1998 Pittsburgh Pirates Organizational Leaders
1998 Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Brown | Carolina Mudcats | AA | 154 | 31 | 2 | 14 |
| Kory DeHaan | Augusta GreenJackets | A | 149 | 39 | 8 | 8 |
| Freddy May | Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 136 | 23 | 4 | 5 |
| Tike Redman | Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 135 | 26 | 10 | 6 |
| Darryl Brinkley | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 132 | 23 | 3 | 9 |
| Shawn Lankford | Augusta GreenJackets | A | 127 | 25 | 4 | 22 |
| Kevin Haverbusch | Lynchburg Hillcats, Carolina Mudcats | A, AA | 123 | 22 | 1 | 11 |
| Chad Hermansen | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 118 | 26 | 5 | 28 |
| Alex Hernández | Carolina Mudcats | AA | 117 | 22 | 7 | 8 |
| Kevin Grijak | Carolina Mudcats, Nashville Sounds | AA, AAA | 116 | 25 | 0 | 24 |
| Garrett Long | Lynchburg Hillcats, Carolina Mudcats | A, AA | 116 | 32 | 1 | 7 |
| Carlos Rivera | Lynchburg Hillcats, Augusta GreenJackets | A | 116 | 21 | 1 | 9 |
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Avg. | Hits | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Brinkley | Nashville Sounds | AAA | .355 | 132 | 372 |
| Tim Laker | Nashville Sounds | AAA | .355 | 54 | 152 |
| Kevin Haverbusch | Lynchburg Hillcats, Carolina Mudcats | A, AA | .352 | 123 | 349 |
| Warren Morris | Carolina Mudcats | AA | .331 | 50 | 151 |
| Emil Brown | Carolina Mudcats | AA | .330 | 154 | 466 |
| Rico Washington | Augusta GreenJackets, Erie SeaWolves | A | .324 | 80 | 247 |
| Kory DeHaan | Augusta GreenJackets | A | .314 | 149 | 475 |
| Kevin Grijak | Carolina Mudcats, Nashville Sounds | AA, AAA | .311 | 116 | 373 |
| Darrell Whitmore | Nashville Sounds | AAA | .309 | 96 | 311 |
| Jon Prieto | Pirates | R | .302 | 39 | 129 |
| Shon Walker | Lynchburg Hillcats, Pirates, Erie SeaWolves | A, R | .302 | 54 | 179 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Hermansen | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 28 |
| Kevin Grijak | Nashville Sounds, Carolina Mudcats | AA, AAA | 24 |
| Freddy García | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 22 |
| Shawn Lankford | Augusta GreenJackets | A | 22 |
| Tracy Sanders | Carolina Mudcats | AA | 22 |
| Darrell Whitmore | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 21 |
| Corey Pointer | Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 18 |
| Craig Wilson | Lynchburg Hillcats, Carolina Mudcats | A, AA | 17 |
| Emil Brown | Carolina Mudcats | AA | 14 |
| Morgan Walker | Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 14 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kory DeHaan | Augusta GreenJackets | A | 39 |
| Garrett Long | Lynchburg Hillcats, Carolina Mudcats | A, AA | 32 |
| Emil Brown | Carolina Mudcats | AA | 31 |
| Rob Mackowiak | Augusta GreenJackets, Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 28 |
| Kevin Burford | Clinton LumberKings | A | 26 |
| Chad Hermansen | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 26 |
| Tike Redman | Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 26 |
| Kevin Grijak | Nashville Sounds, Carolina Mudcats | AA, AAA | 25 |
| Shawn Lankford | Augusta GreenJackets | A | 25 |
| Corey Pointer | Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 25 |
| T. J. Staton | Carolina Mudcats, Nashville Sounds | AA, AAA | 25 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tike Redman | Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 10 |
| Kory DeHaan | Augusta GreenJackets | A | 8 |
| Alex Hernández | Carolina Mudcats | AA | 7 |
| Randy Brown | Carolina Mudcats | AA | 6 |
| Rob Mackowiak | Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 6 |
| Adrian Brown | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 5 |
| Xavier Burns | Augusta GreenJackets | A | 5 |
| Chad Hermansen | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 5 |
| Johnny Hunter | Clinton LumberKings | A | 5 |
| Mike Asche | Carolina Mudcats | AA | 4 |
| Steve Bieser | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 4 |
| Kevin Burford | Clinton LumberKings | A | 4 |
| Freddy García | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 4 |
| Vic Gutierrez | Augusta GreenJackets | A | 4 |
