Pittsburgh Pirates: Examining Some of the Worst Teams in Franchise History

2010 Pittsburgh Pirates, 57-105 Record

John Russell has the privilege of being the last Pittsburgh Pirates manager to lose 100+ games, this occured in 2010. Thankfully, 2010 was also the final year Russell was manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. One thing we did see with the 2010 Pirates was a group of guys we would see lead the charge towards their last playoff push in 20+ years in 2013.

Some of those guys I’m talking about are Andrew McCutchen, Neil Walker and Pedro Alvarez. Jose Tabata had the privilege of leading the team in batting average that year with a tick just below .300 at .299. Neil Walker hit .296, McCutchen hit .286, and El Torro hit .256. In both RBIs (86) and home runs (21), Garrett Jones led the last Pirate team to lose 100+ games.

One of my favorite stats with Pirates pitching that year was Charlie Morton. Now he is known as one of the better pitchers, but in 2010, we saw a 2-12 record and a team-high 7.57 ERA! Goes to show approach and good coaching make a difference. The lowest starting pitcher ERA came from Ross Ohlendorf, who posted a 4.07 ERA on a 1-11 record. Needless to say, the Pirates have seen much better times.

Final Thoughts

So after reading through all of the Pittsburgh Pirates teams and just reading all of the depressing things that go with those teams, I have found a renewed sense of hope. The dark times can only last so long, and I truly hope my kids don’t have to talk about the worst teams they have seen. So I leave you with this stay hopeful and keep on rooting for the Bucs!

Dishonorable Mentions:

2009 Pirates 62-99 record

2008 Pirates 67-95 record

1986 Pirates 64-98 record

1950 Pirates 57-96 record