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Starters

1B - Willie Stargell
2B - Bill Mazeroski
SS - Honus Wagner
3B - Pie Traynor
C - Jason Kendall
OF - Roberto Clemente, Paul Waner, Andrew McCutchen
SP - Bob Friend, Wilbur Cooper, Babe Adams, John Candelaria, Vern Law

Reserves

Bench - Ralph Kiner (OF), Max Carey (OF), Bobby Leach (3B/OF), Barry Bonds (OF), Jay Bell (IF), Manny Sanguillen (C)
Bullpen - Roy Face (CL), Kent Tekulvie (SU), Ray Kremer, Doug Drabek, Jesse Tannehill, Sam Leever

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BATTING

Rank Nane First LYear Team LG TPEVA YRS PPYR HR RBI H AVE
1 Wagner Honus 1917 PIT NL 418.765 18 23.265 82 1475 2967 0.328
2 Clemente Roberto 1972 PIT NL 264.635 18 14.702 240 1305 3000 0.317
3 Stargell Willie 1982 PIT NL 241.847 21 11.517 475 1540 2232 0.282
4 Waner Paul 1940 PIT NL 228.401 15 15.227 109 1177 2868 0.340
5 Carey Max 1926 PIT NL 183.198 17 10.776 67 719 2416 0.287
6 McCutchen Andrew 2017 PIT NL 178.703 9 19.856 203 725 1463 0.291
7 Kiner Ralph 1953 PIT NL 175.644 8 21.955 301 801 1097 0.280
8 Vaughan Arky 1941 PIT NL 162.788 10 16.279 84 764 1709 0.324
9 Clarke Fred 1915 PIT NL 159.569 15 10.638 33 622 1638 0.299
10 Bonds Barry 1992 PIT NL 148.339 7 21.191 176 556 984 0.275
11 Traynor Pie 1937 PIT NL 141.423 17 8.319 58 1273 2416 0.320
12 Leach Tommy 1918 PIT NL 125.144 14 8.939 43 626 1603 0.271
13 Parker Dave 1983 PIT NL 118.404 11 10.764 166 758 1479 0.305
14 Oliver Al 1977 PIT NL 106.312 10 10.631 135 717 1490 0.296
15 Waner Lloyd 1945 PIT NL 104.120 17 6.125 27 577 2317 0.319
16 Kendall Jason 2004 PIT NL 103.018 9 11.446 67 471 1409 0.306
17 Van Slyke Andy 1994 PIT NL 102.157 8 12.770 117 564 1108 0.283
18 Beaumont Ginger 1906 PIT NL 100.065 8 12.508 31 421 1292 0.321
19 Smith Elmer 1901 PIT NL 99.667 7 14.238 30 467 958 0.324
20 Mazeroski Bill 1972 PIT NL 98.836 17 5.814 138 853 2016 0.260


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PITCHING

Rank Name First LYear Team LG TPEVA YRS PPYR W L SV ER IP ERA
1 Friend Bob 1965 PIT NL 175.551 15 11.703 191 218 10 1372 3480.3 3.55
2 Cooper Wilbur 1924 PIT NL 158.666 13 12.205 202 159 14 974 3199.0 2.74
3 Adams Babe 1926 PIT NL 158.236 18 8.791 194 139 15 911 2991.3 2.74
4 Candelaria John 1993 PIT NL 107.249 12 8.937 124 87 16 660 1873.0 3.17
5 Law Vern 1967 PIT NL 103.746 16 6.484 162 147 13 1118 2672.0 3.77
6 Kremer Ray 1933 PIT NL 101.477 10 10.148 143 85 10 816 1954.7 3.76
7 Drabek Doug 1992 PIT NL 99.151 6 16.525 92 62 0 457 1362.7 3.02
8 Leever Sam 1910 PIT NL 96.852 13 7.450 194 100 13 731 2660.7 2.47
9 Phillippe Deacon 1911 PIT NL 96.644 12 8.054 168 92 11 636 2286.0 2.50
10 Face Roy 1968 PIT NL 88.354 15 5.890 100 93 188 505 1314.7 3.46
11 Tannehill Jesse 1902 PIT NL 80.132 6 13.355 116 58 5 455 1499.0 2.73
12 Sewell Rip 1949 PIT NL 77.735 12 6.478 143 97 15 804 2108.7 3.43
13 Veale Bob 1972 PIT NL 76.671 11 6.970 116 91 6 636 1868.7 3.06
14 Tekulve Kent 1985 PIT NL 76.544 12 6.379 70 61 158 303 1017.0 2.68
15 Killen Frank 1898 PIT NL 72.982 6 12.164 112 82 0 733 1661.3 3.97
16 Rhoden Rick 1986 PIT NL 72.112 8 9.014 79 73 1 565 1448.0 3.51
17 Morris Ed 1889 PIT NL 72.078 5 14.416 129 102 1 656 2104.0 2.81
18 French Larry 1934 PIT NL 68.367 6 11.395 87 83 9 585 1502.7 3.50
19 Blanton Cy 1939 PIT NL 66.710 6 11.118 58 51 4 348 955.3 3.28
20 Swift Bill 1939 PIT NL 61.922 8 7.740 91 79 18 616 1555.0 3.57

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    3.500 - Average
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