# 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 126th season as a member of the National League, their 131st season overall, and their 12th season at PNC Park. Despite being 67–54 on August 19, the Pirates finished the season 79–83. This set a record for the longest losing season streak in all of North American professional sports history at 20.
The Pirates played just six extra inning games during the season, the fewest of any MLB team in 2012.

## Game log

2012 Game Log: 79–83 (Home: 45–36; Away: 34–47) :
April: 10–12 (Home: 5–4; Away: 5–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 5Phillies0–1Halladay (1–0)Bédard (0–1)Papelbon (1)39,5850–1
2April 7Phillies2–1 (10)Cruz (1–0)Blanton (0–1)—38,8851–1
3April 8Phillies5–4Hanrahan (1–0)Herndon (0–1)—19,8562–1
4April 10@ Dodgers1–2Jansen (1–0)Grilli (0–1)Guerra (3)56,0002–2
5April 11@ Dodgers1–4Billingsley (2–0)Bédard (0–2)Guerra (4)29,7292–3
6April 12@ Dodgers2–3Capuano (1–0)Karstens (0–1)Guerra (5)28,3282–4
7April 13@ Giants0–5Cain (1–0)McDonald (0–1)—41,1382–5
8April 14@ Giants3–4López (1–0)Resop (0–1)—41,6572–6
9April 15@ Giants4–1Correia (1–0)Vogelsong (0–1)Hanrahan (1)41,7663–6
10April 16@ Diamondbacks1–5Saunders (1–0)Bédard (0–3)—17,3663–7
11April 17@ Diamondbacks5–4Grilli (1–1)Shaw (0–2)Cruz (1)19,1984–7
12April 18@ Diamondbacks2–1Lincoln (1–0)Hudson (1–1)Cruz (2)18,3695–7
13April 20Cardinals1–4Lynn (3–0)Morton (0–1)Motte (3)23,5095–8
14April 21Cardinals2–0Burnett (1–0)Westbrook (2–1)Hanrahan (2)25,2186–8
15April 22Cardinals1–5Lohse (3–0)Bédard (0–4)—30,4376–9
—April 23RockiesPostponed (rain); Makeup: April 25
16April 24Rockies5–4Watson (1–0)Belisle (1–1)Hanrahan (3)10,4847–9
17April 25Rockies1–2Reynolds (2–0)Resop (0–2)Betancourt (6)N/A7–10
18April 25Rockies5–1Morton (1–1)Chacín (0–2)—15,2188–10
19April 27@ Braves1–6Hanson (3–2)Burnett (1–1)Medlen (1)36,2158–11
20April 28@ Braves4–2Bédard (1–4)Delgado (2–2)Hanrahan (4)34,0869–11
21April 29@ Braves3–4Hudson (1–0)Correia (1–1)Kimbrel (8)30,4199–12
22April 30@ Braves9–3McDonald (1–1)Minor (2–2)—17,18110–12 :
May: 15–13 (Home: 11–7; Away: 4–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
23May 1@ Cardinals7–10Wainwright (1–3)Morton (1–2)Motte (4)36,34510–13
24May 2@ Cardinals3–12Lynn (5–0)Burnett (1–2)—35,98710–14
25May 3@ Cardinals6–3Bédard (2–4)Westbrook (3–2)—40,60111–14
26May 4Reds1–6Cueto (4–0)Correia (1–2)—20,44511–15
27May 5Reds3–2McDonald (2–1)Leake (0–4)Hanrahan (5)33,01912–15
28May 6Reds0–5Latos (2–2)Morton (1–3)—20,04212–16
29May 8Nationals5–4Watson (2–0)Rodríguez (1–2)—10,32313–16
30May 9Nationals4–2Lincoln (2–0)Detwiler (3–2)Hanrahan (6)11,47814–16
31May 10Nationals2–4Strasburg (3–0)Correia (1–3)Rodríguez (7)15,38114–17
32May 11Astros0–1Norris (3–1)McDonald (2–2)Myers (9)19,87814–18
33May 12Astros5–2Morton (2–3)Happ (2–3)Cruz (3)34,18715–18
34May 13Astros3–2 (12)Watson (3–0)Rodriguez (1–4)—27,51716–18
