Braxton Ashcraft or Nick Pivetta
Baseball Stats Comparison
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| Nick Pivetta SP - SD  | Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 4 | 11 |
| Games Started | 4 | 11 |
| Innings Pitched | 16.0 | 68.2 |
| Wins | 1 | 4 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 12 | 55 |
| Earned Runs | 8 | 21 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 0 | 6 |
| Strikeouts | 24 | 70 |
| Walks | 6 | 17 |
| ERA | 4.50 | 2.75 |
| WHIP | 1.13 | 1.05 |
| Nick Pivetta SP - SD | Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 29 | 36 |
| Games Started | 28 | 21 |
| Innings Pitched | 166.8 | 127.9 |
| Wins | 10 | 7 |
| Losses | 9 | 7 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 141 | 123 |
| Earned Runs | 69 | 56 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 25 | 13 |
| Strikeouts | 180 | 116 |
| Walks | 50 | 40 |
| ERA | 3.72 | 3.92 |
| WHIP | 1.14 | 1.28 |
| Nick Pivetta SP - SD | Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT | |
| News | ||
| Nick Pivetta has been diagnosed with a right elbow flexor strain. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 16th | Braxton Ashcraft allowed a run on seven hits in 6.1 innings on Tuesday as the Pirates hammered the Cubs, 12-1. He walked one and struck out five. David Leisering Wed, May 27th | |
| Matt Waldron (lower body) is expected to be reinstated from the 15-day IL later this week to take over Pivetta's rotation spot. No return timeline has been established for Pivetta, as the Padres are still awaiting MRI results on his elbow.
Bruno Mulé Wed, Apr 15th | Braxton Ashcraft tossed seven innings on Thursday and allowed one run on four hits, walked two, and struck out nine in a 6-2 victory over the Cardinals. David Leisering Thu, May 21st | |
| The Padres placed Nick Pivetta on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 14th | Braxton Ashcraft allowed four runs on seven hits in 6.2 innings, did not walk a batter, and struck out five against the Phillies on Friday. David Leisering Sat, May 16th | |
| Padres right-hander Nick Pivetta departed Sunday's start against the Rockies due to right elbow stiffness, as per the team. Brenton Kemp Sun, Apr 12th | Braxton Ashcraft allowed a run on six hits, did not walk a batter, and struck out six as the Pirates defeated the Giants, 13-3, on Saturday. David Leisering Sun, May 10th | |
| Nick Pivetta allowed two runs on four hits over five innings with eight strikeouts and one walk in a loss on Tuesday against the Pirates. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 7th | Braxton Ashcraft allowed only four hits over 7.2 scoreless innings on Sunday, but had to settle for a no-decision against the Reds. Ashcraft walked two and struck out six. David Leisering Sun, May 3rd | |
| Notes | ||
| Nick Pivetta's 2025 breakout in San Diego was supported by real skill growth, highlighted by elite run prevention, a sub-1.00 WHIP, and career-best contact suppression (.195 BAA, .583 OPS against). His strikeout rate dipped slightly from peak Boston levels, but improved command and a sharp reduction in hard contact and BABIP drove a massive jump in value. Pivetta's projections appropriately pull him back from ace-level ratios, yet still view him as a strong mid-rotation fantasy starter with above-average strikeouts and solid run support. Fantasy managers should treat Pivetta as a high-floor SP3/4 rather than fully buying the Cy Young-adjacent ceiling he flashed in 2025. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | He has excellent command and control, and flashed over his 69.2IP last season - I am buying this upside. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal | |
| Nick Pivetta SP - SD | Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #70 | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #87 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #30 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #13 | @ CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #371 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #188 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #102 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #29 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #50 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #99 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #28 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #113 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | vs SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #335 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | vs SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #146 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #98 | vs SD | Michael King (4-3) | #35 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #426 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #22 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs COL | Ryan Feltner (1-1) | #421 | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #73 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #90 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #254 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #93 | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #198 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #85 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #39 | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #75 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #154 | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #406 | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #23 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #269 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #107 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #426 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #78 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (1-1) | #421 | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #7 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #59 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #63 | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #92 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #42 | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #101 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #73 | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #163 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #143 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs STL | Hunter Dobbins (0-0) | #197 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #220 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #145 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #140 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #230 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #182 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #13 | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #116 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #188 | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #72 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #63 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #84 | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #86 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #101 | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #163 | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #100 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #136 | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #423 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 | vs COL | Chase Dollander (3-3) | #329 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #93 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #40 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #8 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #43 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #84 |
| Thu, May 21st | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #101 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #117 | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #20 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #131 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #225 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs ATH | Luis Medina (1-1) | #249 | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs CHC | Ben Brown (1-2) | #53 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #40 | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-1) | #224 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #139 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ WSH | Paxton Schultz | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #68 | |
| Sat, May 30th | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #85 | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #76 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #172 | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #81 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #40 | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #129 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #122 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #8 | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #169 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #105 | @ ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #196 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #30 | @ ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #32 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #87 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #114 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs CIN | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs CIN | vs LAD | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs LAD | |||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ BAL | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ BAL | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ BAL | vs MIA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ TEX | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ TEX | @ COL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ TEX | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs ATL | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs ATL | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs SEA | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs LAD | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs LAD | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs LAD | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ CHC | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ CHC | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ CHC | @ PHI | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ LAD | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ LAD | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ LAD | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ LAD | @ WSH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ARI | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ARI | vs ATL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ARI | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs TOR | vs MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs TOR | vs MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs TOR | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ KC | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ KC | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ KC | @ CLE | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ ATL | @ NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ ATL | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ ATL | @ NYY | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ MIA | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ MIA | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ MIA | vs CHC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs ARI | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs COL | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs COL | vs ARI | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs SF | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs SF | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs SF | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs SF | @ CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ ARI | @ MIL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ ARI | @ MIL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ ARI | @ MIL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ ARI | @ MIL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs HOU | vs NYM | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs HOU | vs NYM | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs HOU | vs NYM | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs MIL | @ MIA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs MIL | @ MIA | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ MIA | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ CLE | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ CLE | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ CLE | vs BOS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ NYM | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ NYM | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ NYM | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs MIN | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs MIN | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs MIN | @ LAD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs PIT | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs PIT | @ SD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs PIT | @ SD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ TB | @ STL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ TB | @ STL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ TB | @ STL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ CIN | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ CIN | vs SF | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs SF | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs NYY | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs NYY | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs NYY | vs LAA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs WSH | @ CWS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs WSH | @ CWS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ CWS | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ SF | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ SF | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ SF | @ CHC | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ COL | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ COL | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ COL | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs MIA | vs KC | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs MIA | vs KC | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs MIA | vs KC | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ LAD | vs STL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ LAD | vs STL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ LAD | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs ARI | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs ARI | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs ARI | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #269 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | @ SF | Trevor McDonald (2-2) | #186 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs CIN | |||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs ATL | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs ARI | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ ATL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs MIL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ CIN | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs WSH | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ COL | |||||
