2006 Pittsburgh Pirates

67-95 • .414 Win% • 5th in NL C

The 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates went 67-95 (.414) finishing 5th in the NL C division. The club scored 691 runs, allowed 797, and played home games at PNC Park. Team leaders included Jason Bay (35 HR, 109 RBI) and Ian Snell (14-11, 4.74 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

67 Wins
95 Losses
.414 Win %
5th Rank
691 R 797 RA
Diff -106

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⚡ Quick Stats

691 Runs Scored
797 Runs Allowed
-106 Run Diff
1,861K Attendance

📈 vs. 2006 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 1% below the 2006 league average (.264)
OBP .326 2% below the 2006 league average (.334)
SLG .396 7% below the 2006 league average (.427)
Team ERA 4.52 1% worse than the 2006 league average (4.49)
Runs Scored 691 10% below the 2006 league average (771 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPNC Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,861,549
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Avg per Game 22,982

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2006

Batting Avg

1 Freddy Sanchez 0.344 2 Ronny Paulino 0.310 3 Xavier Nady 0.300 4 Sean Casey 0.296 5 Jason Bay 0.286

Home Runs

1 Jason Bay 35 2 Jose Bautista 16 3 Jeromy Burnitz 16 4 Jose Castillo 14 5 Craig Wilson 13

RBI

1 Jason Bay 109 2 Freddy Sanchez 85 3 Jose Castillo 65 4 Ronny Paulino 55 5 Jose Bautista 51
2006 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Freddy Sanchez 157 582 85 200 53 2 6 85 31 52 3 0.344
Jason Bay 159 570 101 163 29 3 35 109 102 156 11 0.286
Jack Wilson 142 543 70 148 27 1 8 35 33 65 4 0.273
Jose Castillo 148 518 54 131 25 0 14 65 32 98 6 0.253
Ronny Paulino 129 442 37 137 19 0 6 55 34 79 0 0.310
Jose Bautista 117 400 58 94 20 3 16 51 46 110 2 0.235
Chris Duffy 84 314 46 80 14 3 2 18 19 71 26 0.255
Jeromy Burnitz 111 313 35 72 12 0 16 49 22 74 1 0.230
Nate McLouth 106 270 50 63 16 2 7 16 18 59 10 0.233
Craig Wilson 85 255 38 68 11 2 13 41 24 88 1 0.267
Sean Casey 59 213 30 63 15 0 3 29 23 22 0 0.296
Joe Randa 89 206 23 55 13 0 4 28 16 26 0 0.267
Xavier Nady 55 203 20 61 13 0 3 23 11 34 1 0.300
Ryan Doumit 61 149 15 31 9 0 6 17 15 42 0 0.208
Jose Hernandez 67 120 8 32 2 1 2 12 11 29 0 0.267
Humberto Cota 38 100 5 19 1 0 0 5 8 26 0 0.190
Zach Duke 34 68 2 13 3 0 0 7 1 32 0 0.191
Paul Maholm 30 55 3 6 0 0 0 2 3 31 0 0.109
Ian Snell 37 54 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 28 0 0.056
Victor Santos 25 38 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 13 0 0.158
Oliver Perez 16 25 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 8 1 0.120
Tom Gorzelanny 11 19 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.000
Carlos Maldonado 8 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 0.105
Mike Edwards 14 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.188
Rajai Davis 20 14 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 0.143
Shawn Chacon 9 13 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.077
Kip Wells 7 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.091
Shane Youman 5 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.429
Marty McLeary 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Salomon Torres 94 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Ryan Vogelsong 20 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.333
Matt Capps 85 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Yurendell de Caster 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Damaso Marte 75 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Gonzalez 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Grabow 72 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jonah Bayliss 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roberto Hernandez 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Perez 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Britt Reames 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Rogers 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Josh Sharpless 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2006

ERA

1 Mike Gonzalez 2.17 2 Roberto Hernandez 2.93 3 Salomon Torres 3.28 4 Damaso Marte 3.70 5 Matt Capps 3.79

Wins

1 Ian Snell 14 2 Zach Duke 10 3 Matt Capps 9 4 Paul Maholm 8 5 Victor Santos 5

Strikeouts

1 Ian Snell 169 2 Zach Duke 117 3 Paul Maholm 117 4 Victor Santos 81 5 Salomon Torres 72
2006 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Zach Duke 10 15 4.47 34 34 0 215.1 255 107 68 117
Ian Snell 14 11 4.74 32 32 0 186.0 198 98 74 169
Paul Maholm 8 10 4.76 30 30 0 176.0 202 93 81 117
Victor Santos 5 9 5.70 25 19 0 115.1 150 73 42 81
Salomon Torres 3 6 3.28 94 0 12 93.1 98 34 38 72
Matt Capps 9 1 3.79 85 0 1 80.2 81 34 12 56
Oliver Perez 2 10 6.63 15 15 0 76.0 88 56 51 61
John Grabow 4 2 4.13 72 0 0 69.2 68 32 30 66
Tom Gorzelanny 2 5 3.79 11 11 0 61.2 50 26 31 40
Damaso Marte 1 7 3.70 75 0 0 58.1 51 24 31 63
Mike Gonzalez 3 4 2.17 54 0 24 54.0 42 13 31 64
Shawn Chacon 2 3 5.48 9 9 0 46.0 47 28 27 27
Roberto Hernandez 0 3 2.93 46 0 2 43.0 46 14 24 33
Ryan Vogelsong 0 0 6.39 20 0 0 38.0 44 27 16 27
Kip Wells 1 5 6.69 7 7 0 36.1 46 27 18 16
Shane Youman 0 2 2.91 5 3 0 21.2 15 7 10 5
Marty McLeary 2 0 2.04 5 2 0 17.2 17 4 6 8
Jonah Bayliss 1 1 4.30 11 0 0 14.2 13 7 11 15
Josh Sharpless 0 0 1.50 14 0 0 12.0 7 2 11 7
Brian Rogers 0 0 8.31 10 0 0 8.2 11 8 2 7
Britt Reames 0 0 9.82 6 0 0 7.1 11 8 5 6
Juan Perez 0 1 8.10 7 0 0 3.1 5 3 1 3

👥 Roster (42)

Jose Bautista Jason Bay Jonah Bayliss Jeromy Burnitz Matt Capps Sean Casey Jose Castillo Shawn Chacon Humberto Cota Rajai Davis Ryan Doumit Chris Duffy +30 more

42 players

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The 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

A 67-95 record (.414) put the 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates 5th in the NL Central. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 691 runs and allowed 797, a run differential of -106. Against a league average of .264, the 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .263. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 4.52 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.49. The 691 runs scored compare with a league average of 771 per club, 10% fewer.

The home park, PNC Park, recorded 1,861,549 in attendance, about 22,982 a game. Jason Bay led the club in home runs with 35. Freddy Sanchez collected the most hits, 200. Ian Snell was the top winner, with 14 victories. Mike Gonzalez closed out 24 saves. In all, the roster shows 42 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 67-95 (.414 win pct).
Who led the 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Jason Bay led the 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates with 35 home runs.
What was the 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 4.52.
Did the 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at PNC Park.
Who led the 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jason Bay (35 HR, 109 RBI) and Ian Snell (14-11, 4.74 ERA).
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