35May 14@ Marlins3–2Lincoln (3–0)Sánchez (2–1)Hanrahan (7)25,66617–18
36May 15@ Marlins2–6Johnson (1–3)Correia (1–4)—24,24217–19
37May 16@ Nationals4–7Gonzalez (5–1)Bédard (2–5)Rodríguez (9)25,94217–20
38May 17@ Nationals5–3McDonald (3–2)Zimmermann (2–4)Hanrahan (8)25,75718–20
39May 18@ Tigers0–6Verlander (5–1)Morton (2–4)—41,66118–21
40May 19@ Tigers4–3Burnett (2–2)Smyly (1–1)Hanrahan (9)42,95319–21
41May 20@ Tigers3–4Scherzer (3–3)Correia (1–5)Benoit (1)39,97119–22
42May 21Mets5–4Hughes (1–0)Rauch (3–3)Hanrahan (10)14,55620–22
43May 22Mets2–3Dickey (6–1)Cruz (1–1)Francisco (11)15,79420–23
44May 23Mets1–3Niese (3–2)Morton (2–5)Francisco (12)25,73120–24
45May 25Cubs1–0Burnett (3–2)Dempster (0–3)Hanrahan (11)29,91421–24
46May 26Cubs3–2Hanrahan (2–0)Dolis (2–4)—38,13222–24
47May 27Cubs10–4Bédard (3–5)Garza (2–3)—27,48623–24
48May 28Reds4–1McDonald (4–2)Arroyo (2–3)Hanrahan (12)14,79224–24
49May 29Reds1–8Bailey (4–3)Morton (2–6)—12,07724–25
50May 30Reds2–1Burnett (4–2)Cueto (5–3)Hanrahan (13)16,78225–25 :
June: 17–10 (Home: 7–2; Away: 10–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
51June 1@ Brewers8–2Correia (2–5)Wolf (2–5)—33,05526–25
52June 2@ Brewers1–5Marcum (4–3)Bédard (3–6)—39,60326–26
53June 3@ Brewers6–5McDonald (5–2)Fiers (1–1)Hanrahan (14)34,33427–26
54June 5@ Reds8–4Burnett (5–2)Bailey (4–4)Hanrahan (15)19,90628–26
55June 6@ Reds4–5Cueto (6–3)Lincoln (3–1)Chapman (6)16,85928–27
56June 7@ Reds5–4 (10)Hanrahan (3–0)Chapman (4–1)Resop (1)23,10629–27
57June 8Royals4–2Bédard (4–6)Hochevar (3–7)Hanrahan (16)36,06930–27
58June 9Royals5–3Hughes (2–0)Mazzaro (2–1)Hanrahan (17)39,31231–27
59June 10Royals3–2Burnett (6–2)Chen (5–6)Grilli (1)25,75232–27
60June 12@ Orioles6–8Chen (6–2)Lincoln (3–2)Johnson (19)15,61832–28
61June 13@ Orioles1–7Arrieta (3–8)Correia (2–6)—23,23832–29
62June 14@ Orioles6–12Hunter (3–3)Bédard (4–7)—29,99532–30
63June 15@ Indians0–2Masterson (3–6)McDonald (5–3)Perez (21)31,92032–31
64June 16@ Indians9–2Burnett (7–2)Jiménez (6–5)—30,40833–31
65June 17@ Indians9–5Watson (4–0)Gómez (4–6)—27,38834–31
66June 19Twins7–2Correia (3–6)Diamond (5–3)—19,93635–31
67June 20Twins1–2Burton (1–0)Grilli (1–2)Perkins (1)19,87835–32
68June 21Twins9–1McDonald (6–3)Hendriks (0–4)—21,56336–32
69June 22Tigers4–1Burnett (8–2)Fister (1–4)Hanrahan (18)37,96537–32
70June 23Tigers4–1Lincoln (4–2)Scherzer (6–5)Hanrahan (19)38,73438–32
71June 24Tigers2–3Verlander (8–4)Resop (0–3)—35,17938–33
72June 25@ Phillies3–8Blanton (7–6)Karstens (0–2)—44,72138–34
73June 26@ Phillies4–5Worley (4–4)Bédard (4–8)Papelbon (18)45,09638–35
74June 27@ Phillies11–7McDonald (7–3)Valdés (2–1)—44,05739–35
75June 28@ Phillies5–4Burnett (9–2)Kendrick (2–8)Hanrahan (20)44,52140–35
76June 29@ Cardinals14–5Correia (4–6)Wainwright (6–8)—45,38241–35
77June 30@ Cardinals7–3Karstens (1–2)Lynn (10–4)Hughes (1)37,16242–35 :
July: 17–9 (Home: 10–3; Away: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
