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Steve Pearce

Q: When was Steve Pearce born?

Steve Pearce was born on April 13, 1983.

Q: Where was Steve Pearce born?

Steve Pearce was born in Lakeland, FL .

Q: How tall is Steve Pearce?

Steve Pearce is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Steve Pearce weigh when playing?

Steve Pearce weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Steve Pearce play?

Steve Pearce played 13 seasons.

Q: Is Steve Pearce in the Hall of Fame?

Steve Pearce has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Steve Pearce drafted?

Steve Pearce was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 45th round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Indian River State College (Fort Pierce, FL) , the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 8th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC) .

Q: What position did Steve Pearce play?

Steve Pearce was a Leftfielder, First Baseman and Second Baseman.

Q: How many hits did Steve Pearce have?

Steve Pearce had 572 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Steve Pearce have?

Steve Pearce had 91 home runs over his career.

Positions: Leftfielder, First Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 200lb (180cm, 90kg)

Born: April 13, 1983 in Lakeland, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 45th round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Indian River State College (Fort Pierce, FL), the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 8th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC).

High School: Lakeland HS (Lakeland, FL)

Schools: Indian River State College (Fort Pierce, FL), University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)

Debut: September 1, 2007 (Age 24-141d, 19,184th in major league history)
vs. MIL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 31, 2019 (Age 36-048d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

Agents: Excel Sports Management • Previously: Hendricks Sports

National Team: us USA (Pro)

