1983 Pittsburgh Pirates
Record: 62-98
Finish: 4th in NL Central Division
Runs Scored: 628
Runs Allowed: 827
Exp W-L: 60-100
 
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Attendance: 1,312,174
Manager: Alex Baxter

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 54-83, 11th in the National League
AA: 62-75, 10th in the National League
A: 82-55, 2nd in the National League
 
 
 
 
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Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
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Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
RF  Gil Flores 30 154 625 78 187 29 7 0 49 14 13 30 67 .299 .332 .368 .700 69.6 13.3 2.8
CF #Mookie Wilson 27 152 619 76 190 46 5 10 75 34 24 24 82 .307 .333 .446 .779 80.1 17.1 1.8
RF *Kirk Gibson 26 155 566 71 140 31 8 20 74 16 9 59 104 .247 .318 .436 .754 79.8 16.2 0.1
2B  Joel Youngblood 31 156 555 55 133 38 1 10 72 4 2 38 88 .240 .295 .366 .661 54.3 7.8 2.4
3B *Dan Driessen 31 152 534 79 153 22 3 13 66 3 2 55 66 .287 .353 .412 .765 78.0 17.5 2.3
SS  Chris Speier 33 153 510 50 118 17 4 11 63 0 7 49 60 .231 .298 .345 .643 52.1 6.9 3.9
2B  Juan Samuel 22 145 503 59 118 22 6 10 58 29 5 18 100 .235 .268 .362 .630 47.7 5.0 3.9
C  Thurman Munson 36 134 460 42 106 18 1 0 22 3 3 13 91 .230 .255 .274 .529 25.9 0.0 4.5
DH  Andre Dawson 28 73 276 26 76 16 1 10 39 6 1 14 31 .275 .312 .449 .761 37.2 8.1 1.1
CF #George Wright 24 84 264 30 61 8 1 3 25 0 4 15 26 .231 .279 .303 .582 20.5 1.3 0.9
C  Earl Williams 34 69 153 15 27 5 0 5 15 0 0 9 36 .176 .229 .307 .536 9.2 0.0 1.4
RF *Larry Harlow 31 44 138 9 34 8 1 2 18 0 0 19 23 .246 .338 .362 .700 17.0 3.3 0.4
SS #Ozzie Smith 28 69 123 23 32 7 0 0 15 12 7 11 11 .260 .319 .317 .636 12.3 1.6 0.9
LF  Bombo Rivera 30 53 110 12 24 6 2 0 11 1 1 6 26 .218 .263 .309 .572 8.0 0.2 0.4
SS  Ed Jurak 25 45 84 3 21 4 1 0 8 0 0 7 19 .250 .315 .321 .637 8.1 1.3 0.6
CF  Amos Otis 36 8 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.3 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 29.5 1646 5530 628 1421 277 41 94 610 122 78 367 833 .257 .305 .373 .678 599.5 99.6 27.3
  Rank among 12 NL teams 6 8 6 6 4 8 8 3 11 11 9 7 8 8 8 8  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
 Fernando Arroyo 31 9 20 .310 36 36 0 277.0 338 137 27 36 96 4.45 11.7
 Mark Huismann 25 15 15 .500 35 35 0 243.0 249 119 30 67 142 4.41 11.3
*Mike Mason 24 11 15 .423 32 32 0 225.7 226 105 19 83 108 4.19 11.1
*Ron Guidry 32 8 18 .308 29 29 0 190.0 225 108 25 56 128 5.12 3.9
 Jim Gott 23 6 14 .300 28 28 0 175.0 192 110 26 77 93 5.66 1.6
*Mike Flanagan 31 2 3 .400 50 0 1 113.0 136 57 10 33 64 4.54 3.9
 Rick Steirer 26 4 3 .571 44 0 0 83.0 91 35 7 25 34 3.80 5.8
 Joaquin Andujar 30 5 4 .556 48 0 28 48.3 53 15 0 16 17 2.79 8.9
 Scott Garrelts 21 2 5 .286 54 0 0 42.3 52 24 2 19 17 5.10 1.0
 Bill Greif 33 0 1 .000 19 0 1 30.7 32 32 7 25 22 9.39 0.0
Team Totals 27.6 62 98 .388 375 160 30 1428.0 1594 742 153 437 721 4.68 59.1
Rank among 12 NL teams 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 11 4 9 11  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .987 31.4
T.Munson 1150.0 130 134 621 50 10 1 .985 26.5
E.Williams 278.0 30 47 143 17 4 1 .976 33.3
Team Total 1428.0 160 181 764 67 14 2 .983 28.0
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .994 11.83
D.Driessen 1272.7 146 147 1619 96 14 139 .992 12.13
E.Williams 90.3 9 16 124 15 0 13 1.000 13.85
E.Jurak 64.7 5 16 83 8 1 5 .989 12.67
Team Total 1427.7 160 179 1826 119 15 157 .992 12.26
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .981 5.83
J.Samuel 1201.3 137 141 243 532 19 105 .976 5.81
O.Smith 168.3 18 23 38 80 3 18 .975 6.31
E.Jurak 52.0 5 8 15 24 1 2 .975 6.75
C.Speier 6.3 0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 5.69
Team Total 1428.0 160 176 296 640 23 125 .976 5.90
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .955 2.92
J.Youngblood 1276.7 145 147 89 337 28 30 .938 3.00
E.Jurak 74.3 8 11 6 19 1 2 .962 3.03
B.Rivera 69.3 7 9 2 18 1 1 .952 2.60
D.Driessen 7.7 0 4 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.35
Team Total 1428.0 160 171 97 376 30 33 .940 2.98
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .969 5.27
C.Speier 1283.7 144 146 165 580 30 102 .961 5.22
O.Smith 98.3 11 15 10 31 0 3 1.000 3.75
E.Jurak 44.0 5 9 6 17 1 3 .958 4.70