78July 1@ Cardinals4–5Westbrook (7–6)Bédard (4–9)Motte (17)37,82142–36
79July 2Astros11–2McDonald (8–3)Lyles (2–5)—21,04143–36
80July 3Astros8–7Hanrahan (4–0)Wright (0–2)—21,51644–36
81July 4Astros6–4Correia (5–6)Keuchel (1–1)Hanrahan (21)36,82745–36
82July 5Astros2–0Karstens (2–2)Norris (5–6)Hanrahan (22)21,38646–36
83July 6Giants5–6Zito (7–6)Bédard (4–10)Romo (5)37,56546–37
84July 7Giants3–1McDonald (9–3)Vogelsong (7–4)Hanrahan (23)37,54347–37
85July 8Giants13–2Burnett (10–2)Lincecum (3–10)—28,95448–37
86July 13@ Brewers7–10Rodríguez (2–4)Watson (4–1)—35,02548–38
87July 14@ Brewers6–4Correia (6–6)Loe (4–3)Hanrahan (24)42,02949–38
88July 15@ Brewers1–4Gallardo (8–6)Burnett (10–3)Axford (16)35,43049–39
89July 16@ Rockies4–5Brothers (5–2)Grilli (1–3)—36,90749–40
90July 17@ Rockies6–2Bédard (5–10)Friedrich (5–7)Hanrahan (25)42,57450–40
91July 18@ Rockies9–6McDonald (10–3)Reynolds (3–1)Hanrahan (26)30,84251–40
92July 20Marlins4–3Correia (7–6)Nolasco (8–8)Hanrahan (27)37,19352–40
93July 21Marlins5–1Burnett (11–3)Zambrano (5–8)Lincoln (1)39,41153–40
94July 22Marlins3–0Karstens (3–2)Sánchez (5–7)Hanrahan (28)34,20354–40
95July 23Cubs0–2Samardzija (7–8)Bédard (5–11)Mármol (12)27,58654–41
96July 24Cubs1–5Maholm (9–6)McDonald (10–4)—32,49754–42
97July 25Cubs3–2Correia (8–6)Dempster (5–5)Hanrahan (29)33,93555–42
98July 26@ Astros5–3Burnett (12–3)Keuchel (1–3)Hanrahan (30)19,92656–42
99July 27@ Astros6–5Watson (5–1)Cruz (1–1)Hanrahan (31)24,68557–42
100July 28@ Astros4–3Resop (1–3)Fick (0–1)Grilli (2)34,14658–42
101July 29@ Astros5–9Harrell (8–7)McDonald (10–5)—20,45358–43
102July 30@ Cubs4–14Germano (1–1)Bédard (5–12)—33,33758–44
103July 31@ Cubs5–0Burnett (13–3)Coleman (0–2)—33,15859–44 :
August: 11–17 (Home: 7–10; Away: 4–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
104Aug 1@ Cubs8–4Karstens (4–2)Wood (4–7)—33,01460–44
105Aug 3@ Reds0–3Latos (10–3)Rodríguez (7–10)Chapman (24)40,82960–45
106Aug 4@ Reds4–5Broxton (2–2)Hughes (2–1)Chapman (25)41,57760–46
107Aug 5@ Reds6–2Burnett (14–3)Bailey (9–7)Hanrahan (32)38,62461–46
108Aug 6Diamondbacks4–0Bédard (6–12)Miley (12–7)—24,21362–46
109Aug 7Diamondbacks4–10Ziegler (5–1)Grilli (1–4)—22,65562–47
110Aug 8Diamondbacks7–6Correia (9–6)Kennedy (10–9)Hanrahan (33)25,17563–47
111Aug 9Diamondbacks3–6Saunders (6–8)Rodríguez (7–11)Putz (21)20,55863–48
112Aug 10Padres8–9Brach (1–2)Watson (5–2)Street (21)38,70263–49
113Aug 11Padres0–5Marquis (8–10)Burnett (14–4)—39,48563–50
114Aug 12Padres11–5Bédard (7–12)Ohlendorf (4–3)—35,35264–50
115Aug 13Dodgers4–5Harang (8–7)Karstens (4–3)Jansen (24)24,67064–51
116Aug 14Dodgers0–11Billingsley (9–9)Correia (9–7)—22,72964–52
117Aug 15Dodgers3–9Kershaw (11–6)Rodríguez (7–12)—26,52264–53
118Aug 16Dodgers10–6Burnett (15–4)Blanton (8–11)—25,07365–53
119Aug 17@ Cardinals2–1McDonald (11–5)Westbrook (12–9)Hanrahan (34)38,68966–53
120Aug 18@ Cardinals4–5Browning (1–2)Bédard (7–13)Motte (28)40,31366–54
