Pittsburgh Pirates managers

47 managers · Manager now: Don Kelly

Who has managed the Pirates?

The Pittsburgh Pirates have had 47 managers since 1882. Fred Clarke won the most games, 1,422, with 1 title. Titles also came under Danny Murtaugh (2), Bill McKechnie (1), and Chuck Tanner (1). The manager now is Don Kelly, since 2025.

Pittsburgh Pirates: every manager, first to last
ManagerSeasonsW-LPctPlayoffsTitles
Al Pratt1882-188351-59.464—
Ormond Butler188317-36.321—
Joe Battin1883-18848-18.308—
Denny McKnight18844-8.333—
Bob Ferguson188411-31.262—
George Creamer18840-8.000—
Horace Phillips1885-1886145-136.516—
Horace Phillips1887-1889149-180.453—
Fred Dunlap18897-10.412—
Ned Hanlon1889, 189157-65.467—
Guy Hecker189023-113.169—
Bill McGunnigle189124-33.421—
Tom Burns189227-32.458—
Al Buckenberger1892-1894187-144.565—
Connie Mack1894-1896149-134.527—
Patsy Donovan1897, 1899129-129.500—
Bill Watkins1898-189979-91.465—
Fred Clarke1900-19151,422-969.5957-81
Nixey Callahan1916-191785-129.397—
Honus Wagner19171-4.200—
Hugo Bezdek1917-1919166-187.470—
George Gibson1920-1922, 1932-1934401-330.549—
Bill McKechnie1922-1926409-293.5834-31
Donie Bush1927-1929246-178.5800-4
Jewel Ens1929-1931176-167.513—
Pie Traynor1934-1939457-406.530—
Frankie Frisch1940-1946539-528.505—
Spud Davis19461-2.333—
Billy Herman194761-92.399—
Bill Burwell19471-01.000—
Billy Meyer1948-1952317-452.412—
Fred Haney1953-1955163-299.353—
Bobby Bragan1956-1957102-155.397—
Danny Murtaugh1957-1964, 1967, 1970-1971, 1973-19761,115-950.54015-132
Harry Walker1965-1967224-184.549—
Larry Shepard1968-1969164-155.514—
Alex Grammas19694-1.800—
Bill Virdon1972-1973163-128.5602-3
Chuck Tanner1977-1985711-685.5097-31
Jim Leyland1986-1996851-863.4968-12
Gene Lamont1997-2000295-352.456—
Lloyd McClendon2001-2005336-446.430—
Pete Mackanin200512-14.462—
Jim Tracy2006-2007135-189.417—
John Russell2008-2010186-299.384—
Clint Hurdle2011-2019735-720.5053-5
Derek Shelton2020-2025306-440.410—
Don Kelly2025-2026———

From Wikipedia's list of the club's managers, regular season and playoffs; titles are the club's in his seasons. A coach with two stints has a row for each.