The Pirates’ stay in the National League playoffs lasted all of one game.

But a number of former Bucs have made an impact on the American League postseason this year.

How is this for a laundry list of ex-Pirates enjoying time in the AL playoffs?: Jeff Banister, Ross Ohlendorf, Edinson Volquez, Chris Young, Russell Martin, Jose Bautista, Chad Qualls and Oliver Perez.

Banister was seemingly going to be a lifetime member of the Pirate organization before being named manager of the Texas Rangers prior to this season. All he did was lead that team on an improbable run to the AL West Division title.

Drafted by the Pirates in 1986, Banister collected a hit in his only major league at bat — July 23, 1991, with the Pirates — before retiring in 1993. He was a coach in the Pirates system ever since and was nearly hired as manager by Pittsburgh before settling in as Clint Hurdle’s bench coach from 2011-14.

Ohlendorf was 11-10 as a Pirate starting pitcher in 2009 before plummeting to a 1-11 mark the following year. He’s bounced around since before landing a spot in the Ranger bullpen this year.

He was 3-1 with a 3.72 ERA for Texas, averaging a strikeout per inning.

Volquez was 13-7 with a 3.04 ERA in his lone season with the Pirates in 2014 and started the NL wild-card game last year. He signed with Kansas City as a free agent and was 13-9 for the Royals this season. He is in KC’s postseason starting rotation.

Young never played for the Pirates, but was drafted by the Bucs in the third round in 2000. Now 36, the right-gander was 11-6 with a 3.06 ERA for the Royals this year.

Jose Bautista was picked by the Pirates in the 20th round of that 2000 draft. They actually lost him twice — to the Baltimore Orioles in the Rule V Draft and via trade to Toronto in 2008.

Bautista is the only player ever to be on five different big league rosters in one season — doing so in 2004 — and was dealt to the Blue Jays for catcher Robinzon Diaz. While Diaz’ career faded into oblivion, Bautista’s 227 homers since 2010 are the most in the major leagues.

Martin signed as a free agent with Toronto after helping the Pirates reach the postseason in 2013 and 2014. In fact, he is the only catcher in big league history to reach the playoffs with four different franchises — the Dodgers, Yankees, Pirates and Blue Jays.

Finally, former Pirates Chad Qualls and Oliver Perez could be found in the Houston Astros bullpen this season. Qualls, a throw-in to the Bucs in a trade from the Yankees, was 3-5 this season with 46 strikeouts in 49 innings with Houston.

Perez struck out 14 in 12 innings after joining the Astros late this season.

After 20 years of losing, the Pirates found success.

And some players found success after leaving the Pirates.

John Enrietto is sports editor of the Butler Eagle