121Aug 19@ Cardinals6–3 (19)Rodríguez (8–12)Browning (1–3)—43,41267–54
122Aug 20@ Padres1–3Vólquez (8–9)Correia (9–8)Thayer (7)20,40167–55
123Aug 21@ Padres5–7 (10)Mikolas (2–1)McCutchen (0–1)—21,88267–56
124Aug 22@ Padres2–4Werner (1–0)McDonald (11–6)Layne (1)20,31167–57
125Aug 24Brewers5–6Fiers (7–6)Rodríguez (8–13)Loe (2)37,19767–58
126Aug 25Brewers4–0Karstens (5–3)Marcum (5–4)—37,46068–58
127Aug 26Brewers0–7Rogers (2–1)Bédard (7–14)—36,62668–59
128Aug 27Cardinals3–4Lohse (14–2)Burnett (15–5)Motte (31)16,70068–60
129Aug 28Cardinals9–0McDonald (12–6)Westbrook (13–10)—17,49269–60
130Aug 29Cardinals5–0Rodríguez (9–13)Kelly (4–6)—19,39870–60
131Aug 31@ Brewers3–9Rogers (3–1)Karstens (5–4)—33,87770–61 :
September: 7–21 (Home: 3–9; Away: 4–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
132Sep 1@ Brewers2–3Axford (5–7)Hanrahan (4–1)—32,06070–62
133Sep 2@ Brewers8–12Loe (5–4)McDonald (12–7)Axford (23)32,72870–63
134Sep 3Astros1–5González (1–0)Locke (0–1)—20,05570–64
135Sep 4Astros6–2Rodríguez (10–13)Lyles (3–11)—12,78571–64
136Sep 5Astros6–3Correia (10–8)Abad (0–3)—14,15972–64
137Sep 7Cubs2–12Wood (5–11)Burnett (15–6)—32,69972–65
138Sep 8Cubs3–4Samardzija (9–13)Grilli (1–5)—35,66172–66
139Sep 9Cubs2–4Russell (7–1)Grilli (1–6)Mármol (18)28,67172–67
140Sep 10@ Reds3–4 (14)Simón (3–2)van den Hurk (0–1)—16,57772–68
141Sep 11@ Reds3–5Leake (8–9)Correia (10–9)Broxton (24)19,62072–69
142Sep 12@ Reds1–2Bailey (11–9)Burnett (15–7)Hoover (1)21,20372–70
143Sep 14@ Cubs4–7Rusin (1–2)McDonald (12–8)Mármol (20)26,94672–71
144Sep 15@ Cubs7–6Rodríguez (11–13)Berken (0–1)Hanrahan (35)32,77473–71
145Sep 16@ Cubs9–13Beliveau (1–0)Hughes (2–2)—33,55973–72
146Sep 17@ Cubs3–0Correia (11–9)Wood (6–12)Hanrahan (36)33,01774–72
147Sep 18Brewers0–6Gallardo (16–8)Burnett (15–8)—15,49274–73
148Sep 19Brewers1–3Estrada (4–6)McPherson (0–1)Axford (30)15,33774–74
149Sep 20Brewers7–9Parra (2–3)Resop (1–4)Axford (31)14,69774–75
150Sep 21@ Astros1–7Rodriguez (2–10)Locke (0–2)—17,09374–76
151Sep 22@ Astros1–4Keuchel (3–7)Correia (11–10)López (7)17,18574–77
152Sep 23@ Astros8–1Burnett (16–8)Lyles (4–12)—15,20775–77
153Sep 24@ Mets2–6Mejía (1–1)McPherson (0–2)—22,07275–78
154Sep 25@ Mets10–6Rodríguez (12–13)McHugh (0–3)—25,28676–78
155Sep 26@ Mets0–6Hefner (3–7)Locke (0–3)—22,89076–79
156Sep 27@ Mets5–6Dickey (20–6)Correia (11–11)Parnell (5)31,50676–80
157Sep 28Reds0–1Bailey (13–10)Burnett (16–9)—34,79676–81
158Sep 29Reds2–1Hanrahan (5–1)Broxton (4–4)—38,62377–81
159Sep 30Reds3–4Marshall (5–5)Hanrahan (5–2)Chapman (37)32,81477–82 :
October: 2–1 (Home: 2–1; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
160Oct 1Braves2–1Locke (1–3)Maholm (13–11)Hughes (2)15,00978–82
161Oct 2Braves5–1Correia (12–11)Hanson (13–10)—15,72779–82
162Oct 3Braves0–4Avilán (1–0)Burnett (16–10)—20,61579–83 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Pirates team member :

