1978 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 88–73 (.547), 2nd place (1.5 games behind) in National League East
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Regular Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1978 Alberto Lois 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
1978 Bert Blyleven 37 92 4 11 2 0 0 11 1 35 0 0 .120 .129 .141 .270
1978 Bill Robinson 136 501 70 123 36 2 14 80 35 105 14 11 .246 .295 .409 .704
1978 Bruce Kison 28 29 2 4 1 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 .138 .138 .345 .483
1978 Cito Gaston 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
1978 Dale Berra 56 135 16 28 2 0 6 14 13 20 3 1 .207 .285 .356 .640
1978 Dave May 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
1978 Dave Hamilton 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1978 Dave Parker 148 581 102 194 32 12 30 117 57 92 20 7 .334 .394 .585 .979
1978 Doe Boyland 6 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1978 Don Robinson 35 89 2 20 2 0 0 3 0 22 0 0 .225 .225 .247 .472
1978 Duffy Dyer 58 177 7 37 8 1 0 13 18 32 2 1 .209 .291 .266 .557
1978 Ed Whitson 43 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
1978 Ed Ott 112 380 49 102 18 4 9 38 27 56 4 1 .268 .315 .408 .723
1978 Fernando Gonzalez 9 21 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .190 .227 .238 .465
1978 Frank Taveras 157 666 81 182 31 9 0 38 29 60 46 25 .273 .308 .347 .655
1978 Grant Jackson 60 12 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 .250 .250 .417 .667
1978 Jerry Reuss 23 27 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 .185 .185 .259 .444
1978 Jim Rooker 32 57 2 9 2 1 0 5 0 17 2 0 .158 .155 .228 .383
1978 Jim Bibby 34 31 1 4 0 0 1 2 3 9 0 0 .129 .206 .226 .432
1978 Jim Fregosi 20 20 3 4 1 0 0 1 6 8 0 0 .200 .385 .250 .635
1978 John Candelaria 31 59 6 9 3 0 0 1 9 19 0 0 .153 .286 .203 .489
1978 John Milner 108 295 39 80 17 0 6 38 34 25 5 0 .271 .342 .390 .732
1978 Ken Macha 29 52 5 11 1 1 0 5 12 10 2 0 .212 .354 .269 .623
1978 Kent Tekulve 91 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 .095 .136 .095 .232
1978 Manny Sanguillen 85 222 15 58 5 1 3 16 9 10 2 2 .261 .294 .333 .627
1978 Mario Mendoza 57 57 5 12 1 0 1 3 2 9 3 1 .211 .274 .281 .555
1978 Odell Jones 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1978 Omar Moreno 155 532 95 121 15 7 2 33 81 104 71 22 .227 .330 .293 .623
1978 Phil Garner 154 531 66 138 25 9 10 66 66 71 27 14 .260 .343 .397 .741
1978 Rennie Stennett 106 334 30 81 9 2 3 35 13 22 2 1 .243 .274 .308 .582
1978 Steve Nicosia 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
1978 Steve Brye 66 117 16 27 7 0 1 9 11 10 2 1 .231 .300 .316 .616
1978 Willie Stargell 122 390 60 115 18 2 28 97 50 93 3 2 .295 .382 .567 .949
– – 161 5,470 682 1,390 239 54 115 631 480 874 209 89 .254 .317 .381 .697

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1978 Bert Blyleven 34 243.2 14 10 0 0 0 217 94 82 66 6 182 34 0 11 4 3.03 1.16
1978 Bruce Kison 28 96.0 6 6 0 0 0 81 40 34 39 5 62 11 0 0 0 3.19 1.25
1978 Clay Carroll 2 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.25
1978 Dave Hamilton 16 26.1 0 2 1 0 0 23 16 10 12 0 15 0 0 0 0 3.42 1.33
1978 Don Robinson 35 228.1 14 6 1 0 0 203 98 88 57 3 135 32 0 9 1 3.47 1.14
1978 Ed Whitson 43 74.0 5 6 4 0 0 66 31 27 37 2 64 0 0 0 0 3.28 1.39
1978 Grant Jackson 60 77.1 7 5 5 0 0 89 32 28 32 1 45 0 0 0 0 3.26 1.56
1978 Jerry Reuss 23 82.2 3 2 0 0 0 97 48 45 23 3 42 12 0 3 1 4.90 1.45
1978 Jim Rooker 28 163.1 9 11 0 0 0 160 94 77 81 3 76 28 0 1 0 4.24 1.48
1978 Jim Bibby 34 107.0 8 7 1 0 0 100 52 42 39 2 72 14 0 3 2 3.53 1.30
1978 John Candelaria 30 189.0 12 11 1 0 0 191 73 68 49 5 94 29 0 3 1 3.24 1.27
1978 Kent Tekulve 91 135.1 8 7 31 0 0 115 44 35 55 2 77 0 0 0 0 2.33 1.26
1978 Odell Jones 3 9.0 2 0 0 0 0 7 3 2 4 0 10 1 0 0 0 2.00 1.22
1978 Will McEnaney 6 8.2 0 0 0 0 0 15 11 10 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 10.38 1.96
– – 161 1,444.2 88 73 44 0 0 1,366 637 549 499 33 880 161 0 30 9 3.42 1.29

