Out of 30 teams, their total fWAR of 1.2 ranked 28th in baseball. Their walk rate of 11 percent was the highest in the sport. The 53 home runs they allowed were tied for the third-highest in the league. Things could have been much worse for this unit. Pirate starters were lucky in the sense that opponents had a BABIP of .265 against them. That total was the fourth-lowest in baseball.
Having said all of that, this starting rotation also showed some positives in 2020. Their strikeout rate of 22.8 percent was the 13th highest in baseball while their average exit velocity allowed of 87.