## Season standings
### NL Central standings

vteNL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 50‍–‍31 | 47‍–‍34 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 9 | 50‍–‍31 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 49‍–‍32 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 83 | .488 | 18 | 45‍–‍36 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 61 | 101 | .377 | 36 | 38‍–‍43 | 23‍–‍58 |
| Houston Astros | 55 | 107 | .340 | 42 | 35‍–‍46 | 20‍–‍61 |

### NL Wild Card

vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Washington Nationals | 98 | 64 | .605 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| San Francisco Giants | 94 | 68 | .580 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Atlanta Braves | 94 | 68 | .580 | +6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 83 | .488 | 9 |
| San Diego Padres | 76 | 86 | .469 | 12 |
| New York Mets | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14 |
| Miami Marlins | 69 | 93 | .426 | 19 |
| Colorado Rockies | 64 | 98 | .395 | 24 |
| Chicago Cubs | 61 | 101 | .377 | 27 |
| Houston Astros | 55 | 107 | .340 | 33 |

### Record vs. opponents

2012 National League recordvte Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2012 :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | HOU | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | – | 2–5 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 9–7 | 6–0 | 12–6 | 5–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 9–6 |
| Atlanta | 5–2 | – | 3–4 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 14–4 | 3–3 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 8–10 | 8–10 |
| Chicago | 4–5 | 4–3 | – | 4–12 | 2–4 | 8–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–13 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–8 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 7–10 | 1–6 | 5–10 |
| Cincinnati | 5–2 | 5–1 | 12–4 | – | 5–1 | 10–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–6 | 6–2 | 3–4 | 11–7 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 6–7 | 2–5 | 7–8 |
| Colorado | 7–9 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 1–5 | – | 5–2 | 8–10 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–7 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 2–13 |
| Houston | 0–6 | 2–4 | 5–8 | 5–10 | 2–5 | – | 2–4 | 2–4 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–12 | 3–5 | 1–8 | 4–11 | 1–7 | 6–9 |
| Los Angeles | 6–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–8 | 4–2 | – | 4–2 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 11–7 | 8-10 | 6–5 | 4–2 | 6–9 |
| Miami | 3–5 | 4–14 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | – | 4–4 | 4–12 | 8–10 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 9–9 | 5–13 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 13–4 | 6–9 | 1–5 | 9–8 | 6–1 | 4–4 | – | 3–2 | 2–5 | 11–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–9 | 3–5 | 6–9 |
| New York | 4–3 | 6–12 | 2–4 | 2–6 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–4 | 2–3 | – | 10–8 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 4–14 | 8–7 |
| Philadelphia | 4–2 | 6–12 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 10–8 | 5–2 | 8–10 | – | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 9-9 | 5–10 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–3 | 2–3 | 8–8 | 7–11 | 4–2 | 12–5 | 1–6 | 4–1 | 4–11 | 2–5 | 4–3 | – | 1–5 | 3–3 | 8–7 | 3–2 | 10–8 |
| San Diego | 11–7 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–6 | 10–8 | 5–3 | 7–11 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5–1 | – | 6–12 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 8–7 |
| San Francisco | 9–9 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 14–4 | 8–1 | 10–8 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 12–6 | – | 3–3 | 1–5 | 7–8 |
| St. Louis | 5–1 | 1–5 | 10–7 | 7–6 | 5–2 | 11–4 | 5–6 | 5–2 | 9–6 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 7–8 | 3–3 | 3–3 | – | 3–4 | 8–7 |
| Washington | 4–2 | 10–8 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 7–1 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 5–3 | 14–4 | 9-9 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5-1 | 4-3 | – | 10–8 |