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1978 Bert Blyleven P 34 11 41 1 53 4 .981 1.53
1978 Bruce Kison P 28 11 14 0 25 1 1.000 0.89
1978 Clay Carroll P 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 1.00
1978 Dave Hamilton P 16 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 0.25
1978 Don Robinson P 35 10 32 1 43 1 .977 1.20
1978 Ed Whitson P 43 3 8 1 12 0 .917 0.26
1978 Grant Jackson P 60 2 14 1 17 0 .941 0.27
1978 Jerry Reuss P 23 4 10 0 14 4 1.000 0.61
1978 Jim Rooker P 28 14 24 0 38 5 1.000 1.36
1978 Jim Bibby P 34 3 20 2 25 0 .920 0.68
1978 John Candelaria P 30 4 25 0 29 0 1.000 0.97
1978 Kent Tekulve P 91 8 38 4 50 1 .920 0.51
1978 Odell Jones P 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.33
1978 Will McEnaney P 6 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 0.33
1978 Duffy Dyer C 55 326 22 3 351 3 54 18 25.0% .991 6.33
1978 Ed Ott C 97 537 42 15 594 7 67 26 28.0% .975 5.97
1978 Manny Sanguillen C 18 83 5 0 88 0 15 2 11.8% 1.000 4.89
1978 Steve Nicosia C 1 8 1 0 9 0 2 1 33.3% 1.000 9.00
1978 Bill Robinson 1B 3 14 2 0 16 1 1.000 5.33
1978 Doe Boyland 1B 1 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 8.00
1978 Jim Fregosi 1B 2 13 1 0 14 1 1.000 7.00
1978 John Milner 1B 28 169 13 3 185 15 .984 6.50
1978 Manny Sanguillen 1B 40 355 15 0 370 26 1.000 9.25
1978 Willie Stargell 1B 112 875 57 6 938 76 .994 8.32
1978 Fernando Gonzalez 2B 4 6 6 1 13 0 .923 3.00
1978 Jim Fregosi 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1978 Mario Mendoza 2B 21 17 31 1 49 3 .980 2.29
1978 Phil Garner 2B 81 190 213 10 413 50 .976 4.98
1978 Rennie Stennett 2B 80 164 208 11 383 40 .971 4.65
1978 Bill Robinson 3B 29 19 41 5 65 5 .923 2.07
1978 Dale Berra 3B 55 28 80 11 119 11 .908 1.96
1978 Fernando Gonzalez 3B 3 1 0 1 2 0 .500 0.33
1978 Jim Fregosi 3B 5 1 3 2 6 0 .667 0.80
1978 Ken Macha 3B 21 11 21 1 33 3 .970 1.52
1978 Mario Mendoza 3B 18 4 16 3 23 1 .870 1.11
1978 Phil Garner 3B 81 67 172 18 257 12 .930 2.95
1978 Rennie Stennett 3B 6 3 7 2 12 0 .833 1.67
1978 Dale Berra SS 2 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 3.50
1978 Frank Taveras SS 157 216 448 38 702 80 .946 4.23
1978 Mario Mendoza SS 14 7 14 1 22 0 .955 1.50
1978 Phil Garner SS 4 1 4 0 5 1 1.000 1.25
1978 Alberto Lois LF 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.00
1978 Bill Robinson LF 112 171 8 2 181 2 .989 1.60
1978 Cito Gaston LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1978 Ed Ott LF 4 8 0 1 9 0 .889 2.00
1978 John Milner LF 68 115 1 0 116 0 1.000 1.71
1978 Steve Brye LF 28 34 1 0 35 0 1.000 1.25
1978 Alberto Lois CF 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1978 Bill Robinson CF 19 51 0 1 52 0 .981 2.68
1978 Omar Moreno CF 152 409 9 7 425 2 .984 2.75
1978 Steve Brye CF 7 7 1 1 9 0 .889 1.14
1978 Bill Robinson RF 11 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 1.27
1978 Dave Parker RF 147 304 12 13 329 3 .960 2.15
1978 John Milner RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1978 Steve Brye RF 12 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 1.17
– – 161 4,330 1,690 167 6,187 358 138 47 25.4% .973 37.39

Post-Season Stats

No stats available.

Awards

Player Award Stats
Dave Parker Most Valuable Player (CF) .334–30–117, 20 SB
Willie Stargell All-Star (CF) .295–28–97, 3 SB
Dave Parker Gold Glove (CF) FPct, RF

Frequently asked questions about the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates

Who had the most hits on the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates?

Dave Parker led the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates with 194 hits in 148 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates?

Dave Parker led the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates with a .334 batting average in 148 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates?

Dave Parker led the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates with 30 home runs in 148 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates?

Dave Parker led the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates with a .394 on-base percentage (OBP) in 148 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates?

Dave Parker led the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates with a .585 slugging percentage in 148 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates?

Omar Moreno led the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates with 71 stolen bases in 155 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates?

Bert Blyleven had a 3.03 earned-run average (ERA) in 34 games, the lowest on the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates?

Don Robinson had a 1.14 WHIP in 35 games, the lowest on the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates?

Bert Blyleven led the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates with 182 strikeouts in 34 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates?

Bert Blyleven led the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates with 14 wins in 34 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates?

Kent Tekulve led the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates with 31 saves in 91 games.