Pittsburgh Pirates

PIT · NL Central · 2026

Roster construction

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	552	669	−117	12th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	12.9%	16.3%	−3.4%	11th of 30
WAR bled by sub-replacement hitters	-1.7	-2.2	+0.5	10th of 30
Count of sub-replacement hitters	5	5	—	13th of 30
Batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	564	760	−196	13th of 30
Share of batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	12.8%	18.4%	−5.6%	11th of 30
WAR of the club's best position player	2.8	3.4	−0.6	22nd of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best position players	7.6	7.9	−0.3	16th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's five best position players	11.1	10.8	+0.2	13th of 30
Total position-player WAR	15.6	12.4	+3.2	5th of 30
Total pitching WAR	13.8	9.4	+4.4	6th of 30
Share of position-player WAR from the top three	48.7%	67.4%	−18.7%	28th of 30
Concentration of WAR across the lineup	0.33	0.40	−0.07	24th of 30
Position players with a 2+ WAR season	3	2	—	4th of 30
Position players with a 4+ WAR season	0	0	—	7th of 30
Hitters used	22	20	+1	7th of 30
Plate-appearance-weighted batting age	28.7	28.4	+0.3	13th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	650	950	−300	20th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	15.2%	23.3%	−8.1%	23rd of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 35 and older	273	268	+4	16th of 30

Staff shape

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Pitchers used	24	25	−1	21st of 30
Rotation WAR	12.8	8.3	+4.5	3rd of 30
Bullpen WAR	4.6	3.0	+1.6	8th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best starters	8.0	6.2	+1.8	5th of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters	65.9%	70.4%	−4.5%	23rd of 30
Quality starts	35	35	—	15th of 30
Blown saves	19	15	+3	22nd of 30

Results

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Run differential	40	0	+40	8th of 30
Run differential per game	0.37	0.00	+0.37	8th of 30
Runs scored per game	5.21	4.51	+0.70	2nd of 30
Runs allowed per game	4.84	4.51	+0.33	23rd of 30
Winning percentage	.509	.500	+.009	12th of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage	.534	.501	+.033	10th of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation	-2.7	-0.1	−2.6	26th of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games	.571	.499	+.072	6th of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more	.575	.497	+.078	8th of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings	.385	.514	−.129	24th of 30
Home winning percentage	.518	.522	−.004	15th of 30
Road winning percentage	.500	.479	+.021	10th of 30
Winning percentage within the division	.563	.500	+.063	9th of 30
Longest winning streak	5	6	−1	15th of 30

Batting

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Games	108	107	—	3rd of 30
Team Plate Appearances	4247	4064	+182	1st of 30
Team At Bats	3764	3610	+153	1st of 30
Team Runs	563	484	+78	2nd of 30
Team Hits	980	881	+98	1st of 30
Team Doubles	173	168	+4	12th of 30
Team Triples	12	14	−2	17th of 30
Team Home Runs	137	124	+12	7th of 30
Team Runs Batted In	538	463	+74	2nd of 30
Team Stolen Bases	93	73	+19	8th of 30
Team Walks	393	361	+31	6th of 30
Team Strikeouts	1025	900	+124	30th of 30
Team Walk Rate	9.3%	8.9%	+0.4%	8th of 30
Team Strikeout Rate	24.1%	22.2%	+1.9%	26th of 30
Team Batting Average	.260	.244	+.016	2nd of 30
Team On-Base Percentage	.337	.319	+.018	3rd of 30
Team Slugging Percentage	.422	.402	+.020	3rd of 30
Team On-Base Plus Slugging	.759	.721	+.038	3rd of 30

Pitching

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Wins	55	53	+1	9th of 30
Team Losses	53	53	—	12th of 30
Team Saves	21	27	−6	26th of 30
Team Games	108	107	—	3rd of 30
Team Games Started	108	107	—	3rd of 30
Team Innings Pitched	969.0	951.2	+17.0	1st of 30
Team Innings per Game	9.0	8.9	+0.1	1st of 30
Team Strikeouts	998	900	+97	4th of 30
Team Strikeouts per 9 Innings	9.3	8.5	+0.8	3rd of 30
Team Walks per 9 Innings	3.6	3.4	+0.2	19th of 30
Team Earned Run Average	4.29	4.20	+0.09	21st of 30

Rank is among the MLB clubs with a value for that metric, best first. Descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) are ranked but not colored — for them, "high" isn't "good".