Full Name: Steven Wayne Pearce

Nicknames: Late Lightning

Pronunciation: \pierce\

Twitter: @WayneTwentyOcho

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.9

2256

572

.254

290

RBI

303

OBP

.332

SLG

.440

OPS

.772

OPS+

108

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2005	22	PIT-min	A-	72	312	272	48	82	26	0	7	52	2	4	35	43	.301	.381	.474	.856		129	9	2	0	3	0		WPT · NYPL
2006	23	PIT-min	A+,A	131	556	488	83	133	40	2	26	98	8	8	49	97	.273	.353	.523	.876		255	12	14	1	4	1		LBG,HCK · CARL,SALL
2007	24	PIT-min	AA,AAA,A+	134	551	487	94	162	40	4	31	113	14	2	47	70	.333	.394	.622	1.016		303	13	8	0	9	0		ATO,INA,LBG · EL,IL,CARL
2007	24	PIT	NL	23	73	68	13	20	5	1	0	6	2	1	5	12	.294	.342	.397	.740	94	27	2	0	0	0	0	9/H3
2008	25	PIT-min	AAA	103	433	386	47	97	26	1	12	60	10	4	32	75	.251	.312	.417	.729		161	8	5	4	6	2		INA · IL
2008	25	PIT	NL	37	119	109	6	27	7	0	4	15	2	0	5	22	.248	.294	.422	.716	89	46	1	3	0	2	0	9/H7
2009	26	PIT-min	AAA	77	317	273	37	78	18	1	13	54	3	7	34	46	.286	.373	.502	.875		137	7	6	1	3	1		INA · IL
2009	26	PIT	NL	60	186	165	19	34	13	1	4	16	1	0	21	43	.206	.296	.370	.665	76	61	2	0	0	0	0	3H/9
2010	27	PIT-min	AAA,A+	37	166	136	27	45	16	2	3	17	7	2	25	28	.331	.428	.544	.972		74	3	1	0	4	3		INA,BDT · IL,FLOR
2010	27	PIT	NL	15	38	29	4	8	2	1	0	5	0	0	7	6	.276	.395	.414	.809	121	12	0	0	0	2	0	3/H
2011	28	PIT-min	AAA,A+,Rk	11	44	39	7	10	2	0	3	8	0	0	5	12	.256	.341	.538	.879		21	1	0	0	0	0		INA,BDT,BRD · IL,FLOR,GULF
2011	28	PIT	NL	50	105	94	8	19	2	0	1	10	0	0	7	21	.202	.260	.255	.515	46	24	6	1	1	2	0	H35/9
2012	29	NYY-min	AAA	53	227	192	37	61	15	0	11	30	3	1	29	33	.318	.419	.568	.986		109	4	5	0	1	4		SWB · IL
2012	29	TOT	MLB	61	188	159	16	38	8	1	4	26	1	2	20	41	.239	.328	.377	.705	92	60	4	3	2	4	1	739H/D
2012	29	TOT	AL	40	113	96	14	22	4	0	4	18	0	1	13	25	.229	.315	.396	.711	92	38	1	0	2	2	0	7/39HD
2012	29	BAL	AL	28	83	71	8	18	4	0	3	14	0	1	8	17	.254	.321	.437	.758	104	31	1	0	2	2	0	7/9H
2012	29	HOU	NL	21	75	63	2	16	4	1	0	8	1	1	7	16	.254	.347	.349	.696	91	22	3	3	0	2	1	39/H7
2012	29	NYY	AL	12	30	25	6	4	0	0	1	4	0	0	5	8	.160	.300	.280	.580	59	7	0	0	0	0	0	/3DH
2013	30	BAL-min	A+,Rk	4	13	11	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.273	.385	.273	.657		3	1	1	0	0	0		FDK,OLS · CARL,GULF
2013	30	BAL	AL	44	138	119	14	31	7	0	4	13	1	0	15	25	.261	.362	.420	.782	114	50	0	4	0	0	2	D7/H39
2014	31	BAL	AL	102	383	338	51	99	26	0	21	49	5	0	40	76	.293	.373	.556	.930	157	188	4	4	0	1	1	37H/D9
2015	32	BAL-min	Rk,AA	4	15	12	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	.250	.333	.417	.750		5	1	1	0	1	0		OLS,BOW · GULF,EL
2015	32	BAL	AL	92	325	294	42	64	13	1	15	40	1	1	23	69	.218	.289	.422	.711	91	124	11	7	0	1	1	734H/9D
2016	33	TBR-min	A+	2	8	7	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.429	.500	.571	1.071		4	0	0	0	0	0		POE · FLOR
2016	33	TOT	AL	85	302	264	35	76	13	1	13	35	0	3	34	54	.288	.374	.492	.867	136	130	5	3	0	1	2	34D/H795
2016	33	TBR	AL	60	232	204	26	63	11	1	10	29	0	3	26	40	.309	.388	.520	.908	148	106	4	1	0	1	2	34D/H5
2016	33	BAL	AL	25	70	60	9	13	2	0	3	6	0	0	8	14	.217	.329	.400	.729	95	24	1	2	0	0	0	3/79H4D
2017	34	TOR-min	AA,AAA	6	24	22	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	.091	.167	.091	.258		2	0	1	0	0	0		MAN,BFL · EL,IL
2017	34	TOR	AL	92	348	313	38	79	17	1	13	37	0	0	27	68	.252	.319	.438	.757	99	137	11	5	0	3	1	73/HD
2018	35	TOR-min	AAA	4	15	11	1	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	1	.364	.533	.636	1.170		7	0	1	0	0	0		BFL · IL
2018	35	TOT	AL	76	251	215	35	61	14	1	11	42	0	0	29	41	.284	.378	.512	.890	140	110	2	5	0	2	0	3DH7/9
2018	35	TOR	AL	26	86	79	16	23	6	0	4	16	0	0	7	14	.291	.349	.519	.868	136	41	1	0	0	0	0	D/7H39
2018	35	BOS	AL	50	165	136	19	38	8	1	7	26	0	0	22	27	.279	.394	.507	.901	141	69	1	5	0	2	0	3DH/79
2019	36	BOS-min	AAA,A-	9	36	30	4	5	2	0	0	3	0	0	3	13	.167	.278	.233	.511		7	0	2	0	1	0		PAW,LOW · IL,NYPL
2019	36	BOS	AL	29	99	89	9	16	4	0	1	9	0	0	7	31	.180	.245	.258	.503	31	23	5	1	0	1	0	3/D7H
13 Yrs				766	2555	2256	290	572	131	8	91	303	13	7	240	509	.254	.332	.440	.772	108	992	53	36	3	19	8
162 Game Avg.				162	540	477	61	121	28	2	19	64	3	1	51	108	.254	.332	.440	.772	108	210	11	8	1	4	2
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
PIT (5 yrs)				185	521	465	50	108	29	3	9	52	5	1	45	104	.232	.302	.366	.668	79	170	11	4	1	6	0
BAL (5 yrs)				291	999	882	124	225	52	1	46	122	7	2	94	201	.255	.337	.473	.810	120	417	17	17	2	4	4
BOS (2 yrs)				79	264	225	28	54	12	1	8	35	0	0	29	58	.240	.338	.409	.747	98	92	6	6	0	3	0
TOR (2 yrs)				118	434	392	54	102	23	1	17	53	0	0	34	82	.260	.325	.454	.779	106	178	12	5	0	3	1
TBR (1 yr)				60	232	204	26	63	11	1	10	29	0	3	26	40	.309	.388	.520	.908	148	106	4	1	0	1	2
NYY (1 yr)				12	30	25	6	4	0	0	1	4	0	0	5	8	.160	.300	.280	.580	59	7	0	0	0	0	0
HOU (1 yr)				21	75	63	2	16	4	1	0	8	1	1	7	16	.254	.347	.349	.696	91	22	3	3	0	2	1

AL (8 yrs)				560	1959	1728	238	448	98	4	82	243	7	5	188	389	.259	.340	.463	.803	116	800	39	29	2	11	7
NL (6 yrs)				206	596	528	52	124	33	4	9	60	6	2	52	120	.235	.308	.364	.671	81	192	14	7	1	8	1

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Steve Pearce?

Steve Pearce is 41 years old.

When was Steve Pearce born?

Steve Pearce was born on April 13, 1983.

Where was Steve Pearce born?

Steve Pearce was born in Lakeland, FL.

How tall is Steve Pearce?

Steve Pearce is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Steve Pearce weigh when playing?

Steve Pearce weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Steve Pearce play?

Steve Pearce played 13 seasons.

Is Steve Pearce in the Hall of Fame?

Steve Pearce has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Steve Pearce drafted?

Steve Pearce was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 45th round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Indian River State College (Fort Pierce, FL), the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 8th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC).

What position did Steve Pearce play?

Steve Pearce was a Leftfielder, First Baseman and Second Baseman.

How many hits did Steve Pearce have?

Steve Pearce had 572 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Steve Pearce have?

Steve Pearce had 91 home runs over his career.

What was Steve Pearce's average?

Steve Pearce had a .254 average over his career.

How many teams has Steve Pearce played for?

Steve Pearce played for 7 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox.

How many World Series has Steve Pearce won?

Steve Pearce has won 1 World Series.

When did Steve Pearce retire?

Steve Pearce last played in 2019.

What is Steve Pearce's Twitter account?

Steve Pearce is on Twitter at WayneTwentyOcho.

What are Steve Pearce's nicknames?

Late Lightning is a nickname for Steve Pearce.

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