1978 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics and Roster

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1978 Pittsburgh Pirates (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977/1979)
88-73, Finished 2nd in NL Eastern Division
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Scored 684 runs, Allowed 637 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-75
Managed by Chuck Tanner

Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 964,106 (11th of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 105, Pitching - 104
  (one-year): Batting - 106, Pitching - 105
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Team Batting Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C  *Ed Ott              26  112  379   49  102  18  4   9   38  27   56  .269  .315  .409   4   1   7   0   1   3   6   98
1B *Willie Stargell     38  122  390   60  115  18  2  28   97  50   93  .295  .382  .567   3   2   8   7   0   3  10  158
2B  Phil Garner         29  154  528   66  138  25  9  10   66  66   71  .261  .345  .400  27  14  18   5   3   7  12  104
3B  Dale Berra          21   56  135   16   28   2  0   6   14  13   20  .207  .285  .356   3   1   2   2   0   1   3   75
SS  Frank Taveras       28  157  654   81  182  31  9   0   38  29   60  .278  .313  .353  46  25   4   5  12   2   3   83
LF  Bill Robinson       35  136  499   70  123  36  2  14   80  35  105  .246  .296  .411  14  11   7   5   2  11   8   92
CF *Omar Moreno         25  155  515   95  121  15  7   2   33  81  104  .235  .339  .303  71  22   5   3  17   5   4   78
RF *Dave Parker         27  148  581  102  194  32 12  30  117  57   92  .334  .394  .585  20   7   8   2   0   2  23  166
    Rennie Stennett     27  106  333   30   81   9  2   3   35  13   22  .243  .274  .309   2   1   9   2   1   2   6   60
   *John Milner         28  108  295   39   80  17  0   6   38  34   25  .271  .342  .390   5   0   6   0   0   4   6  101
    Manny Sanguillen    34   85  220   15   58   5  1   3   16   9   10  .264  .296  .336   2   2   5   2   2   2   2   73
    Duffy Dyer          32   58  175    7   37   8  1   0   13  18   32  .211  .294  .269   2   1   5   3   2   1   3   56
    Steve Brye          29   66  115   16   27   7  0   1    9  11   10  .235  .305  .322   2   1   2   1   2   1   1   72
    Mario Mendoza       27   57   55    5   12   1  0   1    3   2    9  .218  .283  .291   3   1   0   3   2   0   1   58
    Ken Macha           27   29   52    5   11   1  1   0    5  12   10  .212  .354  .269   2   0   3   0   0   1   1   74
    Fernando Gonzalez   28    9   21    2    4   1  0   0    0   1    3  .190  .227  .238   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28
    Jim Fregosi         36   20   20    3    4   1  0   0    1   6    8  .200  .385  .250   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   78
   *Doe Boyland         23    6    8    1    2   0  0   0    1   0    1  .250  .250  .250   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   38
    Steve Nicosia       22    3    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   1    0  .000  .167  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -50
    Alberto Lois        22    3    4    0    1   0  1   0    0   0    1  .250  .250  .750   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  165
   *Dave May            34    5    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   1    1  .000  .200  .000   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  -41
    Cito Gaston         34    2    2    1    1   0  0   0    0   0    0  .500  .500  .500   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  176
   #Matt Alexander      31    7    0    2    0   0  0   0    0   0    0                     4   1   0   0   0   0   0     

    Bert Blyleven       27   37   85    4   11   2  0   0   11   1   35  .129  .140  .153   0   0   0   0   7   0   0  -20
    Don Robinson        21   35   85    2   20   2  0   0    3   0   22  .235  .235  .259   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   36
    Jim Rooker          35   32   56    2    9   2  1   0    5   0   17  .161  .158  .232   2   0   2   0   1   1   0    6
   *John Candelaria     24   31   52    6    9   3  0   0    1   9   19  .173  .317  .231   0   0   2   2   7   0   0   53
    Jim Bibby           33   34   31    1    4   0  0   1    2   3    9  .129  .206  .226   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   19
    Bruce Kison         28   28   29    2    4   1  1   1    1   0    5  .138  .138  .345   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   29
   *Jerry Reuss         29   23   27    1    5   2  0   0    1   0   12  .185  .185  .259   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   21
    Kent Tekulve        31   91   21    1    2   0  0   0    0   1    9  .095  .136  .095   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -35
   #Grant Jackson       35   60   12    0    3   0  1   0    3   0    3  .250  .250  .417   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   80
    Ed Whitson          23   43   11    0    2   0  0   0    0   0    6  .182  .182  .182   0   0   0   0   1   0   0    0
   *Dave Hamilton       30   16    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    3  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Odell Jones         25    3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 29.1  161 5406  684 1390 239 54 115  631 480  874  .257  .318  .385 213  90  95  42  64  46  89   99
    Rank among 12 NL teams         8    4    6   7  1   7        9    3     5     7     4   1   1                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.

