Starling Marte left his mark in eight seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. A look back at some of his superlatives now that he has been traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for two prospects and international bonus money:

Among all position players in the franchise’s 133-year history, Marte ranks 17th in Wins Above Replacement (WAR) with 29.1, according to baseball-reference.com. Marte is 23rd among all Pirates non-pitchers in defensive WAR (5.7) and 27th in offensive WAR (21.9). Marte is eighth in career stolen bases (239) and in stolen bases percentage (75.63%) for the Pirates. He led the team in runs each of the past two seasons, led it in hits three times, and was team-best in total bases, doubles and triples once each. Marte was the Pirates most valuable player by WAR for a 98-win team in 2015 and again in 2016. Only one player (Jason Kendall) has been hit by more pitches as a Pirate (Marte has 111). Joins franchise icons Roberto Clemente, Dave Parker, Barry Bonds and Andy Van Slyke as only Pirates outfielders to win multiple Gold Glove Awards Marte led the National League in outfield assists in 2015 and 2016 and was fourth in outfield assists in 2018. His 72 career outfield assists are 15th among active players. Marte shined in advanced defensive metrics since moving to center field: he led MLB in range factor per game in 2019 and led the majors in total zone runs as a center fielder in 2018.

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