### Detailed records

National League :
| Opponent | W | L | WP | RS | RA |
| NL East |||||||
| Atlanta Braves | 4 | 3 | 0.571 | 24 | 21 |
| Miami Marlins | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 17 | 12 |
| New York Mets | 2 | 5 | 0.286 | 25 | 34 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | 3 | 0.571 | 30 | 30 |
| Washington Nationals | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 20 | 20 |
| Total | 17 | 14 | 0.548 | 116 | 117 |
| NL Central |||||||
| Chicago Cubs | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 65 | 79 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 11 | 0.389 | 50 | 63 |
| Houston Astros | 12 | 5 | 0.706 | 78 | 60 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | 11 | 0.267 | 59 | 85 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | | | | | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 7 | 0.533 | 74 | 60 |
| Total | 39 | 42 | 0.481 | 326 | 347 |
| NL West |||||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 4 | 3 | 0.571 | 26 | 32 |
| Colorado Rockies | 4 | 2 | 0.667 | 30 | 20 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 6 | 0.143 | 21 | 40 |
| San Diego Padres | 1 | 5 | 0.167 | 27 | 33 |
| San Francisco Giants | 3 | 3 | 0.500 | 28 | 19 |
| Total | 13 | 19 | 0.406 | 132 | 144 |
| American League |||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 13 | 27 |
| Cleveland Indians | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 18 | 9 |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 | 3 | 0.500 | 17 | 18 |
| Kansas City Royals | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | 7 |
| Minnesota Twins | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 17 | 5 |
| Total | 10 | 8 | 0.556 | 77 | 66 |
| Season Total | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 651 | 674 |
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
| April | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0.455 | 58 | 66 |
| May | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0.536 | 89 | 110 |
| June | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0.630 | 146 | 110 |
| July | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0.654 | 130 | 105 |
| August | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0.393 | 121 | 135 |
| September | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0.250 | 100 | 142 |
| October | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 7 | 6 |
| Total | 162 | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 651 | 674 |
| | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
| Home | 81 | 45 | 36 | 0.556 | 297 | 277 |
| Away | 81 | 34 | 47 | 0.420 | 354 | 397 |
| Total | 162 | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 651 | 674 |

## Roster
### Opening day lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| Alex Presley | LF |
| José Tábata | RF |
| Andrew McCutchen | CF |
| Neil Walker | 2B |
| Garrett Jones | 1B |
| Rod Barajas | C |
| Pedro Álvarez | 3B |
| Clint Barmes | SS |
| Érik Bédard | SP |

## Notable achievements
### Awards

2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Joel Hanrahan, P, reserve
* Andrew McCutchen, OF, reserve
Golden Glove Awards
* Andrew McCutchen, OF
Silver Slugger Award
* Andrew McCutchen, OF
NL Player of the Month
* Andrew McCutchen (June) and (July)
NL Player of the Week
* Andrew McCutchen (July 2–8) and (July 9–15)
* A. J. Burnett (July 30–August 5)
* Pedro Alvarez (August 27–September 2)

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| A. McCutchen | 100th Career Double | April 25, 2012 |
| J. McDonald | 100th Career Game | April 30, 2012 |
| J. Hanrahan | 300th Career Game | May 8, 2012 |
| A. Burnett | 2000th Career Inning Pitched | May 25, 2012 |
| E. Bédard | 1000th Career Inning Pitched | May 27, 2012 |
| A. McCutchen | 500th Career Hit | June 7, 2012 |
| C. MCGehee | 500th Career Game | June 26, 2012 |
| E. Bédard | 1000th Career Strikeout | July 1, 2012 |
| J. Grilli | 300th Career Game | July 4, 2012 |
| G. Jones | 100th Career Double | July 5, 2012 |
| A. McCutchen | 500th Career Game | July 7, 2012 |
| G. Jones | 500th Career Game | July 24, 2012 |
| K. Correia | 1000th Career Inning Pitched | July 25, 2012 |
| A. Burnett | 10th Career Shutout | July 31, 2012 |
| C. Resop | 200th Career Game | August 12, 2012 |
| T. Watson | 100th Career Game | September 8, 2012 |

