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2026 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
5.54
WHIP
1.38
K
20
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Pivetta truthers were finally able to rejoice in 2025, as the enigmatic pitcher finally put together the season prognosticators and fans believed Pivetta could put together on an annual basis. The hurler crossed the country in free agency and found a home in San Diego, where he set career highs in wins, ERA, quality starts, strikeouts and, most importantly, his lowest home run total as a starter. Pivetta has long teased about his potential with strikeouts and control, but command issues in the strikezone along with the unforgiving run environments of Philadelphia and Boston led to too many home runs and annual ERAs over 4.00. Petco Park and the marine layer helped him put it all together, as Pivetta was able to avoid everything that had ailed him in the past. He adjusted his repertoire to include seven pitch types, and now throws at least five different pitches to both righties and lefties. The .235 BABIP and 79 percent LOB percentage are both career bests, so it would be wise to bake in some regression for 2026 and at least look for something halfway between 2024 and 2025 results. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a four-year, $55 million contract with the Padres in February of 2025. Contract includes opt-outs after 2026 and 2027.
Dealing with right elbow issue
Pivetta exited Sunday's start versus Colorado in the fourth inning with right elbow stiffness.
Analysis
Pivetta was cruising through three innings before he was suddenly unable to continue. The 33-year-old's injury was initially unspecified, but it is now understood to be an issue with his pitching elbow. It certainly doesn't sound like a positive outcome for Pivetta, who has now strung together 13 innings of two-run ball while striking out 20 batters in his last three outings. The Padres will likely have the right-hander undergo additional testing in the near future to determine the severity of his elbow issue.
Pivetta was cruising through three innings before he was suddenly unable to continue. The 33-year-old's injury was initially unspecified, but it is now understood to be an issue with his pitching elbow. It certainly doesn't sound like a positive outcome for Pivetta, who has now strung together 13 innings of two-run ball while striking out 20 batters in his last three outings. The Padres will likely have the right-hander undergo additional testing in the near future to determine the severity of his elbow issue.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
79
Last 10 Games
79
Last 5 Games
79
How many pitches does Nick Pivetta generally throw?
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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 2024
-18%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-39%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .191 | 195 | 51 | 118 | 18 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .233 | 187 | 41 | 151 | 32 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .286 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .174 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .185 | 93 | 27 | 60 | 7 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .205 | 97 | 23 | 69 | 15 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .188 | 90 | 21 | 50 | 11 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .271 | 82 | 15 | 78 | 17 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-21%
ERA at Home
2026
-47%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2024Home | 3.14 | 1.01 | 183.1 | 10.7 | 2.7 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.96 | 1.11 | 157.0 | 9.5 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2026Home | 6.75 | 1.63 | 8.0 | 13.5 | 5.6 | ||||
| 2026Away | 3.60 | 1.00 | 5.0 | 14.4 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.36 | 0.86 | 103.0 | 9.9 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.55 | 1.14 | 78.2 | 8.8 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.86 | 1.16 | 72.1 | 11.4 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2024Away | 4.42 | 1.09 | 73.1 | 9.8 | 1.6 | ||||
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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
3.33K/9
13.8BB/9
4.2HR/9
0.0Fastball
94.1 mphERA
5.54WHIP
1.38BABIP
.419GB/FB
0.73Left On Base
55.6%Exit Velocity
81.8 mphBarrels/BBE
1.3%Spin Rate
2388 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
13.8%Swinging Strike
12.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After bouncing between the bullpen and rotation in 2023, Pivetta was mostly a starter in 2024. He once again had stretches of dominance but had an up-and-down season. The right-hander finished with a 4.14 ERA (3.51 xERA) over 145.2 innings. Pivetta lived in the strike zone - not unusual - with success (28.9 strikeout percentage) and failure (1.7 HR/9). He tends to hit a lot of barrels which can lead to elevated hard-hit rates, but he's pitched in a difficult market, missed some bats and doesn't walk many. That sounds like a major league starter, and the Red Sox extended him a $21.05 million qualifying offer, triple what he made in 2024. While the payday was enticing, Pivetta rejected the offer and will seek a multi-year offer. A couple of sources estimated he could get a three-year deal in the $50-60 million range.
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Exits early Sunday
Pivetta (undisclosed) exited Sunday's contest against the Rockies in the top of the fourth inning, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Strikes out eight in loss
Pivetta (1-2) took the loss Tuesday against the Pirates, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk with eight strikeouts across five innings.
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Rebounds in second start
Pivetta (1-1) allowed one hit and two walks while striking out eight over five scoreless innings to earn the win over the Giants on Wednesday.
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Roughed up on Opening Day
Pivetta (0-1) took the loss Thursday versus Detroit, allowing six runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out four batters over three innings.
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Receives Opening Day assignment
The Padres announced Pivetta as their starting pitcher for Thursday's season opener versus the Tigers at Petco Park.
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Padres open to trade offers
The Padres are willing to entertain trade offers for Pivetta, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
Analysis
A deal is considered unlikely, as the Padres need to add to their rotation, not subtract. However, they also need to rejigger their payroll and have limited avenues to accomplish that goal. Pivetta is owed $19 million in 2026 and can then opt out of the remaining two years and $32 million on his deal from 2027-2028. The right-hander posted a 2.87 ERA and 190:50 K:BB over 181.2 innings covering 31 regular-season starts for San Diego in 2025.
A deal is considered unlikely, as the Padres need to add to their rotation, not subtract. However, they also need to rejigger their payroll and have limited avenues to accomplish that goal. Pivetta is owed $19 million in 2026 and can then opt out of the remaining two years and $32 million on his deal from 2027-2028. The right-hander posted a 2.87 ERA and 190:50 K:BB over 181.2 innings covering 31 regular-season starts for San Diego in 2025.