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Founded: 1882 · Metro Area: Pittsburgh · NL · NL Central · Home: PNC Park

Formerly based in Pittsburg.

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The Heartbreak Index23.6 · #43

The Damned · MLB, 1979

23.6
Heartbreak
#43
of 1,138 clubs
#5
in MLB
20.7
agony · 2.9 despair
The clocks
  • MLB since 19798.9
  • MLB final appearance since 19793.5
  • MLB deep run since 19921.4
Priced pangs
  • The Sid Bream Slide · 1992 · 0.90 pangs
    The slowest man in baseball beats the throw; a generation cursed
  • The Twenty Years · 2012 · 0.70 pangs
    Twenty consecutive losing seasons, 1993-2012, the North American record
Heaviest wounds

fell one round short, 1992 · fell one round short, 1991 · fell one round short, 1990 · playoff run died early, 2015

One formula, every club the site covers. See the whole board →

Who controls the club

The entity that holds control today, one per franchise; co-controllers and minority holders are listed, never summed.

How this is measured

Exactly one control entity is recorded per franchise, so a portfolio can never count a club twice. Co-controllers and minority holders are shown as published and carry no weight in any total.

The chip names the evidence. Sourced: a primary source is linked (league, club, filing or tier-one outlet). Cross-checked: matched against the ownership-change sweep. Contested: disputed or mid-sale. Rows are reviewed weekly.

Stakes are as published, often only “majority”, and are not pro-rated. A record of control is not a claim about anyone’s intent or conduct.

Who controls the clubRobert Nutting
Robert Nuttingfamily· Majority
Cross-checkedas of 11 Aug 2026

Robert Nutting on the owners board →

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5
World Series
7 WS App · 2 pre-1903 cup
7
Pennants
9 LCS App · 16 Div titles
18
Playoff appearances
Postseason 44-57
0.500
All-time win pct
145
Seasons
since 1882

Championships

Pre-1903 cup wins (Temple Cup, World's Series, NL pennants) in slate; modern World Series titles in gold.

1901190219091925196019711979
Pre-1903 cup / NL pennantWorld Series (1903-present)

Pennants

Every World Series appearance and pre-1903 cup appearance. Solid chip = won the pennant (WS / cup); outlined chip = lost the WS / cup.

19001903190919251927196019711979

All-time record

Regular-season W-L10910-10910
Win pct0.500
Playoff record44-57
Championship appearances8 (7 wins)
LCS appearances9
Division titles16
Total seasons145
.500 or better seasons76
Most recent championship1979

Stadium history

Grouped by physical ballpark. Naming-rights eras nested.

PNC Park

2001-present
Pittsburgh, PA

Three Rivers Stadium

1970-2000
Pittsburgh, PA

Forbes Field

1909-1970
Pittsburgh, PA

Exposition Park

1891-1909
Pittsburgh, PA

Recreation Park

1884-1890
Pittsburgh, PA

Exposition Park I

1882-1883
Pittsburgh, PA
Season-by-season
1882 to 2026 · 145 seasons · click to expand
2026Pittsburgh Pirates
W-L
82-80
Win%
0.506
RS
767
RA
739
NL Central · 3
—
2025Pittsburgh Pirates
W-L
71-91
Win%
0.438
RS
583
RA
645
NL Central · 5
—
2024Pittsburgh Pirates
W-L
76-86
Win%
0.469
RS
665
RA
739
NL Central · 5
—
2023Pittsburgh Pirates
W-L
76-86
Win%
0.469
RS
692
RA
790
NL Central · 4
—
2022Pittsburgh Pirates
W-L
62-100
Win%
0.383
RS
591
RA
817
NL Central · 5
—
2021Pittsburgh Pirates
W-L
61-101
Win%
0.377
RS
609
RA
833
NL Central · 5
—
2020Pittsburgh Pirates
W-L
19-41
Win%
0.317
RS
219
RA
298
NL Central · 5
—
2019Pittsburgh Pirates
W-L
69-93
Win%
0.426
RS
758
RA
911
NL Central · 5
—
2018Pittsburgh Pirates
W-L
82-79
Win%
0.509
RS
692
RA
693
NL Central · 4
—
2017Pittsburgh Pirates
W-L
75-87
Win%
0.463
RS
668
RA
731
NL Central · 4
—
2016Pittsburgh Pirates
W-L
78-83
Win%
0.484
RS
729
RA
758
NL Central · 3
—
2015Pittsburgh Pirates
W-L
98-64
Win%
0.605
RS
697
RA
596
NL Central · 2
Playoffs

Top 12 postseason games

Highest-rated postseason games in franchise history by the site's Game Score metric, which combines hype, quality, stakes, and matchup rank. Losses can outrank routine wins because the formula scores game quality, not franchise spin.

