1998 Pittsburgh Pirates roster: 69-93

The Pittsburgh Pirates went 69-93 in the 1998 MLB regular season, 6th of 6 in the National League Central.

Team stats and league rank

1998 Pittsburgh Pirates team stats
Home Runs10730th of 30
RBI61328th of 30
Hits1,39525th of 30
Runs65028th of 30
Stolen Bases1592nd of 30
Doubles27125th of 30
Triples358th of 30
Walks39330th of 30
Strikeouts (Batting)1,06015th of 30
Batting Average.25425th of 30
On-Base %.31128th of 30
Slugging %.37429th of 30
OPS.68630th of 30
ERA3.917th of 30
WHIP1.358th of 30
Strikeouts (Pitching)1,11210th of 30
Saves4119th of 30
Wins6925th of 30
Runs Allowed7187th of 30
Errors28027th of 30

Counts are season totals; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1998 Pirates roster: batting

1998 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.
Tony Womack2B1596558518534558.282.319.677
Kevin Young1B159592881602710815.270.328.809
Jose GuillenRF1535736015314843.267.298.712
Jason KendallC14953595175127526.327.411.884
Al MartinDH12544057105124720.239.296.660
Lou Collier3B11033430822342.246.316.655
Turner WardRF12328233749465.262.328.754
Aramis Ramirez3B7225123596240.235.296.646
Kevin PolcovichSS8121218400144.189.255.501
Doug Strange3B901859320141.173.217.433
Manny MartinezCF7318021456240.250.290.723
Freddy Ad. GarciaLF5617227449260.256.332.820
Adrian BrownRF411522043054.283.323.645
Mark SmithLF5912818252137.195.264.553
Keith OsikC3998821071.214.316.571
Abraham Nunez2B2452610124.192.344.632
Emil BrownRF1339210030.256.293.575
Chance Sanford2B142834030.143.172.422
Steve BieserOF131123010.273.385.748

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

1998 Pirates roster: pitching

1998 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.
Francisco CordovaSP333313143.31220.11571.240
Jason SchmidtSP333311144.07214.11581.400
Jon LieberRP29288144.11171.01381.301
Chris PetersRP39218103.47148.01031.331
Jose SilvaRP1818674.40100.1641.340
Elmer DessensRP435265.6774.2431.540
Ricardo RinconRP600022.9165.0641.2214
Jason ChristiansenRP600332.5164.2711.216
Rich LoiselleRP540273.4455.0481.6719
Mike WilliamsRP371421.9451.0591.080
Jeff TabakaRP370223.0250.2401.160
Javier MartinezRP370014.8341.0421.780
Sean LawrenceRP73217.3219.2121.780
Jeff McCurryRP160136.5219.1111.710
Marc WilkinsRP160003.5215.1171.430

