What years did Steve Pearce play?

Steve Pearce played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2019.

Was Steve Pearce a pitcher?

No. Steve Pearce was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Steve Pearce hit?

Steve Pearce hit 91 career home runs with 572 hits.

What was Steve Pearce's career batting average?

Steve Pearce batted .254 over his career, with 572 hits in 2,256 at bats.

How many RBI did Steve Pearce have?

Steve Pearce drove in 303 runs in his career.

Is Steve Pearce in the Hall of Fame?

No. Steve Pearce has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Steve Pearce

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2019)

Steve Pearce was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2019 for 7 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 13 seasons. In 766 career games, he hit .254 with 572 hits, 91 home runs, and 303 RBI. Steve Pearce was a World Series MVP. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 2,672.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .254

HR 91

RBI 303

H 572

OPS .772

PIV 2,672

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 200 lb
Born: 4/13/1983 in Lakeland, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2007-09-01
Last Game: 2019-05-31
Awards: World Series MVP

Full name: Steven Wayne Pearce

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Career Batting Statistics

Steve Pearce — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
766	2,256	290	572	131	8	91	303	13	240	509	.254	.332	.440	.772	2,672

Career AVG .254 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .332 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .440 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — +7.1% above league average.

Career OPS .772 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — +5.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Steve Pearce Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2007	PIT	NL	23	68	13	20	5	1	0	6	2	5	12	.294	.268 (+10%)	.335 (+2%)	.422 (-6%)	.758 (-2%)	-30.1
2008	PIT	NL	37	109	6	27	7	0	4	15	2	5	22	.248	.263 (-6%)	.333 (-12%)	.416 (+1%)	.749 (-4%)	-111.9
2009	PIT	NL	60	165	19	34	13	1	4	16	1	21	43	.206	.262 (-21%)	.332 (-11%)	.417 (-12%)	.750 (-11%)	-318.7
2010	PIT	NL	15	29	4	8	2	1	0	5	0	7	6	.276	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	PIT	NL	50	94	8	19	2	0	1	10	0	7	21	.202	.255 (-21%)	.320 (-19%)	.399 (-36%)	.719 (-28%)	-427.2
2012	BAL	AL	28	71	8	18	4	0	3	14	0	8	17	.254	.254 (avg)	.318 (+1%)	.405 (+8%)	.724 (+5%)	41.4
2012	HOU	NL	21	63	2	16	4	1	0	8	1	7	16	.254	.254 (avg)	.318 (+9%)	.405 (-14%)	.724 (-4%)	41.4
2012	NYA	AL	12	25	6	4	0	0	1	4	0	5	8	.160	—	—	—	—	41.4
2013	BAL	AL	44	119	14	31	7	0	4	13	1	15	25	.261	.253 (+3%)	.317 (+14%)	.396 (+6%)	.714 (+10%)	254.6
2014	BAL	AL	102	338	51	99	26	0	21	49	5	40	76	.293	.251 (+17%)	.313 (+19%)	.386 (+44%)	.700 (+33%)	2061.8
2015	BAL	AL	92	294	42	64	13	1	15	40	1	23	69	.218	.254 (-14%)	.316 (-9%)	.404 (+4%)	.721 (-1%)	-85.6
2016	TBA	AL	60	204	26	63	11	1	10	29	0	26	40	.309	.255 (+21%)	.321 (+21%)	.417 (+24%)	.738 (+23%)	890.3
2016	BAL	AL	25	60	9	13	2	0	3	6	0	8	14	.217	.255 (-15%)	.321 (+2%)	.417 (-4%)	.738 (-1%)	890.3
2017	TOR	AL	92	313	38	79	17	1	13	37	0	27	68	.252	.254 (-1%)	.324 (-2%)	.425 (+3%)	.750 (+1%)	25.7
2018	TOR	AL	26	79	16	23	6	0	4	16	0	7	14	.291	.247 (+17%)	.318 (+10%)	.409 (+27%)	.727 (+19%)	246.4
2018	BOS	AL	50	136	19	38	8	1	7	26	0	22	27	.279	.247 (+13%)	.318 (+24%)	.409 (+24%)	.727 (+24%)	246.4
2019	BOS	AL	29	89	9	16	4	0	1	9	0	7	31	.180	.252 (-29%)	.322 (-24%)	.434 (-41%)	.757 (-34%)	-499.6
Career · 17 seasons			766	2,256	290	572	131	8	91	303	13	240	509	.254	—	—	—	—	3,267

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Steve Pearce — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
20	65	16	15	3	0	4	12	11	11	.231

Playoff Batting by Year

Steve Pearce — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2018	ALCS	BOS	4	14	4	3	1	1	1	3	4	.214
2018	ALDS1	BOS	4	12	3	4	0	0	2	2	4	.333
2018	WS	BOS	5	12	5	4	1	3	8	4	0	.333
2014	ALCS	BAL	4	17	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	.059
2014	ALDS2	BAL	3	10	2	3	0	0	1	1	1	.300

