Nick Pivetta
31-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
W-L
6-12
ERA
4.14
WHIP
1.13
K
172
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
Rejects qualifying offer
Pivetta rejected the Red Sox' one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer Tuesday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Pivetta being extended the qualifying offer was met with some initial surprise, but it quickly became clear that he was going to have a strong free-agent market and that's evident now that he's turning down a sizable one-year deal. The right-hander has never posted an ERA below 4.00 in his career, but Pivetta boasts a 30 percent strikeout rate and 7.3 percent walk rate over the last two seasons and is still relatively young, as he will turn 32 in February. If Pivetta signs elsewhere, the Red Sox will receive a draft pick.
Pivetta being extended the qualifying offer was met with some initial surprise, but it quickly became clear that he was going to have a strong free-agent market and that's evident now that he's turning down a sizable one-year deal. The right-hander has never posted an ERA below 4.00 in his career, but Pivetta boasts a 30 percent strikeout rate and 7.3 percent walk rate over the last two seasons and is still relatively young, as he will turn 32 in February. If Pivetta signs elsewhere, the Red Sox will receive a draft pick.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
88
Last 10 Games
92
Last 5 Games
94
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 2022
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-31%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .221 | 233 | 77 | 166 | 39 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .241 | 297 | 82 | 247 | 39 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .188 | 90 | 21 | 50 | 11 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .271 | 82 | 15 | 78 | 17 | |||
| 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
-7%
ERA on Road
2024
-13%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 4.43 | 1.32 | 231.2 | 10.3 | 3.6 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 4.11 | 1.13 | 236.1 | 10.1 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.86 | 1.16 | 72.1 | 11.4 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2024Away | 4.42 | 1.09 | 73.1 | 9.8 | 1.6 | ||||
| 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
4.78K/9
10.6BB/9
2.2HR/9
1.7Fastball
94.0 mphERA
4.14WHIP
1.13BABIP
.295GB/FB
0.80Left On Base
75.3%Exit Velocity
81.7 mphBarrels/BBE
6.1%Spin Rate
2428 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.4%Swinging Strike
11.8%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.
More Fantasy News
Gets qualifying offer from Boston
The Red Sox offered Pivetta a $21.05 million qualifying offer Monday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
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Fans six in loss
Pivetta (6-12) allowed two runs on four hits and a walk over 6.2 innings Friday, striking out six and taking a loss against the Rays.
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Fans four in victory
Pivetta (6-11) picked up the win against the Twins in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader, allowing one run (zero earned) on four hits and three walks while striking out four in five innings.
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Concedes three homers in loss
Pivetta (5-11) took the loss Tuesday against the Rays, allowing four runs on five hits and no walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out six.
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Strikes out nine in no-decision
Pivetta allowed one run on four hits and one walk while striking out nine batters over six innings in a no-decision against Baltimore on Wednesday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Uncertain on qualifying offer
According to Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com, the "door is still open" for Pivetta to accept the Red Sox's $21.05 million qualifying offer for 2025.
ANALYSIS
Jeff Passan of ESPN.com recently reported that the right-hander will "almost certainly" turn down the qualifying offer, but the decision isn't as clear cut as it is for most players. Pivetta had a 4.14 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 172:36 K:BB across 145.2 innings last season, so a $21.05 million salary would be a bit of an overpay. However, the right-hander could likely secure more total money on a multi-year deal, so he may test his luck in free agency.
Jeff Passan of ESPN.com recently reported that the right-hander will "almost certainly" turn down the qualifying offer, but the decision isn't as clear cut as it is for most players. Pivetta had a 4.14 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 172:36 K:BB across 145.2 innings last season, so a $21.05 million salary would be a bit of an overpay. However, the right-hander could likely secure more total money on a multi-year deal, so he may test his luck in free agency.