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

Results

  1. Apr 1, 1998@ WSHW 4-0
  2. Apr 2, 1998@ WSHW 4-3
  3. Apr 3, 1998@ NYML 1-2
  4. Apr 4, 1998@ NYML 6-7
  5. Apr 5, 1998@ NYML 0-7
  6. Apr 6, 1998@ NYMW 4-2
  7. Apr 7, 1998vs ATLL 3-11
  8. Apr 8, 1998vs ATLW 5-3
  9. Apr 9, 1998vs ATLL 3-4
  10. Apr 10, 1998vs MIAW 4-1
  11. Apr 11, 1998vs MIAW 7-6
  12. Apr 12, 1998vs MIAW 7-3
  13. Apr 13, 1998vs MIAL 2-7
  14. Apr 14, 1998@ ATLL 0-6
  15. Apr 15, 1998@ ATLL 0-7
  16. Apr 16, 1998@ ATLL 1-3
  17. Apr 17, 1998vs SDL 5-7
  18. Apr 18, 1998vs SDL 5-7
  19. Apr 21, 1998vs SFL 3-6
  20. Apr 22, 1998vs SFW 5-2
  21. Apr 23, 1998vs SFW 7-0
  22. Apr 24, 1998@ SDW 4-2
  23. Apr 25, 1998@ SDL 3-4
  24. Apr 26, 1998@ SDW 6-0
  25. Apr 27, 1998@ SFL 5-6
  26. Apr 28, 1998@ SFL 1-2
  27. Apr 30, 1998vs LADL 6-14
  28. May 1, 1998vs LADW 5-4
  29. May 2, 1998vs LADL 4-5
  30. May 3, 1998vs LADL 5-10
  31. May 5, 1998vs STLW 5-2
  32. May 6, 1998vs STLW 5-0
  33. May 7, 1998vs CINW 8-7
  34. May 8, 1998vs CINL 3-5
  35. May 9, 1998vs CINW 6-1
  36. May 10, 1998vs CINL 3-4
  37. May 11, 1998vs COLW 5-2
  38. May 12, 1998vs COLW 6-0
  39. May 13, 1998@ HOUL 0-1
  40. May 14, 1998@ HOUW 7-2
  41. May 15, 1998@ ARIL 1-6
  42. May 16, 1998@ ARIW 6-3
  43. May 17, 1998@ ARIL 2-8
  44. May 18, 1998@ ARIL 2-9
  45. May 19, 1998vs SDW 3-0
  46. May 20, 1998vs SDW 5-2
  47. May 20, 1998vs SDL 3-8
  48. May 21, 1998vs SDW 3-2
  49. May 22, 1998@ MIAL 1-3
  50. May 23, 1998@ MIAW 10-4
  51. May 24, 1998@ MIAL 3-4
  52. May 26, 1998@ MILL 2-3
  53. May 27, 1998@ MILL 2-3
  54. May 29, 1998vs WSHL 1-4
  55. May 30, 1998vs WSHW 8-7
  56. May 31, 1998vs WSHW 9-4
  57. Jun 1, 1998vs NYMW 4-3
  58. Jun 2, 1998vs NYMW 5-2
  59. Jun 3, 1998vs NYMW 3-0
  60. Jun 5, 1998vs MINW 6-1
  61. Jun 6, 1998vs MINW 4-3
  62. Jun 7, 1998vs MINL 2-3
  63. Jun 8, 1998@ CLEL 0-8
  64. Jun 9, 1998@ CLEW 7-4
  65. Jun 10, 1998@ CLEW 4-3
  66. Jun 12, 1998vs MILL 2-4
  67. Jun 13, 1998vs MILL 1-8
  68. Jun 14, 1998vs MILW 7-2
  69. Jun 15, 1998@ PHIL 1-2
  70. Jun 16, 1998@ PHIL 7-8
  71. Jun 17, 1998@ PHIL 1-3
  72. Jun 18, 1998@ MILW 1-0
  73. Jun 19, 1998@ MILL 1-2
  74. Jun 20, 1998@ MILW 4-2
  75. Jun 21, 1998@ MILW 8-7
  76. Jun 22, 1998vs CHWL 4-5
  77. Jun 23, 1998vs CHWL 4-5
  78. Jun 24, 1998@ KCW 10-3
  79. Jun 25, 1998@ KCL 1-6
  80. Jun 26, 1998@ LADL 2-5
  81. Jun 27, 1998@ LADL 0-2
  82. Jun 28, 1998@ LADW 6-4
  83. Jun 30, 1998vs DETL 0-3
