Few duos around the league in 1990 could match Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonilla. Despite great regular season stats, neither player stepped up in the 1990 or 1991 NL Championship Series. Bonilla bolted to New York after the 1991 loss, while Bonds hung around for one more year just to lose again in the playoffs to the Braves. Barry then went on to the Giants and went on to produce the craziest HR / BB / OBP / SLG / OPS stats the world has ever seen.
Super Baseball Simulator 1000 for SNES is based on the 1990 statistics.
1991 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Order
1 TIM (Andy Van Slyke). Bats left. St of 5. Center Fielder. .292 average, 15 home runs, 12 running, 12 fielding
2 VANC (Jay Bell). Bats right. St of 1. Short Stop. .262 average, 8 home runs, 8 running, 8 fielding
3 WADE (Jeff King) Bats right. St of 5. 3rd Baseman. .253 average, 12 home runs, 7 running, 5 fielding
4 XAVR (Barry Bonds). Bats left. St of 7. Left Fielder. .304 average, 30 home runs, 12 running, 8 fielding
5 ZACH (Bobby Bonilla). Bats right. St of 4. Right Fielder. .292 average, 35 home runs, 7 running, 8 fielding
6 ADRW (Gary Redus). Bats right. St of 3. 1st Baseman. .222 average, 5 home runs, 8 running, 5 fielding
7 BART (Jose Lind). Bats right. St of 6. 2nd Baseman. .281 average, 8 home runs, 8 running, 10 fielding
8 CARL (Mike Lavalliere). Bats left. St of 5. Catcher. .228 average, 6 home runs, 4 running, 9 fielding
PH DAN (Curtis Wilkerson). Bats right. St of 2. .244 average, 2 home runs, 7 running, 6 fielding
PH ED (Don Slaught). Bats right. St of 7. .302 average, 6 home runs, 7 running, 4 fielding
PH FELX (Mitch Webster). Bats left. St of 8. .259 average, 18 home runs, 6 running, 5 fielding
PH GENE (Jose Gonzalez). Bats right. St of 5. .231 average, 2 home runs, 8 running, 4 fielding
1991 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Staff
SP HANK (Doug Drabek). Right Hander. 2.62 ERA. SPD 91, R9, L7, F10, ST38
SP IRWN (Zane Smith). Left Hander. 1.10 ERA. SPD 88, R7, L8, F8, ST32
SP JACK (John Smiley). Left Hander. 4.61 ERA. SPD 93, R7, L6, F5, ST32
SP KEN (Neal Heaton). Left Hander. 3.21 ERA. SPD 86, R6, L8, F4, ST30
RP LARY (Stan Belinda). Right Hander. 3.45 ERA. SPD 86, R10, L4, F2, ST10
Closer MANL (Bob Walk). Right Hander. 3.81 ERA. SPD 89, R12, L4, F8, ST18
1991 Pittsburgh Pirates Team Analysis : Ah, back when the Pirates used to make the playoffs. Naturally, they are led by XAVR and ZACH (Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonilla). Bonds leads the team with a .300 average, has 30 home runs and is tied for the fastest player on the team with a running speed of 12. Bonilla is slow but in addition to his 35 home runs he hit .290. Andy Van Slyke is really the only other offensive starter worth talking about, with a near .300 average 15 HR’s 12 running 12 fielding. Jay Bell, Jeff King and Jose Lind are passable but provide little dynamic ability. Lavalliere and Gary Redus (CARL and ADRW) are liabilities, and Redus should probably be replaced by Mike Webster who at least has 18 home runs to his credit. Don Slaught (backup Catcher) should probably be playing for Lavalliere too.
Pitching is led by Doug Drabek, with his 38 ST. Zane Smith (1.10 ERA) doesn’t have the raw stuff an ERA like that would have you think he has. Smiley throws fast and has an ST that is boosted a tad, so he is an above average third starter. Neal Heaton is pretty generic, and their bullpen is below average.