1983
Born April 13, 1983
Lakeland, FL, USA
Steve Pearce Notable
b. April 13, 1983 · Pittsburgh Pirates 2007–2011, Baltimore Orioles 2012–2016, Houston Astros 2012, New York Yankees 2012, Tampa Bay Rays 2016, Toronto Blue Jays 2017–2018, Boston Red Sox 2018–2019
Steve Pearce played for seven clubs across 13 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2007 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 2019.
Across 766 games he batted .254, with 572 hits and 290 runs. He finished with 91 home runs, 131 doubles and 13 stolen bases.
He played 312 games in the outfield, with 469 putouts and 7 errors. He also played 275 games at first base.
He was named most valuable player of the World Series in 2018. He hit three home runs in a game in 2018.
He was born in Lakeland, FL, USA on April 13, 1983. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2014 |
| World Series MVP | 1 | 2018 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | PIT | 23 | 68 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | .294 |
| 2008 | PIT | 37 | 109 | 6 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 2 | .248 |
| 2009 | PIT | 60 | 165 | 19 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 43 | 1 | .206 |
| 2010 | PIT | 15 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .276 |
| 2011 | PIT | 50 | 94 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 0 | .202 |
| 2012 | BAL/HOU/NYY | 61 | 159 | 16 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 41 | 1 | .239 |
| 2013 | BAL | 44 | 119 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 1 | .261 |
| 2014 | BAL | 102 | 338 | 51 | 99 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 49 | 40 | 76 | 5 | .293 |
| 2015 | BAL | 92 | 294 | 42 | 64 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 40 | 23 | 69 | 1 | .218 |
| 2016 | BAL/TBR | 85 | 264 | 35 | 76 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 34 | 54 | 0 | .288 |
| 2017 | TOR | 92 | 313 | 38 | 79 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 37 | 27 | 68 | 0 | .252 |
| 2018 | BOS/TOR | 76 | 215 | 35 | 61 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 29 | 41 | 0 | .284 |
| 2019 | BOS | 29 | 89 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 0 | .180 |
| Career | — | 766 | 2256 | 290 | 572 | 131 | 8 | 91 | 303 | 240 | 509 | 13 | .254 |
On this day & linked events
2007
Major-league debut: Steve Pearce
Steve Pearce made a major-league debut on September 1, 2007.
2018
Steve Pearce's Three-Home-Run Game, 2018
Steve Pearce hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees on August 2, 2018.
2019
Final major-league game: Steve Pearce
Steve Pearce played a final major-league game on May 31, 2019.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0