Pirates are Better Than One Playoff Team...

...over the last 10 years.

Only the Royals and playoff (Devil) Rays are worse than the Bucs.

And only the AL Central has been worse than the NL Central, a weak division where the Bucs are 213.5 games out over that span, more than 21 games behind per year. Wow.

RECORDS SINCE 1998

A.L. EAST

New York Yankees 1074- 704 .604
Boston Red Sox 1011- 770 .568
Toronto Blue Jays 902- 879 .506
Baltimore Orioles 791- 989 .444
Tampa Bay Rays 742-1037 .417

DIVISION TOTALS 4520-4379 .508

A.L. CENTRAL

Cleveland Indians 937- 845 .526
Chicago White Sox 933- 849 .524
Minnesota Twins 909- 871 .511
Detroit Tigers 777-1003 .437
Kansas City Royals 743-1037 .417

DIVISION TOTALS 4299-4605 .483

A.L. WEST

L.A. Angels of Anaheim 958- 824 .538
Oakland Athletics 976- 804 .548
Seattle Mariners 907- 874 .509
Texas Rangers 872- 910 .489

DIVISION TOTALS 3713-3412 .521

N.L. EAST

Atlanta Braves 1015- 765 .570
New York Mets 930- 851 .522
Philadelphia Phillies 909- 872 .510
Florida Marlins 842- 938 .473
Washington Nationals 785- 996 .441

DIVISION TOTALS 4481-4422 .503

N.L. CENTRAL

St. Louis Cardinals 980- 800 .551
Houston Astros 957- 824 .537
Chicago Cubs 881- 901 .494
Cincinnati Reds 846- 937 .474
Milwaukee Brewers 809- 971 .454
Pittsburgh Pirates 766-1013 .431

DIVISION TOTALS 5239-5446 .490

N.L. WEST

San Francisco Giants 942- 838 .529
Los Angeles Dodgers 927- 855 .520
Arizona Diamondbacks 900- 882 .505
San Diego Padres 866- 917 .486
Colorado Rockies 826- 957 .463

DIVISION TOTALS 4461-4449 .501