  84. Jul 1, 1998vs DETL 1-9
  85. Jul 2, 1998vs DETW 5-2
  86. Jul 3, 1998@ CHCL 9-12
  87. Jul 4, 1998@ CHCL 4-5
  88. Jul 5, 1998@ CHCL 6-7
  89. Jul 10, 1998vs PHIL 6-7
  90. Jul 11, 1998vs PHIL 0-1
  91. Jul 12, 1998vs PHIL 4-10
  92. Jul 13, 1998vs CHCW 6-2
  93. Jul 14, 1998vs CHCL 4-7
  94. Jul 15, 1998vs CHCW 3-0
  95. Jul 16, 1998@ WSHL 5-10
  96. Jul 17, 1998@ WSHW 5-1
  97. Jul 18, 1998@ WSHW 5-2
  98. Jul 19, 1998@ WSHW 6-1
  99. Jul 20, 1998@ NYMW 3-1
  100. Jul 21, 1998@ NYML 0-4
  101. Jul 22, 1998vs MIAW 6-4
  102. Jul 23, 1998vs MIAW 9-1
  103. Jul 24, 1998vs ATLL 0-3
  104. Jul 25, 1998vs ATLW 4-1
  105. Jul 26, 1998vs ATLL 1-2
  106. Jul 27, 1998@ COLL 7-8
  107. Jul 28, 1998@ COLL 6-12
  108. Jul 29, 1998@ COLW 12-1
  109. Jul 31, 1998vs HOUL 4-7
  110. Aug 1, 1998vs HOUL 1-2
  111. Aug 2, 1998vs HOUL 2-6
  112. Aug 3, 1998vs COLL 2-7
  113. Aug 4, 1998vs COLW 13-5
  114. Aug 5, 1998vs COLL 2-6
  115. Aug 6, 1998vs COLL 1-5
  116. Aug 7, 1998@ LADL 1-3
  117. Aug 8, 1998@ LADL 1-2
  118. Aug 9, 1998@ LADW 2-1
  119. Aug 11, 1998@ CINW 7-0
  120. Aug 12, 1998@ CINW 5-4
  121. Aug 13, 1998@ CINW 9-6
  122. Aug 14, 1998@ STLL 5-10
  123. Aug 15, 1998@ STLL 7-8
  124. Aug 16, 1998@ STLW 4-1
  125. Aug 18, 1998vs LADW 6-4
  126. Aug 19, 1998vs LADW 6-5
  127. Aug 20, 1998vs CINW 6-5
  128. Aug 21, 1998vs CINW 14-2
  129. Aug 22, 1998vs STLW 14-4
  130. Aug 23, 1998vs STLW 4-3
  131. Aug 24, 1998vs STLT 5-5
  132. Aug 25, 1998@ ARIW 9-6
  133. Aug 26, 1998@ ARIW 4-3
  134. Aug 28, 1998@ HOUL 0-2
  135. Aug 29, 1998@ HOUL 3-6
  136. Aug 30, 1998@ HOUL 4-11
  137. Sep 1, 1998vs ARIL 3-4
  138. Sep 2, 1998vs ARIL 1-2
  139. Sep 3, 1998vs ARIL 0-1
  140. Sep 4, 1998vs CHCL 2-5
  141. Sep 5, 1998vs CHCL 4-8
  142. Sep 6, 1998vs CHCW 4-3
  143. Sep 7, 1998vs MILL 3-6
  144. Sep 8, 1998vs MILW 8-7
  145. Sep 9, 1998@ CHCL 2-4
  146. Sep 10, 1998@ CHCL 2-5
  147. Sep 11, 1998@ PHIW 6-1
  148. Sep 12, 1998@ PHIL 4-13
  149. Sep 13, 1998@ PHIL 1-4
  150. Sep 14, 1998@ STLL 3-7
  151. Sep 15, 1998@ STLW 8-6
  152. Sep 15, 1998@ STLL 3-9
  153. Sep 16, 1998@ STLL 0-4
  154. Sep 18, 1998vs HOUL 2-5
  155. Sep 19, 1998vs HOUW 7-1
  156. Sep 20, 1998vs HOUL 0-2
  157. Sep 21, 1998@ SFL 1-8
  158. Sep 22, 1998@ SFL 2-14
  159. Sep 23, 1998@ SFL 1-4
  160. Sep 24, 1998@ SFL 2-6
  161. Sep 25, 1998@ CINL 1-4
  162. Sep 26, 1998@ CINL 2-6
  163. Sep 27, 1998@ CINL 1-4

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.