Current-feed record
+7wins for Nationals
52% Nationals · 48% Pirates
Pirates have closed the gap since the 2023 schedule change: 17-11.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals All-Time Record
National League
Pittsburgh Pirates
Washington Nationals
Pirates lead Nationals348to322since 1969
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 7 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Pirates lead 4-3
Data updated 6 min read
At a glance
All-time since 1969 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals insights
Recent form
11-9last 20
Pirates on a 2-game streak
Pirates won 11-5 on Jul 5, 2026
Where it matters
0Postseason games
No postseason meetings since 2002.
Schedule context
- Nationals built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 72 of 131 decided meetings (55%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 11-17, or 39% to Nationals.
Pirates vs Nationals complete all-time series record
Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals have met 670 times since 1969, never in the postseason. 511 meetings predate the current feed, which adds game-level detail from 2002.
- History span
- 1969 to 2026
- First and latest meeting
- Before 2002
- 511
- Meetings from the Retrosheet game logs
- Since 2002
- 159
- Meetings with game-level detail below
Win Percentage
76W
83W
PIT
WSH
48%52%
Pittsburgh PiratesWashington Nationals
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Jul 5
WSH 5-11 PIT
PITJul 4
WSH 1-7 PIT
PITJul 3
WSH 9-5 PIT
WSHApr 16
PIT 7-8 WSH
WSHApr 15
PIT 2-0 WSH
PITApr 14
PIT 4-5 WSH
WSHApr 13
PIT 16-5 WSH
PITSep 14
WSH 4-3 PIT
WSHSep 13
WSH 1-5 PIT
PITSep 12
WSH 6-5 PIT
WSH| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | WSH | PIT | 5–11 | PIT |
| Jul 4, 2026 | WSH | PIT | 1–7 | PIT |
| Jul 3, 2026 | WSH | PIT | 9–5 | WSH |
| Apr 16, 2026 | PIT | WSH | 7–8 | WSH |
| Apr 15, 2026 | PIT | WSH | 2–0 | PIT |
| Apr 14, 2026 | PIT | WSH | 4–5 | WSH |
| Apr 13, 2026 | PIT | WSH | 16–5 | PIT |
| Sep 14, 2025 | WSH | PIT | 4–3 | WSH |
| Sep 13, 2025 | WSH | PIT | 1–5 | PIT |
| Sep 12, 2025 | WSH | PIT | 6–5 | WSH |
Last Meeting
Jul 5, 2026Final
WSH
5
HOME
PIT
11
AWAY
Pirateswon by6runs
Pirates' 2nd straight in this series·Game 159 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Pittsburgh Pirates: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.2 runs on average
3.2runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
PIT-Neutral
Last 1050%
Archive since 200247.8%
WSH-Neutral
Last 1050%
Archive since 200252.2%
Last 10 Results
PIT / WSH
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season159 games
76
83
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Pittsburgh Pirates Biggest Win
16–1+15 runs
Apr 29, 2023
Washington Nationals Biggest Win
13–0+13 runs
Aug 19, 2019
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | PIT ↕ | WSH ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
All 24 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
29-50
PIT
AWAY
33-47
WSH
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals 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
- 663
- Peak inning
- EX
- Record game
- 23 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 159 games from 2002 to 2026. History Lab: 663 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.
PITWSH
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
PITWSH
58.5
156.6
36.8
236.7
48.7
338.8
45.7
445.2
44.9
540.0
52.3
653.7
46.2
747.7
48.2
842.6
44.1
941.4
62.0
EX34.3
- PIT after scoring first
- 66.0%
- WSH after scoring first
- 61.7%
- Lead-change games
- 46.2%
- Beyond nine innings
- 62
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
23 runs
PIT 17, WSH 6
May 15, 1999
Biggest margin
15 runs
WSH 17, PIT 2
Sep 14, 1974
Longest game
18 innings
WSH 1, PIT 2
Jul 17, 2016
Largest crowd
59,260
WSH 1, PIT 9
Jul 27, 1979
Pittsburgh Pirates largest comeback
5-run deficit
PIT 6, WSH 5
May 17, 1971
Washington Nationals largest comeback
5-run deficit
WSH 10, PIT 7
Sep 2, 1970
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricPITWSH
Hits5,7875,633
Home runs499498
Walks2,0552,047
Strikeouts3,8743,819
Errors531546
Where the rivalry lived
- 01242games
Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh, PA
- 02186games
Stade Olympique
Montreal, QUE
- 0379games
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
30.2%
Share of the 159 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
69.8%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.2.
Average total
8.8runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
61%
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 | 93 | 66 | 58.5% |
| 8.5Closest to even | 81 | 78 | 50.9% |
| 9.5 | 60 | 99 | 37.7% |
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.
Washington Nationals
83 W · 52.2%1.92
Pittsburgh Pirates
76 W · 47.8%2.09
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
25%vs 30.2% full archive
-5.2% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
75%vs 69.8% full archive
+5.2% in the last 20
Average total
9.9 runsvs 8.8 runs full archive
+1.1 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2024 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 Nationals and Pirates in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals
How do recent Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals results compare with the complete record?
The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. Pittsburgh Pirates lead the decided record 348-322. 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 Washington Nationals first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is Apr 25, 1969, when Pittsburgh Pirates beat Washington Nationals 8-2 at home. The archive covers 663 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 Washington Nationals have met 159 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.