Nick Pivetta
31-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
10-9
ERA
4.04
WHIP
1.12
K
183
SV
1
2024 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
Could be Opening Day starter
Boston manager Alex Cora said Pivetta is one of two choices to start Opening Day, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports. The other pitcher in consideration is Brayan Bello.
ANALYSIS
Pivetta, who was relegated from the rotation to the bullpen last May, re-established himself as a starter after adding a sweeper midseason. Over the final two months, the right-hander appeared in 12 games (seven starts) and compiled a 3.98 ERA while striking out 73 over 54.1 innings. "Nick is a workhorse. He's a strong kid," Cora said. "He has his goals, and we all know what he wants to accomplish. He worked hard in the offseason to keep getting better repertoire-wise and body-wise, and he's in a good spot." Pivetta made his second spring start Thursday, giving up two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out four over three innings in a loss to Atlanta.
Pivetta, who was relegated from the rotation to the bullpen last May, re-established himself as a starter after adding a sweeper midseason. Over the final two months, the right-hander appeared in 12 games (seven starts) and compiled a 3.98 ERA while striking out 73 over 54.1 innings. "Nick is a workhorse. He's a strong kid," Cora said. "He has his goals, and we all know what he wants to accomplish. He worked hard in the offseason to keep getting better repertoire-wise and body-wise, and he's in a good spot." Pivetta made his second spring start Thursday, giving up two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out four over three innings in a loss to Atlanta.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
63
Last 10 Games
69
Last 5 Games
89
How many pitches does Nick Pivetta generally throw?
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11-20
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What part of the game does Nick Pivetta generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-3%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-12%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .238 | 212 | 87 | 169 | 37 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .231 | 321 | 101 | 253 | 37 | |||
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 | |||
2021vs Left | .233 | 69 | 31 | 53 | 9 | |||
2021vs Right | .235 | 106 | 34 | 84 | 15 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-21%
ERA on Road
2023
-22%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 4.91 | 1.41 | 232.2 | 9.9 | 3.9 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.90 | 1.16 | 244.2 | 10.2 | 3.2 | ||||
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 | ||||
2021Home | 5.40 | 1.45 | 73.1 | 10.1 | 3.8 | ||||
2021Away | 3.75 | 1.18 | 81.2 | 10.2 | 3.7 | ||||
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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
3.66K/9
11.5BB/9
3.2HR/9
1.5Fastball
94.7 mphERA
4.04WHIP
1.12BABIP
.284GB/FB
1.05Left On Base
71.2%Exit Velocity
82.3 mphBarrels/BBE
5.7%Spin Rate
2443 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.1%Swinging Strike
13.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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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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Makes first spring start
Pivetta struck out one over two hitless and scoreless innings in Saturday's spring start against the Rays.
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Preps for Saturday's start
Pivetta is expected to start Saturday's split-squad game against Tampa Bay, Peter Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
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Slated for debut Tuesday
Pivetta is scheduled to make his Grapefruit League debut Tuesday versus the Cardinals, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
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Agrees to terms with Boston
Pivetta signed a one-year, $7.5 million contract with the Red Sox on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
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Brilliant in 10th win
Pivetta (10-9) earned the win Friday, allowing two hits and one walk over seven scoreless innings against the Orioles. He struck out 10.
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