Current-feed record
+6wins for Pirates
52% Pirates · 48% Giants
The split has held steady across the schedule change: 11-13 since 2023.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants All-Time Record
National League
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Francisco Giants
Giants lead Pirates1,166to1,027·25 tiessince 1887
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 1887 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants insights
Recent form
9-11last 20
Pirates won 5-2 on Sep 3, 2026
Where it matters
1Postseason game
1 postseason game across 1 postseason since 2002.
Schedule context
- Pirates built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 68 of 128 decided meetings (53%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 11-13, or 46% to Pirates.
Pirates vs Giants postseason head-to-head record
Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants have met 2,218 times since 1887, 5 times in the postseason. The playoff games are included in the all-time total, not added on top of it.
- Postseason record
- Pirates 3-2
- 5 postseason games since 1887
- Playoff share
- 0.2%
- Share of all meetings
- Regular season
- 2,213
- Recorded non-postseason meetings
Win Percentage
79W
73W
PIT
SF
52%48%
Pittsburgh PiratesSan Francisco Giants
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Sep 3
PIT 5-2 SF
PITSep 2
PIT 4-5 SF
SFSep 1
PIT 13-12 SF
PITMay 10
SF 7-6 PIT
SFMay 9
SF 3-13 PIT
PITMay 8
SF 5-2 PIT
SFAug 6
PIT 2-4 SF
SFAug 5
PIT 1-8 SF
SFAug 4
PIT 5-4 SF
PITJul 30
SF 1-2 PIT
PIT| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | PIT | SF | 5–2 | PIT |
| Sep 2, 2026 | PIT | SF | 4–5 | SF |
| Sep 1, 2026 | PIT | SF | 13–12 | PIT |
| May 10, 2026 | SF | PIT | 7–6 | SF |
| May 9, 2026 | SF | PIT | 3–13 | PIT |
| May 8, 2026 | SF | PIT | 5–2 | SF |
| Aug 6, 2025 | PIT | SF | 2–4 | SF |
| Aug 5, 2025 | PIT | SF | 1–8 | SF |
| Aug 4, 2025 | PIT | SF | 5–4 | PIT |
| Jul 30, 2025 | SF | PIT | 1–2 | PIT |
Last Meeting
Sep 3, 2026Final
PIT
5
HOME
SF
2
AWAY
Pirateswon by3runs
Snapped Giants' streak·Game 152 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Pittsburgh Pirates won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.1 runs on average
3.1runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
PIT-Neutral
Last 1050%
Archive since 200252%
SF-Neutral
Last 1050%
Archive since 200248%
Last 10 Results
PIT / SF
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season151 games
79
72
Postseason1 games
0
1
Pittsburgh Pirates Biggest Win
13–2+11 runs
Jul 8, 2012
San Francisco Giants Biggest Win
15–4+11 runs
Jun 21, 2016
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | PIT ↕ | SF ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
All 24 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
43-33
PIT
AWAY
40-36
SF
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants all-time record, 1887 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
- 2,212
- Peak inning
- 1
- Record game
- 35 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 152 games from 2002 to 2026. History Lab: 2,212 Retrosheet games from 1887 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.
PITSF
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
PITSF
53.0
162.4
42.8
242.4
48.6
346.3
46.2
448.6
49.1
552.0
48.8
652.9
46.9
747.7
47.6
850.4
44.7
944.8
39.8
EX46.5
- PIT after scoring first
- 64.5%
- SF after scoring first
- 67.7%
- Lead-change games
- 40.0%
- Beyond nine innings
- 200
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
35 runs
PIT 15, SF 20
Jun 15, 1929
Biggest margin
17 runs
SF 18, PIT 1
Jul 12, 1890
Longest game
21 innings
PIT 1, SF 3
Jul 17, 1914
Largest crowd
58,077
SF 8, PIT 0
Apr 4, 1994
Pittsburgh Pirates largest comeback
7-run deficit
SF 9, PIT 10
Aug 30, 1951
San Francisco Giants largest comeback
8-run deficit
PIT 8, SF 10
Sep 8, 1947
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricPITSF
Hits18,22818,444
Home runs1,1671,397
Walks5,8886,040
Strikeouts8,9928,199
Errors2,3642,332
Where the rivalry lived
- 01656games
Forbes Field
Pittsburgh, PA
- 02513games
Polo Grounds V
New York, NY
- 03266games
Candlestick Park
San Francisco, CA
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
34.9%
Share of the 152 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
65.1%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.1.
Average total
8.8runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
45.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5Closest to even | 77 | 75 | 50.7% |
| 8.5 | 73 | 79 | 48% |
| 9.5 | 61 | 91 | 40.1% |
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
79 W · 52%1.92
San Francisco Giants
73 W · 48%2.08
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
50%vs 34.9% full archive
+15.1% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
50%vs 65.1% full archive
-15.1% in the last 20
Average total
9.5 runsvs 8.8 runs full archive
+0.7 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 Pirates and Giants in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
How is the Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants meeting total counted?
The complete series from 1887 through 2026 contains 2,218 recorded meetings. 2,193 meetings have a winner; 25 meetings ended tied and remain separate. This is why the meeting total can exceed the two win totals combined.
What is the Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants postseason record?
The postseason subset contains 5 games: Pittsburgh Pirates have 3 wins and San Francisco Giants have 2 wins. Those games are already included in the complete series from 1887 through 2026.
How do recent Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants results compare with the complete record?
The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. San Francisco Giants lead the decided record 1166-1027. The recent window is a subset of the complete series from 1887 through 2026, so the page reports the two 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 Francisco Giants have met 152 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.