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Steve Pearce — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	370	1085	139	280	46	158	.258
Away	396	1171	151	292	45	145	.249

Last 10 Games — Batting

Steve Pearce — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2019-05-31	BOS	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-05-28	BOS	CLE	L	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	1
2019-05-26	BOS	HOU	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2019-05-25	BOS	HOU	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2019-05-24	BOS	HOU	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
2019-05-23	BOS	TOR	W	5	1	3	0	1	3	0	1
2019-05-21	BOS	TOR	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	1
2019-05-20	BOS	TOR	W	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	0
2019-05-19	BOS	HOU	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2019-05-14	BOS	COL	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Steve Pearce — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	275	229	1851	151	14	170
2B	33	27	48	75	1	17
3B	12	8	7	12	2	1
OF	312	264	469	17	7	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Steve Pearce — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2007	PIT	1B	2	2	12	0	0	5
2007	PIT	OF	18	16	31	1	0	0
2008	PIT	OF	29	27	50	1	2	0
2009	PIT	1B	42	41	360	30	2	31
2009	PIT	OF	1	1	1	0	0	0
2010	PIT	1B	11	9	78	7	1	8
2011	PIT	1B	16	9	81	9	1	9
2011	PIT	3B	10	7	6	11	2	1
2011	PIT	OF	5	2	4	0	1	0
2012	BAL	OF	25	21	36	1	0	0
2012	HOU	1B	10	7	76	2	1	7
2012	HOU	OF	11	9	12	1	0	0
2012	NYA	1B	9	7	55	0	0	7
2013	BAL	1B	3	3	23	0	0	2
2013	BAL	OF	18	16	23	0	0	0
2014	BAL	1B	51	47	399	37	1	34
2014	BAL	OF	40	31	75	5	0	1
2015	BAL	1B	28	25	184	18	1	15
2015	BAL	2B	18	13	25	35	0	7
2015	BAL	OF	49	40	72	4	2	0
2016	TBA	1B	30	27	202	19	3	22
2016	TBA	2B	14	14	21	38	1	9
2016	TBA	3B	2	1	1	1	0	0
2016	BAL	1B	10	4	42	3	0	4
2016	BAL	2B	1	0	2	2	0	1
2016	BAL	OF	12	12	12	1	0	0
2017	TOR	1B	10	5	60	2	0	4
2017	TOR	OF	85	77	132	2	2	0
2018	TOR	1B	3	3	22	1	0	1
2018	TOR	OF	11	9	17	0	0	0
2018	BOS	1B	31	25	160	14	1	12
2018	BOS	OF	4	0	1	0	0	0
2019	BOS	1B	19	15	97	9	3	9
2019	BOS	OF	4	3	3	1	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Steve Pearce Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	275
Second Base	33
Third Base	12
Left Field	222
Right Field	101
Designated Hitter	72

Awards & Honors

Steve Pearce — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2018	World Series MVP
2014	Player of the Week	Week of 2014-07-06

Salary History

Steve Pearce — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	TBA	AL	$4,750,000
2015	BAL	AL	$3,700,000
2014	BAL	AL	$700,000
2011	PIT	NL	$427,500
Total Career Earnings			$9,577,500

College History

Steve Pearce — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Indian River Community College	Fort Pierce	FL	2002, 2003
University of South Carolina	Columbia	SC	2004, 2005

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Career Spans

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Steve Pearce: the record in brief

Steve Pearce's major league career runs from a debut on September 1, 2007 to a final game on May 31, 2019. Club by club, the record runs the Pittsburgh Pirates (2007 through 2011), the Baltimore Orioles (2012 through 2016), the Houston Astros (2012), the New York Yankees (2012), the Tampa Bay Rays (2016), the Toronto Blue Jays (2017 through 2018), and the Boston Red Sox (2018 through 2019). Pearce, born on April 13, 1983, in Lakeland, FL, USA, is listed as an outfielder and batted and threw right-handed. Pearce's listed size is 200 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. The bio lists the given name Steven Wayne.

Pearce's career batting table shows 766 games, 2,256 at bats and 572 hits, a .254 average; the totals also include 91 homers and 303 RBI. Pearce's career OPS of .772 combines a .332 on-base mark with .440 slugging. The .254 career average is close to the .256 the league hit across the same seasons. By OPS the gap is 5.2% above league average (.772 against .734).

Frequently Asked Questions about Steve Pearce

What years did Steve Pearce play?: Steve Pearce played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2019.
Was Steve Pearce a pitcher?: No. Steve Pearce was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Steve Pearce hit?: Steve Pearce hit 91 career home runs with 572 hits.
What was Steve Pearce's career batting average?: Steve Pearce batted .254 over his career, with 572 hits in 2,256 at bats.
How many RBI did Steve Pearce have?: Steve Pearce drove in 303 runs in his career.
Is Steve Pearce in the Hall of Fame?: No. Steve Pearce has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.