G.Wright 2.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1428.0 160 171 182 629 31 108 .963 5.11
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .983 1.91
M.Wilson 1306.3 149 151 266 9 8 2 .972 1.89
B.Rivera 109.0 11 18 27 2 2 0 .935 2.39
J.Youngblood 8.7 0 4 2 0 1 0 .667 2.08
L.Harlow 2.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50
G.Flores 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1428.0 160 175 296 11 11 2 .965 1.93
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .990 2.49
G.Flores 1262.3 145 149 363 7 2 5 .995 2.64
G.Wright 108.0 12 15 26 1 0 0 1.000 2.25
B.Rivera 26.0 2 6 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.77
K.Gibson 9.0 0 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00
A.Otis 9.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
A.Dawson 6.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
J.Samuel 4.0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50
M.Wilson 2.7 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
L.Harlow 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1428.0 160 183 403 8 2 5 .995 2.59
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .988 1.98
A.Dawson 613.0 70 70 135 7 0 1 1.000 2.08
G.Wright 373.3 40 50 90 1 1 1 .989 2.19
L.Harlow 330.7 38 39 62 1 2 1 .969 1.71
B.Rivera 38.0 4 7 6 0 1 0 .857 1.42
K.Gibson 33.0 4 4 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.91
G.Flores 26.0 3 3 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.42
J.Youngblood 14.0 1 4 3 0 1 0 .750 1.93
Team Total 1428.0 160 177 310 9 5 3 .985 2.01
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .971 2.00
F.Arroyo 277.0 36 36 17 50 2 1 .971 2.18
M.Huismann 243.0 35 35 22 47 1 5 .986 2.56
M.Mason 225.7 32 32 14 45 3 4 .952 2.35
R.Guidry 190.0 29 29 7 26 0 2 1.000 1.56
J.Gott 175.0 28 28 21 29 0 1 1.000 2.57
M.Flanagan 113.0 0 50 6 14 2 3 .909 1.59
R.Steirer 83.0 0 44 9 11 1 1 .952 2.17
J.Andujar 48.3 0 48 4 9 1 0 .929 2.42
S.Garrelts 42.3 0 54 2 9 2 0 .846 2.34
B.Greif 30.7 0 19 0 5 0 0 1.000 1.47
Team Total 1428.0 160 375 102 245 12 17 .967 2.19
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Wilson .307
On-Base Pct Driessen .353
Slugging Pct Wilson .446
OPS Wilson .779
XR Wilson 80.1
Games Youngblood 156
At-Bats Flores 625
Runs Driessen 79
Hits Wilson 190
Total Bases Wilson 276
Singles Flores 151
Doubles Wilson 46
Triples Gibson 8
Homeruns Gibson 20
RBIs Wilson 75
Stolen Bases Wilson 34
Caught Stealing Wilson 24
Walks Gibson 59
Strikeouts Gibson 104
ERA Mason 4.19
Wins Huismann 15
Losses Arroyo 20
Winning Pct Huismann .500
Saves Andujar 28
Games Pitched Garrelts 54
Games Started Arroyo 36
Complete Games Arroyo 13
Shutouts Arroyo, Huismann 2
Innings Pitched Arroyo 277.0
Hits Allowed Arroyo 338
Homeruns Allowed Huismann 30
Strikeouts Huismann 142
Walks Allowed Mason 83
Walks per 9IP Arroyo 1.2
Hits per 9IP Mason 9.0
Strikeouts per 9IP Guidry 6.1
WHiP Huismann 1.30
OAVG Mason .258
OOBP Huismann .310
OSLG Mason .401
OOPS Mason .724
Team All-Stars
No players selected to All-Star Team
Player Salaries
Andre Dawson $ 9,000,000
Fernando Arroyo $ 6,000,000
John Lowenstein $ 5,000,001
Dan Driessen $ 3,200,000
Kirk Gibson $ 2,928,571
Joel Youngblood $ 2,600,000
Chris Speier $ 2,600,000
Amos Otis $ 2,550,000
Thurman Munson $ 2,200,000
Mike Flanagan $ 1,994,286
Tony Solaita $ 1,750,000
Pedro Borbon $ 1,250,000
Earl Williams $ 1,200,000
Ron Guidry $ 1,000,000
Leroy Stanton $ 999,000
Bob Stanley $ 650,000
Dave Heaverlo $ 600,000
Joaquin Andujar $ 492,857
Bob Shirley $ 432,857
Steve Busby $ 350,000
Bombo Rivera $ 350,000
Doug Bird $ 350,000
Gil Flores $ 300,000
Scott Garrelts $ 300,000
Jim Gott $ 300,000
Bill Greif $ 300,000
Larry Harlow $ 300,000
Ed Jurak $ 300,000
Mike Mason $ 300,000
Juan Samuel $ 300,000
Ozzie Smith $ 300,000
Rick Steirer $ 300,000
Mookie Wilson $ 300,000
George Wright $ 300,000
Mark Huismann $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/4 Traded Jim Umbarger Indianapolis John Lowenstein
Earl Williams
Brad Mills
2/4 Traded Eddie Murray Indianapolis Leroy Stanton
George Wright
Tony Solaita
2/8 Traded Lee Smith Milwaukee Kirk Gibson
2/8 Traded Ellis Valentine Seattle Steve Hammond
2/8 Traded Biff Pocoroba Detroit Pedro Borbon
Amos Otis
Ron Guidry
Bob Stanley
2/8 Traded Dan Ford Detroit Bob Shirley
Bob Kearney
Bombo Rivera
2/8 Traded Steve Swisher Cleveland (A) Thurman Munson
Dave Heaverlo