2024 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
3.48
WHIP
1.02
K
22
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After eight starts, Pivetta was sporting a 6.30 ERA and 1.55 WHIP with 42 strikeouts and nine homers allowed in 40 innings. He was moved to a multi-inning relief role where he excelled, posting a 2.70 ERA and 0.90 WHIP over 12 appearances spanning 20 frames. He fanned 25 with just one homer in that stretch. Pivetta spent the last three months of the season jumping between the rotation and serving as a bulk reliever, registering a 3.27 ERA and 0.97 WHIP over his final 82.2 innings, punching out 116 while surrendering a reasonable 13 homers. Pivetta's velocity picked up after he was initially demoted to the bullpen, and he started throwing his slider with more cutting action, both tweaks fueling Pivetta's second half success. He's a bit of a wild card this season as Pivetta exhibited success in several roles, and seemed to be at his best when he wasn't expected to pitch more than five frames, though he ended the season with two scoreless seven-inning starts. Pivetta's second half success can't be ignored, but paying for a repeat is a precarious proposition. Read Past Outlooks
Eight Ks in no-decision
Pivetta came away with a no-decision in Tuesday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Rays, allowing two runs on four hits over 5.2 innings. He struck out eight without walking a batter.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander generated an impressive 32 called or swinging strikes among his 81 pitches, but both runs off Pivetta came on solo shots by Josh Lowe and Randy Arozarena, with the latter chasing him from the game one out short of his second quality start of the season. Pivetta has served up five homers in two starts since coming off the IL, a worrisome trend, but he'll carry a 3.48 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 22:2 K:BB through 20.2 innings into his next outing, which lines up to come on the road this weekend in St. Louis.
The right-hander generated an impressive 32 called or swinging strikes among his 81 pitches, but both runs off Pivetta came on solo shots by Josh Lowe and Randy Arozarena, with the latter chasing him from the game one out short of his second quality start of the season. Pivetta has served up five homers in two starts since coming off the IL, a worrisome trend, but he'll carry a 3.48 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 22:2 K:BB through 20.2 innings into his next outing, which lines up to come on the road this weekend in St. Louis.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
78
Last 10 Games
78
Last 5 Games
78
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-3%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-16%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .238 | 153 | 57 | 123 | 30 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .232 | 227 | 68 | 181 | 26 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .219 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .261 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 4 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .225 | 77 | 18 | 49 | 16 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .197 | 106 | 32 | 61 | 7 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .252 | 66 | 38 | 67 | 12 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .254 | 109 | 35 | 108 | 15 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-15%
ERA on Road
2024
-12%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | 4.64 | 1.36 | 165.0 | 9.9 | 3.8 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.94 | 1.15 | 178.0 | 10.0 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.18 | 0.71 | 5.2 | 12.7 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.60 | 1.13 | 15.0 | 8.4 | 1.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 4.54 | 1.24 | 69.1 | 11.3 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.56 | 1.01 | 73.1 | 11.8 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2022Home | 4.80 | 1.50 | 90.0 | 8.7 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2022Away | 4.32 | 1.26 | 89.2 | 8.8 | 3.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Nick Pivetta compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
11.00K/9
9.6BB/9
0.9HR/9
2.6Fastball
94.4 mphERA
3.48WHIP
1.02BABIP
.264GB/FB
1.05Left On Base
103.2%Exit Velocity
83.6 mphBarrels/BBE
10.1%Spin Rate
2426 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.9%Swinging Strike
13.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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In mix for Opening Day
Manager Alex Cora said Sunday he'll soon decide on an Opening Day starter, with Pivetta and Brayan Bello being the likely options, per Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican.
ANALYSIS
Pivetta had a 4.04 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 183:50 K:BB over 142.2 innings as a swingman last season, but he's firmly entrenched in Boston's rotation to begin 2024. The right-hander finished last season strong with a 2.43 ERA in September, and he and Bello are the only true locks for the starting unit at this point.
Pivetta had a 4.04 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 183:50 K:BB over 142.2 innings as a swingman last season, but he's firmly entrenched in Boston's rotation to begin 2024. The right-hander finished last season strong with a 2.43 ERA in September, and he and Bello are the only true locks for the starting unit at this point.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Pivetta struggled early and late in 2022 with a 6.52 ERA between his first five and final eight outings of the season, but he pitched much better during the heart of the campaign with a 3.62 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 118:38 K:BB across his other 20 starts. Now entering his age-30 season, Pivetta lost a tick off his fastball and saw his strikeout rate drop nearly four percentage points to 22.6 percent compared to 2021, and he had a career-worst 45.4 percent hard-hit rate. He has a 4.54 ERA across 63 starts for Boston across the past two seasons and has a secure rotation spot heading into 2023, but his inconsistency makes him a difficult option to trust for fantasy managers. Pivetta's best value is likely to come as a streaming option.
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Hit hard in return
Pivetta (1-2) took the loss Wednesday against Atlanta, allowing five runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out one over four innings.
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Activated prior to start
The Red Sox activated Pivetta (elbow) from the 15-day injured list Wednesday.
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Looks set to return Wednesday
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Pivetta (elbow) is expected to be activated from the 15-day injured list to start Wednesday's game in Atlanta, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
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Won't make another rehab start
Manager Alex Cora said Friday that Pivetta (elbow) won't require another rehab start and will return from the 15-day injured list to make his next start with Boston, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
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Makes rehab start
Pivetta (elbow) allowed four runs on three hits and four walks while striking out five over three-plus innings for Triple-A Worcester on Thursday.
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