2003 Pittsburgh Pirates

75-87 • .463 Win% • 4th in NL C

The 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates went 75-87 (.463) finishing 4th in the NL C division. The club scored 753 runs, allowed 801, and played home games at PNC Park. Team leaders included Reggie Sanders (31 HR, 87 RBI) and Josh Fogg (10-9, 5.26 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

75 Wins
87 Losses
.463 Win %
4th Rank
753 R 801 RA
Diff -48

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753 Runs Scored
801 Runs Allowed
-48 Run Diff
1,636K Attendance

📈 vs. 2003 NL Average

Batting Avg .267 2% above the 2003 league average (.261)
OBP .338 2% above the 2003 league average (.331)
SLG .420 1% above the 2003 league average (.417)
Team ERA 4.64 8% worse than the 2003 league average (4.28)
Runs Scored 753 1% above the 2003 league average (747 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPNC Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,636,751
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Avg per Game 20,206

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2003

Batting Avg

1 Tike Redman 0.330 2 Jason Kendall 0.325 3 Brian Giles 0.299 4 Matt Stairs 0.292 5 Jason Bay 0.291

Home Runs

1 Reggie Sanders 31 2 Matt Stairs 20 3 Craig Wilson 18 4 Brian Giles 16 5 Aramis Ramirez 12

RBI

1 Reggie Sanders 87 2 Brian Giles 70 3 Aramis Ramirez 67 4 Jack Wilson 62 5 Jason Kendall 58
2003 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jason Kendall 150 587 84 191 29 3 6 58 49 40 8 0.325
Jack Wilson 150 558 58 143 21 3 9 62 36 74 5 0.256
Reggie Sanders 130 453 74 129 27 4 31 87 38 110 15 0.285
Brian Giles 105 388 70 116 30 4 16 70 85 48 0 0.299
Aramis Ramirez 96 375 44 105 25 1 12 67 25 68 1 0.280
Kenny Lofton 84 339 58 94 19 4 9 26 28 29 18 0.277
Abraham Nunez 118 311 37 77 8 7 4 35 26 53 9 0.248
Craig Wilson 116 309 49 81 15 4 18 48 35 89 3 0.262
Randall Simon 91 307 34 84 14 0 10 51 12 30 0 0.274
Matt Stairs 121 305 49 89 20 1 20 57 45 64 0 0.292
Jeff Reboulet 93 261 37 63 10 2 3 25 27 47 2 0.241
Tike Redman 56 230 36 76 16 5 3 19 14 18 7 0.330
Jose Hernandez 58 193 19 43 9 1 3 21 16 56 1 0.223
Rob Mackowiak 77 174 20 47 4 4 6 19 15 53 6 0.270
Pokey Reese 37 107 9 23 2 0 1 12 9 31 6 0.215
Carlos Rivera 78 95 12 21 5 0 3 10 8 28 0 0.221
Kevin Young 52 84 8 17 4 0 2 7 12 25 1 0.202
Jason Bay 27 79 13 23 6 1 3 12 18 28 3 0.291
Kip Wells 34 68 8 13 3 0 1 5 1 23 0 0.191
Adam Hyzdu 51 63 16 13 5 0 1 8 10 21 0 0.206
Jeff D'Amico 29 48 3 6 1 0 1 3 6 23 0 0.125
Josh Fogg 26 42 4 8 0 0 0 1 2 15 1 0.190
Jeff Suppan 21 41 3 12 1 0 0 2 2 11 0 0.293
J. J. Davis 19 35 1 7 0 0 1 4 3 13 0 0.200
Salomon Torres 43 32 3 2 0 1 0 1 2 16 0 0.062
Kris Benson 18 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.000
Humberto Cota 10 16 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.250
Brian Meadows 34 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.071
Nelson Figueroa 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Oliver Perez 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ryan Vogelsong 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Joe Beimel 70 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Pat Mahomes 9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Julian Tavarez 64 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Bobby Hill 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
J. R. House 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Scott Sauerbeck 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Brian Boehringer 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Corey 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Gonzalez 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Grabow 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Lincoln 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Mann 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennys Reyes 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Duaner Sanchez 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Williams 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2003

