1970 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

35 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1970 MLB season.

1970 Pirates roster: batting

1970 Pittsburgh Pirates batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Matty Alou1556779720114719.297.329.685
Al Oliver1515516314912831.270.326.740
Manny Sanguillen128486631587612.325.344.788
Willie Stargell1364747012531850.264.329.839
Gene Alley121426461048417.244.297.659
Richie Hebner1204206012211462.290.362.827
Roberto Clemente1084126514514603.352.407.963
Bob Robertson1173906911227824.287.367.931
Bill Mazeroski11236729847392.229.283.607
Freddie Patek8423742581198.245.322.664
Jose Pagan9523021617291.265.321.748
Dave Cash6421030661285.314.365.784
Jerry May5113913291160.209.313.601
Johnny Jeter8512627302129.238.314.656
Gene Clines3137415032.405.436.895
Jose Martinez192011000.050.095.145
George Kopacz101613000.188.188.375
Dave Ricketts141102000.182.250.432
Milt May5412020.500.6001.350

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1970 Pirates roster: pitching

1970 Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Bob VealeP343210153.92202.01781.400
Dock EllisSP303013103.21201.21281.390
Steve BlassP313110123.52196.21201.320
Bob MooseP282711103.99189.21191.320
Luke WalkerP42191563.04163.01241.343
Dave GiustiP661933.06103.0851.3326
Bruce Dal CantonP416944.5784.2531.571
Jim NelsonP1510423.4268.1421.490
Joe GibbonP410014.8341.0261.665
Orlando PenaP230214.7837.2251.192
Fred CambriaP65123.5133.1141.470
John LambP230012.7832.1241.113
Gene GarberRP140035.2422.171.430
Dick ColpaertP80105.9110.261.590
Ed AcostaP300013.502.212.631
Lou MaroneP10003.862.100.860

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.