2015 Pittsburgh Pirates

98-64 • .605 Win% • 2nd in NL C

The 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates went 98-64 (.605) finishing 2nd in the NL C division. The club scored 697 runs, allowed 596, and played home games at PNC Park. Team leaders included Pedro Alvarez (27 HR, 77 RBI) and Gerrit Cole (19-8, 2.60 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

98 Wins
64 Losses
.605 Win %
2nd Rank
697 R 596 RA
Diff +101

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697 Runs Scored
596 Runs Allowed
+101 Run Diff
2,498K Attendance

📈 vs. 2015 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 2% above the 2015 league average (.253)
OBP .323 2% above the 2015 league average (.315)
SLG .395 equal to the 2015 league average (.396)
Team ERA 3.21 18% better than the 2015 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 697 5% above the 2015 league average (666 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPNC Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,498,596
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Avg per Game 30,846

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2015

Batting Avg

1 Francisco Cervelli 0.295 2 Andrew McCutchen 0.292 3 Chris Stewart 0.289 4 Jung Ho Kang 0.287 5 Josh Harrison 0.287

Home Runs

1 Pedro Alvarez 27 2 Andrew McCutchen 23 3 Starling Marte 19 4 Neil Walker 16 5 Jung Ho Kang 15

RBI

1 Andrew McCutchen 96 2 Starling Marte 81 3 Pedro Alvarez 77 4 Neil Walker 71 5 Jung Ho Kang 58
2015 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gregory Polanco 153 593 83 152 35 6 9 52 55 121 27 0.256
Starling Marte 153 579 84 166 30 2 19 81 27 123 30 0.287
Andrew McCutchen 157 566 91 165 36 3 23 96 98 133 11 0.292
Neil Walker 151 543 69 146 32 3 16 71 44 110 4 0.269
Francisco Cervelli 130 451 56 133 17 5 7 43 46 94 1 0.295
Pedro Alvarez 150 437 60 106 18 0 27 77 48 131 2 0.243
Jung Ho Kang 126 421 60 121 24 2 15 58 28 99 5 0.287
Josh Harrison 114 418 57 120 29 1 4 28 19 71 10 0.287
Jordy Mercer 116 394 34 96 21 0 3 34 27 73 3 0.244
Sean Rodriguez 139 224 25 55 12 1 4 17 5 63 2 0.246
Aramis Ramirez 56 196 18 48 13 1 6 33 15 26 0 0.245
Chris Stewart 58 159 9 46 8 0 0 15 6 29 0 0.289
Mike Morse 45 69 6 19 3 1 1 7 11 21 0 0.275
Francisco Liriano 31 65 4 11 2 0 1 7 0 28 0 0.169
Gerrit Cole 33 60 5 9 0 0 0 2 2 28 0 0.150
Travis Ishikawa 38 58 5 13 3 0 1 8 8 17 0 0.224
Corey Hart 35 54 3 12 1 0 2 9 1 19 0 0.222
Jeff Locke 30 45 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 18 0 0.067
A. J. Burnett 26 42 1 5 0 0 1 5 0 20 0 0.119
Jose Tabata 27 38 2 11 0 0 0 4 2 7 0 0.289
Charlie Morton 23 36 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 18 0 0.028
Jaff Decker 23 28 8 6 1 1 0 1 7 9 0 0.214
Travis Snider 18 26 1 5 3 0 1 8 3 10 0 0.192
Andrew Lambo 20 25 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.040
Pedro Florimon 24 23 5 2 0 1 0 1 2 12 1 0.087
J. A. Happ 11 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0.091
Vance Worley 24 17 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.176
Steve Lombardozzi 12 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Tony Sanchez 3 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.375
Brent Morel 3 7 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.286
Gorkys Hernandez 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Joe Blanton 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Antonio Bastardo 66 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Keon Broxton 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000
Elias Diaz 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Deolis Guerra 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Radhames Liz 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Casey Sadler 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Arquimedes Caminero 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jared Hughes 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby LaFromboise 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Melancon 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rob Scahill 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joakim Soria 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Volstad 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Watson 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2015

ERA

1 Joe Blanton 1.57 2 J. A. Happ 1.85 3 Tony Watson 1.91 4 Mark Melancon 2.23 5 Jared Hughes 2.28

Wins

1 Gerrit Cole 19 2 Francisco Liriano 12 3 A. J. Burnett 9 4 Charlie Morton 9 5 Jeff Locke 8

Strikeouts

1 Francisco Liriano 205 2 Gerrit Cole 202 3 A. J. Burnett 143 4 Jeff Locke 129 5 Charlie Morton 96
2015 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gerrit Cole 19 8 2.60 32 32 0 208.0 183 60 44 202
Francisco Liriano 12 7 3.38 31 31 0 186.2 155 70 70 205
Jeff Locke 8 11 4.49 30 30 0 168.1 179 84 60 129
A. J. Burnett 9 7 3.18 26 26 0 164.0 174 58 49 143
Charlie Morton 9 9 4.81 23 23 0 129.0 137 69 41 96
Mark Melancon 3 2 2.23 78 0 51 76.2 57 19 14 62
Tony Watson 4 1 1.91 77 0 1 75.1 55 16 17 62
Arquimedes Caminero 5 1 3.62 73 0 0 74.2 63 30 29 73
Vance Worley 4 6 4.02 23 8 0 71.2 81 32 21 49
Jared Hughes 3 1 2.28 76 0 0 67.0 70 17 19 36
J. A. Happ 7 2 1.85 11 11 0 63.1 52 13 13 69
Antonio Bastardo 4 1 2.98 66 0 1 57.1 39 19 26 64
Joe Blanton 5 0 1.57 21 0 0 34.1 26 6 9 39
Rob Scahill 2 4 2.64 28 0 0 30.2 33 9 16 24
Joakim Soria 0 0 2.03 29 0 1 26.2 23 6 8 28
Radhames Liz 1 4 4.24 14 0 0 23.1 26 11 12 27
Deolis Guerra 2 0 6.48 10 0 0 16.2 26 12 3 17
Bobby LaFromboise 0 0 1.13 11 0 0 8.0 5 1 1 8
Casey Sadler 1 0 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 4 2 1 5
Chris Volstad 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0
Jaff Decker 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Wild Card
Lost to CHN 1-0

👥 Roster (46)

Pedro Alvarez Antonio Bastardo Joe Blanton Keon Broxton A. J. Burnett Arquimedes Caminero Francisco Cervelli Gerrit Cole Jaff Decker Elias Diaz Pedro Florimon Deolis Guerra +34 more

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The 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

A 98-64 record (.605) put the 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates 2nd in the NL Central. The club earned a wild-card berth. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 697 runs and allowed 596, a run differential of +101. Against a league average of .253, the 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .259. Pitchers allowed 3.21 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.91. Attendance at PNC Park totaled 2,498,596 for the year.

For power, Pedro Alvarez led the way with 27 homers. Andrew McCutchen led in RBI with 96. Gerrit Cole was the top winner, with 19 victories. Francisco Liriano struck out 205, the most on the club. Mark Melancon closed out 51 saves. The NL Wild Card round ended in a loss against CHN 1-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 98-64 (.605 win pct).
Who led the 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Pedro Alvarez led the 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates with 27 home runs.
What was the 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.21.
Did the 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at PNC Park.
Who led the 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Pedro Alvarez (27 HR, 77 RBI) and Gerrit Cole (19-8, 2.60 ERA).
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