Team Pitching Glossary

    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  Bert Blyleven       27  34   3.03  14  10  0  34   0  11   4  243.7  217   94   82  17   66  182 1011   6   6  2   5 123
SP  Don Robinson        21  35   3.47  14   6  1  32   1   9   1  228.3  203   98   88  20   57  135  937   9   3  4   4 107
SP *John Candelaria     24  30   3.24  12  11  1  29   1   3   1  189.0  191   73   68  15   49   94  796   3   5  3   6 115
SP *Jim Rooker          35  28   4.24   9  11  0  28   0   1   0  163.3  160   94   77  13   81   76  717   1   3  0   4  88
SP *Jerry Reuss         29  23   4.90   3   2  0  12   3   3   1   82.7   97   48   45   5   23   42  361   3   3  1   1  76

CL  Kent Tekulve        31  91   2.33   8   7 31   0  65   0   0  135.0  115   44   35   5   55   77  573   5   2  0  18 160
RP *Grant Jackson       35  60   3.26   7   5  5   0  25   0   0   77.3   89   32   28   5   32   45  346   2   1  1   9 114
RP  Ed Whitson          23  43   3.27   5   6  4   0  14   0   0   74.3   66   31   27   5   37   64  318   1   2  0   5 114
RP  Jim Bibby           33  34   3.53   8   7  1  14  10   3   2  107.0  100   52   42  10   39   72  460   5   2  0   7 105
RP  Bruce Kison         28  28   3.19   6   6  0  11   4   0   0   96.0   81   40   34   3   39   62  407   4   5  1   0 117

   *Dave Hamilton       30  16   3.42   0   2  1   0   4   0   0   26.3   23   16   10   2   12   15  118   1   0  0   2 109
    Odell Jones         25   3   2.00   2   0  0   1   1   0   0    9.0    7    3    2   0    4   10   38   0   0  0   0 186
   *Will McEnaney       26   6  10.38   0   0  0   0   3   0   0    8.7   15   11   10   3    2    6   42   0   1  0   0  36
    Clay Carroll        37   2   2.25   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    4.0    2    1    1   0    3    0   17   0   0  0   0 166
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 28.3 161   3.41  88  73 44 161 131  30  13 1444.0 1366  637  547 103  499  880 6141  40  33 12  61 109
    Rank among 12 NL teams          5   5   8  3           7   4      6    6    7        5    5    3