| Shawn Lankford | Augusta GreenJackets | A | 4 |
| Rod Lindsey | Clinton LumberKings | A | 4 |
| Freddy May | Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 4 |
| Jose Nicolas | Erie SeaWolves, Augusta GreenJackets | A | 4 |
| Jose Reyes | Augusta GreenJackets, Carolina Mudcats | A, AA | 4 |
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Lankford | Augusta GreenJackets | A | 89 |
| Chad Hermansen | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 78 |
| Kory DeHaan | Augusta GreenJackets | A | 75 |
| Kevin Grijak | Carolina Mudcats, Nashville Sounds | AA, AAA | 73 |
| Tracy Sanders | Carolina Mudcats | AA | 70 |
| Carlos Rivera | Lynchburg Hillcats, Augusta GreenJackets | A | 69 |
| T. J. Staton | Carolina Mudcats, Nashville Sounds | AA, AAA | 69 |
| Kevin Haverbusch | Carolina Mudcats, Lynchburg Hillcats | A, AA | 68 |
| Morgan Walker | Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 68 |
| Emil Brown | Carolina Mudcats | AA | 67 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam McConnell | Augusta GreenJackets, Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 12 | 8 |
| Sean Lawrence | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 12 | 9 |
| Kevin Pickford | Carolina Mudcats, Nashville Sounds | AA, AAA | 11 | 2 |
| Paul Ah Yat | Lynchburg Hillcats, Carolina Mudcats | A, AA | 11 | 8 |
| Rick Guttormson | Clinton LumberKings | A | 10 | 7 |
| Junior Herndon | Clinton LumberKings | A | 10 | 8 |
| Kris Lambert | Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 10 | 11 |
| Wascar Serrano | Clinton LumberKings | A | 9 | 7 |
| Bronson Arroyo | Carolina Mudcats | AA | 9 | 8 |
| Jimmy Anderson | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 9 | 10 |
| Jason Phillips | Carolina Mudcats, Nashville Sounds | AA, AAA | 9 | 13 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Guttormson | Clinton LumberKings | A | 2.60 | 10 | 7 |
| Junior Herndon | Clinton LumberKings | A | 3.00 | 10 | 8 |
| Sam McConnell | Augusta GreenJackets, Lynchburg Hillcats, Carolina Mudcats | A, AA | 3.08 | 12 | 9 |
| Paul Ah Yat | Carolina Mudcats, Lynchburg Hillcats | A, AA | 3.14 | 11 | 8 |
| Wascar Serrano | Clinton LumberKings | A | 3.23 | 9 | 7 |
| Kris Lambert | Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 3.60 | 10 | 11 |
| Kevin Pickford | Carolina Mudcats, Nashville Sounds | AA, AAA | 3.67 | 11 | 2 |
| Jason Phillips | Carolina Mudcats, Nashville Sounds | AA, AAA | 4.35 | 9 | 13 |
| Sean Lawrence | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 5.02 | 12 | 9 |
| Jimmy Anderson | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 5.04 | 9 | 10 |
| Bronson Arroyo | Carolina Mudcats | AA | 5.46 | 9 | 8 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Lambert | Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 145 |
| Wascar Serrano | Clinton LumberKings | A | 143 |
| Rick Guttormson | Clinton LumberKings | A | 141 |
| Paul Ah Yat | Lynchburg Hillcats, Carolina Mudcats | A, AA | 137 |
| Jason Phillips | Carolina Mudcats, Nashville Sounds | AA, AAA | 135 |
| Paul Stabile | Augusta GreenJackets | A | 132 |
| Kris Benson | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 129 |
| Sean Lawrence | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 126 |
| Brian O'Connor | Lynchburg Hillcats, Carolina Mudcats | A, AA | 125 |
| Sam McConnell | Lynchburg Hillcats, Augusta GreenJackets, Carolina Mudcats | A, AA | 120 |
Save Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Daniels | Lynchburg Hillcats, Carolina Mudcats | A, AA | 25 |
| Jeff McCurry | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 23 |
| O. J. Cook | Augusta GreenJackets | A | 17 |
| Todd Bussa | Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 14 |
| Shawn Camp | Clinton LumberKings | A | 13 |
| Matt Duff | Augusta GreenJackets, Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 13 |
| Rich Sauveur | Nashville Sounds | AAA | 10 |
| Rafael Marichal | Pirates | R | 8 |
| Ken Giard | Carolina Mudcats | AA | 6 |
| Matt Buirley | Erie SeaWolves | A | 4 |
| Brad Guy | Augusta GreenJackets | A | 4 |
| Wilson Guzman | Augusta GreenJackets | A | 4 |
| Ryan Halla | Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 4 |
| Chris Luttig | Erie SeaWolves | A | 4 |
| Tony Runion | Lynchburg Hillcats | A | 4 |
