league average (.431)
Team ERA 4.94 7% worse than the 2000 league average (4.63)
Runs Scored 793 2% below the 2000 league average (811 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,748,908
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Avg per Game 21,591

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2000

Batting Avg

1 Jason Kendall 0.320 2 Adrian Brown 0.315 3 Brian Giles 0.315 4 John Wehner 0.300 5 John Vander Wal 0.299

Home Runs

1 Brian Giles 35 2 John Vander Wal 24 3 Kevin Young 20 4 Wil Cordero 16 5 Jason Kendall 14

RBI

1 Brian Giles 123 2 John Vander Wal 94 3 Kevin Young 88 4 Jason Kendall 58 5 Wil Cordero 51
2000 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jason Kendall 152 579 112 185 33 6 14 58 79 79 22 0.320
Brian Giles 156 559 111 176 37 7 35 123 114 69 6 0.315
Warren Morris 144 528 68 137 31 2 3 43 65 78 7 0.259
Kevin Young 132 496 77 128 27 0 20 88 32 96 8 0.258
Pat Meares 132 462 55 111 22 2 13 47 36 91 1 0.240
John Vander Wal 134 384 74 115 29 0 24 94 72 92 11 0.299
Wil Cordero 89 348 46 98 24 3 16 51 25 58 1 0.282
Adrian Brown 104 308 64 97 18 3 4 28 29 34 13 0.315
Aramis Ramirez 73 254 19 65 15 2 6 35 10 36 0 0.256
Mike Benjamin 93 233 28 63 18 2 2 19 12 45 5 0.270
Luis Sojo 61 176 14 50 11 0 5 20 11 16 1 0.284
Bruce Aven 72 148 18 37 11 0 5 25 5 31 2 0.250
Keith Osik 46 123 11 36 6 1 4 22 14 11 3 0.293
Enrique Wilson 40 122 11 32 6 1 3 15 11 13 0 0.262
Emil Brown 50 119 13 26 5 0 3 16 11 34 3 0.218
Alex Ramirez 43 115 13 24 6 1 4 18 7 32 1 0.209
Chad Hermansen 33 108 12 20 4 1 2 8 6 37 0 0.185
Abraham Nunez 40 91 10 20 1 0 1 8 8 14 0 0.220
Kris Benson 32 65 3 6 2 0 0 1 4 29 0 0.092
Alex Hernandez 20 60 4 12 3 0 1 5 0 13 1 0.200
Todd Ritchie 31 60 4 13 2 0 0 2 2 22 0 0.217
Jimmy Anderson 27 50 5 7 1 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.140
John Wehner 21 50 10 15 3 0 1 9 4 6 0 0.300
Francisco Cordova 18 35 0 4 0 0 0 3 2 15 0 0.114
Jose Silva 51 34 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 12 0 0.176
Dan Serafini 11 24 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.083
Bronson Arroyo 21 21 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.143
Jason Schmidt 11 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.000
Adam Hyzdu 12 18 2 7 2 0 1 4 0 4 0 0.389
Tike Redman 9 18 2 6 1 0 1 1 1 7 1 0.333
Ivan Cruz 8 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.091
Chris Peters 18 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.167
Marc Wilkins 52 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.167
Mike Garcia 13 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Josias Manzanillo 43 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Brian O'Connor 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Matt Skrmetta 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Scott Sauerbeck 75 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Wallace 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Williams 72 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Christiansen 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Clontz 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Loiselle 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Parra 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Brian Smith 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Sparks 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2000

ERA

1 Josias Manzanillo 3.38 2 Mike Williams 3.50 3 Kris Benson 3.85 4 Scott Sauerbeck 4.04 5 Todd Ritchie 4.81

Wins

1 Jose Silva 11 2 Kris Benson 10 3 Todd Ritchie 9 4 Francisco Cordova 6 5 Jimmy Anderson 5

Strikeouts

1 Kris Benson 184 2 Todd Ritchie 124 3 Jose Silva 98 4 Scott Sauerbeck 83 5 Jimmy Anderson 73
2000 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kris Benson 10 12 3.85 32 32 0 217.2 206 93 86 184
Todd Ritchie 9 8 4.81 31 31 0 187.0 208 100 51 124
Jimmy Anderson 5 11 5.25 27 26 0 144.0 169 84 58 73
Jose Silva 11 9 5.56 51 19 0 136.0 178 84 50 98
Francisco Cordova 6 8 5.21 18 17 0 95.0 107 55 38 66
Scott Sauerbeck 5 4 4.04 75 0 1 75.2 76 34 61 83
Mike Williams 3 4 3.50 72 0 24 72.0 56 28 40 71
Bronson Arroyo 2 6 6.40 20 12 0 71.2 88 51 36 50
Jason Schmidt 2 5 5.40 11 11 0 63.1 71 38 41 51
Dan Serafini 2 5 4.91 11 11 0 62.1 70 34 26 32
Marc Wilkins 4 2 5.07 52 0 0 60.1 54 34 43 37
Josias Manzanillo 2 2 3.38 43 0 0 58.2 50 22 32 39
Rich Loiselle 2 3 5.10 40 0 0 42.1 43 24 30 32
Jason Christiansen 2 8 4.97 44 0 1 38.0 28 21 25 41
Jeff Wallace 2 0 7.07 38 0 0 35.2 42 28 34 27
Chris Peters 0 1 2.86 18 0 1 28.1 23 9 14 16
Brian O'Connor 0 0 5.11 6 1 0 12.1 12 7 11 7
Jose Parra 0 1 6.94 6 2 0 11.2 17 9 7 9
Mike Garcia 0 2 11.12 13 0 0 11.1 21 14 7 9
Matt Skrmetta 2 2 9.64 8 0 0 9.1 13 10 3 7
Brad Clontz 0 0 5.14 5 0 0 7.0 7 4 11 8
Brian Smith 0 0 10.38 3 0 0 4.1 6 5 2 3
Steve Sparks 0 0 6.75 3 0 0 4.0 4 3 5 2
Keith Osik 0 0 45.00 1 0 0 1.0 5 5 0 1

👥 Roster (46)

Jimmy Anderson Bronson Arroyo Bruce Aven Mike Benjamin Kris Benson Adrian Brown Emil Brown Jason Christiansen Brad Clontz Wil Cordero Francisco Cordova Ivan Cruz +34 more

46 players

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The 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 2000 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 69-93 mark (.426) and finished 5th in the NL Central. The run column shows 793 for and 888 against. Pitchers allowed 4.94 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.63. Measured against the 811-run league average, the offense was 2% behind. Home games were played at Three Rivers Stadium, where 1,748,908 fans came through the gates.

Brian Giles topped the Pittsburgh Pirates with 35 home runs. Jason Kendall collected the most hits, 185. On the mound, Jose Silva won 11 games to lead the staff. Kris Benson struck out 184, the most on the club. Mike Williams closed out 24 saves. The roster section lists 46 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 69-93 (.426 win pct).
Who led the 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Brian Giles led the 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates with 35 home runs.
What was the 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 4.94.
Did the 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
Who led the 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Brian Giles (35 HR, 123 RBI) and Jose Silva (11-9, 5.56 ERA).
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