## Statistics
### Batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Regular Season :
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Andrew McCutchen | 157 | 593 | 194 | 0.327 | 31 | 96 |
| Brock Holt | 24 | 65 | 19 | 0.292 | 0 | 3 |
| Neil Walker | 129 | 472 | 132 | 0.280 | 14 | 69 |
| Garrett Jones | 145 | 475 | 130 | 0.274 | 27 | 86 |
| Starling Marte | 47 | 167 | 43 | 0.257 | 5 | 17 |
| Eric Fryer | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Snider | 50 | 128 | 32 | 0.250 | 1 | 9 |
| Pedro Álvarez | 149 | 525 | 128 | 0.244 | 30 | 85 |
| Drew Sutton | 24 | 74 | 18 | 0.243 | 1 | 7 |
| José Tábata | 103 | 333 | 81 | 0.243 | 3 | 16 |
| Gaby Sánchez | 50 | 116 | 28 | 0.241 | 4 | 13 |
| Alex Presley | 104 | 346 | 82 | 0.237 | 10 | 25 |
| Michael McKenry | 88 | 240 | 56 | 0.233 | 12 | 39 |
| Josh Harrison | 104 | 249 | 58 | 0.233 | 3 | 16 |
| Casey McGehee | 92 | 265 | 61 | 0.230 | 8 | 35 |
| Clint Barmes | 144 | 455 | 104 | 0.229 | 8 | 45 |
| Matt Hague | 30 | 70 | 16 | 0.229 | 0 | 7 |
| Jordy Mercer | 42 | 62 | 13 | 0.210 | 1 | 5 |
| Rod Barajas | 104 | 321 | 66 | 0.206 | 11 | 31 |
| Brad Lincoln | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0.200 | 0 | 0 |
| Wandy Rodríguez | 13 | 24 | 4 | 0.167 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaico Navarro | 29 | 50 | 8 | 0.160 | 1 | 4 |
| James McDonald | 32 | 49 | 7 | 0.143 | 0 | 1 |
| Nate McLouth | 34 | 57 | 8 | 0.140 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Clement | 23 | 22 | 3 | 0.136 | 0 | 1 |
| Érik Bédard | 23 | 37 | 4 | 0.108 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Karstens | 19 | 28 | 3 | 0.107 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Correia | 30 | 47 | 5 | 0.106 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Locke | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0.091 | 0 | 0 |
| Gorkys Hernández | 25 | 24 | 2 | 0.083 | 0 | 2 |
| A. J. Burnett | 29 | 63 | 4 | 0.063 | 0 | 2 |
| Chase d'Arnaud | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 1 |
| Jared Hughes | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Leroux | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle McPherson | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Morton | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Resop | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Watson | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Cruz | 40 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Grilli | 61 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Hanrahan | 60 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel McCutchen | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Meek | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Morris | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Qualls | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Slaten | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Hisanori Takahashi | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Rick van den Hurk | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Wilson | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | Team Totals | 5,412 | 1,312 | 0.243 | 170 | 620 |
| Rank | Rank | 27 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 24 |

### Pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Regular Season :
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Bryan Morris | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 6 |
| Justin Wilson | 8 | 42⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 7 |
| Joel Hanrahan | 63 | 592⁄3 | 5 | 2 | 2.72 | 67 |
| Brad Lincoln | 28 | 591⁄3 | 4 | 2 | 2.73 | 60 |
| Kyle McPherson | 10 | 261⁄3 | 0 | 2 | 2.73 | 21 |
| Doug Slaten | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2.77 | 6 |
| Juan Cruz | 43 | 352⁄3 | 1 | 1 | 2.78 | 33 |
| Jared Hughes | 66 | 752⁄3 | 2 | 2 | 2.85 | 50 |
| Jason Grilli | 64 | 582⁄3 | 1 | 6 | 2.91 | 90 |
| Tony Watson | 68 | 531⁄3 | 5 | 2 | 3.38 | 53 |
| A. J. Burnett | 31 | 2021⁄3 | 16 | 10 | 3.51 | 180 |
| Wandy Rodríguez | 13 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 3.72 | 50 |
| Chris Resop | 61 | 732⁄3 | 1 | 4 | 3.91 | 46 |
| Jeff Karstens | 19 | 902⁄3 | 5 | 4 | 3.97 | 66 |
| Kevin Correia | 32 | 171 | 12 | 11 | 4.21 | 89 |
| James McDonald | 30 | 171 | 12 | 8 | 4.21 | 151 |
| Charlie Morton | 9 | 501⁄3 | 2 | 6 | 4.65 | 25 |
| Érik Bédard | 24 | 1252⁄3 | 7 | 14 | 5.01 | 118 |
| Jeff Locke | 8 | 341⁄3 | 1 | 3 | 5.50 | 34 |
| Chris Leroux | 10 | 111⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 5.56 | 12 |
| Chad Qualls | 17 | 132⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 6.59 | 6 |
| Evan Meek | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 8 |
| Hisanori Takahashi | 9 | 81⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 8.64 | 11 |
| Rick van den Hurk | 4 | 22+2⁄3 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 3 |
| Daniel McCutchen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Team Totals | Team Totals | 1,4331⁄3 | 79 | 83 | 3.86 | 1,192 |
| Rank | Rank | T–25 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 17 |

