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Stat of the Night: Dominating the Pirates

When the Brewers play the Pirates, there are usually a lot of smiles.
When the Brewers play the Pirates, there are usually a lot of smiles.

Over the last several years, the Brewers have been able to dominate the Pirates game after game. Since 2007, the Pirates are the team that the Brewers have had the most success against. Here is a complete list of NL teams organized by winning percentage since 2007.

Franchise Game Win Loss Win Percent Run Diff.
Pittsburgh Pirates 88 64 24 72.7% 181
Houston Astros 92 58 34 63.0% 127
Arizona Diamondbacks 41 25 16 61.0% 63
Washington Nationals 38 23 15 60.5% 22
Miami Marlins 39 23 16 59.0% 7
Los Angeles Dodgers 37 20 17 54.1% -6
New York Mets 33 17 16 51.5% 10
Chicago Cubs 96 49 47 51.0% -38
St. Louis Cardinals 93 47 46 50.5% -17
San Francisco Giants 43 21 22 48.8% -22
San Diego Padres 38 17 21 44.7% -37
Cincinnati Reds 90 38 52 42.2% -23
Atlanta Braves 40 16 24 40.0% -48
Colorado Rockies 43 16 27 37.2% -56
Philadelphia Phillies 40 14 26 35.0% -32

Looking at records since the Brewers franchise began, the Brewers have the second-best winning percentage all-time against the Pirates at 56.3% in 229 games. The only team that the Brewers have a better all-time winning percentage against is the Toronto Blue Jays at 58.0% over 276 games.