1987 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

37 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1987 MLB season.

1987 Pirates roster: batting

1987 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.
Andy Van SlykeCF15756493165218234.293.359.866
Barry BondsLF15055199144255932.261.329.821
Sid Bream1B1495166414213659.275.336.747
Bobby Bonilla1B1414665814015773.300.351.832
Mike LaValliereC121340331021360.300.377.742
R.J. ReynoldsRF117335478775114.260.323.723
Mike Diaz1B103241285816481.241.326.816
Rafael BelliardSS8120326421155.207.286.557
Junior OrtizC7519216521220.271.322.661
John CangelosiLF104182445041821.275.427.844
Jose Lind2B3514321460112.322.358.791
Felix Fermin2B2368617040.250.301.551
Sammy KhalifaSS51713020.176.176.353
U.L. WashingtonSS101013000.300.417.717
Tom PrinceC4912120.222.222.889
Tommy GreggLF10832000.250.250.625
Butch DavisRF7731000.143.250.536
Denny Gonzalez3B5710000.000.125.125
Houston Jimenez2B5600000.000.143.143
Onix ConcepcionSS11010001.0001.0002.000

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

1987 Pirates roster: pitching

1987 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.
Brian FisherSP37261194.52185.11171.390
Doug DrabekSP292811123.88176.11201.200
Mike DunneP23231363.03163.1721.290
Bob WalkSP3912823.31117.0781.350
Bob KipperRP2420595.94110.2831.530
John SmileySP630555.7675.0581.594
Dorn TaylorRP148235.7453.1371.430
Mike BieleckiRP88234.7345.2251.200
Barry JonesRP320245.6143.1281.801
Bob PattersonRP157146.7043.0271.650
Brett GideonRP290154.6636.2311.203
Vicente PalaciosRP64214.3029.1131.230
Logan EasleyRP170115.4726.1211.521
Hipolito PenaRP161034.5625.2161.641
Dave W. JohnsonRP50009.956.142.370
Tim DrummondRP60004.506.051.330
Mark RossRP10009.001.001.000

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.