## Transactions
### Off-season

* On November 10, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent (C) Rod Barajas to a 1 year/$4 million contract with club option for 2013 ($3.5 million with no buyout).
* On November 21, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent (SS) Clint Barmes to a 2 year/$10.5 million contract.
* On December 7, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent (LHP) Érik Bédard to a 1 year/$4.5 million contract.
* On December 7, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent (LF) Nate McLouth to a 1 year/$1.75 million contract.
* On December 7, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Brooks Pounders and Diego Goris to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Yamaico Navarro.
* On December 12, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed (RHP) Jason Grilli to a 1 year/$1.1 million contract.
* On January 13, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed (RHP) Chris Resop to a 1 year/$850,000 contract.
* On January 16, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed (RHP) Charlie Morton to a 1 year/$2.445 million contract.
* On January 16, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed (RHP) Joel Hanrahan to a 1 year/$4.1 million contract.
* On January 16, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed (RHP) Evan Meek to a 1 year/$875,000 contract with $25,000 in performance bonuses.
* On January 16, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed (RHP) Jeff Karstens to a 1 year/$3.1 million contract.
* On February 16, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed (1B) Casey McGehee to a 1 year/$2.35 million contract.
* On February 16, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed (RF) Garrett Jones to a 1 year/$2.25 million contract.
* On February 19, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired A. J. Burnett and $20 million from the New York Yankees in exchange for Diego Moreno and Exicardo Coyones.
* On March 3, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed (LF) Alex Presley, (CF) Andrew McCutchen, (RHP) Bryan Morris, (RHP) Brad Lincoln, (2B-SS) Chase d'Arnaud, (RHP) Chris Leroux, (RHP) Daniel McCutchen, (LHP) Daniel Moskos, (OF) Gorkys Hernández, (SS) Gustavo Nunez, (RHP) James McDonald, (LHP) Jeff Locke, (SS) Jordy Mercer, (3B) Josh Harrison, (LHP) Justin Wilson, (RHP) Kyle McPherson, (1B) Matt Hague, (RHP) Duke Welker, (C) Michael McKenry, (2B) Neil Walker, (LHP) Rudy Owens, (LF) Starling Marte, (LHP) Tony Watson, (RHP) Jared Hughes and (3B) Yamaico Navarro to 1 year contracts.
* On March 4, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed (CF) Andrew McCuchen to a 6 year/$51.5 million contract extension.
* On March 30, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded (RHP) Ryota Igarashi to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for a player to be named or cash considerations.

### In-season

* On May 20, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired (2B) Drew Sutton from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash considerations.
* On May 21, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded (2B) Drew Sutton to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
* On May 31, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates released (LF) Nate McLouth.
* On June 24, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed (2B) Drew Sutton off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.
* On July 24, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded (LHP) Rudy Owens, Colton Cain and (LHP) Robbie Grossman to the Houston Astros in exchange for (LHP) Wandy Rodríguez.
* On July 30, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded (RHP) Brad Lincoln to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for (RF) Travis Snider.
* On July 31, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded (1B) Casey McGehee to the New York Yankees in exchange for (RHP) Chad Qualls.
* On July 31, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded (OF) Gorkys Hernández and a 2013 compensation round A draft pick to the Miami Marlins in exchange for (RHP) Gaby Sánchez and Kyle Kaminska.
* On August 24, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed (RHP) Hisanori Takahashi off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
* On August 27, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates released (LHP) Érik Bédard.
* On October 25, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed (RHP) Chad Beck from the Toronto Blue Jays and (C) Alí Solís from the San Diego Padres off waivers.
* On October 31, 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates named Jay Bell as hitting coach, Rick Sofield as first base coach and Dave Jauss as major league coach. The Pirates also reassigned Luis Silverio as Senior Advisor, Latin America Operations.

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Indianapolis Indians | International League | Dean Treanor |
| AA | Altoona Curve | Eastern League | P. J. Forbes |
| A | Bradenton Marauders | Florida State League | Carlos García |
| A | West Virginia Power | South Atlantic League | Rick Sofield |
| A-Short Season | State College Spikes | New York–Penn League | Dave Turgeon |
| Rookie | GCL Pirates | Gulf Coast League | Tom Prince |
| Rookie | DSL Pirates 1 | Dominican Summer League | Gerardo Alvarez |
| Rookie | DSL Pirates 2 | Dominican Summer League | Larry Sutton |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: DSL Pirates 1, GCL Pirates