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Pittsburgh Pirates

MLBUnited StatesPittsburghFounded 188719th in MLB5 titlesLast 1979Longshot

Rankings Across Categories

raw value · rank · percentile · grade
Performance
ELO Performance
1500
37th LgC-
Title odds
0.2%
22nd LgD+
Attention
Social reach
67.5M
25th LgD
Star power
2.4M
23rd LgC
Attention Share
1.0%
51st LgD+
Social momentum
44.0%
23rd LgC
Business
Payroll
$124M
22nd LgD+
Revenue
$290M
25th LgD
Franchise value
$1.9B
25th LgD

Ranked within 68 in MLB · 2.2K across all sports

Team Performance

standings, percentile-graded within the league
Record & form
Rank %
46.7%C-
Win%
48.1%C-
Wins
63C-
Losses
68
Last 16
4-12
Efficiency
Point Diff
0.2C+
Off
0.5B+
Def
-0.3D+
#128in economics, globalof 2,461#26in MLB economicsof 30

Roster Stats Breakdown

38 tracked · active roster by Q score

No tracked roster yet.

Upcoming games

next on the schedule · rated by projected draw
Aug 23@Los Angeles Dodgers7.2
Aug 24@San Diego Padres6.1
Aug 25@San Diego Padres6.1
Aug 26@San Diego Padres6.1
Aug 28@St. Louis Cardinals5.6
Aug 29@St. Louis Cardinals5.6

Attention KPIs

reach, audience, search and heat — last 12 months
Reach & audience
Social media views
35.0M
all platforms · year
#26
8.4M
Social followers
all platforms
#26
2.3M
Avid fans
5.8M casual
#26
380.0K
Avg TV / game
audience
#26
24.6K
Avg attendance
per game
Search & share
Wiki searches (year)
388.9K
Wikipedia
Attention share · league
1.7%
of league attention
Momentum & heat
Momentum
44%
percentile
Year over year
-8.9%
vs last year
Week heat rank
#3,449
spike vs expected
Month heat rank
#2,922
spike vs expected
Year heat rank
#3,953
spike vs expected

Business KPIs

revenue, value, audience, and fan base
Broadcast $121.8M
Commercial $81.2M
Matchday $87.0M
Revenue & value
#26
$290.0M
Revenue
annual
#26
$20.6M
Operating profit
annual
#26
$1.9B
Franchise value
estimated
Costs & attention capital
#23
$123.8M
Payroll
annual

rank = within MLB (30 clubs)

Cap utilization$124M committed · $117M under the cap
CBT
$241M
2nd tier
$261M
3rd tier
$281M
Surcharge
$301M
Range $241M → $301M · thresholds are approximate MLB 2025-26 figures
Attention per $M revenue
1.4K

Pittsburgh Pirates draws 1.4K views for every million dollars of revenue — outsized attention on a modest budget is the number a sponsor cares about, and nobody else publishes it.

Talent vs attention

every league player · this club's roster shown as headshots
10.0K100.0K1.0M0255075100talent percentile →wiki searches (stabilized / yr) →

Attention over time

weekly Wikipedia views
This year · 52 weeks
Since founding · monthly

Championship odds

live market win probabilities · this club highlighted
0.2% to win the title
23rd of 30 in the market

Title

This season
2026 · polymarket
1
Los Angeles Dodgers31.9%
2
New York Yankees10.6%
3
Milwaukee Brewers9.1%
4
Tampa Bay Rays7.9%
5
Atlanta Braves7.1%
6
Chicago Cubs6.0%
7
Boston Red Sox5.4%
8
Philadelphia Phillies3.7%
23
Pittsburgh Pirates0.2%