Pittsburgh Pirates
5 roto titles · 126 seasons (1901–2026)
Across 126 seasons, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been Roto Champ five times, last in 1979. All of them came by 1979, and the franchise has not topped the standings in the 47 seasons since. Their average finish is 12.2 all time, against 22.4 over the last ten seasons, a steep fall from the franchise norm.
The best single roto season in franchise history belongs to Honus Wagner in 1908, worth a 28.0 z-score. He owns 9 of the franchise’s 50 best seasons outright. The All-Franchise Team below is strictly positional, which is hard on Owen Wilson, Barry Bonds and Roberto Clemente: each rates above somebody who made a team, but every slot at their position was already spoken for.
Roto championships
Roto finish by season
Where Pittsburgh Pirates placed in each season’s Roto Champ standings (1st at the top). Gold dots are championship seasons; hover a point for detail.
Season by season
Where they finished each year, with a link to that season’s qualifying roster (9 hitters by PA, 5 starters, a closer).
| Season | Finish | Roster |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2025 | 23rd of 30 | View roster → |
| 2024 | 27th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2023 | 25th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2022 | 27th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2021 | 29th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2020 | 30th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2019 | 21st of 30 | View roster → |
All-Franchise Team
Pittsburgh Pirates’ all-time First, Second, and Third teams by z-score, a full roto roster: a player at each spot, five starters, a closer.
🏆 First Team
Second Team
Third Team
Who just missed
- OFOwen Wilsonposition full10 seasons100.6
- OFBarry Bondsposition full7 seasons95.5
- OFRoberto Clementeposition full10 seasons93.4
- OFKiki Cuylerposition full13 seasons90.6
- OFDave Parkerposition full10 seasons88.9
- OFRalph Kinerposition full6 seasons87.4
- RPDavid Bednarposition full5 seasons32.6
- RPDave Giustiposition full7 seasons30.5
- SPMace Brownposition full6 seasons30.2
- RPFelipe Vazquezposition full3 seasons27.7
Closest to making it, by z-score. Position full: rated above someone who did make a team, but every slot at their position was already taken.
Best roto seasons
The franchise’s top individual player-seasons by z-score, all-time (hitters and pitchers, each scored vs their own pool).
| # | Player | Season | Z |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT1908 | 28.0 | |
100R10HR109RBI53SB.354AVG | |||
| 2 | PIT1925 | 22.7 | |
144R18HR102RBI41SB.357AVG | |||
| 3 | PIT1907 | 22.4 | |
98R6HR82RBI61SB.350AVG | |||
| 4 | PIT1947 | 22.0 | |
118R51HR127RBI1SB.313AVG | |||
| 5 | PIT1905 | 20.9 | |
114R6HR101RBI57SB.363AVG | |||
| 6 | PIT1990 | 20.7 | |
104R33HR114RBI52SB.301AVG | |||
| 7 | PIT1909 | 20.2 | |
92R5HR100RBI35SB.339AVG | |||
| 8 | PIT1922 | 19.8 | |
140R10HR70RBI51SB.329AVG | |||
| 9 | PIT1992 | 19.8 | |
109R34HR103RBI39SB.311AVG | |||
| 10 | PIT1949 | 19.2 | |
116R54HR127RBI6SB.310AVG | |||
| 11 | PIT1967 | 18.8 | |
103R23HR110RBI9SB.357AVG | |||
| 12 | PIT1978 | 18.8 | |
102R30HR117RBI20SB.334AVG | |||