1
Pittsburgh Pirates 10-9 New York Yankees
1960-10-13 · 1960 World Series G7 · Forbes Field
2.816
W
2
Boston Pilgrims 3-0 Pittsburg Pirates
1903-10-13 · 1903 World Series G8 · Huntington Avenue Grounds
2.220
L
3
Atlanta Braves 3-2 Pittsburgh Pirates
1992-10-14 · 1992 NLCS G7 · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1.989
L
4
Boston Pilgrims 6-3 Pittsburg Pirates
1903-10-08 · 1903 World Series G6 · Exposition Park
1.854
L
5
Atlanta Braves 1-0 Pittsburgh Pirates
1991-10-16 · 1991 NLCS G6 · Three Rivers Stadium
1.795
L
6
Boston Pilgrims 7-3 Pittsburg Pirates
1903-10-10 · 1903 World Series G7 · Exposition Park
1.790
L
7
Detroit Tigers 5-4 Pittsburg Pirates
1909-10-14 · 1909 World Series G6 · Bennett Park
1.765
L
8
Cincinnati Reds 4-3 Pittsburgh Pirates
1972-10-11 · 1972 NLCS G5 · Riverfront Stadium
1.746
L
9
Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7 Washington Senators
1925-10-15 · 1925 World Series G7 · Forbes Field
1.728
W
10
Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 Atlanta Braves
1991-10-14 · 1991 NLCS G5 · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1.706
W
11
Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Washington Senators
1925-10-13 · 1925 World Series G6 · Forbes Field
1.682
W
12
Pittsburg Pirates 5-4 Boston Pilgrims
1903-10-06 · 1903 World Series G4 · Exposition Park
1.651
W

Rating through time

Where Pirates sat against the rest of the league at the end of every season it played, from 1882 to 2026. Above average in 82 of 145 seasons.

10s30s50s70s90s10s13001500165018822026

Highest it ever rated
1624 1902, week 25
Lowest it ever rated
1356 1884, week 25

One point per season, at the rating it finished on, with a rule at every decade. Tap or drag any year for what it started on, where it peaked and where it finished. 1500 is the league average by construction, not a chosen line. The week-by-week detail for any season is on its own season page.

Games it had least right to win

Every Pirates game ranked by the Elo win probability before first pitch. The last column is that probability; the lower it was, the bigger the upset.

