Current-feed record
+27wins for Padres
59% Padres · 41% Pirates
The split has held steady across the schedule change: 15-9 since 2023.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres All-Time Record
National League
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Diego Padres
Pirates lead Padres278to248since 1969
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 6 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series tied 3-3
Data updated 6 min read
At a glance
All-time since 1969 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres insights
Recent form
5-15last 20
Padres won 3-0 on Aug 26, 2026
Where it matters
0Postseason games
No postseason meetings since 2002.
Schedule context
- Padres built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 75 of 129 decided meetings (58%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 15-9, or 63% to Padres.
Pirates vs Padres complete all-time series record
Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres have met 526 times since 1969, never in the postseason. 373 meetings predate the current feed, which adds game-level detail from 2002.
- History span
- 1969 to 2026
- First and latest meeting
- Before 2002
- 373
- Meetings from the Retrosheet game logs
- Since 2002
- 153
- Meetings with game-level detail below
Win Percentage
63W
90W
PIT
SD
41%59%
Pittsburgh PiratesSan Diego Padres
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Aug 26
SD 3-0 PIT
SDAug 25
SD 0-1 PIT
PITAug 24
SD 2-3 PIT
PITApr 8
PIT 2-8 SD
SDApr 7
PIT 7-1 SD
PITApr 6
PIT 0-5 SD
SDJun 1
SD 6-4 PIT
SDMay 31
SD 0-5 PIT
PITMay 30
SD 3-2 PIT
SDMay 4
PIT 0-4 SD
SD| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | SD | PIT | 3–0 | SD |
| Aug 25, 2026 | SD | PIT | 0–1 | PIT |
| Aug 24, 2026 | SD | PIT | 2–3 | PIT |
| Apr 8, 2026 | PIT | SD | 2–8 | SD |
| Apr 7, 2026 | PIT | SD | 7–1 | PIT |
| Apr 6, 2026 | PIT | SD | 0–5 | SD |
| Jun 1, 2025 | SD | PIT | 6–4 | SD |
| May 31, 2025 | SD | PIT | 0–5 | PIT |
| May 30, 2025 | SD | PIT | 3–2 | SD |
| May 4, 2025 | PIT | SD | 0–4 | SD |
Last Meeting
Aug 26, 2026Final
SD
3
HOME
PIT
0
AWAY
Padreswon by3runs
Snapped Pirates' streak·Game 153 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
San Diego Padres won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.3 runs on average
3.3runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
PIT-Neutral
Last 1040%
Archive since 200241.2%
SD-Neutral
Last 1060%
Archive since 200258.8%
Last 10 Results
PIT / SD
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season153 games
63
90
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Pittsburgh Pirates Biggest Win
11–1+10 runs
Apr 21, 2016
San Diego Padres Biggest Win
13–1+12 runs
Aug 6, 2004
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | PIT ↕ | SD ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
All 24 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
34-42
PIT
AWAY
48-29
SD
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres all-time record, 1969 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
- 520
- Peak inning
- 1
- Record game
- 22 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 153 games from 2002 to 2026. History Lab: 520 Retrosheet games from 1969 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.
PITSD
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
PITSD
56.0
154.6
40.8
240.2
51.2
340.8
53.3
447.7
40.6
544.2
48.5
646.3
55.5
742.8
48.2
840.8
43.1
954.5
44.2
EX34.8
- PIT after scoring first
- 68.2%
- SD after scoring first
- 63.2%
- Lead-change games
- 44.0%
- Beyond nine innings
- 49
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
22 runs
PIT 8, SD 14
Jun 2, 1970
Biggest margin
13 runs
SD 17, PIT 4
Jul 18, 1989
Longest game
19 innings
SD 3, PIT 4
Aug 25, 1979
Largest crowd
60,799
SD 4, PIT 2
Jun 18, 1999
Pittsburgh Pirates largest comeback
6-run deficit
PIT 9, SD 7
May 20, 2004
San Diego Padres largest comeback
8-run deficit
SD 9, PIT 8
Jun 10, 1974
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricPITSD
Hits4,7384,463
Home runs441399
Walks1,5931,738
Strikeouts3,2523,260
Errors406409
Where the rivalry lived
- 01190games
Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, CA
- 02178games
Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh, PA
- 0377games
PNC Park
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.
One-run games
28.8%
Share of the 153 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
71.2%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.3.
Average total
8.4runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
46.4%
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 | 83 | 70 | 54.2% |
| 8.5Closest to even | 71 | 82 | 46.4% |
| 9.5 | 54 | 99 | 35.3% |
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.
San Diego Padres
90 W · 58.8%1.70
Pittsburgh Pirates
63 W · 41.2%2.43
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
40%vs 28.8% full archive
+11.2% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
60%vs 71.2% full archive
-11.2% in the last 20
Average total
6.8 runsvs 8.4 runs full archive
-1.6 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2023 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 Padres and Pirates in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres
How do recent Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres results compare with the complete record?
San Diego Padres have won 6 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Pittsburgh Pirates lead the decided record 278-248. The recent window is a subset of the complete series from 1969 through 2026, so the page reports the two separately.
When did the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is May 6, 1969, when San Diego Padres won 4-2 away to Pittsburgh Pirates. The archive covers 520 meetings from 1969 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
Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres have met 153 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.