ERA

1 Kip Wells 3.28 2 Nelson Figueroa 3.31 3 Jeff Suppan 3.57 4 Julian Tavarez 3.66 5 Scott Sauerbeck 4.05

Wins

1 Josh Fogg 10 2 Jeff Suppan 10 3 Kip Wells 10 4 Jeff D'Amico 9 5 Salomon Torres 7

Strikeouts

1 Kip Wells 147 2 Jeff D'Amico 100 3 Salomon Torres 84 4 Jeff Suppan 78 5 Josh Fogg 71
2003 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kip Wells 10 9 3.28 31 31 0 197.1 171 72 76 147
Jeff D'Amico 9 16 4.77 29 29 0 175.1 204 93 42 100
Josh Fogg 10 9 5.26 26 26 0 142.0 166 83 40 71
Jeff Suppan 10 7 3.57 21 21 0 141.0 147 56 31 78
Salomon Torres 7 5 4.76 41 16 2 121.0 128 64 42 84
Kris Benson 5 9 4.97 18 18 0 105.0 127 58 36 68
Julian Tavarez 3 3 3.66 64 0 11 83.2 75 34 27 39
Brian Meadows 2 1 4.72 34 7 1 76.1 91 40 11 38
Joe Beimel 1 3 5.05 69 0 0 62.1 69 35 33 42
Brian Boehringer 5 4 5.49 62 0 0 62.1 64 38 30 47
Scott Sauerbeck 3 4 4.05 53 0 0 40.0 30 18 25 32
Mike Williams 1 3 6.27 40 0 25 37.1 42 26 22 20
Mike Lincoln 3 4 5.20 36 0 5 36.1 38 21 13 28
Nelson Figueroa 2 1 3.31 12 3 0 35.1 28 13 13 23
Mark Corey 1 2 5.34 22 0 0 30.1 29 18 11 27
Oliver Perez 0 3 5.87 5 5 0 23.0 26 15 12 24
Pat Mahomes 0 1 4.84 9 1 0 22.1 19 12 12 13
Ryan Vogelsong 2 2 6.55 6 5 0 22.0 30 16 9 15
Dennys Reyes 0 0 10.45 12 0 0 10.1 10 12 9 11
Mike Gonzalez 0 1 7.56 16 0 0 8.1 7 7 6 6
Duaner Sanchez 1 0 16.50 6 0 0 6.0 15 11 1 3
John Grabow 0 0 3.60 5 0 0 5.0 6 2 0 9
Jim Mann 0 0 10.80 2 0 0 1.2 5 2 1 1

👥 Roster (46)

Jason Bay Joe Beimel Kris Benson Brian Boehringer Mark Corey Humberto Cota Jeff D'Amico J. J. Davis Nelson Figueroa Josh Fogg Brian Giles Mike Gonzalez +34 more

46 players

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The 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

A 75-87 record (.463) put the 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates 4th in the NL Central. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 753 runs and allowed 801, a run differential of -48. Against a league average of .261, the 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .267. The staff ERA of 4.64 was 8% worse than the league average of 4.28. League clubs averaged 747 runs that year, so the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1% more.

Home games were played at PNC Park, where 1,636,751 fans came through the gates. For power, Reggie Sanders led the way with 31 homers. The hits leader was Jason Kendall with 191. Jeff Suppan was the top winner, with 10 victories. The strikeout leader was Kip Wells with 147. The saves leader was Mike Williams with 25.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 75-87 (.463 win pct).
Who led the 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Reggie Sanders led the 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates with 31 home runs.
What was the 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 4.64.
Did the 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at PNC Park.
Who led the 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Reggie Sanders (31 HR, 87 RBI) and Josh Fogg (10-9, 5.26 ERA).
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