Current-feed record
+1wins for Pirates
51% Pirates · 49% White Sox
Pirates have pulled further ahead since 2023: 8-4.
Chicago White Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates All-Time Record
Interleague
Chicago White Sox
Pittsburgh Pirates
Series tied 27-27 since 1997
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 3 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Pirates lead 3-0
Data updated 5 min read
At a glance
All-time since 1997 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Chicago White Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates insights
Recent form
10-10last 20
Pirates on a 3-game streak
Pirates won 2-0 on Sep 10, 2026
Where it matters
0Postseason games
No postseason meetings since 2002.
Schedule context
- Pirates built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 14 of 31 decided meetings (45%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 8-4, or 67% to Pirates.
White Sox vs Pirates complete all-time series record
Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates have met 54 times since 1997, never in the postseason. 11 meetings predate the current feed, which adds game-level detail from 2002.
- History span
- 1997 to 2026
- First and latest meeting
- Before 2002
- 11
- Meetings from the Retrosheet game logs
- Since 2002
- 43
- Meetings with game-level detail below
Win Percentage
21W
22W
CHW
PIT
49%51%
Chicago White SoxPittsburgh Pirates
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Sep 10
CHW 0-2 PIT
PITSep 9
CHW 2-4 PIT
PITSep 8
CHW 3-9 PIT
PITJul 20
PIT 2-7 CHW
CHWJul 19
PIT 4-10 CHW
CHWJul 18
PIT 1-10 CHW
CHWJul 14
CHW 4-9 PIT
PITJul 13
CHW 2-6 PIT
PITJul 12
CHW 1-4 PIT
PITApr 9
PIT 1-0 CHW
PIT| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | CHW | PIT | 0–2 | PIT |
| Sep 9, 2026 | CHW | PIT | 2–4 | PIT |
| Sep 8, 2026 | CHW | PIT | 3–9 | PIT |
| Jul 20, 2025 | PIT | CHW | 2–7 | CHW |
| Jul 19, 2025 | PIT | CHW | 4–10 | CHW |
| Jul 18, 2025 | PIT | CHW | 1–10 | CHW |
| Jul 14, 2024 | CHW | PIT | 4–9 | PIT |
| Jul 13, 2024 | CHW | PIT | 2–6 | PIT |
| Jul 12, 2024 | CHW | PIT | 1–4 | PIT |
| Apr 9, 2023 | PIT | CHW | 1–0 | PIT |
Last Meeting
Sep 10, 2026Final
CHW
0
HOME
PIT
2
AWAY
Pirateswon by2runs
Pirates' 3rd straight in this series·Game 43 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Pittsburgh Pirates: 3 consecutive wins
3
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.7 runs on average
3.7runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
CHW↓Trending Down
Last 1030%
Archive since 200248.8%
PIT↑Trending Up
Last 1070%
Archive since 200251.2%
Last 10 Results
CHW / PIT
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season43 games
21
22
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Chicago White Sox Biggest Win
16–5+11 runs
Jun 17, 2008
Pittsburgh Pirates Biggest Win
11–0+11 runs
Jun 15, 2015
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CHW ↕ | PIT ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
All 13 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
12-11
CHW
AWAY
11-9
PIT
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Chicago White Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates all-time record, 1997 to 2025
Explore how this matchup changed by decade, where each lineup produced its runs, and the games that pushed the rivalry record book. This archive is a separate source window from the current-feed sections above, which start in 2002.
- Games
- 51
- Peak inning
- EX
- Record game
- 22 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 43 games from 2006 to 2026. History Lab: 51 Retrosheet games from 1997 to 2025. The first refreshes with current finals; Retrosheet's published archive currently ends in 2025.
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
CHWPIT
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
CHWPIT
62.7
154.9
80.4
260.8
47.1
327.5
54.9
449.0
56.9
554.9
56.9
645.1
82.4
735.3
25.5
847.1
28.9
941.0
100.0
EX250.0
- CHW after scoring first
- 63.6%
- PIT after scoring first
- 66.7%
- Lead-change games
- 43.1%
- Beyond nine innings
- 1
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
22 runs
PIT 13, CHW 9
Apr 7, 2023
Biggest margin
11 runs
CHW 16, PIT 5
Jun 17, 2008
Longest game
11 innings
CHW 3, PIT 6
Jun 4, 1999
Largest crowd
39,167
PIT 13, CHW 9
Apr 7, 2023
Chicago White Sox largest comeback
6-run deficit
CHW 13, PIT 8
Jun 19, 2008
Pittsburgh Pirates largest comeback
4-run deficit
CHW 6, PIT 10
May 8, 2018
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricCHWPIT
Hits468439
Home runs5436
Walks148129
Strikeouts343370
Errors3526
Where the rivalry lived
- 0123games
Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field
Chicago, IL
- 0223games
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
- 035games
Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh, PA
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
Small sample: 43 decided meetings, under the 50 we treat as the floor for a stable rate. Read the figures below as description, not a forecast. Interleague pairs meet in short bursts, so a single series can move any percentage here by several points.
One-run games
27.9%
Share of the 43 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
72.1%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.7.
Average total
9.2runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
46.5%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 24 | 19 | 55.8% |
| 8.5Closest to even | 23 | 20 | 53.5% |
| 9.5 | 16 | 27 | 37.2% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
Pittsburgh Pirates
22 W · 51.2%1.95
Chicago White Sox
21 W · 48.8%2.05
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
15%vs 27.9% full archive
-12.9% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
85%vs 72.1% full archive
+12.9% in the last 20
Average total
9.3 runsvs 9.2 runs full archive
+0.1 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2020 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Pirates and White Sox in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Chicago White Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates
How do recent Chicago White Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates results compare with the complete record?
Pittsburgh Pirates have won 7 of the latest 10 decided meetings. The complete decided record is tied 27-27. The recent window is a subset of the complete series from 1997 through 2026, so the page reports the two separately.
When did the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is Jun 30, 1997, when Pittsburgh Pirates beat Chicago White Sox 3-1 at home. The archive covers 51 meetings from 1997 through 2025. The current feed starts in 2002 and is reported separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The all-time record and the History Lab use Retrosheet game logs through 2025, with inning lines, team totals, attendance, duration and ballpark fields when available. Final games after 2025 come from the current feed, and every section built on that feed alone is labeled as starting in 2002.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API, Retrosheet
Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates have met 43 times in this archive, which covers the 2006 season onward.