Least likely wins, all time
  1. 11890-09-13beat Cincinnati Reds (away)8–6
  2. 21890-07-17beat Brooklyn Bridegrooms (away)7–5
  3. 31884-09-07beat Columbus Colts (away)7–3
  4. 41885-04-24beat Cincinnati Red Stockings (away)7–6
  5. 51884-07-13beat Louisville Colonels (away)5–4
  6. 61891-05-01beat Chicago Colts (away)5–2
  7. 71954-07-10beat New York Giants (away)10–7
  8. 82022-05-30beat Los Angeles Dodgers (away)6–5
  9. 91952-09-17beat Brooklyn Dodgers (away)4–1
  10. 101891-06-27beat Chicago Colts (away)10–3
Least likely losses, all time
  1. 11902-08-21lost to New York Giants (home)1–8
  2. 21902-07-10lost to New York Giants (home)1–3
  3. 31896-08-12lost to St. Louis Browns (home)1–3
  4. 41895-08-09lost to Louisville Colonels (home)1–4
  5. 51896-09-17lost to Louisville Colonels (home)2–3
Biggest upsets by decade15 decades
1880s
  1. 11884-09-07beat Columbus Colts (away)7–3
  2. 21885-04-24beat Cincinnati Red Stockings (away)7–6
  3. 31884-07-13beat Louisville Colonels (away)5–4
1890s
  1. 11890-09-13beat Cincinnati Reds (away)8–6
  2. 21890-07-17beat Brooklyn Bridegrooms (away)7–5
  3. 31891-05-01beat Chicago Colts (away)5–2
1900s
  1. 11900-06-04beat Philadelphia Phillies (away)5–4
  2. 21900-06-06beat Philadelphia Phillies (away)6–3
  3. 31900-07-31beat Brooklyn Superbas (away)17–1
1910s
  1. 11917-08-27beat New York Giants (away)1–0
  2. 21917-07-23beat New York Giants (away)1–0
  3. 31918-06-03beat New York Giants (away)3–2
1920s
  1. 11922-07-29beat New York Giants (away)8–3
  2. 21922-07-30beat New York Giants (away)7–0
  3. 31922-07-31beat New York Giants (away)12–5
1930s
  1. 11931-08-29beat St. Louis Cardinals (away)8–2
  2. 21931-06-21beat New York Giants (away)5–4
  3. 31931-06-19beat New York Giants (away)4–1
1940s
  1. 11946-09-07beat St. Louis Cardinals (away)9–2
  2. 21942-07-25beat Brooklyn Dodgers (away)4–1
  3. 31946-08-16beat St. Louis Cardinals (away)3–0
1950s
  1. 11954-07-10beat New York Giants (away)10–7
  2. 21952-09-17beat Brooklyn Dodgers (away)4–1
  3. 31954-07-11beat New York Giants (away)5–1
1960s
  1. 11963-09-22beat Los Angeles Dodgers (away)4–0
  2. 21968-08-24beat St. Louis Cardinals (away)6–4
  3. 31964-09-29beat Cincinnati Reds (away)2–0
1970s
  1. 11976-07-10beat Cincinnati Reds (away)7–1
  2. 21976-07-11beat Cincinnati Reds (away)8–5
  3. 31978-07-30beat Los Angeles Dodgers (away)5–3
1980s
  1. 11985-09-22beat New York Mets (away)5–3
  2. 21985-09-20beat New York Mets (away)7–5
  3. 31987-06-17beat St. Louis Cardinals (away)4–1
1990s
  1. 11996-05-15beat Atlanta Braves (away)3–0
  2. 21994-04-22beat Atlanta Braves (away)5–2
  3. 31995-08-31beat Cincinnati Reds (away)6–4
2000s
  1. 12005-09-14beat St. Louis Cardinals (away)5–3
  2. 22002-09-03beat Atlanta Braves (away)3–0
  3. 32009-08-11beat Colorado Rockies (away)7–3
2010s
  1. 12010-09-12beat Cincinnati Reds (away)3–1
  2. 22010-07-27beat Colorado Rockies (away)4–2
  3. 32010-05-18beat Philadelphia Phillies (away)2–1
2020s
  1. 12022-05-30beat Los Angeles Dodgers (away)6–5
  2. 22022-05-31beat Los Angeles Dodgers (away)5–3
  3. 32022-06-01beat Los Angeles Dodgers (away)8–4

Probabilities are Neil Paine's Elo, home advantage included, over 22,074 decided games. Ties are left out. The week-by-week rating for any season is on its season page.

Award winners

League-wide awards held by Pirates players or managers. Curated to the headline tier: MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, postseason MVPs, Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, and the rare Triple Crown.

NL MVP · 8

  • 2013Andrew McCutchen
  • 1992Barry Bonds
  • 1990Barry Bonds
  • 1979Willie Stargell
  • 1978Dave Parker
  • 1966Roberto Clemente
  • 1960Dick Groat
  • 1927Paul Waner

NL Cy Young · 2

  • 2025Paul Skenes
  • 1990Doug Drabek

NL Rookie of the Year · 2

  • 2024Paul Skenes
  • 2004Jason Bay

NL Manager of the Year · 3

  • 2013Clint Hurdle
  • 1992Jim Leyland
  • 1990Jim Leyland

WS MVP · 2

  • 1979Willie Stargell
  • 1971Roberto Clemente

NLCS MVP · 1

  • 1979Willie Stargell

All-Star Game MVP · 1

  • 1979Dave Parker

Comeback Player of the Year · 1

  • 2013Francisco Liriano

Babe Ruth Award · 3

  • 1979Willie Stargell
  • 1971Roberto Clemente
  • 1960Bill Mazeroski

Reliever of the Year Award · 1

  • 2015Mark Melancon