2004 Pittsburgh Pirates

72-89 • .447 Win% • 5th in NL C

The 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates went 72-89 (.447) finishing 5th in the NL C division. The club scored 680 runs, allowed 744, and played home games at PNC Park. Team leaders included Craig Wilson (29 HR, 82 RBI) and Oliver Perez (12-10, 2.98 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

72 Wins
89 Losses
.447 Win %
5th Rank
680 R 744 RA
Diff -64

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⚡ Quick Stats

680 Runs Scored
744 Runs Allowed
-64 Run Diff
1,583K Attendance

📈 vs. 2004 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 1% below the 2004 league average (.262)
OBP .321 4% below the 2004 league average (.332)
SLG .401 5% below the 2004 league average (.422)
Team ERA 4.29 equal to the 2004 league average (4.31)
Runs Scored 680 9% below the 2004 league average (751 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPNC Park
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,583,031
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Avg per Game 19,787

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2004

Batting Avg

1 Jason Kendall 0.319 2 Jack Wilson 0.308 3 Raul Mondesi 0.283 4 Jason Bay 0.282 5 Tike Redman 0.280

Home Runs

1 Craig Wilson 29 2 Jason Bay 26 3 Rob Mackowiak 17 4 Daryle Ward 15 5 Jack Wilson 11

RBI

1 Jason Bay 82 2 Craig Wilson 82 3 Rob Mackowiak 75 4 Jack Wilson 59 5 Daryle Ward 57
2004 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jack Wilson 157 652 82 201 41 12 11 59 26 71 8 0.308
Jason Kendall 147 574 86 183 32 0 3 51 60 41 11 0.319
Craig Wilson 155 561 97 148 35 5 29 82 50 169 2 0.264
Tike Redman 155 546 65 153 19 4 8 51 23 52 18 0.280
Rob Mackowiak 155 491 65 121 22 6 17 75 50 114 13 0.246
Jason Bay 120 411 61 116 24 4 26 82 41 129 4 0.282
Jose Castillo 129 383 44 98 15 2 8 39 23 92 3 0.256
Daryle Ward 79 293 39 73 17 2 15 57 22 45 0 0.249
Bobby Hill 126 233 28 62 7 2 2 27 20 39 0 0.266
Abraham Nunez 112 182 17 43 9 0 2 13 10 36 1 0.236
Ty Wigginton 58 182 17 40 7 0 5 24 22 34 1 0.220
Randall Simon 61 175 14 34 6 0 3 14 15 17 0 0.194
Chris Stynes 74 162 16 35 10 0 1 16 9 23 0 0.216
Raul Mondesi 26 99 8 28 8 0 2 14 11 27 0 0.283
Humberto Cota 36 66 10 15 1 1 5 8 3 20 0 0.227
Oliver Perez 31 58 2 11 0 0 0 0 4 22 0 0.190
Josh Fogg 32 53 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 13 0 0.075
Kip Wells 25 43 4 8 3 1 0 0 3 20 0 0.186
Jose Bautista 23 40 1 8 2 0 0 0 2 18 0 0.200
Kris Benson 20 39 2 7 0 0 0 3 1 17 0 0.179
Tony Alvarez 24 38 5 8 2 0 1 8 4 7 0 0.211
J. J. Davis 25 35 4 5 1 0 0 3 4 10 2 0.143
Ruben Mateo 19 33 4 8 0 0 3 7 5 6 0 0.242
Ryan Vogelsong 33 31 2 7 2 0 0 3 2 13 0 0.226
Sean Burnett 13 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.000
Freddy Sanchez 9 19 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.158
Carlos Rivera 7 15 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.200
J. R. House 5 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.111
David Williams 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111
John Van Benschoten 6 8 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0.125
Nelson Figueroa 10 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.143
Brian Meadows 68 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.000
Ian Snell 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Salomon Torres 84 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Brian Boehringer 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Frank Brooks 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Corey 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Gonzalez 47 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
John Grabow 68 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willis Roberts 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jason Boyd 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Johnston 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Mesa 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2004

ERA

1 Mike Gonzalez 1.25 2 Salomon Torres 2.64 3 Oliver Perez 2.98 4 Jose Mesa 3.25 5 Brian Meadows 3.58

Wins

1 Oliver Perez 12 2 Josh Fogg 11 3 Kris Benson 8 4 Salomon Torres 7 5 Ryan Vogelsong 6

Strikeouts

1 Oliver Perez 239 2 Kip Wells 116 3 Ryan Vogelsong 92 4 Kris Benson 83 5 Josh Fogg 82
2004 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Oliver Perez 12 10 2.98 30 30 0 196.0 145 65 81 239
Josh Fogg 11 10 4.64 32 32 0 178.1 193 92 66 82
Kip Wells 5 7 4.55 24 24 0 138.1 145 70 66 116
Ryan Vogelsong 6 13 6.50 31 26 0 133.0 148 96 67 92
Kris Benson 8 8 4.22 20 20 0 132.1 137 62 44 83
Salomon Torres 7 7 2.64 84 0 0 92.0 87 27 22 62
Brian Meadows 2 4 3.58 68 0 1 78.0 76 31 19 46
Sean Burnett 5 5 5.02 13 13 0 71.2 86 40 28 30
Jose Mesa 5 2 3.25 70 0 43 69.1 78 25 20 37
John Grabow 2 5 5.11 68 0 1 61.2 81 35 28 64
Mike Gonzalez 3 1 1.25 47 0 1 43.1 32 6 6 55
David Williams 2 3 4.42 10 6 0 38.2 31 19 13 33
Mark Corey 1 2 4.54 31 0 0 35.2 39 18 19 28
John Van Benschoten 1 3 6.91 6 5 0 28.2 33 22 19 18
Nelson Figueroa 0 3 5.72 10 3 0 28.1 32 18 11 10
Brian Boehringer 1 1 4.62 21 0 0 25.1 27 13 17 20
Mike Johnston 0 3 4.37 24 0 0 22.2 29 11 15 18
Frank Brooks 0 1 4.67 11 1 0 17.1 13 9 9 18
Jason Boyd 1 0 5.54 12 0 0 13.0 13 8 8 12
Willis Roberts 0 0 5.25 9 0 0 12.0 12 7 9 7
Ian Snell 0 1 7.50 3 1 0 12.0 14 10 9 9
Abraham Nunez 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (43)

Tony Alvarez Jose Bautista Jason Bay Kris Benson Brian Boehringer Jason Boyd Frank Brooks Sean Burnett Jose Castillo Mark Corey Humberto Cota J. J. Davis +31 more

43 players

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The 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates won 72 games and lost 89, ending up 5th in the NL Central. Runs came in at 680 scored against 744 allowed (-64). The team batting average of .260 was 1% below the 2004 league mark of .262. The 680 runs scored compare with a league average of 751 per club, 9% fewer. PNC Park was home in 2004, drawing a total attendance of 1,583,031.

Craig Wilson led the club in home runs with 29. The hits leader was Jack Wilson with 201. On the mound, Oliver Perez won 12 games to lead the staff. Jose Mesa closed out 43 saves. The roster section lists 43 players who appeared for the club. The 2003 season and the 2005 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 72-89 (.447 win pct).
Who led the 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Craig Wilson led the 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates with 29 home runs.
What was the 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 4.29.
Did the 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at PNC Park.
Who led the 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Craig Wilson (29 HR, 82 RBI) and Oliver Perez (12-10, 2.98 ERA).
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