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

Team Fielding Glossary League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP FP PB WP SB CS -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- EOtt 838 92 97 537 42 15 7 .975 10 26 67 26 DDyer 471 54 55 326 22 3 3 .991 2 10 54 18 MSanguillen 126 14 18 83 5 0 0 1.000 1 4 15 2 SNicosia 9 1 1 8 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 2 1 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- Team Total 1444 161 161 954 70 18 10 .983 13 40 138 47 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- First Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 *9.98 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- WStargell 920 104 112 875 57 6 76 .994 9.12 MSanguillen 322 38 40 355 15 0 26 1.000 10.33 JMilner 164 16 28 169 13 3 15 .984 9.97 BRobinson 18 1 3 14 2 0 1 1.000 8.00 JFregosi 12 2 2 13 1 0 1 1.000 10.50 DBoyland 8 0 1 8 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1444 161 161 1434 88 9 119 .994 9.49 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Second Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .977 *5.30 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- PGarner 676 75 81 190 213 10 50 .976 5.37 RStennett 654 79 80 164 208 11 40 .971 5.11 MMendoza 84 4 21 17 31 1 3 .980 5.10 FGonzalez 29 3 4 6 6 1 0 .923 3.72 JFregosi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1444 161 161 377 458 23 93 .973 5.20 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Third Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .952 *3.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- PGarner 678 77 81 67 172 18 12 .930 3.17 DBerra 360 35 55 28 80 11 11 .908 2.70 BRobinson 166 24 29 19 41 5 5 .923 3.25 KMacha 132 15 21 11 21 1 3 .970 2.18 MMendoza 39 0 18 4 16 3 1 .870 4.62 RStennett 38 6 6 3 7 2 0 .833 2.37 FGonzalez 17 2 3 1 0 1 0 .500 0.53 JFregosi 14 2 5 1 3 2 0 .667 2.57 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1444 161 161 134 340 43 32 .917 2.95 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Shortstop Inn GS G PO A E DP .966 *4.88 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- FTaveras 1368 157 157 216 448 38 80 .946 4.37 MMendoza 55 2 14 7 14 1 0 .955 3.44 DBerra 17 2 2 3 4 0 0 1.000 3.71 PGarner 4 0 4 1 4 0 1 1.000 10.47 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1444 161 161 227 470 39 81 .947 4.34 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Left Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .978 *1.99 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- BRobinson 771 77 112 171 8 2 2 .989 2.09 JMilner 476 66 68 115 1 0 0 1.000 2.19 SBrye 155 13 28 34 1 0 0 1.000 2.03 EOtt 32 4 4 8 0 1 0 .889 2.25 ALois 6 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 CGaston 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1444 161 161 330 10 3 2 .991 2.12 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField Inn GS G PO A E DP .983 *2.80 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- OMoreno 1269 137 152 409 9 7 2 .984 2.96 BRobinson 136 19 19 51 0 1 0 .981 3.38 SBrye 35 5 7 7 1 1 0 .889 2.06 ALois 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1444 161 161 469 10 9 2 .982 2.99 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Right Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .977 *2.13 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- DParker 1303 147 147 304 12 13 3 .960 2.18 BRobinson 70 9 11 14 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 SBrye 70 5 12 14 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 JMilner 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1444 161 161 332 12 13 3 .964 2.14 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Outfield Inn GS G PO A E DP .980 *2.31 LF CF RF -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- DParker 1303 147 147 302 12 13 3 .960 2.17 OMoreno 1269 137 152 409 9 7 2 .984 2.96 BRobinson 977 105 127 235 8 3 2 .988 2.24 JMilner 477 66 69 118 1 0 0 1.000 2.24 SBrye 260 23 47 57 2 1 0 .983 2.04 EOtt 32 4 4 10 1 1 0 .917 3.09 ALois 10 1 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 3.60 CGaston 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Team Total 1444 161 161 1135 33 25 7 .979 2.43 161 161 161 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .951 *1.91 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- BBlyleven 243 34 34 11 41 1 4 .981 1.92 DRobinson 228 32 35 10 32 1 1 .977 1.66 JCandelaria 189 29 30 4 25 0 0 1.000 1.38 JRooker 163 28 28 14 24 0 5 1.000 2.09 KTekulve 135 0 91 8 38 4 1 .920 3.06 JBibby 107 14 34 3 20 2 0 .920 1.93 BKison 96 11 28 11 14 0 1 1.000 2.34 JReuss 82 12 23 4 10 0 4 1.000 1.52 GJackson 77 0 60 2 14 1 0 .941 1.86 EWhitson 74 0 43 3 8 1 0 .917 1.34 DHamilton 26 0 16 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.37 OJones 9 1 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 WMcEnaney 8 0 6 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.07 CCarroll 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 4.50 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1444 161 161 73 232 10 16 .968 1.90 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.
* indicates Innings Played rather than Games Played was used in Range Factor (RnF) calculations. Team Totals for Innings Played are Innings Pitched by the team's pitchers.

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Batting Average Parker .334

On-base % Parker .394

Slugging % Parker .585

OPS Parker .979

Games Taveras 157

At Bats Taveras 654

Plate Appearances (approx.) Taveras 702

Runs Parker 102

Hits Parker 194

Total Bases Parker 340

Doubles Robinson 36

Triples Parker 12

Home Runs Parker 30

RBI Parker 117

Bases on Balls Moreno 81

Strikeouts Robinson 105

Stolen Bases Moreno 71

Singles Taveras 142

Adjusted OPS+ Parker 166

Runs Created Parker 134

Adjusted Batting Runs Parker 50

Batting Wins Parker 5.0

Extra-Base Hits Parker 74

Times on Base Parker 253

Offensive Win% Parker .799

Hit By Pitch Stargell 7

Sac. Hits Moreno 17

Sac. Flies Robinson 11

Intentional Walks Parker 23

Grounded into Double Plays Garner 18

Caught Stealing Taveras 25

Power/Speed Number Parker 24.0

At Bats per Strikeout Taveras 10.9

At Bats per Home Run Parker 19.4

Outs Taveras 515

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ERA Blyleven 3.03

Wins Blyleven and Robinson 14

Won-Loss % Robinson .700

BB + H per IP (WHIP) Robinson 1.139

Hits Allowed/9IP Robinson 8.00

Bases on Balls/9IP Robinson 2.25

Strikeouts/9IP Blyleven 6.72

Games Tekulve 91

Saves Tekulve 31

Innings Blyleven 243.7

Strikeouts Blyleven 182

Games Started Blyleven 34

Comp. Games Blyleven 11

Shutouts Blyleven 4

Home Runs Allow. Robinson 20

Bases On Balls Allow. Rooker 81

Hits Allowed Blyleven 217

SO to Walk Blyleven 2.76

Losses Candelaria and Rooker 11

Earned Runs Allow. Robinson 88

Wild Pitches Robinson 9

Hit Batsmen Blyleven 6

Batters Faced Blyleven 1011

Games Finished Tekulve 65

Adjusted ERA+ Blyleven 123

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